Before he heads out for summer vacation on Linkin Park's dime, Ghostface will headline a monthlong tour of his own, bringing the music of his most recent CD, The Pretty Toney Album, to the people.

Ghost kicks things off Sunday in his hometown of New York and hops across the country, ending in San Francisco on June 29. Coming along for the ride is Queensbridge rapper Cormega, whose latest album, Legal Hustle, was released Tuesday (June 1).

Linkin Park recently announced acts for the second stage of its Projekt Revolution extravaganza, which include Ghostface, Funeral for a Friend and Downset (see "Linkin Park's Summer Tour Now Twice As Big"). Fans of LP may not know how to react when confronted with Ghostface's bathrobe and gold-chain-bedazzled theatrics, but the Wu-Tang MC said he's still excited at the prospect of facing a different audience.

"It's a whole new side of things," Ghost explained. "Wu-Tang had a lot of rock fans, too, so hopefully they still remember my face."

Ghostface tour dates, according to a tour spokesperson:

  • 6/6 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
  • 6/7 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
  • 6/9 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva
  • 6/10 - Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theater
  • 6/11 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
  • 6/14 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
  • 6/16 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
  • 6/17 - Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird
  • 6/18 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
  • 6/19 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The World
  • 6/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Quest
  • 6/25 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
  • 6/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
  • 6/27 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
  • 6/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore