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Top Five Old-School Dance Floor Jams, According to Brad Williams

If there is something we've learned about OC native and comedian extraordinaire Brad Williams over the years, it's that he is one hell of a dancer. We know there's no denying he's funny as hell and gets plenty of well-deserved standing O's, but that aside, this guy has moves for days. With an upcomi ... More >>

Is Killer Mike the Perfect Link Between Dr. Dre and MLK?

For Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, it has never been just about hip-hop. It has never been about preaching rhetoric over a beat. But his sharp-tongued lyrics and booming baritone carry enough ferocity to scare your social consciousness wide awake. It's a style that's both refreshingly informed and effo ... More >>

DNA: The Second Generation. Curtis Young, E3 and Lil Eazy-E Are Straight Outta OC

The sons of Dr. Dre and Eazy-E re-imagine the sounds of West Coast rap from behind the Orange Curtain

Local Rapper Kadillak Kaz Faces Three Strikes After Nearly Signing a Deal With Snoop Dogg

It's not often that tales from OC's hip-hop scene grace the cover of the Weekly. But when it involves a local gangster rapper, a three strike prison sentence and Snoop Dogg (er, Lion...whatever) you best believe we're on the case. This week's cover story highlights the jailhouse saga of Kadillak Kaz ... More >>

Top Five Best Rap Songs to Help You Prepare for the Apocalypse

We're only a few short days away from December 21st, 2012. For years, many have speculated that the Mayans predicted on this date, the world will end. We at the Weekly are somewhat divided on the topic, but when it comes to the end of the world, it's much better to be safe than sorry. That in mind, ... More >>

The Top Five Post-Break-Up Rap Debuts

With the release this week of rapper Big Boi's sophomore album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, we're reminded of how truly great his 2010 solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty truly was. It's rare that a rapper hits a home-run when making their first effort as a solo artist fol ... More >>

Five Hip-Hop Artists Who Would Make Absurd Adult Film Stars

Careers in music, especially today, are among the rockiest paths of employment one could venture into. That said, it's understandable certain artists would want to make a little extra on the side or have a safety net if music stops paying the bills. But when rap artist Mystikal recently boasted that ... More >>

Uprising: Hip Hop and the L.A. Riots Panel Discussion - Grammy Museum - 4/26/12

Maybe it was the fact that we had to sit in downtown rush-hour Los Angeles traffic before we got to the Grammy Museum. But probably, it was the fact that we pressed through such a long, shitty day because the light at the end of the tunnel was the knowledge that after trying for so many damn years, ... More >>

The Best Of Coachella: Sunday, April 22, 2012

See also: Our Complete Coachella CoverageBy the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more or less learned to ignore the dust and the heat. Here are our intrepid writers' favorite things about the final hours of the 2012 event.

New Food Truck: Ninjas With Appetite

With no apologies issued to Ice Cube or Dr. Dre, someone has launched a food truck called NWA, a.k.a. Ninjas With Appetite. Theirs is a lonchera plastered with non-menacing cartoon ninjas and other kawaii characters in colors that recalls something out of Adult Swim. It's brethren is, of course, Kog ... More >>

Tupac Hologram Going On Tour? Preview the Disney Haunted Mansion Stop

Did you hear that Tupac Shakur's hologram is possibly going on tour? The image, which debuted at Coachella over the weekend, might go on the road with Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg. The duo are currently "discussing logistics for a joint tour that would regularly feature the hologram."  Where will the ... More >>

The Best Of Coachella: Sunday, April 15

See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs Wow, that was fast! In a whirlwind of top-notch performances from legends and buzz bands alike, pool parties, and rain, Coachella's first weekend is over. Here are our scribes' favorite moments from Su ... More >>

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tupac's Hologram at Coachella, April 15, 2012

See also:*Tupac's Hologram: How It Was Done*Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs*Coachella: Five Signs You're An Aging Hipster*Radiohead at Coachella: No Alarms and No SurprisesDr Dre and Snoop DoggCoachellaApril 15, 2012Headlining on Coachella's Sunday night is a tough slot to fill -- by that ... More >>

The Worst of Coachella: Weekend One

See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Sunday, April 15 *Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs *"What My Spirit Hood Means To Me": Coachella-Goers Explain The Bathroom Situation The porta-potties at Coachella were truly repulsive. As the festival progressed, the combined waste of 90,000 accumulated, ... More >>

Dr. Dre To Produce A Film and 5 Other Rappers To Work In Film

​Though this isn't his first rodeo in film (he's acted before), legendary hip-hop impresario Dr. Dre will be a producer on the upcoming horror/thriller film, Thaw. How this affects his Chinese Democracy-esque album Detox remains to be seen, but in the interim, this is likely to be the latest proje ... More >>

Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead

"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>

Six Songs with the F Word in the Title for Valentine's Day

​Ladies, I've got a secret for you: Men don't like Valentine's Day. I mean, we just got over the pressure of the holidays and now we're expected to come up with more gifts to show our love and appreciation. And do we ever get it right? Of course not. We're guys and we suck.But we know if we play o ... More >>

Six Best EDM Placements in Commercials

​Dancing robots, acrobatic bears, Victoria's Secret angels and shuffling hamsters are among the best new acts in TV commercials--but what about the music? Here are some of the best  EDM tracks you can hear on TV today.

Coachella Lineup Announced!

