Erykah Badu & Mos Def Announce Joint North American Tour
By Kyle Eustice for Rapstation.com
Erykah Badu and Mos Def (also known as Yasiin Bey) have announced a joint tour they're calling the Unfollow Me Tour. Badu made the announcement via Instagram on Monday night (April 17).
"Badu Summer Tour 2023," she wrote in the caption. "(((UNFOLLOW ME ))) w/ @yasiinbey and other EXTRAORDINARY GUESTS!!! Tickets go up 4/20 … coming to your city .. link in bio …. Vid created by e.badu on this phone with a layering of 4 apps."
As noted, tickets go on sale beginning Thursday (April 20). The 24-date run kicks off on June 11 in San Antonio and wraps up on July 23 in Badu's hometown of Dallas. Other stops include Boston, New York, Nashville, Detroit, Los Angeles and Denver. Find tickets here.
Badu has released five studio albums over the course of her career, but she hasn't delivered any new material since 2015's mixtape, But You Caint Use My Phone. Described by Badu as "TRap & B," the mixtape takes influence from Hip Hop, R&B, jazz and art rock, with lyrics that focus on the themes of communication and lyrics that touch on ideas of "missed connections, call waiting, answering machines." The mixtape debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, generating more than 35,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week. Find more information about the tour on Badu's website.