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Wu-Tang Clan

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Curren$y - The Observatory - 5/2/12

    A veteran of high-profile labels such as No Limit and Cash Money, Shante Scott Franklin finally just decided to start his own imprint under a deal with Warner Bros. Records, Jet Life Recordings (the name pulled from the mantra he created, "JETS" -- "Just Enjoy This Shit"). Last night, the crowd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Tom Segura Talks Babies, Bears and Where The Dudes At

    ​ Valentine's Day may be all about love and all of that mushy stuff to some people but this February 14th, why not make it a fun one by checking out the pure comedic genius that is Tom Segura. Will it be a romantic show? Not so much. Will it be hilarious? Oh for sure! If you and your honey (or you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Rush, The Mentors, The Germs and Crass: That Disney Shirt Gets Parodied by Dave Noise

    ​You know Dave Noise over at Factory Records, right? Well, it turns out that he not only sells records, he's hilarious and pretty good with the Photoshop. Hence his brand spankin' new Tumblr account called "Mickey Mouse Meets Ian Curtis," featuring parodies of the Joy Division-inspired Mickey shir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2012

    The Spell at the Blue Cafe Last Saturday Night

    ​The Spell, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel and Ambush FreqsBlue CafeDec. 31, 2011You know you went to a good show when you're 100 percent sober on New Year's Eve, your date flakes on you a few hours before leaving, no girls even come close to kissing you at midnight and you still have a really ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Black Star: We Break Down Mos Def and Talib Kweli's Brilliance

    ​Hip-hop's history might be strewn with many more notable groups than duos, but time and time again, a couple of guys are able to come together and blow everyone to smithereens. So many great twofers have existed in rap: Eric B. & Rakim, Outkast, Blackalicious, Atmosphere, and Gang Starr. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Paid Dues 2012 Headliners Announced

    Christopher Victorio​The headliners for the 2012 Paid Dues Hip Hop Festival were just announced via Ustream. The festival will be held April 7, 2012 at NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. Festival creator and indie hip-hop legend Murs released the names of the headliners as well as pre-sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Wu-Tang Clan Looking for Intern

    ​What would you do for the Wu? Because Wu-Tang Management is looking for an intern, with qualifications that include excellent written communication skills, a professional demeanor (meaning no gold chains?) and experience with social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Ning, Blogspot, etc.). We'r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    10 Best Albums of the Year--So Far

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Hey, the year's half over! Isn't that reason enough to count back through the albums that have been released thus far in 2011 and decide which ones we can safely say are great? Yes, it is.Check out our picks after the jump--and see which ones made it.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Wu Tang's RZA May Join 'G.I. Joe' Sequel

    ​ Wu-Tang Clan rapper/producer-turned-actor RZA could play a martial arts expert named the Blind Master in the G.I. Joe sequel, says MTV. The character  trained Joe commandos Snake Eyes and Jinx. D.J. Cotrona, who appears on the TV show Detroit 1-8-7, is another potential new face. RZA and C ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2011

    Coachella 2011: Hits and Misses

    [Mental Notes] Kanye kills it, Duran Duran's '80s dance party and more

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    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.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    "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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    'Avatar'-Inspired Song by Victor-E of El Vuh

    ​ It's hard to believe, but director James Cameron's blockbuster film Avatar just turned one year old last Saturday. The birthday of the highest-grossing movie in cinematic history has coincided with talk of confirmed sequels to come. But before any new Avatar films hit the silver screen, rapper V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Warpaint at Mesa Tomorrow, Tuesday!

    ​So we missed the uber-cool Soko at the seventh C.A.M.M. (Cinema.Art.Music.Movement.) in Mesa last week, but tomorrow, LA buzz band Warpaint is performing at 6 p.m.C.A.M.M. has been bringing in some pretty decent talent to Orange County; aside from Soko, Devendra Banhart was at the launch party, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    What You Missed: Red Bull Flugtag, Posse on Broadway, Bad Brains, Rock the Bells

    Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​What'd you do this weekend? Or, more importantly, what'd you miss this weekend? We headed out to Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor to see people hurl themselves into the ocean in an attempt to fly for Red Bull Flugtag. Later that night, we hopped over to Downtown Santa Ana ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2010

    Wee Man In Mariachi Divas Video

    [Mental Notes] Also, Avenged Sevenfold drummer's cause of death, Rock the Bells has Lauryn Hill

  • Blogs

    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. 

