Lil Jon

Feist @ Orpheum Theatre

Drew Barrymore Jumps on Celebrity Alcohol Bandwagon -- Shocking.

​Not really. Drew kinda seems like the white wine swilling type. Actress, producer, director, Covergirl, Playboy model, Drew Barrymore, known for her role in movie classics such as E.T., Firestarter, Boys on the Side,  50 First Dates, and as Brian the Dog's girlfriend on the animated tel ... More >>

Dancing With the Stars' Most Upsetting Covers

​I can just picture it now. Thirteen seasons ago, each member of the Dancing With the Stars backing band hopped off a bus in Hollywood with stars in their eyes. Little did they know, they'd have the asses of chubby D-list stars in their peripheral sooner than they'd think. It's another one of ... More >>

ASU Climbs Back to the Bottom, Ranks 17th in Princeton Reviews' Top 20 Party Schools

graphicshunt.com​It appears that Arizona State University students are just drunk enough to somewhat impress the folks at the Princeton Review.ASU ranked number 17 this year in the publication's list of top party schools in the nation, which is an improvement from last year's ranking of... oh wait ... More >>

Money Power Respect Entertainment Pushes Local Hip-Hop on a Large Scale

Cahleb Branch, head of Money Power Respect, works at his desk.​How much does it cost to book GZA from Wu-Tang Clan? Or Lil Jon? Or Nicki Minaj?Cahleb Branch knows, because his company, Valley-based Money Power Respect Entertainment, books international shows for them, among a slew of other well-kn ... More >>

Red Bull Thre3Style and Z-Trip at The Venue Scottsdale Last Night

Maria VassettZ-Trip performs during the Red Bull Thre3Style at Venue of Scottsdale.​Red Bull Thre3StyleVenue of ScottsdaleApril 7, 2011 "I like taking [people] on journeys hat they weren't even thinking about going on. There are so many roads to go down, I've always loved that about being a DJ." ... 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 >>

NOHO: The Hangover Defense--Does It Really Prevent Your Hangover?

Nicki Escudero​​Getting wasted while watching a concert is pretty commonplace, and if you're like me, then drinking makes even the most boring show a little more bearable.But, inevitably, I'd have to be productive the next day at work - -something a hangover doesn't help.That's why this past wee ... More >>

Top 10 Celebrity Cameos in Indie Rock Videos

These days, the lines between indie and mainstream music are difficult to pinpoint. With indie artists featured prominently in mainstream media (I'm looking at you, Twilight soundtrack), it's hard to see what makes indie music, well, indie. When you add celebrities to the mix, it becomes even more d ... More >>

DJ Kris the Fist Talks KRS-One, Hanny's, Noob DJs, Lil John, Common, and Urinal Deuces

DJ Kris the Fist​Name: Kristian Herrera AKA: Kris the Fist Genres spun: Hip-hop, dancehall, and dubstep. Current club nights: I was a regular at the Hidden House for the last two years, but for the last few months I've been at Hanny's on Fridays and Saturdays for the first couple hours they're ... More >>

Rapper Pitbull Cancels Phoenix Show In Protest Over SB 1070

Pitbull, sinking his teeth into SB 1070Cuban-American rapper Armando "Pitbull" Perez is taking a bite out of Arizona over the state's "papers please" legislation by canceling a stop in Phoenix  at the Celebrity Theatre as part of his "Mr. Worldwide's Carnival" tour.The popular rapper, perhaps b ... More >>

Steve Aoki

Pitbull, sinking his teeth into SB 1070Cuban-American rapper Armando "Pitbull" Perez is taking a bite out of Arizona over the state's "papers please" legislation by canceling a stop in Phoenix  at the Celebrity Theatre as part of his "Mr. Worldwide's Carnival" tour.The popular rapper, perhaps b ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Designer Condom Line

​So make sure your little mosters are in them.Okay. I stole the joke. But it was so obvious I couldn't resist. Evidently making music, performing sold out concerts, winning Grammys, finding the most outrageous fashions that she can, and working for Polaroid is not enough for the Lady. Now she has ... More >>

The Lowdown on All-Star Weekend's Biggest Parties

Nelly will attempt to fill Chris Brown's shoes during this weekend's All-Star festivities. The Valley's about to get a little "derrty." Universal Records rapper Nelly is doing the Nix's hip-hop fans a solid by filling in at the two gigs that Chris Brown abandoned eartlier this week due to the rece ... More >>

Renowned Celebrity Tattooist Rob G. Commits Suicide

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

Ying Yang Twins

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

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

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

Future Shock: Mike Ness, Flo Rida, Nevermind, and more

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

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

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

Dubstep at Blunt Club

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

Michael Jackson resurrects 'The World's Biggest Selling Album of All Time' with Thriller 25

Rob G., a tattoo artist known for his work on celebrities such as Suns star Shaquille O'Neal, hip-hop stars G-Unit, Ice Cube, Lil Jon, and DMX, and the New England Patriots, died at his home in Orlando, Florida on Monday, January 26.

Too $hort

Get Off the Stage
(Jive)

Pitbull

El Mariel
(TVT)

Monument Valley

The plumed wonder hates to agree with GOP gun moll Ann Coulter philosophically, but about our 9/11 memorial . . .

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of November 15

The plumed wonder hates to agree with GOP gun moll Ann Coulter philosophically, but about our 9/11 memorial . . .

Escape Plan

Vinyl is deep and wide at roaming event

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Vinyl is deep and wide at roaming event

Boyz N the Studio

Pimping ain't easy

The Anger Management Tour

Rappers soften up like asphalt

Literary Crunk

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

Ying Yang Twins

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

Coyote Blues

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

Club Deez at the Buzz

Friday Nutz Live

Hellbilly Hank

P-town's hip-hop Dukes of Hazzard hang with Hank III and get their mosh on at the Marquee.

Top 10 Selling CDs at Circles (800 North Central Avenue)

Chart-toppers for February 7 through 13

Crunk Junkie

An acquired taste becomes a guilty pleasure

On the Down-Low

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures

Top 10 selling CDs at Circles Records & Tapes (800 North Central Avenue) for December 6 through 12

Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures

Titty Ditties

The secret life of the gentlemen's DJ

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

The secret life of the gentlemen's DJ

The Ultimate Rock Fantasy

The secret life of the gentlemen's DJ

Various artists

Crunk Classics
(TVT Records)

Muy Caliente, Baby!

Our denizens of the dark get singed by the hot chicas and fly papis at Club Bash's Noche de Salsa

Slicker

We All Have a Plan (Hefty Records)

Loungin' With Lucifer

Our night owls hit the street for some action

Elephant Man

Good 2 Go (Atlantic/VP)

Original Soul

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

Betting on ODB?

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

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.