Hip Hop Congress Teams up with Paris, Talib and Dead Prez for tour.
Paris, Talib Kweli, dead prez and others on 2009′s Biggest Hip-Hop Tour
San Francisco, CA – Rapper/activist Paris’ Guerrilla Funk Touring and Promotions, LLC officially launches this year’s biggest hip-hop concert series, the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour 2009, on May 1st in Eureka, CA.
Boasting an impressive 45-city schedule, the tour is not only noteworthy for its scope, but for its lineup of today’s most focused and socially aware hardcore hip-hop talent – talent which includes Paris, dead prez, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli, Kam, Pete Rock, Planet Asia, T-K.A.S.H., The Conscious Daughters, Uno the Prophet, Jasiri X, NYOil, Sellassie and guest performers in select cities.
The tour – which promises to be an annual concert series – blends seasoned talent with up and coming young lions fierce in their commitment to quality music, the importance of independent media, and the ongoing fight for social justice.
“The idea here is to provide a platform for artists to be seen and heard who have important voices that have been marginalized,” says Guerrilla Funk CEO Paris. “All too often certain segments of hip-hop are focused on by the mainstream that don’t accurately or adequately reflect us or our communities. This is a perfect way to counteract that, and to provide balance to an art form that has become increasingly corporatized and diluted for mass consumption.”
The Hard Truth Soldiers Tour 2009 is one of several projects Paris is currently working on.
His Guerrilla Funk Recordings recently released his latest album, 2008′s critically-acclaimed Acid Reflex, featuring Chuck D. and George Clinton.
GFR also recently released one of the first albums by a female hip-hop group in recent memory, The Nutcracker Suite, by The Conscious Daughters, and 2 new Paris-produced albums are set to be released on May 12, T-K.A.S.H.’s Brains All Over the Streets and Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers, Vol. 2.
Several additional album and film projects are in production as well, and supporters are encouraged to subscribe at www.guerrillafunk.com for news and updates. For more information about the Hard Truth Soldiers concert series, log onto: www.hardtruthsoldiers.com.
Booking Contact
Gina Gallo – Guerrilla Funk Touring and Promotions, LLC
c/o Inhouse Talent, 1693 Polk Street, Suite 204, San Francisco, CA 94109
415.596.7050 Tel | 810.592.7050 Fax | Email info@inhousetalent.com
Publicity Contact
Nicole Ballin – Guerrilla Funk Touring and Promotions, LLC
c/o Ballin PR, 214 1/2 S. Hamilton Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
323.651.1580 Tel | 323.297.6800 Fax | Email nik@ballinpr.com
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