$UICIDEBOY$ ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR
COMING TO THE KIA FORUM ON SEPTEMBER 29
TOUR SUPPORT INCLUDES SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD, $NOT, CODE ORANGE, MAXO KREAM AND DJ SCHEME
“The $uicideboy$ are one of the most interesting groups in hip-hop.”
– HotNewHipHop
LOS ANGELES, CA – Wednesday, June 8, 2022 – Today, New Orleans duo $uicideboy$have announced the upcoming release of their new album Sing Me A Lullaby My Sweet Temptationreleasing via G*59 RECORD$ on July 29. To celebrate the album release, the rap cousins (Ruby da Cherry and $crim) will embark on a 40-city nationwide Grey Day Tourwith a stop at the Kia Forumin Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, September 29. Opening acts on the headlining tour include Ski Mask The Slump God, $not, JPEGMAFIA, Code Orange, Knocked Loose and Maxo Kream. The group will also perform at Bonnaroo and Rolling Loud in Toronto this Summer. Tickets for the Los Angeles show will go on sale Friday, June 10 at 10 am PT on Ticketmaster.com.
Additionally, the group will introduce a new single “Escape from BABYLON” from their highly-anticipated new album this Friday, June 10. Pre-save the song HERE. The melodic track details the struggles of dating and how it pertains to their wild lifestyle. Ruby raps about the need for space and not wasting time in a relationship, while $crim unveils his flaws to his girl that leads her to loving him even more. Despite having infinite options it seems when it comes to choosing partners, the guys struggle like anyone else to navigate love and life.
The hard-hitting lead single “THE_EVIL_THAT_MEN_DO” debuted last month and has already gained over 5 million streams on Spotify and 7 million total plays across all streaming platforms. A lyric video for the song is on YouTube HERE. Sing Me A Lullaby My Sweet Temptationwill mark the group’s third official full-length following 2021’s The Long Term Effects Of SUFFERINGthat surpassed 300 Million streams on Spotify and covered by media outlets Pitchfork, HotNewHipHop, HipHopDX and more.
Hip-hop lifted the New Orleans cousins out of a monotonous and drug addicted nightmare and into an underground phenomenon. On the way up, they’ve collected 5.3 billion total streams, landed a Top 10 debut on the BillboardTop 200 and average 8.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The group have sold out arenas on three continents and received acclaim from Pitchfork, Pigeons and Planes, Hypebeast, XXL, Revolverand Billboard who claim they “turned SoundCloud-era success into an underground empire.”The have collaborated with a wide-range of artists from Juicy J and Travis Barker to members of Korn. While their headlining Grey Day Tour have brought a massive and die-hard fan base to discover renown support acts that have included Chief Keef, Slowthai, Denzel Curry, Shoreline Mafia and more including artists from their independent label G*59 RECORD$.
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