Nas and Mary J. Blige will hit the road together for the first time this summer for a 22-city co-headlining tour throughout North America.
Blige, the iconic 90s R&B vocalist, and Nas, the equally-influential 90s hip-hop superstar, will begin their tour on July 11th in West Palm Beach, FL and traverse the U.S. throughout the remainder of the summer before wrapping their run on September 10th in Toronto.
Both Nas and Mary J. Blige experienced the height of their popularity in the 90s and early 2000s, but both have remained creatively vital and relevant in recent years. In 2017, Blige received Academy Award nominations for both “Best Supporting Actress” and “Best Original Song” for her dual creative role in the acclaimed film, Mudbound, becoming the first person to be nominated for Oscars for acting and songwriting in the same year. In 2018, Nas released his 12th studio album, NASIR, his first solo LP since 2012’s Life Is Good. The album was one of several 2018 releases from various artists executive produced by Kanye West.
While the two have not previously toured together, they have notably collaborated in the past. Below, you can watch the music video for “Love Is All We Need”, the Nas-assisted 1997 single off Blige’s third album, Share My World.
Mary J. Blige ft. Nas – “Love Is All We Need” [Music Video]
[Video: RnbClassix]
Ahead of the tour, both Nas and Mary J. Blige will deliver headlining performances at ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans, set to take place from July 4th–7th.
Tickets for this impressive tag team tour will be available to Citi Card Members starting on April 17th at noon local time. The rest of the tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 10th at 10:00 a.m. local time here.
You can check out a full list of Nas and Mary J. Blige’s co-headlining tour dates below. For more information and ticketing details, head to the Live Nation website here.
[H/T Billboard]
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