Last month, Rio da Yung OG was released from federal prison and promptly celebrated with a new song called “Rio Free.” The Michigan rapper has now shared a new project called Rio Free, which includes his other recent single “WYDT.” Find the 10-song project, along with a new music video for “Off-Rap,” below.
Rio da Yung OG had already lined up a homecoming show at Detroit’s Masonic Temple, for January 11, and the rapper has now announced a full U.S. tour. The concerts take place in January, February, March, and April. See Rio da Yung OG’s tour schedule below.
Rio da Yung OG shared multiple projects, including Fiend Lives Matter and Rio Circa 2020, while serving time in federal prison after agreeing to plead guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Seminal projects, like 2020’s City on My Back, preceded his incarceration.
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Rio da Yung OG:
01-11 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
01-12 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
01-17 Minneapolis, MN – Vanquish
01-18 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
01-19 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
01-21 Libertyville, IL – Libertyville Sports Complex
01-24 Grinnell, IA – Grinnell College
01-25 Springfield, MO – The Regency Live
01-29 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
01-30 Denver, CO – Summit
01-31 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
02-02 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
02-03 Caldwell, ID – Colombia Event Center
02-05 Renton, WA – El Metropolitan Banquet Hall
02-06 Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
02-07 Sparks, NV – Futsol Sports Arena
02-08 San Jose, CA – Club Rodeo
02-09 Fresno, CA – Azteca Theater
02-10 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
02-11 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
02-13 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
02-14 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
02-15 Phoenix, AZ – Monarch Theatre
02-16 Oxnard, CA – Oxnard College Performing Arts
02-17 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
02-20 Chicago, IL – Patio Theater
02-21 Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
02-23 Dayton, OH – The Arena
02-25 Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224
02-28 Oklahoma City, OK – Vaqueros Norte
03-01 Houston, TX – 9PM
03-02 Haltom City, TX – Haltom Theater
03-04 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
03-05 San Antonio, TX – Studio 210
03-08 Nashville, TN – Plaza Mariachi
03-09 Memphis, TN – Memphis Coliseum
03-11 Orlando, FL – Level 13
03-13 Ybor City, FL – Crowbar
03-15 College Park, GA – KMG Studios
03-16 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
03-19 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
03-21 Providence, RI – The Strand
03-22 Hartford, CT – The Webster
03-23 Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse on Watts
03-25 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
03-26 New York, NY – Webster Hall
03-27 Washington, D.C. – The Howard Theatre
03-29 Louisville, KY – Mellwood Art Center
03-30 Cincinnati, OH – Riverfront Live
04-01 Fostoria, OH – Venue 18
04-02 Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
04-03 Cleveland, OH – The Madison
04-05 Flint, MI – FIM Capitol Theatre
