The Pharcyde's Bumpy Ride

"We found out one of our songs was in [2011 movie] The Sitter the same time the fans did," Brown says incredulously, referring to Pharcyde's track "Runnin'." He adds that he also has been kept largely in the dark about Bizarre Ride's sales figures over the years, as well as those from greatest-hits and reissued albums from the group.

But Brown and Imani's biggest beef seems to revolve around the Roxy show, to which they weren't originally invited — though they say Fatlip belatedly reached out to them about it. "Delicious made it like a farce," Imani insists. "[Ross] didn't tell people we weren't involved."

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Bootie Brown, left, and Uncle Imani of The Pharcyde

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"People may think we're disgruntled," Brown adds. "[But] it was just uneasy to feel someone could come and take what's yours."

Mike Ross counters that the performance was never intended to be a reunion show — an argument the show's fliers support. He says that while Imani and Brown would have been welcome to take the stage with their former cohorts, he declined to extend an invitation because the pair had been "doing their own thing." Their proclivity to enlist lawyers didn't smooth matters.

"Maybe there's some bad blood between Fat and Tre and them," Ross says, a bit cryptically. "Maybe with me as well."

When told of Imani's "farce" comment, Ross grows sarcastic. "The Pharcyde performing without Fat and Tre is much more of a farce. [Doing shows] without Fat and Tre is like The Beatles performing without John Lennon and Paul McCartney."

Meanwhile, jokes aside, Imani remains sour. "I've been celebrating The Pharcyde since the birth of The Pharcyde," he says, a hint of resignation coloring his voice. "[That night], there was nothing for me to celebrate."