Kendrick Lamar recently announced the first annual "Kunta's Groove Sessions" tour, set to take place in "eight intimate venues" over eight nights. (That's the tour poster above.) Today, he's announced the dates and venues for the initial shows. Fellow Top Dawg Entertainment rapper Jay Rock will join Kendrick and his backing band, the Wesley Theory, on tour. Check out Kendrick's current itinerary below via Top Dawg Entertainment.

Kendrick Lamar:

10-20 Washington, DC - Kennedy Center

10-22 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center

10-24 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion

10-25 Chicago, IL - United Center

10-27 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *

10-29 Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall *

11-01 Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre *

11-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

11-10 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater *

"Kunta's Groove Sessions" with Jay Rock and the Wesley Theory

Read "On Kendrick Lamar and Black Humanity" at the Pitch.

Watch Lamar perform "Fuck Your Ethnicity" at Pitchfork Music Festival: