Fashawn & Exile To Play Australian Tour

Fashawn & Exile have announced they are to tour Australia together for the first time. Critically acclaimed Californian MC Fashawn is teaming up with super producer Exile and have been confirmed to play Sydney’s Civic Underground 21 June, Perth’s Leederville Hotel on 22 June and The Espy in Melbourne on Saturday 23 June.
The pair last worked together on Fashawn’s classic debut ‘Boys Meets World’, which was heralded by critics and fans alike as one of the best albums of 2009 for its gritty, street-wise and intelligent rhymes.
In 2010 Fashawn toured throughout America with Wiz Khalifa, then followed that up with a Talib Kweli tour. He has worked with Grammy-winning producers Dr. Dre, DJ Khalil and Alchemist, featured on songs with J. Cole, Aloe Blacc, and a handful of tomorrow’s future stars. With a strong hip-hop pedigree (think Rakim’s merciless rhymes plus 2pac’s outlaw spirit plus Nas’ effortless flow) and a loyal fan base of young listeners, Fashawn is in for the long haul.

Exile is both old-fashioned and avant-garde, both familiar and strange. He makes music that is in the canon of classic hip-hop and music that can only be leans towards the experimental. He is working with platinum MCs as well as with the kid up the block. Currently he is making big strides to bridge the gap between underground and mainstream; a budding working relationship with the legendary Chicago producer NO ID led Ex towards securing a placement on Big Sean’s debut album. He is currently working on music for Big Sean’s second album as well as music for Lupe Fiasco, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bow Wow and Talib Kweli.

There are solid plans for the second Emanon full length; Exile and Blu have already recorded many songs for a second collaborative LP and Fashawn and Ex have begun talking about a ‘Boy Meets World’ follow up. Exile even has plans of using old reel-to-reel multi-track tapes of his fathers music for an upcoming project.

What: MC Fashawn & Exile.
Where: The Espy, Melbourne.
When: 23 June.
More info: https://www.espy.com.au/

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