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50 Cent Announces He’s Going On One Last Tour This Summer Called “The Final Lap” And He’s Taking Busta Rhymes With Him

CoS- 50 Cent has announced “The Final Lap Tour” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Get Rich or Die Trying.

The massive outing spans nearly 50 dates and includes lengthly runs in North America, the UK, and Europe. Busta Rhymes will join 50 Cent for the duration of the tour, while Jeremih will also provide support on the North American leg.

Well this is fucking awesome news. The press release stated this will be a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s 2003 debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and will feature a set list comprised of 50’s greatest hits and tracks he hasn’t performed live in decades according to a release. He will be joined on all the dates by his longtime friend Busta Rhymes and by Jeremih on the North American dates, with more guests to be announced later.

I don't know whether to fist pump with excitement that this is happening, or cry a single tear that 50 Cent feels he's too old to continue the whole "rap" life thing and is going out in grand fashion?

Make no mistake, this is how it's done. Taking a page out of the Derek Jeter handbook here- announcing your retirement before going on a nationwide (and international in this case) tour, to have his knob slobbed by every city he stops in, all the groupies that reside there, and all the notable rappers and celebs from there. 50 will have every rapper in every city coming out of the woodwork for these shows to pay homage and "give him his flowers" as the kids say these days.

I just hope and pray that with his older age he's wised up and realized carrying the grudges he still does against Young Buck and The Game are stupid at this point. Bring the whole G-Unit family back together 50! Please! 

Get Banks, Tony Yayo, Game, and Young Buck all back together, and up on stage for these shows.

The fact that he's doing this all around the 20th anniversary of Get Rich Or Die Tryin' is amazing. For a few reasons. First off, how the fuck is that album 20 years old? Sheesh.

Secondly, when you talk about all-time albums, not just all-time debut albums, but just "in general" incredible albums, GRODT is on that list.

When those drums on "Many Men" hit, these concert arenas are going to explode.

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Add to it the fact he's bringing Busta Rhymes with him and this makes for a very entertaining evening.

I saw Busta last summer in Aspen at Food & Wine, at some house party event, and he absolutely fucking crushed it. Has not skipped a beat.

He will crush and make showing up at doors for these shows more than worth it.

And for those not from Chicago, asking who the fuck Jeremih is, let me remind you.

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50 Cent 2023 Tour Dates:

07/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center

07/23 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena

07/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – STL

07/27 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center

07/28 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

07/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center

07/31 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage

08/02 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

08/03 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center

08/05 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater

08/06 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center

08/08 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live

08/09 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center

08/11 – Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre

08/12 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

08/13 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

08/15 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

08/16 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion

08/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre

08/19 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

08/20 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

08/22 – Tuscaloosa, AL @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

08/24 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

08/25 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion

08/27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater

08/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

08/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena

08/31 – Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

09/02 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre

09/04 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center

09/06 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

09/07 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

09/08 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

09/10 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome

09/11 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place

09/13 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre

09/15 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center

09/16 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

09/17 – Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre

09/28 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome

09/29 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena

09/30 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena

10/04 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum

10/05 – Trondheim, NO @ Spektrum

10/07 – Stockholm, SE @ Avicii Arena

10/09 – Riga, LV @ Arena Riga

10/11 – Lodz, PL @ Atlas Arena

10/14 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena

10/15 – Oberhausen, DE @ Rudolf-Weber-Arena

10/20 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion

10/21 – Nice, FR @ Palais Nikaia

10/22 – Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Forum

10/24 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle

10/25 – Mannheim, DE @ SAP Arena

10/26 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National

10/28 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena

10/31 – Strasbourg, FR @ Zenith

11/02 – Nantes, FR @ Zenith

11/03 – Paris, FR @ La Defense Arena

11/06 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena

11/09 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro

11/10 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena

11/11 – London, UK @ The O2

11/12 – Birmingham, UK @ Resorts World Arena

A Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale is set for Wednesday, May 10th; registration is now ongoing through Sunday, May 7th. Any remaining tickets will be available during a general on-sale starting Friday, May 12th via Ticketmaster.