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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6, 2009

Lyrical mastermind, Paulie Rhyme, is coming to a city near you! Rhyme will be hitting the road on tour in support of new Industrial Arts Mixtape. Rhyme has previously done shows with many artists including KRS One and Slum Village. Industrial Arts Tour kicks off on April 24, 2009 in Boise, ID and wraps up May 9, 2009 in Omaha, NE. The The 14-city national campaign is Rhyme’s way of shedding light on the hardships that are rampant in the U.S. industrial sector.

“The tour is important because we’re going to a lot of new places. We are getting the chance to get in front of new fans and expose more people to the music. The name ‘Industrial Arts Tour’ came from the fact that I’m from Ohio and there is a lot going on back home with outsourcing of industrial jobs. It’s my way of showing love to where I come from.”

Paulie Rhyme (Paul Richardson) is not your typical emcee, but he should be. Raised in the Rustbelt city of Cleveland, OH, Rhyme was bred in a dichotomy of struggle and privilege, poverty and wealth, school and streets. Spending time on various sides of the tracks, for better and for worse, allowed Rhyme to experience various degrees of separation and integration, in a community where color, money, and religion weaved together to define one’s place in society. This also translated into the musical surroundings where gospel, funk, jazz, rock, and an emerging art form were bringing people together, and keeping people apart. These experiences would shape the viewpoints and creative voice that would turn an inner city college athlete into an aspiring educator (Rhyme has his BA in Political Science and Master’s in Adult Education) into a torchbearer for this thing called Hip Hop.

Tour Schedule