Lil Wayne unveils "I Am Music" tour

Lil Wayne has steadily been doing some under-the-radar maneuvering: first the dude says that he's the best rapper alive, then he IS hip-hop, and now he's got the chutzpah to straight up declare he's music itself. Weezy F Baby is apparently dead serious about every single one of those tattoos, because he just spilled the beans about the "I Am Music" tour in support of multiplatinum monster Tha Carter III.

Lil Wayne will be trekking across the U.S. for most of December and January, and hitting up a few shows in Canada as well on the 24-show tour. Vocoder grandmaster (and hater?) T-Pain will be joining him for the tour, as well as Keisha Cole, Keri Hilson and Gym Class Heroes.

Let's hope that he'll find some more time on his arena-destroying jaunt to wax philosophic on who should be the NFL commissioner and the need for more fútbol. "I Am Music" kicks off on Dec. 14. Now that's how you let the beat build:

December
14 - Miami, Fla. @ American Airlines Arena
18 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
19 - Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
21 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Gibson Amphitheatre
22 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Gibson Amphitheatre
23 - Oakland, Calif. @ Oracle Arena
26 - Detroit, Mich. @ Joe Louis Arena
27 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
28 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Susquehanna Bank Center
29 - Greensboro, N.C. @ Greensboro Coliseum
30 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
31 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Philips Arena

January
2 - Charlotte, N.C. @ Bobcat Arena
3 - Hampton, Va. @ Hampton Coliseum
4 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Quicken Loans Arena
8 - St. Louis, Mo. @ Chaifetz Arena
9 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
11 - New Orleans, La. @ New Orleans Arena
14 - Montreal, Que. @ Bell Centre
15 - Toronto, Ont. @ Air Canada Centre
16 - Uniondale, N.Y. @ Nassau Coliseum
17 - Hartford, Conn. @ New England Dodge Music Center
18 - Atlantic City, N.J. @ Boardwalk Hall
19 - Worcester, Mass. @ DCU Center

Related links:
Review: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
News: Lil Wanye owns BET awards, rewrites Tha Carter III
LilWayne-Online.com

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