Rick Ross rose from ruling Miami's underground rap scene, to become 2006's buzz-worthiest hip-hop artist with "Port Of Miami", his debut album. Its single "Hustlin'" reached sales of 1 million copies before the associated album had even been released. Most recently he released his studio albums "Deeper Than Rap" and "Teflon Don" for the Maybach Music Group, a record label he founded. Like Lil Wayne, Ricky Ross is performing in Joburg for the first time.
Corey Gunz, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine, Shannel, T-Streets and Jae Millz will tour with Lil Wayne, performing at the Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town on Wednesday, 7 December followed by the concert at the Coca Cola Dome, on Friday, 9 and ending at the Wavehouse, Durban on 11 December.
On the local scene, In their continued effort to support South African musicians Canoc Productions is launching the Lil Wayne supporting act competition. This competition is twofold, by giving concert-goers the opportunity to design their own concert experience while at the same time creating an opportunity for local musicians, DJs, dancers and bands to perform at one of the Lil Wayne concerts. The competition is split onto two main categories, one for established artists and the other for up-and-coming artists. In each of these categories there will be an opportunity for one DJ, a group of dancers plus a soloist, band or group to be selected.
To stand a chance of being selected to perform at these concerts, artists need to create profiles on www.listenwithcare.co.za, upload their content - video, songs and pictures - and share it with their fans using social networks. Fans would need to view artist profiles on the site and vote for who they want to see perform at the concert. Each fan is entitled to one vote per artist. The more votes an artist accumulates in a specific category the better the chance they stand to win to perform at their chosen concert venue. The website goes live from the 23 November, 2011, and the competition ends on 4 December, 2011.
Book at Computicket by calling 0861 915 8000, go to www.computicket.com or your nearest Computicket outlet. For more information, go to www.lilwaynesatour.co.za or follow Lil Wayne on Twitter @LilWayneSAtour.
* Wednesday, 7 December: Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town. 8pm. Ticket prices: R350, R600
* Friday, 9 December: Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg. 8pm. Ticket prices: R400, R600, R750
* Sunday, 11 December: Wavehouse, Durban. 8pm. Ticket prices: R400 and R750
