What's Ice Cube up to?

The Godfather of gangsta rap, Ice Cube, is gearing up for the release of his eighth solo LP Raw Footage.

Cube has already garnered a buzz with the release of his unofficial single and video “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It,” which was hailed by MTV as the first great song and video of 2008. Now the West Coast rapper is prepping for his August 19 release date through his independently owned label, Lench Mob Records.

The official first single “Do Ya Thang”, produced by Palumbo Beats, is the number one most added single at rhythmic radio.

Cube’s highly anticipated follow up album to the 2006 release of, Laugh Now, Cry Later, will feature such artists like Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy, The Game, WC and production by Maestro, Emile, DJ Crazy Toones, Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue.

Cube will kick off an International tour on July 11th in Leipzig, Germany and end on September 21st in New York City.

ICE CUBE TOUR DATES

July, 2008

11 – Leipzig, Germany – Splash Festival

12 – Frauenfeld, Switzerland – Openair Frauenfeld

14 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom

15 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013

16 – Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg

18 – Dour, Belgium – Dour Music Festival

19 – Stuttgart, Germany – MTV Hip Hop Open

21 – Stockholm, Sweden – Kagelbanan

23 – Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Icehall

25 – Copenhagen, Denmark – KB Hallen

26 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall

August, 2008

21 - Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market

22 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater

24 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot

26 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

27 - Bakersfield, CA - The Fox

29 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove

30 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

September 2008

1 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

2 - San Diego, CA - 4th and B

3 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

5 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre

6 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen

7 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

9 - North Kansas City, MO - Harrah's North Kansas City/Voodoo Lounge

10 - St. Paul, MN - Myth

12 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere's

13 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues

14 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

16 - Mt. Clemens, MI - Emerald Theatre

17 - Johnson City, NY - Magic City Music Hall

19 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at Theater of Living Arts

21 - New York, NY - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza

Watch Ice Cube's video for "Do Ya Thang"

[Source: Music News inFlorida - Posted by Miami Events Pro]