El-P "Tougher Colder Killer" & New Tour Dates

Tour Dates:

05-21 New York, NY - Santos Party House ^

06-19 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade *#^

06-20 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *#^

06-21 Dallas, TX - Granada *#^

06-22 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *#^

06-23 Austin, TX - Mohawk *#^

06-25 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent *#^

06-26 San Diego, CA - Casbah *#^

06-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *#^

06-29 San Francisco, CA - Regency *#^

06-30 Portland, OR - Hawthorne *#^

07-01 Seattle, WA - Neumo's *#^

07-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Fortune *#^

07-05 Minneapolis, MN - Fineline *#^

07-06 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge *#^

07-07 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *#^

07-08 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *#^

07-09 Toronto, Ontario - Hoxton^

07-11 Boston, MA - Paradise *#^

07-12 Providence, RI - The Met *#^

07-14 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero #^

07-15 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *#^



* with Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire

# with Killer Mike

^ with Despot

El-P "Cancer For Cure" Pre-Order / Album Trailer

Pre-Order "Cancer For Cure" from the FP Store or see the multiple exclusive packages at www.definitivejux.net

El-P "Cancer For Cure" Album Art / Tracklist

 
PRE-ORDER CANCER FOR CURE
 
"This is a fight record. Like, 'Goddamn it. Enough is fuckin' enough.'"
That's El-P talking about his forthcoming album Cancer for Cure, out May 22 on Fat Possum.

Said fight record now has a cover (above) and a guest-sparkly tracklist featuring Interpol's Paul Banks (who provides backing vocals on "Works Every Time"), Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Danny Brown, Killer Mike, Despot, and Nick Diamonds of Islands.

Cancer for Cure:
01 Request Denied
02 The Full Retard
03 Works Every Time
04 Drones Over BKLYN
05 Oh Hail No [ft. Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire and Danny Brown]
06 Tougher Colder Killer [ft. Killer Mike and Despot]
07 True Story
08 The Jig Is Up
09 Sign Here
10 For My Upstairs Neighbor (Mums the Word)
11 Stay Down [ft. Nick Diamonds]
12 $4 Vic/FTL (Me and You)

(via Pitchfork)

El-P "Cancer For Cure" Release Set For May 22

DOWNLOAD ALBUM TRACK "THE FULL RETARD" HERE

Independent rap icon El-P is set to release his long awaited new solo album Cancer For Cure, at his new home Fat Possum on May 22, 2012. The new album marks his first full length rap album since 2007’s critically acclaimed I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead, though El-P’s rap trajectory has been on a steady ascent following a prolific year that saw high profile appearances on Das Racist’s mixtape and debut album, a hugely buzzed Adult Swim single “Drones Over BKLYN”, a verse (which made Stereogum’s top 10 guest verses of the year) on one of the year’s biggest online hits, Mr Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s “Huzzah”, among several other honors. The record is arriving hot on the heels of the new Killer Mike album R.A.P. Music, which El-P produced in full and is already making huge noise with its first single “BIG BEAST (featuring BUN B, T.I. and TROUBLE)”, which was awarded Pitchfork's rare Best New Track designation.

Cancer For Cure takes another huge leap forward from the production work of his 2010 instrumental album weareallgoingtoburninhellmeggamixxx with a bombastic collision of synths, bottomless bass tones, live instrumentation, ear-worming melody, and tightly coiled drum patterns, setting the standard for hip hop production higher than ever.  The obvious diversion from the previous album is the presence of El-P’s ever-developing vocal style, continuing to raise the bar on his already highly verbose flow that swiftly and muscularly navigates a rapidfire explosion of syllabic conundrums and quick-witted elocutions full of heart, purpose, style and grit. Rounded out by feature appearances by a host of high profile guests including Killer Mike, Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Paul Banks (Interpol), and more this will easily be one of the year’s most talked about albums.

FULL LIST OF SXSW APPEARANCES

3/15 – Pitchfork Day Party @ Mohawk
3/16 – Biz3 Showcase @ 1100 Warehouse
3/17 – Thrasher/Converse Party @ Scoot Inn