RZA, a long-time chess aficionado and advocate, will partner up with ChessPark.com to launch WuChess.com, an online community geared towards chess playing and hip-hop culture. The website will allow players to face each other in live play and interact in text messaging and live chat. Members will be able to challenge others around the world, including RZA himself. There is no official launch date for the site but the first 500 members to sign up will be given the status of “founder” as well as regular updates on the site’s progress. [All Hip Hop]
RZA is also gearing up to release his new album for the summer Digi Snax under his MC alter-ego Bobby Digital. He will be touring for the album during the summer.
Dates are listed below:
Tue-Jun 10, 08 Houston TX Warehouse Live Wed-Jun 11, 08 Austin TX Emos Thu-Jun 12, 08 Dallas TX Palladium Ballroom Sat-Jun 14, 08 Denver CO Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Sun-Jun 15, 08 Salt Lake City UT Urban Lounge Tue-Jun 17, 08 Tucson AZ Rialto Theater Wed-Jun 18, 08 Phoenix AZ The Brickhouse Theater Fri-Jun 20, 08 Los Angeles CA Henry Fonda Theater Sat-Jun 21, 08 San Francisco CA 1015 Mon-Jun 23, 08 Portland OR Hawthorne Theater Tue-Jun 24, 08 Seattle WA Showbox at the Market Wed-Jun 25, 08 Vancouver BC Richards On Richards Fri-Jun 27, 08 Calgary AB Sled Island Music Festival Mon-Jun 30, 08 Minneapolis MN First Avenue Tue-Jul 1, 08 Chicago IL House Of Blues Wed-Jul 2, 08 Pontiac MI Crofoot Ballroom Fri-Jul 4, 08 Ottawa ON New Capital Music Hall Sat-Jul 5, 08 New York NY Webster Hall Mon-Jul 7 08 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Tue-Jul 8 08 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
my mind is officially blown
laura
i do believe i'm a founder
gezer