Rock for a Cure featuring Yung Joc & Fabolous April 3, 2009

Rappers Fabolous and Yung Joc Headline Benefit Concert at Cal U
Tickets on sale now; proceeds benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation

CALIFORNIA, Pa. March 6, 2009 - Tickets are on sale now for a benefit concert at Cal U featuring award-winning hip-hop artists Fabolous and Yung Joc. The music begins at 8 p.m. April 3,when TKE Rock for a Cure opens in Hamer Hall Gymnasium on the campus of California University of Pennsylvania. The concert is presented by Cal U's Student Activities Board and Student Association, Inc. Seventy percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Def Jam Recordings artist John Jackson, a.k.a. Fabolous, was among the first East Coast rappers to be influenced by Southern hip-hop. The Brooklyn-born star has two platinum albums to his credit--Ghetto Fabolous (2001) and Street Dreams (2003)--and his 2004 recording, Street Talk, went gold. Back on the Def Jam label after stints with both Elektra and Atlantic Recordings, Fabolous recently released his fourth album, From Nothin' to Somethin'.

Southern hip-hop sensation Yung Joc is the artist behind "It's Going Down," nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song in 2007 and winner of a BET award for 2006 Hip-Hop Track of the Year. Born Jasiel Robinson, the Atlanta native also reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top 100 with "I Know You See It" (2006). Both singles are from his debut album, New Joc City. In 2007, Yung Joc released Hustlenomics and opened his own record label, Swagg Team Entertainment, managed by Jive Records. A new album, Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood, is due out this summer.

Opening the show at Cal U is Armahn, an R&B and hip-hop artist from Pittsburgh who recently recorded his first single, "I Wanna." Born Armahn Tio Ashley, he has performed live in churches and other venues throughout southwestern Pennsylvania. Ticket price is $10 for students with a valid CalCard, $15 for others. To order tickets, visit http://california-university-of-pennsylvania.ticketleap.com.

California University of Pennsylvania is a proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.