LiveNation, Gman and Rizk and Spectrum Presents De La Soul on Friday April 18th at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.

From Gman and Rizk’s website is this:

“The original practitioners of Daisy Age hip-hop are back. In fact, De La Soul never left. The indie trio first splashed onto the scene with 3 Feet High and Rising, a 1989 masterpiece that introduced the Amityville, New York group’s style of eclectic sampling, quirky, surreal lyrics and pop melodies to the world. The record yielded the hit “Me, Myself and I” and, as a measure of its crossover appeal, 3 Feet High and Rising was named by British rock mag NME as disc Album of the Year. The group’s second effort, De La Soul is Dead, was a more mature effort that dropped some of the debut’s lightness, but still managed an absurd sense of humour. The disc, which included singles like “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)”, has become a cult classic—Score listed it as one of its top 100 hip hop albums of all time. Critically acclaimed follow-up releases like Buhloone Mindstate, Stakes is High, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, and The Grind Date have revealed a trio never afraid to try new things, and have kept De La Soul’s following on their toes.

The Grammy Award-winning group’s most recent release, The Impossible Mission, includes new tracks, freestyles and never-before released songs from the vaults of the group’s earliest releases. Their contribution to the evolution of the jazz rap subgenre is unassailable, and the band has influenced countless acts, including Black Eyed Peas, Digable Planets and many more.”

Tickets are $35 each and can be copped at Ticketmaster.ca.

Visit www.gmanandrizk.com for more info.