Pharaohe Monch

DJ Shadow announces new LP ft. Run the Jewels, Nas, Wiki, more (stream "Rosie")

’Our Pathetic Age’ is DJ Shadow’s first album in three years and also features appearances by members of Wu-Tang Clan, Future Islands, Interpol, De La Soul and more.

Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) played his "final" NYC show at The Apollo (pics, review)

Yasiin Bey and collaborator Ferrari Sheppard also played “Seaside Panic Room” and “N.A.W.” off the new album on Fallon.

Ecstatic Music Festival underway: pics from Pharaohe Monch / PitchBlak Brass Band; Bang on a Can All-Stars this weekend

The 2016 Ecstatic Festival, which pairs rock/pop with composers and experimental musicians, just got underway with a 1/29 kickoff event at The Greene Space (featuring a Man Forever / Tigue collaboration) before settling in to its usual home of Merkin Concert Hall on Thursday (2/4) for a collaborative performance by skilled MC Pharoahe Monch and the PitchBlak Brass Band…

Talib Kweli was a surprise guest at Pete Rock's Brooklyn Bowl show, playing two full-band shows there soon

Plus, listen to Pete Rock’s new Panda Bear remix On Thursday (6/24), hip hop legend Pete Rock celebrated his new Petestrumentals 2 album with a star-studded release show at Brooklyn B…