May 23, 2007 at 11:43:00 AM | more stories by this author
Summer trek also nabs Doug E. Fresh and Dana Dane; West Coast run featuring Mack 10 and DJ Quik also in the works.
Looking to show some love to hip-hop's heyday, a New Jersey-based firm has teamed up with one-time Rakim partner Eric B. to launch two tours of old-school artists.
The East Coast version, dubbed The Legends Tour, will feature Big Daddy Kane, Whodini, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, and DJ Hot Day, and will be hosted by Dana Dane.
The jaunt is set to kick off in August, with dates and venues to be announced. DJ Quik and Mack 10 will headline a separate West Coast Legends tour, which is targeting an older demographic. That tour would begin in July.
The venture came together through a relationship between Idol Makerz Entertainment CEO Mickey Bentson and Eric B., according to Bentson.
"Me and Eric B go back as far as Pro Keds, way before the Air Jordans," Bentson told MP3.com. "This tour is going to show people why hip-hop isn't dead."
Both tours are being produced by Shakim Compere, Pay Up Management, Idol Makerz' Jordy Nivar, Marc Live, Al B., Flex Cabrera, and Bentson. Idolmakerz was formed last January by veteran hip-hop managers Mickey Bentson and Felix Cabrera. The firm boasts clients that include Ice T, Melle Mel, Tony Sunshine, and Knock Out Crew. Click here for more
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