Rapper/activist Paris ir organizing a huge concert series called the Hard Truth Soldiers Tour 2009, via his own Guerrilla Funk Touring and Promotions company.

Kicking off May 1st in Eureka, CA, the Soldiers Tour will heard on a 45-city schedule, hitting cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, before things come to a wrap in mid-June in Sacramento.

The tour is not only noteworthy for its scope, but for its lineup of today's most focused and socially aware hardcore hip-hop talent -- including Paris, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli, Kam, Pete Rock, Planet Asia, T-K.A.S.H., The Conscious Daughters, Uno the Prophet, Jasiri X, NYOil, Sellassie and guest performers in select cities.

Blending seasoned talent with up-and-coming acts, Paris is sure concertgoers will get their money's worth once they pass the entry gates.

"The idea here is to provide a platform for artists to be seen and heard who have important voices that have been marginalized," said Guerrilla Funk CEO, Paris. "All too often certain segments of hip-hop are focused on by the mainstream that don't accurately or adequately reflect us or our communities. This is a perfect way to counteract that, and to provide balance to an art form that has become increasingly corporatized and diluted for mass consumption."

In addition to the tour, Paris has several other projects in the works. His Guerrilla Funk Recordings label recently released his latest album, 2008's critically-acclaimed Acid Reflex, featuring Chuck D. and George Clinton.

They've also recently released one of the first albums by a female hip-hop group in recent memory, The Nutcracker Suite, by The Conscious Daughters. And more is to come. Two new Paris-produced albums are set to be released on May 12 -- T-K.A.S.H.'s Brains All Over the Streets and Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers, Vol. 2.

For more info, dates, venues, visit HardTruthSoldiers.com, or Paris' official website GuerillaFunk.com