Rap Royalty is coming in 2023
Ice Cube, Cypress Hill & The Game are headed to Australia for an Arena Tour in March 2023. MJR Presents and TEG LIVE have announced the tour which will see the heavyweights of the Rap/Hip Hop world will play four shows around the country in what has been labelled the “Holy Union” tour.
2023 sees Ice Cube celebrating the 30th anniversary of his iconic album ‘Lethal Injection’ and to celebrate he will play his biggest Australian shows to date with the Holy Union tour. The four massive arena shows will descend on Melbourne on the 23rd, then move to Adelaide for the 25th, Sydney’s show is on the 26th before the tour finishes up in Brisbane on the 28th of March.
Ticket holders will see next-level, large-scale production from some of the biggest names that have shaped not only a generation but also the Genre itself. Ice Cube, Cypress Hill & The Game have ruled some of the world’s largest stages, including Coachella, Rock The Bells and Once Upon a Time in L.A, but rarely are fans treated to all three on the same stage in one night. The international hip-hop legends will be supported by a selection of homegrown Australian talent yet to be announced but with talent such as Drapht, Bliss n Eso, Masked Wolf, Kerser, Iggy Azalea, 360, Hooligan Hefs, Seth Sentry and new hot talent JAB just to name a few they have plenty of options.
“I love performing in Australia. It’s been four long years since my last visit and I can’t wait to return for a couple of history-making shows in 2023”
Ice Cube - is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker, was a founding member of the controversial Rap group N.W.A with his lyrics on the 1988 album ‘Straight Outta Compton’ were instrumental in the rise of the band’s profile not only in the rap world but also among the general population. Ice Cube has since delivered politically-driven solo albums including AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Death Certificate, and The Predator, all gaining critical and commercial success. Ice Cube’s place in music history was cemented in 2016 when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A. This is Ice Cube’s first show back in Australia since making history in 2018 by being the first-ever rap artist to headline the Sydney Opera House
Cypress Hill captivating and relatable lyrics have earned the band millions of listeners around the world, with the California rap group bringing a shift in the genre they were able to perform thousands of shows at a time when it was almost taboo to hire rappers and the artists were struggling to secure any live bookings. Cypress Hill earned themselves a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sold more than 9 million albums, and were nominated for three Grammy Awards. In another anniversary, 2023 will mark 30 years since the group released their iconic and arguably most successful album, ‘Black Sunday’.
The Game is a double-platinum artist who broke onto the scene in the early 2000s with his raw voice, West Coast perspective, intense autobiographical storytelling song lyrics, and an approach to hip-hop that has justified his stage name.
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Presale for the tour starts on Tuesday the 22nd of November at 2pm local time until Wednesday the 23rd at 1pm
General Sale begins Wednesday the 23rd of November at 2pm local.