With the series finale of Global hit “NCIS: Los Angeles” just weeks away, LL Cool J is making his next project a return to his rap roots.
On Tuesday, April 25, he announced plans to hit the road this summer for a star-studded monster tour he’s calling F.O.R.C.E. — an acronym for Frequencies of Live Creative Energy.
According to an announcement from Live Nation Entertainment, the F.O.R.C.E. tour will see LL Cool J joined by The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and DJ Z-Trip. READ MORE: LL Cool J Schools DJ For Calling Hip Hop Pioneers ‘Dusty’: ‘They Created An Industry That You Eat Off Of’ What differentiates the F.O.R.C.E.
tour from typical tours, however, is that those acts won’t be openers; instead of a standard structure in which an opening act is followed by the headliner, the show is described as “a nonstop musical mashup with artist performances interwoven within one continuous musical set backed by The Roots.” In addition, they’ll be joined by a rotating roster of iconic rap acts, varying from city to city, that will include Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Common, MC Lyte, Method Man & Redman, Big Boi, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Ice T, Juvenile, Doug E.
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