New Boyz will join Sean Kingston on tour

Ben J and Legacy of The New Boyz will join multi-platinum recording artist Sean Kingston on a 25-city North American Tour that will last through November.

Their summer smash “You’re A Jerk” hit the airwaves this summer after an extensive self-propelled run on websites like MySpace and YouTube where youth across the nation recorded hundreds of videos imitating the fancy footwork. The song eventually made its way into the Top 5 on the Billboard music charts and garnered over a million views for the video’s Music Choice debut in its first week (the 2nd highest in the VOD network’s history)-not bad for two teens who initially recorded the song in their closet.

The 17-year-olds have become the ambassadors of this counter-culture marked by loud colors, hipster-garb, and their notorious skinny jeans with their Generation Z peers co-signing their chosen form of self-expression. “This is us. We’re showing a different side of hip-hop and a different style from the West Coast. We’ve never been worried about the haters or critics,” says Ben J.

Their impressive 13-track debut Skinny Jeanz & A Mic will be released September 15th on Asylum/Warner Bros. Records. Full of minimalist beats largely produced by group member Legacy and peers to keep it organic, the album chronicles the life and experience of a normal teenager with a carefree swagger that coincides with their movement.

The duo insists that fans looking for something young, fresh, and new are in for a treat. “People think we only do jerk music, butwe do a whole lot of everything,” says Legacy. “The album is about having fun and the typical teenage life. The show will capture this.”

TOUR DATES:

MON 10/12 San Francisco, CA **The Warfield
TUE 10/13 Los Angeles, CA **Club Nokia
WED 10/14 Salinas, CA **Fox Theatre
THU 10/15 Phx (Scottsdale), AZ The Venue
FRI 10/16 San Diego, CA Cane’s
SAT 10/17 Las Vegas, NV Pure @ Caesars
SUN 10/18 Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre
TUE 10/20 Ft Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
WED 10/21 Denver, CO The Ogden
THU 10/22 Lawrenceville, NJ Private Location
SAT 10/24 Austin, TX Emo`s
SUN 10/25 Houston, TX House Of Blues
MON 10/26 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
WED 10/28 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
THU 10/29 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
SUN 11/1 Natick (Boston), MA Healy Auditorium
WED 11/4 New York, NY Blender
FRI 11/6 Allentown (Philly), PA Crocodile Rock
SAT 11/7 Washington, D.C. Venue TBD
SUN 11/8 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
WED 11/11 Detroit, MI Emerald Theatre
FRI 11/13 Decorah, IA Luther College