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March 19, 2012
The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012
The last few days, Village Voice Media's indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests to downright lame. Below, you'll find our cr ... More >>
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March 18, 2012
The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012
So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
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 >>
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January 19, 2012
Wu-Tang Clan Last Night at the Grove
Wu-Tang Clan City National Grove of Anaheim Jan. 18, 2012Even without Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, Wu-Tang Clan at the City National Grove of Anaheim last night was nothing short of spectacular. The C.R.E.A.M. Team showed Orange County what real east coast hip hop looks and sounds like, with the ... More >>
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July 13, 2011
Lil Wayne Rips Apart Kreayshawn's 'Gucci Gucci' on His New Mixtape
When our sister publication LA Weekly reported that Lil Wayne finally dropped his mixtape Sorry 4 the Wait and freestyled over white chick rapper du jour Kreayshawn's Gucci Gucci in a track by "Lil Tunechi," I got a little, well, nervous.Haters may diss Kreayshawn's one-hit wonder of a song as a ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Rock the Bells 2011: Lauryn Hill, Nas, Cypress Hill and Black Star Performing Whole Albums
This year's hip-hop festival Rock the Bells pushes something Pitchfork and ATP has tried before to the hilt: Nine of its headlining acts will perform their groundbreaking albums in full. The one everyone will be frothing at the mouth to hear? The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Ms. Lauryn herself. ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
OFWGKTA's Frank Ocean Arrested, Released and Working With Nas
Odd Future's R&B crooner Frank Ocean unleashed some angry tweets in the direction of LAPD after an apparent arrest on April 28. Read Ocean's early-morning tweets, which have since been removed from his Twitter page, after the jump.
Blogs
April 17, 2011
Coachella Day Three: I'm Going to Miss Seeing Half-Naked People Everywhere
Memories...The day is only half over and I'm already nostalgic for Coachella 2011: Getting all choked up about the balloon rain at Arcade Fire and swapping celebrity sightings from Danny DeVito to Rihanna.
Blogs
February 18, 2011
[ UPDATED With Artest Appearance Info] Lakers' Ron Artest's New Mixtape 'BALL'N' is Dope, So Stop Hatin'!
UPDATE, 2:30 P.M., FEB. 18: Ron Artest will make a guest appearance in Sherman Oaks to sign autographs. Find out more information after the jump.ORIGINAL ITEM, 12 P.M., FEB. 18: Was it really so long ago that the confetti fell from the top of Staples Center as the Los Angeles Lakers defeate ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Top 5 Break-Up Albums for Valentine's Day
Myspace.comThe CureNot that you care, but last week, my girlfriend of 11 years and I broke up, which I guess makes me somewhat of an expert on the subject of really good records to listen to if you're feeling the loss of someone today. Like anyone who was with another person for a long enough ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Obama Tells Rolling Stone What's In His iPod: Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and Rolling Stones, Natch! (Plus Some Jay-Z, Nas and Lil Wayne)
Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyRolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner got to sit down and interview President Obama; they talked about the war, the Tea Party, Afghanistan and other important, state-of-the-nation things, but the most interesting part of the interview was when RS asked what Mr. Preside ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Oh, Say Can You Hear: 10 Songs That Should Be Our New National Anthem
20th Century Fox"The Star-Spangled Banner" has an image problem. That is, no one likes it.Oh sure, everyone respects and reveres what it stands for, what it evokes in us as nation and as a people. But no one really admires it on its merits as song, and singers and sports fans have long detested t ... More >>
Music
April 15, 2010
Thavius Beck: Hip-Hop Classic
The producer/MC's eclectic tastes encompass punk rock and classical music
Music
March 11, 2010
OC/LBC Bands Representing at SXSW
Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin
Music
July 2, 2009
[Sound Guy] Michael Jackson Was Schrödinger's King of Pop
Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin
Music
April 30, 2009
[CD Review] Rick Ross, 'Deeper Than Rap' (Maybach Music Group/Poe Boy/Def Jam)
Local acts aim to create buzz in Austin
Blogs
April 15, 2009
Kurupt Young Gotti
Kurupt, a solo rapper and one half of Tha Dogg Pound, released an iTunes-only mix yesterday. It's called Tha Penagon, Vol. 1 and based on the track list, it's sounds very promising.Guests include B-Real (from Cypress Hill), Gail Gotti, Killah Priest, Roscoe, A Dub, Gillie Da Kid, Teknizzle, Nas and ... More >>
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February 24, 2009
Abstract Workshop brings Large Professor to the stage, Feb. 27
Most hip hop heads in the area have probably known about this for a minute but to all the wayward fans of Abstract Workshop I must advise that you DO NOT SLEEP on Feb. 27. Besides the fact that it's a Friday and you should be out on the prowl anyway, NYC rap legend Large Professor and J. Rocc are c ... 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
November 20, 2008
[Aural Reports] Long Beach's Erick Coomes Lives High on the Low End
Some good shows announced this week, highlighted by, as pictured, Bloc Party and OC's own Donavon Frankenreiter! Woop woop!
