NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - RZA's much beloved character
Bobby Digital returns this summer with "Digi Snacks," a brand new studio album via KOCH Records. "Digi Snacks" will be out on June 24, 2008.
The video for the first single, "You Can't Stop Me Now," directed by RAGE/Todd Angkasuwan and co-directed by RZA, has just been announced as part of MTV2's "Unleashed" program.
In this program, MTV2 will air brief teasers of the video this week, building up to the exclusive premiere on Monday, May 26 on MTV2 and mtv2.com. MtvU will also be co-premiering "You Can't Stop Me Now" during the "Unleashed" program, airing the video at the top of every hour and also featuring it on mtvU.com. "You Can't Stop Me Now" will be featured on these outlets through Sunday, June 1st. Additionally, RZA will be relaunching MTV2's hosted series of "Sucker Free Sundays" on Sunday, June 1st in conjunction with the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
RZA is about to embark on a national U.S. tour leading up to the "Digi Snacks" release with his future-soul group Stone Mecca.
On "Digi Snacks," Bobby Digital is engulfed in a story of revenge, betrayal, seduction, hustlin' and pimpin' slaves as souls, complete with a cast of characters that includes the return of The Raven, The Hawk, The Eagle, The Vulture, The four fouls of prey and, of course, Barbara Peppers. Bobby Digital explains, "If you follow the character, he's always talking with himself between good and evil, trying to balance himself. Sometimes when you think you're all the way at the end, you're actually at the beginning."
The Bobby Digital tour dates featuring Stone Mecca are:
June 10 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
June 11 Austin, TX - Emo's
June 12 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
June 14 Denver, CO - Cervantes Ballroom
June 15 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
June 17 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
June 18 Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse
June 20 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
June 21 San Francisco, CA - 1015
June 23 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
June 24 Seattle, WA - Showbox
June 25 Vancouver, CAN Richards
June 27 Calgary, CAN - Sled Island Festival
June 30 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
July 1 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
July 2 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
July 4 Ottawa, CAN - New Capital Hall
July 5 New York, NY - Webster Hall
July 7 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
July 8 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
For more info on "Digi Snacks," go to www.myspace.com/RZA.
