The Pharcyde

Legendary alt-rap group The Pharcyde is currently split in two, and Fatlip and Slimkid3's version is touring this fall...

Legendary hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim returned for their first show in over two decades at NYC's Apollo Theater in 2017, and they've stayed on the road since - including shows this summer.

Smokin' Grooves 2019 also includes Usher, Ella Mai, Daniel Caesar, Kali Uchis, Common, T-Pain, The-Dream, The Pharcyde, and more.

Plus: Robyn, Ty Segall, Built To Spill, Southern Culture on the Skids, Hot Snakes, PAWS, and more tour-related news.

’Yo! MTV Raps’ is being reinvented for " for a new generation" and the 30th anniversary show at Barclays on June 1 includes Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Young Black Teenagers, and many more.

Arts & Crafts' annual Toronto festival Field Trip returns this year on June 3 & 4. The lineup includes the label's flagship band, Broken Social Scene, plus BSS contributor Feist (who looks to be finally releasing a new album this year)...

Eric Andre's mangina included.

The Growlers have shared the video for "I'll Be Around," the current single from their new album City Club. Directed by Warren Fu, it's set in a hospital emergency room in the wee hours, when things get weird.

"The Growlers may be the most interesting band in the world, certainly one of the coolest. Nor gypsy, nor goth, nor surfer, nor punk, yet somehow all of them." - Julian Casablancas

Usher headlining Power 105.1's Powerhouse (with Bryson Tiller, Tory Lanez, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Desiigner) five days after Rick Ross headlines 'Masters of Ceremony' (with Rakim, Mobb Deep, The Pharcyde, Pete Rock, etc).