Busta Rhymes Hits The Road W/ Linkin Park, New Album Set For July Release

After two years since his Aftermath debut, The Big Bang, Busta Rhymes has an upcoming album Blessed on deck, and he's announced plans to perform alongside Linkin Park on the rock-based tour "Projekt Revolution."

According to Billboard, the rapper (born Trevor Smith) was thrilled to be included to share the center stage with the rock band so fans could experience their newly collaborated single, "We Made It" - one of Busta's new singles from his upcoming album.

"It made perfect sense for us to be on the tour together, so we could perform ['We Made It'] and bring it to life for people every night," he told Billboard.

Rhymes will tour with Linkin Park through 24 U.S. cities, beginning July 16th in Boston and concluding on August 24th in Houston. Although the overall theme of the tour will be rock-based, Rhymes plans on using "Projekt Revolution" to let the audiences hear new records from Blessed and give rock fans a taste of hip-hop.

"I'm really one that loves the traditional sense of hip-hop," Rhymes said of his stage performance. "I like microphones and turntables."

Along with LP, Busta will also be sharing the stage with other rock acts including Chris Cornell, the Bravery, and Ashes Divide.

Aside from the tour, Rhymes is planning on making more on-screen appearances as he will appear in the upcoming film, Order of Redemption alongside actors Armand Assante and Tom Berenger, as a vicious gang leader and drug dealer.

As previously reported, the Flipmode general plans to turn up the heat on his eighth studio album with a variety of artists ranging from Akon, Common, T.I. and Pharrell. With the radio still buzzing over his popular club banger 'Don't Touch Me Now (Throw Da Water On 'Em), Rhymes looks to hit big with his highly anticipated follow-up.

Blessed is set to hit stores on July 1st.