Brooklyn based hip-hop connoisseur, Talib Kweli, premiered his debut track “Lord of the Light” today via COMPLEX, which was specially crafted for the HBO Game of Thrones Mixtape, Volume Two. Lord of the Light fits in several Game of Thrones references while also showcasing themes from the show’s previous season. The HBO mixtape will feature hip-hop artists such as Snoop Dogg, Method Man, Yandel, and many others.
“This year, for the second year in a row, [Game of Thrones] created a mixtape to help promote the new season and asked me to do a song for it. They choose my song as the lead song to release to announce the mixtape.” –Talib Kweli
The release of Lord of the Light precedes Kweli’s U.S. tour with hip-hop artists NIKO IS and Immortal Technique. Tour dates and venues are listed below:
Mon-Mar-09 – Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
Tue-Mar-10 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
Thu-Mar-12 – Denver, CO – Cervantes
Fri-Mar-13 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
Sat-Mar-14 – Jackson Hole, WY – Pink Garter Theatre
Sun-Mar-15 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Tue-Mar-17 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
Wed-Mar-18 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Thu-Mar-19 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
Sat-Mar-21 – Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst
Sun-Mar-22 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Tue-Mar-24 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory
Wed-Mar-25 – West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues
Thu-Mar-26 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
Fri-Mar-27 – Tempe, AZ – Club Red
Sat-Mar-28 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
Sun-Mar-29 – El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
Tue-Mar-31 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Wed-Apr-01 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
Thu-Apr-02 – San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall
Fri-Apr-03 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live : Ballroom
Sat-Apr-04 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
Mon-Apr-06 – Miami, FL – Grand Central
Wed-Apr-08 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Thu-Apr-09 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Fri-Apr-10 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Sat-Apr-11 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
Tues-April-14 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
Wed-Apr-15 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Thu-Apr-16 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
Fri-Apr-17 – Pawtucket, RI – The Met
Social Media