Jay-Z has announced that he will be exteniding his North American tour in support of his newest album, The Blueprint 3. It will begin on February 22, 2010 in Houston, Texas, according to Billboard.com. Young Jeezy is scheduled to open all dates on the tour.

Tickets for the tour go on sale Nov. 13 on LiveNation.com, while Citi cardmembers can access presale tickets on Nov. 10 at 10 AM. Details are available on citiprivatepass.com.

Additional dates will be announced in the coming days.

In other news, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will record a sequel/remix to their hit song, "Empire State of Mind." Part 2 will contain a new verse from Jay-Z and will appear on Keys' upcoming album, Element of Freedom, slated to hit stores on Dec. 15.

Here are the newly announced dates to Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 tour:

Feb 22: Houston, TX (Toyota Center)
Feb 23: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
Feb 25: New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Arena)
Feb 27: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
Feb 28: Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum Complex)
Mar 03: Washington, DC (Verizon Center)
Mar 07: Norfolk, VA (Scope Arena)
Mar 11: Boston, MA (TD Garden)
Mar 16: Pittsburgh, PA (Mellon Arena)
Mar 19: St. Louis, MO (Scottrade Center)
Mar 20: Indianapolis, IN    (Conseco Fieldhouse)
Mar 22:  Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)
Mar 24:  San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion)
Mar 26:  Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)