DIME & GENIUS PRESENT COMMON with special guest Kid Capri

DIME & GENIUS PRESENT
COMMON
with special guest Kid Capri

Perth, Australia, 21, April 2010 - DIME (Doin it Major Entertainment) and Genius, Australia’s newest concert promotions duo, are proud to announce the highly anticipated return of Common and Kid Capri to Australia and New Zealand in June 2010. The 5 city tour will begin in Sydney on June 11 and end in Perth on June 18. This will be Common’s 1st appearance in Australia since 2006. Common states, “I’m excited to reconnect with my fans in Australia and New Zealand. This tour has been long overdue and I can’t wait to deliver a Hip Hop experience they will never forget. And with Kid Capri on the tour, this will be a show they don’t want to miss.”

Common rose to prominence as one of hip-hops most poetic and respected lyricists having recorded over 8 albums: “Can I Borrow A Dollar?”, “Resurrection”, “One Day It’ll All Make Sense”, “Like Water For Chocolate”, and “Electric Circus” to name a few. In 2004, he partnered with Chicago native and rap music megastar Kanye West to produce “Be”, which went on to garner four Grammy Award Nominations. In July 2006, his video for the single “Testify” was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards including Best Hip-Hop Video.

Since his last visit to Australia, Common has been working non-stop recording albums and touring. Common released his seventh album “Finding Forever”, which debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart and earned a Grammy, the music industry’s most prestigious award. His eighth album “Universal Mind Control” was produced in large part by Pharrell, from power production due The Neptunes, and was also nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Rap Album. He is currently in the studio working on his upcoming album “The Believer”. In addition to his musical success, he’s given back through is charity, “Common Ground Foundation”, written three children’s Hip Hop books, and appeared on the silver screen to critical acclaim. In January 2007, he made his acting debut co-starring opposite Jeremy Piven and Ben Affleck in “Smoking Aces”, and since then he has been steadily adding to his acting resume in star studded films including “American Gangster” with Denzel Washington, “Street Kings” opposite Keanu Reeves and Forrest Whitaker, “Wanted” opposite Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman and “Terminator Salvation” with Christian Bale. Currently, Common is starring in the smash hit comedy “Date Night” with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey, and he also stars in the upcoming comedy “Just Right” with Queen Latifah, premiering in the US on May 14, 2010. Furthermore, Common is the face of the new Diesel men’s fragrance “Only The Brave”. He has also partnered with Microsoft on their Softwear clothing line, has appeared in advertising campaigns for GAP, and even has his own hat line entitled SOJI.

Like Common, Kid Capri has enjoyed his position in Hip Hop as one of the most recognizable and successful players in the Hip Hop game. Currently, there is no DJ in the world more recognizable to both Hip Hop heads and the general public than Kid Capri. He became extremely popular with the general market as resident DJ on Russell Simmons “Def Comedy Jam” on HBO, where he gave the world a taste of live performance Hip Hop as the first DJ to ever perform live DJ routines on TV. From there, Kid Capri became the most heavily demanded DJ by most of the industry’s most respected entertainers, touring with artists such as Sean P. Diddy Coombs, LL Cool J, Nas, Lil Kim, Jay-Z, Usher, R. Kelly, Mary J Blige, and Trey Songz.

The impact Kid Capri has made around the world as a DJ is unreachable by any other. There is a steady increase in demand for Kid by many of the industry’s top performers as he continues to tour and sellout shows in 10,000 seat arenas. When he’s not touring around the world, Kid is personally requested to spin at parties for Playboy, MTV Music Awards, BET Awards, VH1’s Hip Hop Honors, socialite Khloe Kardashian and her husband Lamar Odem of the LA Lakers, Martha Stewart, Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, and many other A-List celebrities. In addition to his DJ dominance, Kid has made his mark in the production world. He has produced hits for power players such as Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Slick Rick, Mary J. Blige, and Jermaine Dupri. Furthermore, he is the first DJ to sign a major record label mixtape deal, releasing “Soundtrack To The Streets” on Colombia Records.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see two of hip hop’s finest in one show! 

TOUR DATES & TICKET DETAILS
Friday June 11th – SYDNEY, The Forum Tickets from Moshtix http://www.moshtix.com.au 1300 438 849

Saturday June 12th – MELBOURNE, Prince Bandroom Tickets from Moshtix http://www.moshtix.com.au 1300 438 849

Sunday June 13th – BRISBANE, Mystique Tickets from Moshtix http://www.moshtix.com.au 1300 438 849

Tuesday June 15th – AUCKLAND, Powerstation Tickets from Moshtix http://www.moshtix.co.nz 09 8897 849

Wednesday June 16th – AUCKLAND, Powerstation Tickets from Moshtix http://www.moshtix.co.nz 09 8897 849

Friday June 18th – PERTH, Metro City Tickets from Moshtix http://www.moshtix.com.au 1300 438 849

TICKETS ON SALE 3rd MAY