Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are headlining a co-tour that is titled “Heart of the City” and it is something that has been in coffers for some time. They had wanted to do something together for quite some time. The “Heart of the City” co-tour officially kicks off on March 22, 2008 with a concert at Miami’s American Airlines Arena. The co-headlining tour is exclusively for the North America area alone. It will feature both the popular soul singer and hip-hop rap musician on stage together for the entire tour. The tour is scheduled to go on till the middle of April. The tour itinerary for Blige and Jay-Z includes ten separate dates and the specific locations that the celebrity duo will perform. Cities scheduled to be visited includes Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Toronto, and other cities. There will be more performing dates for the co-tour in the coming future.

Mary J. Blige’s new cd “Growing Pains” was released in December of 2007 and went on to hit the Number 2 spot on the Billboard Top 200 while Jay-Z’s new studio album “American Gangster” released to stores in November of 2008, reportedly sold approximately 400,000 copies in just the very first week it was available to the public. “Heart of the City” tour would provide an opportunity for the duo to promote their albums and careers.