RON ARTEST TO OPEN FOR FAT JOE

The Sacramento King’s Ron Artest has been tapped to open for Fat Joe during his European tour which kicks off on July 28th in Lisbon, Portugal. The tour is scheduled to wrap on August 8th in Oslo, Norway.

Artest will release his debut album, My World, in October. The NBA star-turned-rapper explained that the NBA would be a lot more welcoming to an inexperienced newcomer than the rap industry has been to him. He said,

“If he’s good, you know what I’m sayin’, if he’s good, I’mma be like, ‘Bring him on, we want to win. That’s it.’ But in the rap game, it’s like, ‘If he’s good, don’t bring him cause I want to win.’ ‘Cause you know it’s not enough sales for everybody.”

My World features guest appearances by Mike Jones, Capone, Nature, Allure, and TBone.