King of the Mountains, Rodney's first album of new material in more than four years, is releasing April 3. The album will be followed by a Comedy Central special (April 14); his first DVD, "Rodney Carrington Live at the Majestic Theatre" (April 24); and a book, Coming Clean (September). All will be supported by Rodney's first full year of touring since the debut of his television show in 2004.

Rodney broke through with his major label debut "Hangin' With Rodney" in 1998. The album, which featured fan favorite songs "Letter to My Penis" and "Fred," sold more than 475,000 copies and established Rodney, with his trademark black cowboy hat, boots, and Texas twang, as the king of middle class comedy.

The next few years saw four more Top 10 albums: "Live", "Morning Wood", "Nutsack" and "Greatest Hits", all of which continue to receive major radio airplay on both country and rock formats. "Greatest Hits," a double CD, earned a RIAA certified Gold Record and is well on its way to Platinum. His major network comedy, "Rodney," ran on ABC from 2004-2006. Rodney considers the television show a two-year infomercial that took his career to new heights, and eventually sparked his creative side.

The album includes a live recording of Rodney's stand-up and five song tracks (one live and four studio recorded), including the hilarious anthem "Show Them to Me" and the deeply personal "My Angel Friend." The material is all new, but fans shouldn't expect too much of a departure from Rodney's previous work. "The record has a little more maturity. No, not maturity. I should say growth. I'm older now. I think different than I did five years ago or ten years ago. Of course, the album also includes material on classic Rodney subjects like drinking, fighting (trying not to), sex (trying to) and music.

Rodney's popularity derives, in large part, from his closeness with his audience. Instead of moving to Los Angeles or Nashville, Rodney stayed in Tulsa, Oklahoma; he keeps grounded through frequent live shows. He has been a Pollstar Top 100 grossing concert act since 2001, reaching #28 in 2003 before television commitments forced him to cut back his touring schedule. Now that he's back to full-time touring, he regularly sells out back-to-back 3,000 seat concerts in major cities.