The 10th Annual How The Grouch Stole Christmas tour will indeed be "extra special" as The Grouch will be joined by the entire Living Legends crew. All 8 members; The Grouch, Murs, Eligh, Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, Scarub, Aesop, and Bicasso, will be backed by DJ Fresh. Supporting the tour will be LA's Evidence from Dilated Peoples, and Eligh's new group, Grand Tapestry will join on select dates.

Aesop Rock has announced a 37-date North American tour beginning November 5th in Austin, TX. The emcee will make a run around the continent with the company of Homeboy Sandman, Rob Sonic and DJ Zone. The tour is set to run through end of January, 2017 wrapping up in Toronto.

NxWorries, the team of Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge, released another solid joint off their soon to be released debut album. Get Bigger/Do U Luv is the the fourth track we've heard off of Yes Lawd!, which is set for an October 21st release via Stones Throw Records.

This years Hiero Day marks the 5th year of the event and is set to take place September 5th, and tickets are now available. Like last years celebration, General Admission tickets for the mayor commemorated Oakland holiday, festival, concert and block party are available for $19.93 (*cough* '93 Til). Additional options include a $50 Pit Pass and a $199.30 VIP Ticket for those who want the best access to the performers/performances.