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Common and Q-Tip will herald the release of the B-Ball Zombie War compilation (on which Q-Tip appears) with a tour together, sponsored by 2K Sports. Joining them will be Stones Throw MC and fellow Zombie contributor Percee P, who just released his long-awaited debut LP.

Tip has a couple long-awaited, oft-postponed albums in the works; right now, The Renaissance is due in "early 2008" according to a press release. And in a recent interview with XXLMag.com, he announced that he and Common have formed a group together called the Standard. (These guys are probably pissed.)

The two have not, however, started recording together yet, and the remaining details remain unclear, except that Q-Tip will handle most of the production and that a few tracks may feature Kanye West.

In addition to the joint tour, Common has a handful of dates on his own. He's also in the movie American Gangster with Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington coming out soon, and is filming Wanted with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman and The Night Watchman with Keanu Reaves and Forest Whitaker.

As previously reported, Stones Throw will release B-Ball Zombie War on October 2.

Common/Q-Tip (all dates with Percee P):

09-22 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
09-24 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
09-25 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
09-27 Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
09-28 Greensboro, NC - N Club
09-29 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
09-30 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
10-01 Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
10-03 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
10-05 Washington, DC - Love
10-06 Worcester, MA - The Palladium
10-07 New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
10-08 Norfolk, VA - Norva
10-10 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10-14 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy

Common:

09-18 Atlanta, GA - Opera
09-19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
09-20 Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island *
09-21 Maplewood, MN - The Myth
09-26 Washington, DC - Love

* with Joss Stone