Grammy Award winning hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will launch a 34-city U.S. tour this spring in support of their long-awaited reunion album entitled Uni5: The World’s Enemy set for an April 27 release on BTNH Worldwide/Asylum/ Warner Bros. Records.
Krayzie, Wish, Layzie and Flesh-N-Bone will kick off the tour on March 24 in Minneapolis, MN and wrap-up in Phoenix, AZ on May 2.
The album is a 15-year reunion that chronicles the unity and adversity issues that have rifled the group’s successful, often turbulent career while opening up a broader discussion on how these same themes manifest themselves in society.
“You go through things to make you stronger,” Layzie says. “All your obstacles, all the things you go through that don’t seem positive at that particular time are only to get you ready for your next phase of life.”
With more than 30 million albums sold worldwide and a very active loyal fan base, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have become one of the most popular hip-hop groups in the genre’s history. The recipients of numerous awards and accolades, the Bone Thugs are also the only artists or group to collaborate with icons Eazy-E, 2Pac, Big Pun and The Notorious B.I.G. while they were still alive. These Midwest franchise players, most revered for popularizing staccato rhymes with melodic vocals, have influenced the cadence and delivery of many of today’s MCs.
“With the contributions we have made through songs, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will live forever in music. We’ve made our mark in history,” says Krayzie. “To me, that is the most valuable thing.”
Tour dates are as follows:
Mar 24 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Mar 25 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles
Mar 26 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s
Mar 27 – Chicago, IL – Congress
Mar 28 – Cleveland, OH – HOB
Mar 29 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
Mar 31 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
Apr 1 – Columbus, OH – Newport
Apr 2 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Apr 3 – Lancaster, PA – The Chameleon
Apr 5 – Boston, MA – Middle East
Apr 6 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Apr 7 – State College, PA – Mezzanine
Apr 8 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Apr 9 – Wilmington NC – The Rox
Apr 10 – Charlotte, NC – Amos Southend
Apr 11 – Charleston, SC – The Music Farm
Apr 13 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
Apr 14 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Apr 15 – Orlando, FL – Firestone
Apr 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
Apr 20 – New Orleans, LA – HOB
Apr 21 – Dallas, TX – HOB
Apr 22 – Houston, TX – HOB
Apr 23 – San Antonio, TX – Scoutbar
Apr 24 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Apr 26 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Apr 27 – Colombia, MO – The Blue Note
Apr 28 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s
Apr 29 – Kansas City, KS – Harrah’s
Apr 30 – Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre (Englewood)
May 1 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
May 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre
May 3 – Tuscon, AZ – Rialto Theatre