Busta Rhymes

Plugged Up

One Night in Marrakesh

Pick Up Your Microphones

Blunt talk on the Smokin' Grooves Tour with the Fugees, Spearhead and A Tribe Called Quest

Pic Hits for the week

Blunt talk on the Smokin' Grooves Tour with the Fugees, Spearhead and A Tribe Called Quest

Rhymes of Passion

Hip-hop court jester Busta Rhymes rides high with new album and groundbreaking tour

Calendar for the week

Hip-hop court jester Busta Rhymes rides high with new album and groundbreaking tour

Poetic Justice

After a decade on hip-hop's front lines, Gang Starr is finally reaping the rewards

Dungeoness' Crib

Adventures in the skin trade with Mistress Cathryn

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Adventures in the skin trade with Mistress Cathryn

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Adventures in the skin trade with Mistress Cathryn

Coyote Blues

Biz is down at CBNC post-Loren Wade, but the chicas are still foxy, the playas friendly, and the jamz tight

Ladies' Night

Our naughty nighthawks join 2,000 screaming, horny wenches for The Main Event, Part 2

Dubplate Divas

The infamous DJ Lady Tribe and hella-fine DJ Miss Lisa set the decks ablaze at the Brickhouse

Black Milk

Caltroit
(Music House)

DJ Micky Finn

Caltroit
(Music House)

Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution helps Chris Cornell find nostalgia and camaraderie

Caltroit
(Music House)

Urban Legend

Our decoder ring says: Great show

Hip-Hop Artists Invade the PHX During All-Star Weekend

Snoop Dogg is scheduled to appear at Scottsdale nightspots Club Rain and Barcelona during All-Star Weekend. If we learned anything from the hullabaloo over last year's Super Bowl in Glendale, it's that the actual sporting event is almost secondary to the slew of celebrations that take place. It s ... More >>

All-Star Schedule

Snoop Dogg is scheduled to appear at Scottsdale nightspots Club Rain and Barcelona during All-Star Weekend. If we learned anything from the hullabaloo over last year's Super Bowl in Glendale, it's that the actual sporting event is almost secondary to the slew of celebrations that take place. It s ... More >>

On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases

Snoop Dogg is scheduled to appear at Scottsdale nightspots Club Rain and Barcelona during All-Star Weekend. If we learned anything from the hullabaloo over last year's Super Bowl in Glendale, it's that the actual sporting event is almost secondary to the slew of celebrations that take place. It s ... More >>

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Discs and Tapes, 800 North Central Avenue

Chart-busters for the week

Far From Phoenix

With thrashed vocal cords and van wrecks galore, Greeley Estates pays its dues on the road

A Time 2 Wait

By the time you read this, Stevie Wonder's first new album in 10 years may or may not be out. But no one's camping out waiting

Mariachi Mamas

Mariachi Pasión breaks the mold

Weapons of Mic Destruction Tour

M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch bring the noise

David Banner

Mississippi: The Screwed & Chopped Album MTA2: Baptized in Dirty Water (SRC/Universal)

Betting on ODB?

As Dirt McGirt growls louder, Russell Jones becomes invisible before our eyes

A Whisper in the Crowd

Hip-hop rediscovers minimalism, thanks to a sea of surprisingly great singles

The Neptunes

The Neptunes Present... Clones (Star Trak/Arista)

Rock the Mic Tour, featuring Jay-Z and 50 Cent

There's plenty of "Ice" to cool the Valley

The Tao of Pooh

The brash Phoenix rapper Pooh Baby fights for her slice of the hip-hop pie, and MTV listens

Straining Day

Narc desperately struggles to prove its grit

Deep Black

Listeners had to travel far beyond mainstream to find sublime black music in 2002

Revenge of the N*E*R*D

After stepping out of the studio, Pharrell Williams finds the rock-star role suits him just fine

High and Dry

Tha Liks X.O. Experience (Loud/Columbia)

Breakestra

Live Mix Tape Part Two (Stones Throw)

Instant Karma

An old-time Zia man goes up against Brad Singer's old company -- using the lessons he learned from Brad Singer

Slum Village

Fantastic, Vol. 2 (GoodVibe)

Mutha's Day

De-sexed Shaft update still delivers action, Jackson

Molten Wax

De-sexed Shaft update still delivers action, Jackson

Night & Day

August 6 - 12, 1998

Urban Legend

Our decoder ring says: Great show

Could Jay Z Replace Michael Jackson?

Luke HolwerdaJay Z took the "connect with the fans" thing to extremes at his Dodge Theatre show.Jay Z's claim to being "The Best Rapper Alive" is delivered so flippantly it's almost filler anymore. Certainly, there was a time after 2003's The Black Album dropped that it'd have been indisputable ... More >>

Crime Ring Spanned Years, Involved Local Nightclubs and Exotic Auto Dealerships, Cops Say

Three people have been arrested and accused of bilking a bank of $750,000 and running a network of shady businesses with the infusion of millions of dollars of capital from Mexico.The crimes spanned the last decade and included businesses that would be familiar to many readers, including:* CBNC, the ... More >>

Club Trinity Debuts in Scottsdale

​Say adios to Club Rain, as the lascivious Latin dance den located in south Scottsdale has been replaced with an entirely new joint. Club Trinity now occupies the Papago Plaza space that formerly housed Rain and will focus more on dishing out hip-hop and Top 40 tracks instead of cumbias and regg ... More >>

Can DMX Ever Stay Out of Trouble Long Enough to Top the Charts Again?

​Say adios to Club Rain, as the lascivious Latin dance den located in south Scottsdale has been replaced with an entirely new joint. Club Trinity now occupies the Papago Plaza space that formerly housed Rain and will focus more on dishing out hip-hop and Top 40 tracks instead of cumbias and regg ... More >>

Travis Barker Calls His Critics Nazis

​Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is not responding well to those who have critiqued his new solo album, Give the Drummer Some, according to Spinner.Many fans of his work with Blink-182 have recently expressed that they don't particularly care for his solo work. Barker responded by calling his crit ... More >>

Seven Awesome Things About The Gathering of the Juggalos

​ When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual ... More >>

AraabMuzik @ Bar Smith

​ When it comes to summer music festivals, most people tend to think of well established, corporate-sponsored events like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, or the Pitchfork Music Festival. But one music festival that seems to be establishing itself as something of a big ticket in recent years is the annual ... More >>