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JEEZY PREPS FOR NATIONWIDE ‘RECESSION’:
Jul 31st, 2008 by Bilal Ali
Young Jeezy’s new album, “The Recession,” will be released on Sept. 2 via CTE/Def Jam and will be preceded by a three week promo tour throughout the U.S., reports Billboard.com.
The trek kicks off Aug. 10 in Houston and will hit such cities as New Orleans, Chicago, New York and Tampa before wrapping in Atlanta on Sept. 2. [View entire tour schedule below.]
The new album’s first single, “Put On,” sits at No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs tally. “The Recession” is the follow-up to 2006’s “The Inspiration,” which has sold 1.2 million copies to-date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Here are Young Jeezy’s tour dates:
Aug. 10: Houston (Arena Theatre)
Aug. 12: Dallas (House of Blues)
Aug. 13: New Orleans (House of Blues)
Aug. 15: Detroit (Plan)
Aug. 18: Chicago (House of Blues)
Aug. 22: Norfolk, Va. (NorVa)
Aug. 23: Cleveland (House of Blues)
Aug. 26: New York, NY (Blender Theatre)
Aug. 29: Jacksonville, Fla. (Plush)
Aug. 30: Tampa, Fla. (Jannus Landing)
Sept. 2: Atlanta (Tabernacle)