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    ALSO TONIGHT: The GZA Returns to Detroit

    There's something to be said for the credibility of a music venue when an artist like GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan decides to stop by once and do a show. But twice? Detroit Bar must be doing something right these days. And for anyone who shelled out the $20 for his last appearance at this South County wa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2009

    Method Man

    There's something to be said for the credibility of a music venue when an artist like GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan decides to stop by once and do a show. But twice? Detroit Bar must be doing something right these days. And for anyone who shelled out the $20 for his last appearance at this South County wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Incoming: Unsurprisingly, More Cool Shows are Coming to Detroit Bar (GZA, Little Dragon, More)

    Detroit Bar is bringing some more neat stuff to town, including Little Dragon, pictured. The Swedish group is currently on tour with TV on the Radio, and once that wraps up, they'll be hitting Detroit on May 22.One week earlier (and only a little more than two months since his last Detroit appearanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Big weekend at Detroit...again, yeeesh.

    Okay, so most of you who read this blog probably get the sense that us Heard Mentality goons generally like what happens at Detroit Bar on a weekly basis. Sometimes we write about them way too much considering that there are about 100 or so perfectly good (or at least mediocre) places to get drunk a ... More >>

  • Music

    August 7, 2008

    [CD Review] PAS/CAL, 'I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura' (Le Grand Magistery)

    Okay, so most of you who read this blog probably get the sense that us Heard Mentality goons generally like what happens at Detroit Bar on a weekly basis. Sometimes we write about them way too much considering that there are about 100 or so perfectly good (or at least mediocre) places to get drunk a ... More >>

  • Music

    March 13, 2008

    [Hits!] Top-Selling Records at Music Revolution

    Okay, so most of you who read this blog probably get the sense that us Heard Mentality goons generally like what happens at Detroit Bar on a weekly basis. Sometimes we write about them way too much considering that there are about 100 or so perfectly good (or at least mediocre) places to get drunk a ... More >>

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    [Sprawl of Sound] All Excess Pass

    The problem with hipster dance DJs, plus a Mars Volta member's solo album

  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    Sprawl of Sound

    I regret . . . Things that made me sigh and rue in 2007

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    The Worst Things in Music This Year

    Freelancer Ben Westhoff (you may recognize the name from "The Efron Scandal") posted this provocative list on our sister paper Pitch Weekly's blog. We reprint it here because this is a time of giving (said the atheist). By BEN WESTHOFF 1. Worst Album: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible This cerebral garbag ... More >>

  • Music

    December 20, 2007

    Hits!

    The Noize Music

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    Hova-rated

    Jay-Z’s American Gangster Proves He Ain’t All That—and Never Was

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    49th State Blues

    Portugal. The Man Prove That Alaskans Got Soul to Burn

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2007

    Free the Robots, Detroit Bar (Busywork), September 26, 2007

    Click the photo for more snaps from the show. I had absurdly high expectations for Free the Robots' OC live debut—and, knock me over with a feather, those expectations were exceeded. That experience is so rare, I'd almost forgotten what it feels like. Seeing Free the Robots (SanTana impresario/mu ... More >>

  • Film

    August 30, 2007

    Test My Balls of Fury

    More entertaining than the actual movie!

  • 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

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    Confusion Is Good

    Ima Robot mess with gender, subvert expectations

  • Music

    April 26, 2007

    The Arcane Cocaine Poet

    Ghostface Killah reaches a new high

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Ah Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

    FEB. 8-FEB. 15

  • Culture

    January 25, 2007

    The Modern Organics

    eVocals mix of clothes-art-music: Hippie-skater-tagger with a twist

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    In the Good

    Visionaries are the ones weve been waiting for

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Get Out!

    Party's Over!

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Walk the Line

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

  • Music

    February 9, 2006

    Aural Reports

    Brooklyn Compton Irvine: Ariano of LD & Ariano

  • Unknown

    June 16, 2005

    Tell Me Im Bad

    Nightlife and more: June 16-23

  • Music

    April 14, 2005

    Alone in the Dark

    Never heard of Writers Block?

  • Music

    August 28, 2003

    Huge in Europe

    But DJ Josh One wants respect at home

  • Music

    April 4, 2002

    New Music

    But DJ Josh One wants respect at home

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    Bad Rap, Vol. II

    Big J-Mos best friend says hes ready to testify for the defense

  • Features

    November 23, 2000

    Kottonmouth Komrades

    Music, marijuana and one bands battle for your civil liberties

  • Music

    September 21, 2000

    Glowstick Smackdown

    Its Narnia vs. Oracle 3 in a big, bug-eyed rave war!

  • Music

    June 22, 2000

    More Fun With Stupid Press Releases

    Its Narnia vs. Oracle 3 in a big, bug-eyed rave war!

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