Dirty South

Lil Wayne Bids Fans Adieu in Online Video; Next Stop: The Slammer (After Some Light Dental Work, Of Course)

www.fluxuryb.comWeezy​Legally challenged rapper Lil Wayne was expected to turn himself in to authorities tomorrow to begin a year-long jail sentence for gun charges in New York. Weezy's sentencing has been delayed, however, so the rapper can undergo dental surgery.Prior to learning that his senten ... More >>

Do Lil Wayne Fans Know How to Spell? For the Ones Who Read Valley Fever, All Signs Point to No

Lil Wayne performing in front of his adoring Phoenix fans on August 12 at the Cricket Wireless Pavillion.​On October 2, Valley Fever featured a post about rapper Lil Wayne's latest brush with the law. In the comment section of the post, fans and critics voiced their opinions on the matter, a ... More >>

Violence Breaks Out After Lil' Wayne Concert in Phoenix; Who Woulda Thought?

www.weallscheme.com Lil Wayne​Rapper Lil Wayne brought more than beats and bling to the Valley when he performed here last week; police say the hip-hop hood also brought along a little drama.After a concert at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion last Wednesday, police say Lil Wayne and ... More >>

Lil Wayne at Cricket Wireless Pavilion In Photos

Luke HolwerdaLil Wayne on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion​Lil Wayne and his entourage fired up Cricket Wireless Pavilion with pyrotechnics, giant screens and all the hot dance moves they could Flash for the "America's Most Wanted Tour" on Wednesday. Check out shots from the show in our Lil ... More >>

Let Young Buck Get Things Going Proper This Weekend

Hit up The Sets to see Young Buck's set this Friday -- you won't regret itSometimes a show falls through the cracks that deserves more coverage in the 'Nix. It's no one's fault in particular -- it can be a tough task to be on top of every single noteworthy show that comes to The Valley. Such is the ... More >>

Paul Wall and Slim Thug

Paul Wall

T.I. Proves Why He's the King

Luke HolwerdaIt's been an interesting career for Bankhead/Atlanta-based rapper T.I. He's currently weathering the brunt of charges brought against him for illegally owning three unregistered firearms, a part of his life he was not shy to mention while onstage at the Celebrity Theatre on Sunday night ... More >>

Over the Weekend: NBA All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend brought us many things. There was the Arizona Porn Star Ball, a Playboy party and of course that amazing game. Check out the highlights from the weekend. T.I., Juice and Pokafase at Celebrity Theatre 2009 NBA All-Star Game: Defense (For a Change), Jumpshots, and Forced Drama T.I ... More >>

Young Jeezy

T.I.

Lil Wayne Very Late, Very Predictable at US Airways Center

Robert Brandon Martinez Things I witnessed while waiting nearly two hours for Lil Wayne to perform at US Airways Center on Wednesday night: An impromptu routine by all of opener T-Pain's assortment of dancers, including two midgets, a fire-eating contortionist, two dudes with their faces painted lik ... More >>

In ESPN Super Bowl Blog, Lil Wayne Sides With State That's Prosecuting Him

Arizona may be prosecuting Lil Wayne on felony weapons and drug charges, but the popular rap artist has no qualms with picking Arizona to win the upcoming Super Bowl.In his ESPN blog today, Lil Wayne writes that the Cards are going to take the Steelers "by 14 to 17 points. A lot of people will thin ... More >>

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 >>

Q-Tip, Of Montreal, Rise Against, And Lil Rob Are Just Some Of What's Selling At Zia Records In Phoenix

By Benjamin Leatherman Since the global retail industry has decided in it's great wisdom that the day after Halloween is the official starting point for the annual Christmas season, we feel it's our duty to inform the public of the following: You've only got 43 shopping days left to track down gi ... More >>

Lil Wayne Alive and Present at Yuma Court Hearing Today

T.I., John Legend, Lil Rob, And Pink Are Just Some Of What’s Selling At Circles Records & Tapes

T.I.

Paper Trail
(Atlantic)

Ying Yang Twins

Future Shock: Agent Orange, B.B. King, Ying Yang Twins, and more

In their appeal to red-staters, Southern hip-hop and Fox News walk together

OutKast's Andre 3000 acts up with Will Ferrell in Semi-Pro

Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

Valentine's Day Massacre

Phoenix Becomes Hip-Hop Central (for a weekend)

The "Up Close and Personal" Tour

Or far away and anonymous, depending on your seats

About a Boi

OutKast’s Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the old South

Lil' Flip, Chamillionaire

8 Ball

Almost Famous: Chopped and Screwed
(8 Ways Entertainment)

Hip-Hop's Trends in 2005

A genre as big as Texas

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Discs & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue)

Chart-busters for the week

Blackalicious

The Craft
(Anti)

Slim Thug

Already Platinum
(Geffen)

Literary Crunk

SF author Tamara Palmer digs deep into the Dirty South's rap explosion

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 3851 East Thunderbird Road

Last week's chartbusters

Ying Yang Twins

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
(TVT)

Mike Jones

Who Is Mike Jones?
(Universal/Swisha House)

Crunk Junkie

An acquired taste becomes a guilty pleasure

Goodie Mob

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
(Koch)

What's Selling

Top 10 sellers at Circles

Elephant Man

Good 2 Go (Atlantic/VP)

David Banner

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

Original Soul

This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

Jaylib

Champion Sound (Stones Throw)

Ghetto Musick?

OutKast partners Andre 3000 and Big Boi diverge wildly on their two-CD duel Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Treasure Crunk

Lil' Jon's been serving manic 'crunk' nuggets to Dirty South enthusiasts for years. And now, he's a pop star.

Chingy

Jackpot (Capitol)

Kentucky Fried

Drinkin' Grand Marnier, smokin' pot. It's the life God chose for Nappy Roots.

Perfect Truth

Cee-Lo breaks from the Mob in a solo quest to save hip-hop

Hopping Up the Hip-Hop

Timbaland and Organized Noize are making the music go bang, and rap radio's never sounded so good