Bay Area horrorcore rapper Mars has linked with Kansas City artist Irv DA PHENOM! once again for a second run of the “Raw Energy Tour.”
The nationwide tour has just started, last night in Columbus OH, and runs for 10 dates ending later this month in Anehiem, CA.
The full tour dates, which will also feature Sik Mob, Fisty Cuffs, and Pedro Van Gogh, can be seen below.
4/4 Columbus, OH – Bunzie’s Tavern
4/5 Seabrook, NH – The Honey Pot
4/6 Baltimore, MD – Five Seasons
4/7 West Wawrick, RI – Manchester 65
4/9 Allen Park, MI – Simons After Dark
4/10 Beardstown, IL – The Zone (Upstairs)
4/13 Ottumwa, IA – Las Palmas
4/15 Tuczon, AZ – Runaway Bar & Grill
4/16 Tempe, AZ – The Big Fish
4/17 Anaheim, CA – Mirror Image Studios
When asked about creating a Part 2 of the “Raw Energy Tour” – Mars told DubCNN;
“Nowadays artists can’t just depend on CD sales for income. If you want a fan base that grows every year, then hit the road and introduce yourself. I never wanted to be an artist only known in Pittsburg and Antioch. I wanted to just be known period. I skipped my local area and hit the East Coast and Midwest first and never stopped going out. The first run of the Raw Energy tour was dope because I did everything myself. From booking, to promotions, to press, to tour managing and dealing with openers and booking agents. I don’t wait around for sh*t to happen, I just do it. Mad Insanity Records have always did shit from the ground up, by ourselves. Thats why you see me and Kung Fu Vampire always out there doing the biggest shit. We don’t make music for the radio. We make music for weirdos. They exist everywhere, not just on the West or in our local areas. People never understood until they see what we do on the road. Then they want it for themselves too. People say my content, my voice, or my mask would hurt me and to knock that shit off if I wanted success. The funny part is thats all the same shit that made me as successful as I am. Nobody tells me to do sh*t now.”
