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Coachella 2012 4/20: Let's Talk About Weed

See also: *The Best of Coachella: Friday, April 20 *Our Complete Coachella Coverage Yesterday was 4/20. It was also Coachella. And so, the percentage of festival-goers who were stoned rose from a paltry 75 percent to a full 98 percent. (These estimates come courtesy of LA Weekly music editor, Ben ... More >>

Tupac Shooter Allegedly Confesses

​The man that shot rapper Tupac Shakur in a 1994 shooting has allegedly come forward, according to Consequence of Sound.Dexter Isaac, who is already an inmate, confessed to the shooting. Isaac's shooting took place two years prior to Tupac's death. Isaac has claimed that he was hired to shoot Tupa ... More >>

How an Underage Illegal Immigrant Became One of the Valley's Hottest Tattoo Artists

​The man that shot rapper Tupac Shakur in a 1994 shooting has allegedly come forward, according to Consequence of Sound.Dexter Isaac, who is already an inmate, confessed to the shooting. Isaac's shooting took place two years prior to Tupac's death. Isaac has claimed that he was hired to shoot Tupa ... More >>

Candyman: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse?

​This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A's first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Candyman, who ironically went on to become a one hit wonder with the single "Knockin' ... More >>

Funky fun with Black Carl

​This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A's first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Candyman, who ironically went on to become a one hit wonder with the single "Knockin' ... More >>

Ma$e Gave Up a Career as Puff Daddy’s Protégé to Rap for God – the Weird Thing Is He Stuck with It

​This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A's first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Candyman, who ironically went on to become a one hit wonder with the single "Knockin' ... More >>

If You Haven’t Heard of Tech N9ne, He Hasn’t Been Doing His Job

​This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A's first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Candyman, who ironically went on to become a one hit wonder with the single "Knockin' ... More >>

Noise Boy: funky fun with Black Carl

​This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A's first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Candyman, who ironically went on to become a one hit wonder with the single "Knockin' ... More >>

Letters from the issue of Thursday, January 24, 2008

​This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A's first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with Candyman, who ironically went on to become a one hit wonder with the single "Knockin' ... More >>

Big on Japan

Maja gives anime and gaming a good rap

Mercury Rising

The best baller in Phoenix doesn't play for the Suns. Can Diana Taurasi take the Mercury all the way?

Shrine Whine

Governor Photo-Op was wrapping herself in the flag over the new AZ 9/11 shrine. Now, she who puts the P in politician's running for cover

Prodigal Son

Jonny Lang dumps drugs and finds Jesus

Blue Grotto

Bottle-poppin' Jacuzzi duty at the PHX's freshest spot? That's what awaits the fly and the sly at Tempe's Phase 54

Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!

Forget caroling. Here's a few hip-hop jammy-jams to warm your Yule log

Mollusk Massacre

At Nantucket Seafood and Raw Bar, there are bivalves dying foryou sins

Fade to Black

Jay-Z returns with The Black Album - and renewed disdain for the hip-hop game

Various Artists

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

Border Boyz

As narcocorridos - Mexican drug ballads - get nastier, the crowds in Phoenix get bigger and bigger

Owning Up

It took five years, but the old-schoolers of Gang Starr are finally on the comeback with The Ownerz. Guru, for one, is still hungry.

Rock Crock

One man travels through the best of what American music magazines offer -- and needs a shower

Talib Kweli/Jay-Z

Quality (MCA/Rawkus)

The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse (Rocafella/Island Def Jam)

Jam Master Jay: 1965-2002

Hip-hop has lost greats before, but this murder is different, as a Houston DJ expresses

Living Out Loud

After surviving a difficult beginning, J-Live gives hope to hip-hop

Hop Online

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

Pirates of the Cyberspace

Music, money and mayhem clog MP3 download sites

Booty Up, Kids!

Giving meaning to bad TV

The Athlete and the Aesthete

Collegiate wrestler Jake Harman turns into Multimedia Man

The Manhattan Project

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

Poetic Justice

After a decade on hip-hop's front lines, Gang Starr is finally reaping the rewards

Rhymes of Passion

Hip-hop court jester Busta Rhymes rides high with new album and groundbreaking tour

Calendar for the week

Hip-hop court jester Busta Rhymes rides high with new album and groundbreaking tour

Electric Black-Ballroom

Liquor department director tries to close Tempe rap venue based on sex allegations that weren't prosecuted

Live by the Gun . . .

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

Still in EFX

Das EFX keeps bringing it up from the underground

Pic Hits for the week

Das EFX keeps bringing it up from the underground