Blogs
September 29, 2008
Will Rappers Cost Obama the Election?
Please, Plies, come out in support of Sarah Palin Young Jeezy's brief flirtation with John McCain on the set of Saturday Night Live aside, it's clear rappers favor Barack Obama by a wide margin in this election. (Check out this survey, for starters.) Though emcee after emcee has supported Obama wit ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2008
Rappers or Republicans?
In May, we posited that southern hip hop and Fox News share much in common. Possessing both an anti-intellectual streak and a populist one, they’re beloved by red-staters and hated on by the coastal elites, be they liberals, hipsters, Ghostface or Nas. The piece concluded: If you're still not conv ... More >>
Music
May 1, 2008
Why Southern Hip-Hop Is the Same as FOX News
In May, we posited that southern hip hop and Fox News share much in common. Possessing both an anti-intellectual streak and a populist one, they’re beloved by red-staters and hated on by the coastal elites, be they liberals, hipsters, Ghostface or Nas. The piece concluded: If you're still not conv ... More >>
Music
March 13, 2008
Eight Months After Its 'Burial,' Explosive Epithet 'Nigger' Is Still Rampant Among Rappers
In May, we posited that southern hip hop and Fox News share much in common. Possessing both an anti-intellectual streak and a populist one, they’re beloved by red-staters and hated on by the coastal elites, be they liberals, hipsters, Ghostface or Nas. The piece concluded: If you're still not conv ... More >>
Music
November 15, 2007
Career Killah
Is Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface as Dumb as He Sometimes Acts?
Music
November 8, 2007
Hova-rated
Jay-Z’s American Gangster Proves He Ain’t All That—and Never Was
Music
October 11, 2007
Locals Only
"We're Here, We're Brown, Get Down": The Hardcore Punks Behind Brown Town DJs Flaunt Their Hip-hop Credentials
Music
September 6, 2007
The Conservative Pundit's Nightmare
Shock! Rapper Common links public and private issues with thoughtfulness!
Music
August 9, 2007
Cream of Elite
Sporting perhaps the greatest hip-hop bill ever, Rock the Bells enshrines rap's history—and foreshadows its future
Music
June 7, 2007
Fo' Sizzle!
Summer concerts/festivals to heat the beat
Columns
April 5, 2007
Letters
'How DARE you call the film phony. This is a war against the Vietnamese community. We will organize a major protest against OC Weekly'
Features
December 28, 2006
Snap to It
WEB EXCLUSIVE!: Comeback kids, rhymin Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006
Music
July 13, 2006
I Got Kinda Lost
Eight greats that never made it
Unknown
October 6, 2005
Swamp and Overflow
Nightlife and more:
Sept. 29 - Oct. 6
Music
August 25, 2005
Bo$$ Dogg
Is Snoop selling out or just selling?
Unknown
July 28, 2005
Funky Iran Contra
This week in nightlife and more
Music
February 17, 2005
Stacks the Vinyl Authority
This week in nightlife and more
Music
May 4, 2000
Hip! Hop! Shop!
Black Guys Imitating White Guys Imitating Black Guys: The strange end of the hip-hop revolution

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