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D12 are heading out with fellow misbehaving rhyme-slingers Kottonmouth Kings for a fall tour.

The two groups, along with openers Bionic Jive, will kick off the outing on October 15 in New Haven, Connecticut. After spending the night before Halloween (or Devils Night, the title of D12's debut album) in New Orleans, the tour will wrap up November 20 in Detroit.

D12 will be without their star player, however, as Eminem will be shooting his still-untitled semi-autobiographical movie (see "Film Based On Eminem's Life Coming Into Focus"), his Interscope Records spokesperson said Wednesday (September 19).

Kottonmouth Kings will be promoting their third album, Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop, due October 9. Produced by Kingpin Brad Daddy X and newcomer Kumagai, the LP includes a cover of the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me."

Brad Daddy X and crew, who toured last spring behind their "Dopeumentary" home video, will perform at Cypress Hill's Smoke Out festivals in Devore, California, on October 6 and Oakland, California, on October 13 (see "Busta, Deftones, Method Man To Smoke Out With Cypress Hill") before hitting the road with D12.

D12/Kottonmouth Kings tour dates, according to Interscope:

• 10/15 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
• 10/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
• 10/17 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
• 10/18 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
• 10/19 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
• 10/20 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
• 10/23 - Charlotte, NC @ Ovens Auditorium
• 10/25 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
• 10/26 - Miami, FL @ James L. Knight Center
• 10/28 - Orlando, FL @ University of Central Florida
• 10/30 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
• 11/1 - Houston, TX @ Numbers
• 11/2 - Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Tea Room
• 11/3 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
• 11/6 - Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
• 11/8 - Washington, DC @ Nation
• 11/9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ M
• 11/10 - Kitchener, ON @ Lyric Theatre
• 11/11 - Toronto, ON @ Docks Concert Hall
• 11/13 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
• 11/14 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
• 11/15 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
• 11/16 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
• 11/17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
• 11/19 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
• 11/20 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre

For a feature interview with D12, check out "D12: Slim Shady's Crew Stands Up".

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Any event that brings together Eminem and 40 tons of fake snow is probably worth checking out.

Em has been tapped to join Kottonmouth Kings and Mix Master Mike at The ACG Indoor, an event billing itself as the world's first indoor snowboarding competition.

Set for September 9 at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, the event will see 20 of the world's top snowboarders compete on a ramp and quarterpipe (covered in the aforementioned 40 tons of man-made snow). The snowboarders will compete for $75,000 and a brand-new Mitsubishi Montero Sport.

The ramp action will take place directly across from the stage where Mix Master Mike will spin and Kottonmouth Kings will perform before Eminem hits the stage.

Tickets for the event are going for $25, and fans will also be able to pick up free lift tickets to nearby Mountain High at the door.

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A band too rowdy for the Insane Clown Posse?

While it seems hard to believe, that is apparently the situation with the Kottonmouth Kings, who were dropped as the openers for ICP's fall tour over the weekend.

In a written statement, the Kings claim that they were fired for "excessive drug use, rowdiness and inciting riotous behavior," and that the final straw came when the Clown Posse discovered that its opening act was trading backstage passes for marijuana.

"We were broke as a joke and needed more smoke," Kings rapper Brad X explained in the statement, "what would you do?" While the band is on its forced hiatus from the road, turntablist Bobby B has headed into a studio to work on Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee's solo album.

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The Kottonmouth Kings and Capital Records are preparing to take legal action against the city of Huntington Beach, California, for banning them from performing at a festival, says the band's lawyer.

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