DJ Premier

A$AP Ferg playing last-minute NYC show tonight, has a new song with DJ Premier

A$AP Ferg and DJ Premier’s “Our Streets” is the first release by the recently-relaunched Payday Records, which put out releases by DJ Premier’s group Gang Starr, Jay-Z, Jeru the Damaja, KRS-One and more in the ’90s.

Terrace Martin's band ft. Kamasi/Glasper playing NYC ++ DJ Quik & MC Eiht end feud with great new LPs

Kendrick Lamar collaborator Terrace Martin announced a NYC show with his supergroup The Pollyseeds (including Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Problem, and more). In recent related news, longtime feuders DJ Quik & MC Eiht finally collaborated and both have great new albums out…

Brooklyn Comes Alive supergroup formations & daily lineups

The Meters’ George Porter Jr is playing three sets (one with a former Primus drummer), Darkside’s Dave Harrington is playing one with Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda, Phil Lesh’s son Grahame is doing a CSNY tribute, and more.

Rock Steady Crew 40th Anniversary @ SummerStage now Prodigy tribute

The free Rock Steady Crew 40th Anniversary show at Central Park SummerStage on Sunday, July 20 is now being headlined by what’s being billed as Mobb Deep (Tribute to Prodigy)…

Brooklyn Comes Alive 2017 lineup: Primus mems, DJ Premier, Crystal Method, more

The weekend of musical collaboration also includes John Scofield, Eric Krasno, Dave Harrington, Yuka Honda, George Porter Jr, and members of Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, Lotus, Trey Anastasio Band, RatDog, Jack White’s band, Prince’s band, and still more.

El-P, Danny Brown, Biz Markie, Lil Wayne, Flying Lotus, more pay tribute to Prodigy

Also: A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, DJ Premier, Aesop Rock, Questlove, Pro Era, Vince Staples, and more pay tribute to the late hip hop legend…

free 2017 Betsy Head Park SummerStage shows (DJ Premier, Ginuwine, more)

The lineup of free 2017 SummerStage shows is announced, and as always, it includes concerts happening in city parks in all five boroughs. Here’s what’s going on in Brownsville’s Betsy Head Park.

SummerStage 2017 free show lineup: Digable Planets, Yo La Tengo, Jadakiss, Laura Mvula, Valerie June, more

Also: Margaret Glaspy, George Clinton, Main Source, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Robert Glasper, Denzel Curry, DJ Premier, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Capone-N-Noreaga, GZA, Bilal, and so much more.

Biggie died 20 years ago today; Brooklyn Nets, Puff Daddy & more pay tribute

The Nets are doing a big tribute when they play the Knicks this Sunday at Barclays Center, which currently has a Biggie pop-up shop. Faith Evans, Jadakiss, Nas, and more also paid tribute today…

30 essential psychedelic soul songs

From Shuggie Otis to War to Solange, here are some of the most essential psychedelic soul songs of the past 50 years.
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