Blueprint often gets slept on. For the past few years the Columbus, Ohio artist has put in major work, from running his own label (Weightless Recordings) and introducing talented rhymers like Illogic; to making instrumental albums (Chamber Music) and acting as the rapping half of Soul Position, the popular Rhymesayers group he shares with RJD2, as well as Greenhouse Effect.
While your average Definitive Jux-jocking fool probably doesn’t know who the other guy was in Soul Position, more than a few kids rocked out to 1988, his solid 2005 album on Rhymesayers. How else would he able to undertake his second tour in less than six months, one that includes several dates opening for Blowfly, and a few more on the huge Paid Dues/Rock the Bells jamboree?
“At the end of 2006 i told myself that i wasn’t going to tour in 2007 unless i had my new album finished,” writes Blueprint in a May 17 post on his MySpace page. “Strangely enough my new album isn’t done and I’ve been touring. Partly because what i’m tryin to do on my next album is a little more ambitious, partly because i started messing around with some real estate stuff this winter and took 2-3 months off music, and partly because bills dont pay themselves!”
You can help ‘Print pay his damn bills when he hits your town. Tour dates are below.
- 6/12: 31st Street Pub, Pittsburgh, PA
- 6/13: Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
- 6/14: Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
- 6/16: North Star, Philadelphia, PA
- 6/17: Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY
- 6/19: Mohawk, Buffalo, NY
- 6/20: Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
- 6/22: Emerson Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
- 6/23: The Note, Chicago, IL
- 6/24: Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
- 6/25: House Of Bricks, Des Moines, IO
- 6/27: Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
- 7/14: Streeters Entertainment Center, Traverse City, MI
- 7/28: Randall’s Island, New York, NY
- 8/11: NOS Events Center, San Bernadino, CA
- 8/18: McCovey Cove Parking Lot, CA
6/12-6/27: w/Blowfly
6/12: w/The New Alcindors
6/13-14: w/Digital Underground
6/17: w/Despot
6/20: w/Team DSO
6/25: w/Johnny Reeferseed
6/27: w/Pornhuskers
7/28-8/18: Rock the Bells/Paid Dues Festival
