SANTA MONICA, CA  [Monday Dec.5.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- Kanye West wants you to go to college.

That's why the rapper has hooked up with music retailer Musicland for the Free U. College Giveaway contest. One winner will receive $150,000 to put towards his or her college education.

According to RollingStone.com, West will kick-off the national sweepstakes with a free performance today, December 5th, in at Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California.

In related news, Kanye West is currently in the final stages of his "Touch The Sky Tour" tour in support of his second solo album "Late Registration." West will also support U2 on the last four dates of the Irish rockers' North American 2005 Vertigo Tour. West opens U2's sold-out concerts in St. Louis, Missouri (December 14th); Omaha, Nebraska (December 15th); Salt Lake City, Utah (December 17th) and Portland, Oregon (December 19th).

Here are the remaining 2005 tour dates for Kanye West.

December
05 - Irvine, CA - UCI Bren Center
07 - San Jose, CA - Civic Center
09 - Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum
10 - Seattle, WA - Everett Event Center
11 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
14 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center - supporting U2 - SOLD OUT
15 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center - supporting U2 - SOLD OUT
17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center - supporting U2 - SOLD OUT
19 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden - supporting U2 - SOLD OUT
31 - Las Vegas, NV - Aladdin Theater

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