SANTA MONICA, CA. (Geffen Records) - 15-year old St. Louis native
Jibbs is riding high on the success of his hit single, "Chain Hang Low," with more than one million ringtones of the song sold before today's release of his debut album,
Jibbs feat. Jibbs.
Jibbs is only the second artist to ever go platinum with ringtone sales before a debut album release. The other artist was Rick Ross.
To promote the album, the young star has toured middle and high schools on the east coast and in the midwest giving kids a sneak peak into his dynamic stage show that showcases nationwide on The Scream Tour starting November 22nd in Miami, Fl. and ending on December 31st in Washington, DC. He shares the stage with Yung Joc, Omarion, Ne-Yo, Pretty Ricky, Sammie and One Chance.
Jibbs is a featured artist in the AOL Breakers program for October, November & December and is also included in MTV's prestigious Discover & Download program.
Jibbs is gearing up to shoot a video for "King Kong," the second single from his debut album in LA on Wednesday, October 25th and Thursday, October 26th. In addition to the dynamic ringtone sales, the first single from Jibbs feat. Jibbs, "Chain Hang Low," is a chart-topping and sales smash. It is currently top 10 on the Rhythmic Top 40, R&B/Hip Hop and Billboard "Hot 100" charts and is the No 1 selling single in the country according to Neilsen Soundscan.
In preparation for Jibbs' release of Jibbs feat. Jibbs, the rapper celebrates with not one but two album release parties in his hometown. The first event takes place today, October 24th, the day of release @ Club Dolce (200 Broadway) and Friday, October 27th, he hosts a party for his fellow teens at Vault.
The following are the Jibbs performance dates on The Scream Tour:
Wednesday, November 22nd Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
Friday, November 24th Greensboro, NC Coliseum
Saturday, November 25th Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
Sunday, November 26th Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Friday, December 1st Memphis, TN Fedex Forum
Saturday, December 2nd St. Louis, MO Savvis Center
Sunday, December 3rd Kansas City, MO Kemper Arena
Friday, December 8th Oakland, CA Coliseum
Sunday, December 10th Los Angeles, CA Forum
Thursday, December 21st Hampton, VA Coliseum
Friday, December 22nd Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Saturday, December 23rd New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Tuesday, December 26th Detroit, MI Joe Lewis Arena
Thursday, December 28th Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Friday, December 29th Cleveland, OH CSU Wolstein Center
Saturday, December 30th Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
Sunday, December 31st Washington DC Verizon Center
