T-Weaponz Joins R.I.C.A.N. Tour to Bring Urban Music and Community Awareness to Five National Puerto Rican Day Parades

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T-Weaponz Joins R.I.C.A.N. Tour to Bring Urban Music and Community Awareness to Five National Puerto Rican Day Parades

Rocking Inner City Awareness Now (R.I.C.A.N) Tour Will Start Sunday, June 9 in New York City and Also Cover Rochester, Chicago, Philadelphia & Bridgeport

New York, NY / May 15, 2008 - Rocking Inner City Awareness Now (R.I.C.A.N) Tour unites the Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity and Billboard Top Ten Hip Hop group T-Weaponz and aims to spread messages of community empowerment and higher eduction, while at the same time entertain prospectors with college step and musical performances.

Sponsored by C Four Energy Drink, the R.I.C.A.N Tour kicks off at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City on Sunday, June 9. As the largest ethnic parade in the county it claims over 12 million telecast viewers and over 2 million spectators; Bridgeport, Chicago, Rochester and Philadelphia parades have also grown in popularity and numbers as the Latino population has grown in each of these cities.

Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity is a brotherhood of professional men whose mission is to promote the development of the Latino community throughout colleges and neighborhoods across the nation.

"We've been involved in the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade for years but this is the first time we've expanded our involvement to a tour. We've teamed up with some great people to make this happen and are looking forward to reaching more young men with information about our organization" says Juan Rios, National Executive Director of Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc.


T-Weaponz is no stranger to the Puerto Rican Day Parade either; this will be the group's third appearance on a float.

"We're really excited to be part of this tour. Being from New York we always try to participate in the NYC parade because it keeps us connected to our community, but this tour offers us a chance to bring our music to other communities" says Izreal of T-Weaponz.

"I think our community is hungry for uplifting urban music and this tour gives us the perfect platform for our new single 'Xtra Ordinary' which is an ode to the women who love hip hop, we're raising them up, not holding them down and can't wait for feedback from the crowds" adds Pslamz of T-Weaponz.

Tour Dates/Locations:

New York City, NY – June 9, 2008
Chicago, IL – June 14, 2008
Bridgeport, CT – July 12, 2008
Rochester, NY – August 3, 2008
Philadelphia, PA – September 20, 2008



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About T-Weaponz

T-Weaponz is an explosive lyrical trifecta hailing from the streets of Brooklyn's East New York, composed of brothers IzReal and Arkitek and their neighborhood friend Psalmz. After meeting at an impromptu neighborhood 'CIPHER' (term used to describe a circle of emcees rhyming together) and later discovering how many similarities they shared both in terms of their life experiences and their ideals they soon came together under the moniker Tomorrow's Weaponz, which they later shortened to T-Weaponz, representative of how the trio lives for today and hopes for a tomorrow using their own weapons-thoughts and wits.

Over the years, T-Weaponz's unique lyrical style, catchy beats and desire to bring truth, hope and justice to the streets has garnered the group many successes, among them:

2007: T-Weaponz released their digital full-length debut entitled Just Begun.., which features production from hit-maker Fingazz of Streetlight Music. With this highly anticipated released, the group was featured in two consecutive issues of The Source Magazine: Off the Radar (Dec. 2007) and Tale of the Tape (Nov. 2007).

LATV segment following T-Weaponz to their album release aired to exceptional viewer ship. It beat out Mun2's "One Nation Under Hip Hop," MTV Tres's "Karlifornia," and came in slightly under MTV's "The Hills" in the Los Angeles Area.

2006: In December 2006, T-Weaponz released the bounce-laden single Dem Boyz, featuring Houston rapper Trae, which debuted at No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, and where it remained for six consecutive weeks.

2005: T-Weaponz's audience skyrockets with the release of the catchy bilingual anthem Mira Mira. The wildly popular "spanglish" track, which features Cuban rapper Pitbull and Notch, formerly lead singer of the Born Jamericans, bridges the gap between English- and Spanish-speaking people with its witty fusion of English and Spanish words. In a matter of months, the song became an international hit catapulting T-Weaponz into the mainstream. Mira Mira garnered over 15,000 radio spins nationally and surpassed 50,000 in digital download sales.

This summer, the group will release a new single and video "XtraOrdinary" a dedication to the ladies who love hip hop.

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