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Just ahead of the 30th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album, “Dah Shinin’”, Smif-N-Wessun announce the launch of “Still Shinin’,” a tour that takes them from Brooklyn to Borlänge, Sweden.

The duo, composed of Tek and General Steele, first appeared on Black Moon’s album, Enta Da Stage, and they’ve been consciously commanding the stage ever since.

Perhaps most known for their Timberlands and hook, “I shine, you shine, shine,” Smif-N-Wessun’s overall M.O. has acquired them a catalog and audience as loyal to them as they are to Hip-Hop.

“When we on tour, we see generations that come to our shows,” says Tek. “At some shows, we have kids that are 9, 11, 13 years old with their dads, and their dads had their dad, and they all rocking, and they know the words too.”

For them, it still feels like 30 years ago. Coming off the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop and music industry-wide shake ups from lawsuits to Rap beef, we can look forward to seeing Smif-N-Wessun enter the stage once again with some “super friends” for this “Still Shinin’ Tour.”

“It’s Hip-Hop, it’s going to be exciting,” says Steele. “I don’t want to say, ‘throwback’ but it’s going to have a feeling of just coming to a show and having fun.”

Smif-N-Wessun is also back in the studio for their eighth studio album, “INFINITY”, but no word yet on what to expect other than P.N.C.-type vibes.

“When you hear the new lyrics on the next project you’ll see,” Steele continues. “We’ve been smashed in the media, we’ve been blacklisted in NYC, we’ve been underdogs and under-voted, outvoted, outcast, thought of last, shot at, took stabs at, shut doors on and we still look forward. That’s how you keep shinin’.”

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