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Lyrics Born-- Bay Area hip-hop mainstay and co-founder of Quannum Projects-- will be releasing somewhat of a follow up to Later That Day..., titled Same !@#$ Different Day on April 26th. We say "somewhat" because Same !@#$ Different Day is for the most part a remix album, although it does feature five new tracks. "With Same !@#$ Different Day, I wanted to link up with outside producers and artists I admire, who could help me get beyond my own limitations," Lyrics Born said. "Most of the 'remix' tracks have entirely new lyrics, music, or both, and feature a slew of guest artists that weren't present on the originals."

And as for those outside producers and artists, Lyrics Born's established ties to West Coast hip-hop have yielded, for this album, production spots by DJ Shadow ("Over You" and "The Last Trumpet"), Dan the Automator ("I'm Just Raw"), and Chief Xcel ("I Can't Wait for Your Love"), while he's joined on the mic by such MCs and vocalists as Joyo Velarde, KRS-One, Evidence (of Dilated Peoples), Lateef the Truth Speaker, E-40, and Casual (of Hieroglyphics). The album will also feature a bonus disc with a Morcheeba remix of "Stop Complaining" and DJ Spinna mix of "I Changed My Mind". On the album proper, prominent remixers include Cut Chemist, Young Einstein, DJ D Sharp, and Jumbo the Garbageman. While we're at it, we might as well give you the tracklist, too:

01 Intro
02 Hello Remix
03 Pack Up Remix
04 I'm Just Raw
05 Do That There (The Young Einstein Hoohoo mix)
06 I Changed My Mind (Stereo MC's Rattlesnake mix)
07 Bad Dreams Interlude
08 Shake It Off (Bad Dreams Part II)
09 The Last Trumpet (Halou Remix)
10 Over You
11 I Can't Wait for Your Love (Limited Time Offer)
12 The Bay
13 Callin' Out Remix
14 Outro
Bonus tracks:
15 Stop Complaining [Morcheeba/Capricorn 2 Remix]
16 I Changed My Mind [DJ Spinna mix]

Yet even more mind-boggling than Same !@#$ Different Day's cast of characters is Lyrics Born's upcoming tour. After returning from a short stint in Australia, Lyrics Born will kick off the tour with a Quannum Projects showcase of sorts in San Francisco before winding his way through the nether regions of America and Canada. This will include two shows in Nelson, British Columbia, shows in Wyoming and Maine, and two shows in Montana:

02-12 Brisbane, Australia - Victoria Park
02-13 Melbourne, Australia - Sidney Myer Music Bowl
02-19 Sydney, Australia - Centennial Park
02-20 Perth, Australia - Belvoir Parklands
02-24 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge (w/ Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truth Speaker)
02-25 South Lake Tahoe, CA - Whiskey Dick's
02-26 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
02-27 Walla Walla, WA - Reid Campus Center
02-28 Olympia, WA - Bar Code
03-01 Bellingham, WA - The Nightlight Lounge
03-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards
03-05 Nelson, British Columbia - Fluid Lounge (2 shows)
03-07 Missoula, MT - The Other Side
03-08 Bozeman, MT - Zebra Cocktail Lounge
03-09 Jackson Hole, WY - Mangy Moose
03-10 Salt Lake City, UT - Ego's
03-11 Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
03-12 Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
03-14 Breckenridge, CO - Sherpa & Yeti's
03-15 Vail, CO - 8150
03-16 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
03-29 Portland, ME - Space
03-30 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
03-31 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
04-08 Gainsville, FL - Common Grounds
04-10 Tallahassee, FL - The Beta Bar
04-11 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues Parish
04-13 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
04-15 Austin, TX - The Parish
04-16 Denton, TX - Hailey's
05-12 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall