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Compton rap artist The Game has been in the headlines more for beefing than for putting out hit records lately, but he is ready to get back to the business of making people move to his music. The Game and Snoop Dogg are bringing their hip-hop road show from overseas to the States.

"I''m the face of the new hip-hop generation, whether you like it or not," Game said recently. "I''m not going anywhere. It's time for a new movement, and I''m heading it. I''m the captain, the general, whatever you wanna call it. I''m the youngest in charge. I''mma hold it down and my number one goal for the future is a more unified and diverse hip-hop culture without all the drama, bullsh-- and violence. Let's take it back to the days of old — which I respect so much — and let's have fun."

The Game and Snoop finished their tour of Europe a couple of weeks ago and will start popping up all across the U.S. beginning April 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Only 10 dates are being announced now, but a lot more are coming, a tour spokesperson said.

Game has hinted that fans in the front rows may get more than just a great show for the price of their ticket you see, he's got a reputation for throwing his personal items into the crowd.

"It's just giving back to the fans, letting them know that I appreciate them," Game explained. "At the end of the day, all the beautiful women would love to take the Game home. You know I can''t go, so I''ll throw of my hoodie or my hat or my [tank top]. I did a show in New York City and I threw off my N.W.A chain into the crowd. I just go on instinct. Like in Paris, I jumped into the crowd, I don''t know why I did it, but I was feeling like U2 and I wanted to mosh. I jumped into the crowd and they caught me. It was just a wonderful experience and I''m real spontaneous."

The spontaneity during Game's show carried over to Snoop's headlining set some nights in Europe, when California love reigned supreme.

"It was never planned," Game said of his occasional onstage appearances with Snoop. "The nights I come out, they''re nights when after my show I don''t feel tired and I still feel that I''ve got energy, so I''ll go out and I''ll kind of play hype man. ... Even though I''m the Game and I got my own movement, I still respect where it comes from. I still respect the legends, and Snoop is definitely that, so just being out there, we be vibing. Snoop''ll stop the music and he''ll intro me to the crowd again and we''ll do a little freestyle segment and the crowd goes crazy and they love it. It's just pure West Coast hip-hop."

Rappers Snoop Dogg and the Game tour dates, according to their reps:

4/15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ E Center

4/16 - Vail, CO @ Vail Village

4/17 - Denver, CO @ Magnes Arena

4/19 - Wichita, KS @ Kansas Coliseum

4/20 - St. Louis, MO @ Savvis Center

4/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center

4/22 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena

4/23 - Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena

4/24 - Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Center

4/26 - Columbus, OH @ Jerome Schottenstein Center

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