Rap fans will have to hold their breath a little longer as Joey Bada$$ pushes back the release date for “Summer Knights” to July 1.
The Brooklyn rapper took to Twitter to announce the delay and say that the upcoming posthumous Capital Steez project will no longer be a free release. “I’m just trynna make this the best possible outcome for everyone,” he continued to tweet.
Summer Knights pushed back to July 1st….. and King Capital will no longer be released as free mixtape on 7/7…
— oG $wank. (@joeyBADASS_) June 11, 2013
Despite the pause in production, Joey Bada$$ isn’t leaving his fans empty-handed. Yesterday (June 12), he released the track, “95 Til Infinity.” Produced by Lee Bannon, the song is the second cut off “Summer Knights.”
Currently touring in Canada, Joey Bada$$ will make his way through the U.S. later this summer with Wiz Khalifa and Pro Era after performing a series of shows in Europe.
Check out the tour dates below:
June: Toronto, Ontario (NXNE)
June 16:Toronto, Ontario (NXNE)
June 21: Philadelphia, PA (XXL Freshman @ Trocadero)
June 22: Albany, NY (Upstate Concert Hall)
June 27: Boston, MA (XXL Freshman)
July 2: Arendal, Norway (Festival)
July 4: Du Belfor, France (Eurorockness Fest)
July 5: Zurich, Switzerland (Touch The Lake Festival)
July 6: Roskilde, Denmark (Roskilde Festival)
July 14: Ferropolis, Germany (Splash Festival)
July 15: London, United Kingdom (Wireless Festival)
July 17: San Francisco, CA (Shoreline?Amphitheater)
July 18: Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless?Amphitheater)
July 19: Chula Vista, CA (Sleep Train?Amphitheater)
July 20: Phoenix, AZ (Comcast Center)
July 21: Albuquerque, NM (Isleta @ Hard Rock)
July 23: Denver, CO (Fiddler’s Green)
July 25: Austin, TX (Tower Amphitheater)
July 26: Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell?Pavilion)
July 27: Little Rock, AR ( Riverfest?Amphitheater)
July 28: Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
July 30: Chicago, IL ( First Midwest Bank?Amphitheater)
July 31: Detroit, MI (DTE?Energy?Music Theatre)
Aug. 1: Washington, DC (Jiffy Lube Live)
Aug. 2: Holmdel, NJ ( PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 3: Pittsburgh, PA ( First Niagara Pavilion)
Aug. 4: Indianapolis, IN (Verizon Wireless?Amphitheater)
Aug. 6: Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach?Amphitheater)
Aug. 7: Hartford, CT (Comcast Theatre)
Aug. 8: Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
Aug. 9: Montreal, Quebec (Plaine Des Jeux)
Aug. 10: Toronto, Ontario (Molson?Amphitheater)
Aug. 11: Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend)
Aug. 29: Fort Punta Christo Pula, CR (Outlook Festival)
Aug. 31: Seattle, WA (Bumbershoot)
Sept. 3: Portland, OR (Roseland Ballroom)