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Phoenix Rapper Sar KAZum Says "F**K a Label"

When it comes to hip-hop, cadence is everything. Well, maybe not everything, but a rapper's flow is a damn big deal. Whether you're making a club banger or flexing your lyrical chops, delivery makes or breaks a jam. Phoenix emcee Sar KAZum knows this, so he looked to hip-hop heavyweights like KRS-O ... More >>

The 10 Greatest White Rappers

See also: EL-P's Dystopian Hip-Hop is No Sci-Fi Fantasy See also: Asher Roth Is Bro Rap Incarnate, but Don't Hold It Against Him See also: Action Bronson @ Club Red See also: Ten Awesome Mixtapes To Download Right Now (NSFW) What are the first names to come to mind when we say "white rapper?" Vani ... More >>

Five Bands/Arists Your Mom Really Doesn't Want You Listening To

Mother's Day -- the day we set aside of reflect on what our mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, and other types of mothers have done for us over the years -- is on its way. They were there when we first smoked marijuana (though they weren't aware what we were up to) and they were there when we stumbl ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

Flashback to 1972: Happy Birthday Eminem and Wyclef Jean

​America's Got Talent host Nick Cannon, N'Sync singer Chris Kirkpatrick and Beavis and Butt-Head creator, Mike Judge have something in common. Besides making us laugh, they all share a birthday with music celebrities Eminem and Wyclef Jean. That's right, Slim Shady and the Lead Fugee enter th ... More >>

Five Weird Collabortions That Rival Jack White and ICP Song

When the news broke last Wednesday that modern rock 'n' roll icon Jack White was pairing with the sticky, Faygo-coated Insane Clown Posse (ICP) for a "Mozart cover" called "Lech Mich Im Arsch," a simultaneous "wutttt?" was uttered by music fans across the globe. Surely Jack White is the type of dud ... More >>

Canibus @ Club Red

Record Exec Whines About Grammys In Full-Page NY Times Ad

Not pictured: Translation CEO Steve Stoute​It looks like there's a new entry for the brilliant Who Is Arcade Fire? tumblr. Unfortunately, this one is longer than 140 characters -- by about a full page in The New York Times. Steve Stoute -- CEO of marketing company Translation and a veter ... More >>

Eminem Recording New Tracks With Dr. Dre

​Eminem has confirmed he's recording with Dr. Dre again, according to MTV News.Marshall announced on Satellite Radio that he and Dre are brewing up something good, saying that he might rap over one of Dre's new beats.After one more single gets released from his latest album, Recovery, Eminem plans ... More >>

Oct. 29 In Blogs: Sal Reza, Zombies, Eric Nally, Pie, and Pimps

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Eminem Stands Up to Accusations of Homophobia, Attacks Others' Parenting Skills

​Eminem has clarified that there's a borderline between what he raps about and what his opinions actually are, according to NME. Em told CBS in a recent 60 Minutes interview that he doesn't have anything against gay people and that he's on good terms with all groups of people.He went on to address ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange Tempe

​Music lovers at Zia Record Exchange in Tempe are craving rougher, louder sounds at the moment. Topping the chart this week is The Sword. Also in demand were Best Coast's lo-fi chillwave and the beloved raps of everyone's favorite white boy, Eminem, as well as the talented Akron blues boys, The Bl ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Records Chandler

Eminem, Recovery​This week we decided to report on a record store in the deep south. While typically our charts go to the indie shops rooted in CenPho and Tempe, we thought it important to note that people in Chandler buy records too. This week the folks that shop at Zia Records in Chandler are s ... More >>

Eminem Shows Off a Respectful Side on "Love the Way You Lie"; Rihanna Goes Backwards

​Eminem is shaping up to become quite the softy.His first single off his current album, Recovery, was "Not Afraid," where he sang, "Everybody come take my hand, we'll walk this road together." He's also done collaborations with popster Pink and emo girl Hayley Williams of Paramore, whom in a past ... More >>

