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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 6, 2016

LIL UZI VERT AND KODAK BLACK UNITE FOR CO-HEADLINE TOUR

ACCLAIMED NEW RAPPERS TEAM UP FOR THE “PARENTAL ADVISORY TOUR”

FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS 21 SAVAGE & YFN LUCCI

COAST-TO-COAST ITINERARY BEGINS JUNE 5TH AT THE VENUE IN OAKLAND, CA

GENERAL TICKET ON-SALE GETS UNDERWAY TODAY

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The faces of millennial hip hop have announced plans to team up for a major US tour. Generation Now/Atlantic recording artist Lil Uzi Vert and Atlantic recording artist Kodak Black will kick off the “Parental Advisory Tour” beginning June 5th at The Venue in Oakland, CA and continue through the month (see attached itinerary). Support on the tour will be coming from 21 Savage and YFN Lucci. Tickets for most dates are on sale to the general public beginning today at .

Named by HotNewHipHop as one of the “Breakout Artists of 2015,” Lil Uzi Vert exploded out of the Philly underground last year with his star-making appearance on Carnage’s smash single, “WDYW (Ft. Lil Uzi Vert, A$AP Ferg, & Rich The Kid).” He followed up with more collaboration – including tracks with Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Ferg, Playboi Carti, and Young Thug – as well as his own potent “Money Longer,” earning praise for its anthemic production and club-tearing potential.

“LUV IS RAGE” lit the online world on fire upon its original October 2015 release, showcasing the Philadelphia-based rapper’s dynamic voice and futuristic trap approach on tracks like the hypnotic “Safe House” and the powerful tribute to the late A$AP Yams, “Yamborghini Dream (Ft. Young Thug).” “Safe House” is also accompanied by a provocative companion video, hailed by Complex for “bringing viewers directly to the trap.” The clip – directed by Spike Jordan (Future, Vince Staples) – is streaming now at Lil Uzi Vert’s official YouTube channel.

“LUV IS RAGE” drew a flurry of critical attention from such high profile outlets as The Fader, Noisey, XXL, and VIBE, which applauded Lil Uzi Vert for “depicting street life from the perspective of a young kid trying to flourish in a city plagued with drugs, violence and police brutality.”

Acclaimed as an energetic and unpredictable live artist, Lil Uzi Vert teamed with DJ Drama on 2015’s “Boys of Zummer Tour” alongside Fall Out Boy and Rostrum/Atlantic recording artist Wiz Khalifa. He was also among the hip-hop stars honoring the late A$AP Yams at January’s “Yams Day” tribute concert with Joey Bada$$, A$AP Rocky, and a superstar line-up of surprise guests.

For additional news and information, please visit , ThePAtour, LILUZIVERT (@LILUZIVERT), liluzivert, user/LILUZIVERT, liluzivert, and .

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Hailed by The Fader as “America’s Hardest Working Teenage Rapper,” Kodak Black is quickly establishing himself as one of the hottest new artist in the hip hop game. The Pompano Beach, FL-native began rapping at the age of twelve, eventually teaming with Dollaz N Dealz ENT CEO A.D. Julien to release 2013’s breakthrough mixtape, “PROJECT BABY,” highlighted by “Shoulda Woulda.”

“HEART OF THE PROJECTS” followed in 2014, with tracks like “Skrilla” and the potent “SKRT” earning Kodak the official thumbs-up from Chris Brown, Kylie Jenner, and Drake. In addition, his one take freestyle, “No Flockin,” proved to be an online knockout with its official video drawing more than 13 million views so far at Kodak Black’s official YouTube channel.

Released on Christmas Day 2015, “INSTITUTION” is Kodak Black’s most acclaimed mixtape thus far, hailed by Genius as “a street classic.” Tracks like the powerful “Institution” received extraordinary applause from SPIN for Kodak’s “clear-eyed, engaged storytelling and throaty Southern drawl. He spends a large portion of his latest tape meditating on his stints in jail and showcasing the range of emotions that incarceration can bring out of you: anger, melancholy, disappointment…Black’s music isn’t Scarface; it’s a horror film where the monster in the closet is internal.”

Kodak is now reaping extensive attention from a wide range of national media outlets, including Complex, which named him among its “20 Artists To Watch Out For In 2016,” noting “his best songs give off that late-'90s Cash Money vibe, and just like the New Orleans imprint, he has the propensity to construct hits.” VIBE praised Kodak’s “uncanny charisma and heartfelt rhymes” in its “Rappers To Watch in 2016,” declaring him to be “arguably the most promising up-and-coming rapper in the game right now.”  What’s more, Kodak was recently featured in XXL’s ‘Show & Prove’ and held one of the 8 spots in a portfolio piece in The New Yorker.

For additional news and information, please see , ThePAtour, Kodak-black-651328781639069, KodakBlack1k, and kodakblack.

(TOUR ITINERARY ATTACHED)

LIL UZI VERT & KODAK BLACK

“THE PARENTAL ADVISORY TOUR” 2016

JUNE

5 Oakland, CA The Venue

6 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory

7 San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park

8 Los Angeles, CA The Regent

10 Phoenix, AZ The Pressroom*

12 Dallas, TX Southside Music Hall*

13 Houston, TX Warehouse Live*

14 San Antonio, TX Alamo City Music Hall*

17 Orlando, FL Venue 578

18 Tampa, FL The Orpheum

20 Atlanta, GA Center Stage

21 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

22 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore

23 Richmond, VA The National

25 Norfolk, VA The Norva*

26 Washington, DC The Fillmore

28 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore

29 New York, NY Irving Plaza

30 Boston, MA Middle East Downstairs

*These dates will only feature Lil Uzi Vert*

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Contact

Sydney Margetson (Lil Uzi Vert)

212.707.2262

Sydney.Margetson@

Ashley Kalmanowitz (Kodak Black)

212.707.2051

Ashley.Kalmanowitz@

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