Subject:

Mos Def

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Re:Generation Music Project: More Than Just Another Techno Movie

    Amir Bar-Lev's Re:Generation Music Project is a truly sensational demonstration of the music that can be made when people have an open mind. As DJ Premier said in the film, "Music can't die as long as someone keeps on making it fresh, and that's what we did." The Re:Generation Music Project feature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Man in Decline Records' Dominic Primé on Knesset, D. Russ, and A Cloud Forest

    Welcome to the latest installment of our recurring feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email music@newtimes.c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Black One on Sampling Artists, Kanye West, and Why Phoenix's Hip-Hop Scene Reigns Over Tucson's

    ​Expat RecordsJason Ikner is Black One​I had never met a rapper who claims to like Adele, the Black Keys, and dubstep. That is, until I spoke to local hip-hop artist Jaron Ikner, commonly known as Black One. Black One draws from different sections of the record store than your average backp ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2011

    Odd Future's Domo Genesis Left ASU on a Quest for an Iced-Out Charizard

    ​Expat RecordsJason Ikner is Black One​I had never met a rapper who claims to like Adele, the Black Keys, and dubstep. That is, until I spoke to local hip-hop artist Jaron Ikner, commonly known as Black One. Black One draws from different sections of the record store than your average backp ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Top 10 Phoenix Music Stories of 2010

    ​Expat RecordsJason Ikner is Black One​I had never met a rapper who claims to like Adele, the Black Keys, and dubstep. That is, until I spoke to local hip-hop artist Jaron Ikner, commonly known as Black One. Black One draws from different sections of the record store than your average backp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Gorillaz at Comerica Theatre Last Night

    Luke Holwerda​ Gorillaz Comerica Theatre 10/26/2010 Twelve years ago Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett decided to create a cartoon band. The concept was to separate celebrity from pop music. This was the perfect vehicle for someone like Albarn, who is probably best known as the front man for B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Russell Brand and Katy Perry Gettin' Hitched

    Russell Brand and Katy Perry in front of the Taj Mahal, evidently constructed by Brand.​Does anyone else find this to be a "What the fuck?!?" moment? I was surprised that they were dating, and now just four months later, they're engaged. The most sickening part: The picture you are viewing was p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    DJ Dossier: JonnY Rogers

      After spending more than a decade behind the record decks, JonnY Rogers is certain that's it all comes down to creating that perfect mix. Whether it was during his college days interning as a late night electronica jock at WOXY in Cincinnati (the station that will forever be immortalized by i ... More >>

  • Film

    December 4, 2008

    Cadillac Records Can’t Handle the Truth

      After spending more than a decade behind the record decks, JonnY Rogers is certain that's it all comes down to creating that perfect mix. Whether it was during his college days interning as a late night electronica jock at WOXY in Cincinnati (the station that will forever be immortalized by i ... More >>

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Local MC Justus wants you to “get your A’z up”

      After spending more than a decade behind the record decks, JonnY Rogers is certain that's it all comes down to creating that perfect mix. Whether it was during his college days interning as a late night electronica jock at WOXY in Cincinnati (the station that will forever be immortalized by i ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2008

    Willy Northpole and the Phoenix hip-hop scene explode

      After spending more than a decade behind the record decks, JonnY Rogers is certain that's it all comes down to creating that perfect mix. Whether it was during his college days interning as a late night electronica jock at WOXY in Cincinnati (the station that will forever be immortalized by i ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    Trill Thrills

    The Boss Hogg and Aeon Flux of the PHX hit the Hidden House and cop a bag of hip-hop at The Shop

  • Film

    April 28, 2005

    Jokes? What Jokes?

    The answer is less than 42

  • Film

    January 13, 2005

    Extended Sentence

    Director debuts with side of Bacon

  • Music

    October 21, 2004

    Fresh Produce

    With underground hip-hop or mass-appeal club records, RJD2's a stickler for details.

  • Film

    May 15, 2003

    Think Different

    Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

  • Film

    February 7, 2002

    Banging Bigotry

    A racist Billy Bob gets funky in Monster's Ball

  • Music

    December 6, 2001

    Charlie Hunter Quartet

    Songs From the Analog Playground (Blue Note)

  • Music

    May 17, 2001

    Hi-Tek

    Hi-Teknology (Rawkus)

  • Music

    March 23, 2000

    Turntable of Contents

    With a new DJ night at Nita's Hideaway, Z-Trip redirects his energies back to the local scene

Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy