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May 11, 2012
Top Five Hits: Factory Records in Costa Mesa
Here are the top five selling records from Factory Records, 440 E 17th Street in Costa Mesa, (949) 722-8101. This week's top position goes to the new Off! self-titled LP.
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May 8, 2012
Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop
Our good friends over at LA Weekly ran a post today recommending ten rap albums for people whose knowledge of the genre is limited to Kanye West -- and only then because Obama called him an asshole for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech. Naturally, the comments section has exploded with " ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
Asher Roth on Partying at Coachella
Creator of the infamous college party song, "I Love College", Asher Roth made an appearance at the Details Magazine Coachella after party presented by Hennessy last Friday night. He took the stage with his new single with Meek Mill "Party Girl" and "I Love College". Though there were no beer pong t ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Remember Wu-Tang Clan's Terrible Video Game? We Do
In order to broach the subject of musicians appearing in video games, we're legally obligated to mention Rock Band and Guitar Hero in the first sentence, so there. Putting aside those big franchises, several other games have featured musicians in increasingly unusual capacities. Both The Beatl ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Big Sean, Now Really Big
The Detroit rapper lives the dream on his debut album
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August 4, 2011
Kanye West and Jay-Z Confirm New North American Dates for Watch the Throne Tour
As we reported earlier, Jay-Z and Kanye West have new dates for the Watch The Throne Tour due to the "overwhelming response to presale tickets." The North American tour will now begin on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Philips Arena. All fans who purchase their tickets online will r ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Top 10 Musical Moments in Video Games
Aerosmith's Revolution XThis week, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place in Los Angeles, drawing fanfare and hype across the gaming world. The three-day trade fair is open to only vendors and developers, but it provokes the kind of suspense Apple fans feel before a major Steve Jobs annou ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Road to Paid Dues: Q&A with Skeme
Name: Skeme Age: 21 Reppin: Inglewood, CA Where You Might Heard Him: Dom Kennedy's "Left Side, Right Side" or "Play On"; Kendrick Lamar's "I Do This [Remix]," Overdoz's "Don't Wanna Be Your Girlfriend," Mann's "Kickin it With the Lingo" Projects to Date: Pre Se ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
Winter Jam 2011
Anaheim Convention Center
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July 27, 2010
Record Review: Rick Ross, 'Teflon Don'
Borrowing the nickname of iconic crime boss John Gotti, Rick Ross' newest effort employs an Escalade-full of gaudy, bone-rattling beats to remind us exactly how hard he's shining with his latest album, Teflon Don (out today on Def Jam).
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July 26, 2010
Rage Against The Machine at the Hollywood Palladium Over The Weekend
Andrew Youssef/OC WeeklyCheck out our slideshow here!Rage Against The Machine and Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley BandHollywood PalladiumJuly 23, 2010In 1992, I witnessed some band called Rage Against The Machine open for Pearl Jam at the Hollywood Palladium. It was an intensely riveting perfo ... More >>
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March 30, 2010
Record Review: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Method Man, 'Wu-Massacre'
The Hype: When legendary Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killah, Raekwon the Chef and Method Man announced their plans to record an entire album together in July 2009, the anticipation among Wu-heads was palpable. Then we waited for it...and waited....and waited.
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December 29, 2008
Busted Rhymes: The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008
By Ben Westhoff Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously ... More >>
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December 17, 2008
The Year in Music: 2008's Top Ten Pop Songs
BY ANNIE ZALESKIPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>
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November 21, 2008
On-Sale Saturday: Bloc Party, Donavon Frankenreiter, More
Some good shows announced this week, highlighted by, as pictured, Bloc Party and OC's own Donavon Frankenreiter! Woop woop!
Music
June 26, 2008
[Sprawl of Sound] Slayer's 'Reign in Blood,' Ariel Pink in the Studio, C.R.A.C. at Abstract Workshop
Some good shows announced this week, highlighted by, as pictured, Bloc Party and OC's own Donavon Frankenreiter! Woop woop!
Music
March 13, 2008
Eight Months After Its 'Burial,' Explosive Epithet 'Nigger' Is Still Rampant Among Rappers
Some good shows announced this week, highlighted by, as pictured, Bloc Party and OC's own Donavon Frankenreiter! Woop woop!
Music
January 17, 2008
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Music Revolution
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November 1, 2007
Hits!
V.I.P. Records
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October 18, 2007
Hits!
Stacks the Vinyl Authority
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September 4, 2007
Rick Rubin: Music Biz Savior?
The New York Times Magazine's Lynn Hirschberg ponders this crucial matter and concludes that Rubin, the Def Jam impresario/producer (Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Slayer, Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash and 17,000 others) who's now employed by Columbia Records, just may be the mensch to prevent this Titanic from ... More >>
Music
July 12, 2007
Hits!
Music Revolution
Music
May 24, 2007
Hits!
V.I.P. Records
Music
April 19, 2007
Hits!
Stacks the Vinyl Authority
Music
February 8, 2007
Anti-Bling
The Roots
Music
February 8, 2007
Hits!
THE NOIZE MUSIC
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February 1, 2007
Hits!
Rhino Records
Music
January 25, 2007
Hits!
SECONDSPIN
Features
December 28, 2006
Snap to It
WEB EXCLUSIVE!: Comeback kids, rhymin Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006
Music
October 12, 2006
The Method to Your Madness
Method Man
Music
October 12, 2006
Hits!
Bionic Records
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September 28, 2006
Hits!
Stacks the Vinyl Authority
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September 14, 2006
Hits!
Virgin Megastore
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May 4, 2006
Hits!
Music Revolution
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April 27, 2006
Hits!
Virgin Megastore
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April 27, 2006
Two Days in the Valley
Coachellas always gritty and stinky and yet were still going. Again
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April 6, 2006
Hits!
V.I.P. Records
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October 6, 2005
Stacks the Vinyl Authority
V.I.P. Records
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September 1, 2005
V.I.P. Records
V.I.P. Records
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June 16, 2005
HiTS!
V.I.P. Records
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January 13, 2005
Virgin Megastore
V.I.P. Records
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November 4, 2004
Beat Vinyl & Life
V.I.P. Records
Music
June 22, 2000
Big Respect
The Up in Smoke tour means hip-hops all grown upand safe
Music
May 4, 2000
Hip! Hop! Shop!
Black Guys Imitating White Guys Imitating Black Guys: The strange end of the hip-hop revolution
Features
November 25, 1999
Not Angry No More
Warren G chills
Music
September 16, 1999
Escape From Death Row!
The falland possible rise againof LBC hip-hop

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