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    March 19, 2008

    Ass, and You Shall Receive

    Tryflynn, the anal-attentive crooner. R&B has long been a sanctuary for sincere romantic sentiments, songs full of Vaseline-lensed, wine-light schmaltz. The characters in these songs never have intestinal distress or garlic breath or a raging zit precisely where the third eye's located. And rarely ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

    You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

  • Music

    October 9, 2008

    [CD Review] T.I., 'Paper Trail' (Atlantic)

    You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    [Sound Guy] Seven Unsexy Songs About Sex

    You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Heart of 
Orange County

    Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z

  • Music

    January 31, 2008

    Billion Dollar Babies

    Rappers' billfold braggadocio is getting ridiculous

  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    Old Dog, New Tricks

    A rap veteran at 20, Bow Wow dispenses advice to the next generation

  • Unknown

    August 11, 2005
  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Hits!

    Stacks the Vinyl Authority

  • Music

    September 14, 2006
  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Walk the Line

    Straight outta cartoon country: Hip-hop reality starts with LD and Ariano

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Get Out!

    Yearn to Be Blown
    Nightlife & More: Jan. 19 - Jan. 26

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    Hole Man

    A Spermy Night with Blowfly

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    Live Previews

    A Spermy Night with Blowfly

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Live Previews

    A Spermy Night with Blowfly

  • Features

    January 1, 2004

    The Year in Girl

    There was a war in there, somewhere

  • Columns

    September 11, 2003

    The People Love Loud

    Notes from the American Idol Tour

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Get Your Iraqs Off

    This time, its sexual

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Release the Sounds: Snoop Dogg, 'Malice n Wonderland'

    ​What's to say about Long Beach native Snoop Dogg that hasn't been said already? The last decade has afforded him the kind of mega-watt celebrity that seemed unreachable even when he reigned as California's favorite, fresh-off-the-block, gangsta rapper in the '90s. While his ever-expanding popu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Crunkmeister Lil' Jon Deejays At Sutra Lounge

    www.myspace.com/liljon​Ghetto rap auteur Lil' Jon is holding his CD release party at Sutra Lounge tonight for his new album Crunk Rock. He's performing a live DJ set--no electric guitar crossover, unfortunately--but you will be able to herald the coming of his album with him at midnight.

  • Music

    June 9, 2011

    Ethan Hulse: Minister of Folk

    [Locals Only] He's a Christian who rocks, but don't call it 'Christian rock'

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Top Five Worst White Rappers Ever

    ​Nope, not MC Serch of 3rd Bass (as seen above)! His image from the early '90s is just a perfect representation of all things white rap: horrible haircut; worse glasses; shaved eyebrow; laughable jewelry; Jewish.Picking the top five worst white rappers is like picking the top five smelliest turds. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Curren$y to Release Stoner Opus

    Pitchfork Media​Here's a story for all you hip-hop hotheads. Pitchfork Media is reporting New Orleans rapper Curren$y is set to release his latest "commercial mixtape," affectionately titled Weekend at Burnie's on June 28. (We get it, he spelled Burnies with a "u" in a delicious pot reference.) As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West at Staples Center Last Night

    Christopher Victorio​Jay-Z and Kanye West Staples Center December 11, 2011 From the Givenchy-designed gold cover to lyrics dripping with foreign luxury brand references like "Hublot" and "Margiela" to the video in which they chop up a $350,000 Maybach for giggles, Jay-Z and Kanye West's albu ... More >>

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