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Hardcore Rap

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    The Game: Slower Than Baseball, the Excitement of Curling

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • Music

    February 19, 2009

    Is The Game Over?

    Jonathan McNamaraSee more shots in our The Game Slide Show.Even to those of us who aren't huge proponents of mainstream rap, The Game's second album, Doctor's Advocate, was hugely influential a few years back. Advocate was a note-perfect throwback to gangsta rap's halcyon days of the early '90s and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Yo, Stephen Hawking Raps

    The world already has its share of ridiculous ring tones, but now, thanks to a company called FunMobility, you can hear the voice of famed physicist Stephen Hawkings rapping "Baby Got Back" whenever that special someone calls your cell phone.

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    The Wisdom of the Metal Gods Vs. The Meditations of Hip-Hop MCs

    I just received a book titled Time Flies When You're In a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods (A Plume Book), a funny little tome filled with lyrical adages from the world of heavy metal music. Edited by Mike Daly (formerly of alt. country band Whiskeytown), the book is divided into four sections: Me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2008

    Wu Tang Clan Brings Da Rukus at Marquee Theatre on Dec. 7

    The last time I saw Wu Tang Clan was possibly the most disappointing concert-going experience of my life. I was in high school when the boys from Staten Island stopped by Cleveland to open for Rage Against The Machine. It was awful. They were over an hour late -- O.D.B. having gotten arrested som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    Ear to the Street: Young Hot Rod

    The last time I saw Wu Tang Clan was possibly the most disappointing concert-going experience of my life. I was in high school when the boys from Staten Island stopped by Cleveland to open for Rage Against The Machine. It was awful. They were over an hour late -- O.D.B. having gotten arrested som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Future Shock: Sarah Brightman, Ice Cube, The Mars Volta, and more

    The last time I saw Wu Tang Clan was possibly the most disappointing concert-going experience of my life. I was in high school when the boys from Staten Island stopped by Cleveland to open for Rage Against The Machine. It was awful. They were over an hour late -- O.D.B. having gotten arrested som ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2008

    Willy Northpole and the Phoenix hip-hop scene explode

    The last time I saw Wu Tang Clan was possibly the most disappointing concert-going experience of my life. I was in high school when the boys from Staten Island stopped by Cleveland to open for Rage Against The Machine. It was awful. They were over an hour late -- O.D.B. having gotten arrested som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2007

    Inside the Offices of 50 Cent

    The last time I saw Wu Tang Clan was possibly the most disappointing concert-going experience of my life. I was in high school when the boys from Staten Island stopped by Cleveland to open for Rage Against The Machine. It was awful. They were over an hour late -- O.D.B. having gotten arrested som ... More >>

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    Young Buck

    For now

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2007

    Why Darrell Ankarlo's an idiot, reason #137: The Gangsta Rap Coloring Book

    For now

  • Music

    February 22, 2007

    Hip-Hop Co-Op

    Dipping a toe in the urban mainstream

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2007

    Phoenix Becomes Hip-Hop Central (for a weekend)

    Dipping a toe in the urban mainstream

  • Music

    January 11, 2007

    N.W.A

    The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge (Deluxe Edition CD/DVD)
    (Priority Records)

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Snap To It

    Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

  • Music

    March 23, 2006

    The Project

    Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

  • Music

    November 24, 2005

    Critical Fatwa

    Cure for the race

  • Film

    November 10, 2005

    Bum Rap

    50 Cent wants to be an actor . . . but he's not

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Rap Regifted

    Looking back at an original G

  • Music

    May 5, 2005

    Heatstroke

    Catch Me If You Can
    (Wildin Records)

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    50 Cent

    The Massacre
    (Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit)

  • News

    March 17, 2005

    Letters

    Letters from the week of March 17, 2005

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    The Game

    The Documentary
    (Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope)

  • Music

    November 6, 2003

    Obie Trice

    Emerging rapper raises Cheers

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    Various Artists

    Def Jam Recordings Presents Music Inspired by Scarface (Def Jam)

  • Music

    August 7, 2003

    Original Soundtrack

    Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (Bad Boy/Universal)

  • Music

    July 24, 2003

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

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

  • Music

    June 26, 2003

    Freddie Foxxx/Bumpy Knuckles

    Konexion (BBE Music)

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    50 Cent

    Rapper's celebrity is criminal

  • Music

    February 20, 2003

    50 Cent

    Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

  • Music

    December 12, 2002

    Scarface

    Gheto Boy hip-hops to our block

  • Music

    November 14, 2002

    Preservin' the Real

    Jurassic 5 stays true to hip-hop -- even as its core audience lives in an alternative universe

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    Westside Rising

    Ice Cube and his Westside Connection pals semi-reunite -- and give hope to gangsta rap fans

  • Music

    August 17, 2000

    Hop Online

    Is Russell Simmons' 360HipHop.com the best hope to bring hip-hop culture onto the Internet?

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Rap and Roll (and Fold)

    Thanks to Dr. Dre and his partners in crime, smoking dope looks cool again

  • Music

    December 16, 1999

    Dr. Dre

    Chronic 2001
    (Aftermath/Interscope Records)

  • Music

    December 16, 1999

    Wu Revolution?

    U-God's solo album is only the latest in a series of WuTang misfires

  • News

    November 11, 1999

    Is It Time To Pull The Thug?

    Gang style blasts through popular culture. Can the media be used to fight back?

  • Music

    September 10, 1998

    The Manhattan Project

    N.Y.-bred Lyricist Lounge explodes on the hip-hop nation with a national tour

  • News

    August 14, 1997

    Snoop Doggy Dogma

    N.Y.-bred Lyricist Lounge explodes on the hip-hop nation with a national tour

  • Music

    March 27, 1997

    Who's the Man?

    With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row

  • Music

    January 2, 1997

    96.Rant

    With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    Live by the Gun . . .

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • Music

    May 2, 1996

    Players

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • Music

    November 24, 1994

    SAY HELLO TO COOLIOTHE RAPPER FROM COMPTON MIXES HIS GLOCKS WITH YOCKS

    Tupac Shakur's murder leaves behind a formidable legacy--and disturbing questions

  • Music

    September 8, 1994

    EIHT IS ENOUGH

    EIHT IS ENOUGH RAPPING WITH THE TOP MAN IN GANGSTA RAP

  • Music

    October 20, 1993

    DRE MATTER

    HIS HOME AND PERSONAL LIKE SMOLDER, AND DR. DRE STILL PLAYS WITH FIRE

  • Music

    September 15, 1993

    WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT DOPE?

    HIP-HOP IS GOING TO POT. LITERALLY.

  • Music

    August 4, 1993

    STRAIGHT OUTTA SCOTTSDALEBORN IN THE 'BURBS, HIP-HOP NEWCOMERS BROTHERS GRIMM ARE A LIVING FAIRY TALE

    HIP-HOP IS GOING TO POT. LITERALLY.

  • Music

    September 2, 1992

    MELTING AMERIKKKA'S MOST WANTEDBITTER AND COLD OUTSIDE, ICE CUBE'S BEAT IS WORSE THAN HIS BITE

    HIP-HOP IS GOING TO POT. LITERALLY.

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