Winehouse Photographed with Ex, Matt and Kim Ride Bikes, Remembering Dimebag

Electric Mustache: Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Big Pink & A Place To Bury Strangers Coming to PhxIdolator: Jamie Foxx and Justin Timberlake Have A 'Winner' In New Leaked TrackNME: Amy Winehouse photographed with Blake Fielder-Civil - Daily GossipPitchfork: Neko Case Programs Movies for Turner Class ... More >>

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O. Sings to Fatties, Nirvana vs. Courtney Over Cobain's Guitar Hero Likeness, Weezer Unveils New Album Art

NME: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to soundtrack anti-fat advertsRolling Stone: Grohl, Novoselic Didn't Approve Cobain's "Guitar Hero" AvatarRolling Stone: Paula Abdul and "American Idol" Insiders React to Ellen NewsPitchfork: Weezer's Raditude Cover RevealedIdolator: Someone Decided To Put Together A Ga ... More >>

Reznor Rants about Twitter, Eminem v. Mariah Carey, Big Boi Signs With Def Jam

Rolling Stone: Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Explains Why He Left Twitter Rolling Stone: Eminem Issues "Warning" to Mariah Carey With New Dis Track Rolling Stone: All Points West's Acts to Watch Pitchfork: The King Khan & BBQ Show Announce New Album in Typically Wacky Fashion Pitchfork: Big Boi Upda ... More >>

iPod, Therefore I Am

Aloft Tempe’s w xyz lets you be the DJ

Hot Links: Disabled Services, Jim Balsillie, and a Butt Stunt

Despite a lawsuit on behalf of the developmentally disabled that challenges a January budget-balancing law, the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review a Court of Appeals ruling that would allow budget cuts in services for disabled people. Among the services that can be cut are various forms of the ... More >>

Other People's Blogs: Jack White's New Band, Z-Trip on the Radio, Animal Collective Box Set

Idolator: Jordin Sparks Has No Promises, No DemandsSpin: Terrible Two: Eminem Teams Up with StewiePitchfork: Animal Collective's Animal Crack Live Vinyl Box Set Finally ReleasedElectric Mustache (Phoenix-based Wilco fansite): Wilco (The Album) Cover ArtSo Much Silence: DJ Z-Trip on KCRW's Morning Be ... More >>

Catty Kathy

D-List comic dishes A-list dirt

T.I.

Paper Trail
(Atlantic)

Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums, in the ASU Memorial Union building in Tempe

Chart-busters for the week

Ear Infection Wants to Make You Famous

Obie Trice

Second Round's on Me
(Shady/Interscope)

Proof Positive

Eminem's pal hits the 'Nix

The Anger Management Tour

Rappers soften up like asphalt

Letters

Letters from the week of January 6, 2005

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange (1904 West Indian School Road) for November 22 through 28

Rainbow Eminem

Maybe it's a concept album

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange (105 West University Drive in Tempe) for November 12 through 18

Top 10 selling CDs at Hoodlums (ASU Memorial Union building in Tempe) for November 8 through 14

Bumblebeez 81

The Printz
(Modular Recordings/Geffen)

D12

"We don't just let Em run with the ball"

D12

D12 World (Shady/Interscope)

Beats 'n' Blunts

The Kreme Team kicks it with the poets and playas of P.I.'s Blunt Club

Obie Trice

Emerging rapper raises Cheers

A Slug Among Men

Atmosphere's MC thrusts forth with his Midwestern brand of conscious hip-hop - but don't try to sleep with him on tour

Benzino

Redemption (Elektra)

Deep Black

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

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Run, Rabbit, Run

Pickings are Slim Shady, but Eminem busts out of a bad movie

Without Him -- or Them

Internet mashers give new, weird lives to Eminem's "Without Me"

Suburban Nightmare

Anger Management Tour brings Slim Shady to Valley of the Sun

D12

Devil's Night (Shady/Interscope)

Various Artists

Anticon Giga-single (Anticon)

Letters 07-13-2000

Out of 'N Sync

White Squall

What does the future hold for Eminem?

'F' Wordsmith

Eminem's new album sparks a heated free-speech debate

A Country B-Boy Survives

With influences ranging from old-school rap to old-time country, Kid Rock is as twisted as they come