​Hipsters of the world unite! After a long wait, the Coachella lineup has been announced. The festival, as promised, will span six days over two weekends in April (13-15, 20-22). As usual, the festival features an indie-friendly lineup; however, there are a couple of prominent names returning to t ... More >>

The Biggest Music Headlines of 2011

[Mental Notes] The news that kept us talking this year

Free Ticket Tuesday: DJ Quik at the City National Grove of Anaheim

​He might not get as much attention as Dr. Dre or Tupac, but DJ Quik is just as -- if not more -- influential. Our sister paper, LA Weekly, even put the underrated rapper on the cover this summer. Win tickets to witness the man with the flyest hair in the game at the City National Grove of A ... More >>

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The Glass House

MTV's 10 Coolest Videos From Michael Jackson to Metallica

​Today is MTV's 30th anniversary (30! OMG), so we thought we'd let loose with a list of some of the cooler/mind bending/watchable videos to grace the venerable network juggernaut's air waves.  Despite all of MTV's shortcomings as a commercial cable network channel, which has blighted our scre ... More >>

Top Five Hip-hop Stoner Anthems, Interpreted

​Stoners and hip-hop go together like weed and paper. But did you know that there's a lesson to be learned from many hip-hop songs about sweet mary jane? It's virtually Ganja Smoking 101 set to music...read on and get schooled.

LBC Remembers Nate Dogg

[Mental Notes] Snoop, Warren G pay tribute in semiprivate affair

Four Songs to Be Remixed Into Anthems If the Kings Move to Anaheim

​The Maloof Brothers-owned Sacramento Kings are ditching their outdated digs at Arco Arena (which has recently been renamed Power Balance Pavilion) for greener pastures at Anaheim's Honda Center. The move, which would make them the Anaheim Kings and bring yet another NBA team to ... More >>

Barren Earth: The Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young of Baltic Heavy Metal

The Helsinki-based supergroup span pretty much every alloy of metal you could dig up

"Merry Christmas, Motherfuckers!": Seven Favorite Hip-Hop Holiday Songs

​While it doesn't happen too much anymore these days, the hip-hop world has been known to put out a holiday album or two--and sometimes the  too-bright cheerfulness of Christmas carols pairs up extra nicely with the often humorous and/or the sometimes, uh, adult content of the lyrics.After th ... More >>

Watch Dr. Dre's Latest: 'Kush' ft. Snoop Dogg, Akon

​It's interesting how this video gives you a feeling of stillness within chaos; "Kush" looks like its shot in downtown LA, at a party scene at the Mayan. There are the mandatory endorsement scenes (HP laptops, Ciroc vodka), but it doesn't seem as in your face as  usual. Throughout the video, ... More >>

Flier of the Week: West Coast Wednesday at The Crosby, TONIGHT

​If you don't know why this glorious portrait of revered West Coast rap legends was picked for flier of the week...you betta' ask somebody.

Dr. Dre to Join Jay-Z at Coachella?

Twenty year anniversary's comin' up for this one.​The latest wacky, unsubstantiated Coachella rumor comes from Rolling Stone, which means it's maybe true! At least, it's something we don't feel dirty for repeating.

Today in Music News: Outkast, Beatles, Timbaland with Dre. Dre, Bob Dylan

Big Boi announces upcoming discs from him, Andre "3000" Benjamin and--get this(!)--"when the solo albums come out, depending on how the fans support them, then we're gonna give them the Outkast album."The Beatles score best selling album of the decade--yeah, this past decade. Perhaps the 1960s wer ... More >>

[Summer Guide] Notable Music Releases for Those Who Still Buy Albums

[CD Review] Eminem, 'Relapse' (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

Happy 4/20!!!!

To boring people, April 20 means two things: the anniversary of the Columbine massacre or Hitler's birthday. To stoners, it's something way cooler.Because stoners can't agree on anything other than, yes, they should smoke another bowl, the origins of 4/20 vary. Some say it's police code. Some say it ... More >>

Musical Advent Calendar: Snoop Doggy Dogg, et al, 'Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto'

Death Row Records--co-founded by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight in 1991--was, of course, incredibly influential in the world of west coast rap in the early '90s. And incredibly controversial.But not everything released on the label was quite as provocative as say, "Deep Cover." There was also 1996's Christ ... More >>

Paint the White House Black!

Dated (circa 1993), yet timely -- George Clinton, with special guests Ice Cube, the Chili Peppers, Dr. Dre, etc.

Ruling and Regulating

Warren G

Rapper The Game Doesn't Care About Success. He Just Wants Everyone to Care About Him

[Sprawl of Sound] DJ Frane's Heady Hip-Hop Goes Up in Smoke

N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton Turns 20, Gets Deluxe Reissue

The album that launched Left Coast gangsta rap into white suburban consciousness and mainstream culture, N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, will be reissued Dec. 4 with a bonus live track and covers by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Snoop Dogg and C-Murder, Mack 10, and WC to anticipate its 20th anniversary. ... More >>

CD Review

Various Artists, ArtDontSleep Presents From L.A. With Love ((Milan)

A Twist of Gangsta

Warren G

Live Previews

Stop Acting Scary

Visionaries are not just a living, breathing Benetton ad

Dont Know What You Got Till it's gone

Live fast, die young and leave a pretty exhibit

Whats Your NAAM?

The Shock is Off

Up in Smoke asks and answers: What happens to rap when its hard edge is draped with a little glitz?

Big Respect

The Up in Smoke tour means hip-hops all grown upand safe

Hip! Hop! Shop!

Black Guys Imitating White Guys Imitating Black Guys: The strange end of the hip-hop revolution