TDE Brings Live Music, Civic Engagement With 2026 HBCU Tour

Top Dawg Entertainment has launched a new HBCU tour bringing live music, opportunity, and civic engagement to the next generation.

Established and planned in partnership with Toyota and BET and powered by The Orchard, the tour will blend festival sensibilities with signature “Yardfest” campus takeovers. The tour will hit historically Black colleges such as Grambling, beginning Aug. 12, Jackson State University, Alabama State University, and more. See full tour routing below.

Artists set to perform during the tour include both new and established artists from the TDE roster, with special guests and local student talent showcases. The tours will also include moments of “hands-on virtual mentorship,” per an official press release, an interactive mobile recording studio, and a contest to determine which creation is best.

“TDE has always been about giving back and pushing the culture forward. TDE University brings our artists, our knowledge, and our resources to HBCU campuses,” Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Founder & CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, said in a statement. “We are giving students mentorship, scholarships, and opportunities to grow. We’re just giving back and helping the next generation take it to the next level.”

Tour entry is open only to students and faculty at the HBCU campuses listed above, except on Aug. 29.

TDE University Tour Dates

Wednesday, August 12: Grambling State University — Grambling, LA

Thursday, August 13: Jackson State University — Jackson, MS

Friday, August 14: Alabama State University — Montgomery, AL

Monday, August 17: Southern University A&M — Baton Rouge, LA

Wednesday, August 19: Howard University — Washington, D.C.

Friday, August 21: AUC (Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Morris Brown College) — Atlanta, GA

Tuesday, August 25: Morgan State University — Baltimore, MD

Thursday, August 27: Tennessee State University — Nashville, TN

Saturday, August 29: Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge at Center Parc Stadium — Atlanta, GA

Thursday, September 3: North Carolina A&T State University — Greensboro, NC