Karlie Hustle

Groove Candy Celebrates Five Years of Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop Tonight

​Since 2006 the Valley's hip-hop scene has been bolstered by rising local MC's and one funky ass Thursday night. Groove Candy is celebrating five years of kickin' it old-school with Power 98.3 DJs M2 and Fresh 85 tonight at the Suede Lounge in Scottsdale. As always the mighty duo will be spi ... More >>

Silver Medallion’s Oren J. Struggles to Create a Fitting Legacy for His Late Partner Carnegie

Groove Candy Hip-Hop Night Returns Next Week

​After more than a year of occasional one-offs and special events, one of the PHX's best hip-hop nights is making its return as a weekly. Groove Candy, the ultra-fly affair put on by Karlie Hustle and Power 98.3's DJ M2 makes its comeback on August 26, offering the same swanked-up selection of n ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Groove Candy Prom at PHX Nightclub

​Maybe you loved your prom and were voted into Prom Court and got lucky that night and had the perfect dress and everything was oh-so-magical and memorable.Or maybe, like most, things went wrong on prom. Your date ditched you halfway through, you spilled punch on your tux and you ended up going to ... More >>

Sunday Funday

10 Things Under $10 Christmas Weekend: Bettie Blood Burlesque, Coats & Villa, Groove Candy, and More

The Bettie Blood Burlesque Troupe is scheduled to perform at Rogue Bar in Scottsdale tonight.A​fter six endless weeks of endless hype, treacly commercials, and non-stop carols, we're only 48 hours or so from the arrival of Christmas morning. But you don't have to wait until then to get your presen ... More >>

Groove Candy Returns For One Night Only on November 25

Groove Candy's Karlie Hustle (left) and DJ M2.​If you're one of those cats who've been Groove Candy since the hip-hop night went the way of Jam-Master Jay back in September, Karlie Hustle is gonna give y'all another lick. The Power 98.3 personality is reviving the event for one night only o ... More >>

The Kickback

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Jay-Z's Official DJ Visits Tonight's Groove Candy

Jay-Z and Neil Armstrong: BFFs for reals. NYC's DJ Neil Armstrong is one lucky mofo. Not only does the dood get to spin the backbeats for Jay-Z as the hip-hop superstar's official turntablist, he also got to hang with Obama during the inauguration and has been lauded in the pages of Rolling Stone, U ... More >>

How PHX's Musicians and DJs Reacted to Michael Jackson's Death (Including Some Exclusive Jacko Mixes)

Courtesy of Micah ElliottMicah Elliot, AZPunk.com co-founder and drummer for local punk band Gun Fuck, during his childhood.We learned about Michael Jackson's untimely passing yesterday afternoon in likely the same fashion that y'all reading this did: Twitter. In fact, as news of the King of Pop's d ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Readers React to Sonny Long Story; Long Posts Video Response

Sometimes, the response to a story is almost as interesting as the story itself. Our June 4 cover story, "Sonny Long Is a Legend in His Own Mind," has garnered mixed reactions. (Click here to see the feedback, or if you missed the story entirely, check it out here). The story has also caught the ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing

Groove Candy Lands at Doc's Place

Less than a week after getting booted from the now-extinct Lyte Lounge & Bistro, Wednesday night hip-hop throwdown Groove Candy will take up residence at CenPho restaurant/jazz spot Doc's Place starting on April 8. Power 98.3 mid-day jock Karlie Hustle, who hosts the weekly event, made the ... More >>

Is Lyte Lounge & Bistro Closed?

Are the lights out at Lyte Lounge? Local hip-hop personality Karlie Hustle has provided us with some juicy gossip and news tidbits over the past couple years, either during her mid-day shift on Power 98.3 FM or through her various blogs (check 'em out here and here). Here are the latest morse ... More >>

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

A Look Inside The Sail Inn's New Look, and Why The Door in Tempe Went Gay

I was fortunate enough to be in attendance last night at an invite-only preview of The Sail Inn, which is re-opening to the drinking public this weekend after a three year absence from the Tempe music and nightlife scene. It really couldn't have come at a better time, as I've been hearing numero ... More >>

Groove Candy's big move

Seven nights of DJs and dancing

Letters from the issue of Thursday, January 24, 2008

The Bird pecks aways at the white hip-hop poseurs in P-town

A response to complaints on Arizonabeats.com about the "Raising Terrazona" story

Seven nights of DJs and dancing

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's playing what, where and when

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Karlie and the Chocolate Factory

DJ duo sniffs the sweet smell of success

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

Who's spinning what, where and when

Sound Trip

Frequently fly

Super Star Search

13-year-old rapper Supa Nova Sta's got game, if the hip-hop industry's willing to play