Old School Hip-Hop

The 10 Greatest White Rappers

See also: EL-P's Dystopian Hip-Hop is No Sci-Fi Fantasy See also: Asher Roth Is Bro Rap Incarnate, but Don't Hold It Against Him See also: Action Bronson @ Club Red See also: Ten Awesome Mixtapes To Download Right Now (NSFW) What are the first names to come to mind when we say "white rapper?" Vani ... More >>

The Wiley One and Planet X Salute MCA of The Beastie Boys With "Intergalactic" Cover

It still feels hard to believe. Friday's news about the passing of MCA (Adam Yauch) of The Beastie Boys shocked nearly everyone, forcing us to confront mortality and look back on the group's lasting legacy. "At first, I didn't want to believe it, then came shock and, lastly, my heart sank down into ... More >>

Beastie Boys Aren't Supposed to Die; R.I.P. Adam Yauch

Beastie Boys aren't supposed to die, and they certainly aren't supposed to succumb to cancer when they're only 47. But that's what happened today: MCA has passed away. The Beastie Boys seemed eternally youthful -- from their punky beginnings to their prank-rap stardom, to their string of genuine a ... More >>

Power 98.3's Boo Bomb @ Celebrity Theatre

DJ Smite Brings Latin and Cumbia-Crunk to Two Las Fiestas Patrias Events

​September 15 marks the celebration of Grito de Dolores one of the five Fiestas Patrias, or national holidays in Mexican history. It's an important day, coming directly before Aniversario de la Independencia, the day Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called for the end of Spanish rule in Mexi ... More >>

Beastie Boys Release 'Fight For Your Right Revisited' in Full

​The Beastie Boys' bombass release of their short film Fight For Your Right Revisited is finally here, according to Consequence of Sound. Is it just as good as you imagined it would be? No, because it's even better.There is a lot of rapping, a ton of celebrity cameos, and most of all, there is a l ... More >>

DJ Drama @ Club Trinity

EPMD @ Celebrity Theatre

Local Rapper Mr. Miranda Exercises His Right to Remain Old School

Incoming: Combichrist, Buddy Guy, John Mayall, EPMD, Warren G

​It's a lighter load for this week's incoming shows -- mostly due to the fact that we had two different sets of incoming shows last week. That's not to say that there aren't some doozies amongst this week's announcements, though. For those fans of old-school hip hop, we have EMPD making a ruc ... More >>

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Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

Afrika Bambaataa Visits Bar Smith's Pinky Ring on April 22

The Godfather himself, Afrika Bambaataa. Bar Smith's Wednesday night electro affair Pinky Ring has featured a bangin' array of guest DJs over the past six months (including local hero Z-Trip). And now the organizers behind PR are about to add another big name to the list: Afrika Bambaataa. The ... More >>

The Old School Jingle Jam Reminds Us of the Ghosts of Hip-Hop’s Past

Rap Session

Hip-hop icon represents at ASU, Clubhouse

Rap Session

Hip-hop icon represents at ASU, Clubhouse

Quik Fix

Can ’80s DJ still represent?

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

G. Love & Special Sauce

Willy Northpole and the Phoenix hip-hop scene explode

Music for the Eyes

A bevy of new music DVDs, just in time for the holidays

Hot for Teacha: KRS-One @ the Brickhouse Theater, Thursday, December 6

Beastie Boys

The Mix-Up
(Capitol Records)

KRS-One and Marley Marl

Hip-Hop Lives
(Koch Records)

Critical Fatwa

Name-dropping

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

Got Mole?

Cut a rug with Page from history

Grandmaster Flash

And Jazzy Jeff? Get out!

Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!

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

De La Soul

Thugs rap, rap, rapping at the door

KRS-One

A hardcore hip-hop original shows why he's still an industry influence.

Weapons of Mic Destruction Tour

M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch bring the noise

Missy Elliott

Under Construction (Elektra)

Jam Master Jay: 1965-2002

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

A Def Ear

Poet posse in for a shout-out

Hot Stuff

From street graffiti to body rocking, the Arsonists preserve the old-school arts

High Times

Once dismissed as novelty, G. Love & Special Sauce find a serious niche with Electric Mile

Breakestra

Live Mix Tape Part Two (Stones Throw)

Beastie Boys DVD Anthology: The Criterion Collection

Beastie Boys (Criterion/Grand Royal/Capitol)

Hip-Hop's Clown Heavy

Kool Keith and his multiple aliases take listeners on a real warped tour

A Country B-Boy Survives

With influences ranging from old-school rap to old-time country, Kid Rock is as twisted as they come

Kings of Rhyme

Run-D.M.C. keeps pushing to earn respectability for hip-hop

Mike Test

Mixmaster Mike takes his turntable wizardry on tour with the Beastie Boys

Recordings

KRS-One, What's the Frequency?

The rapper they call "The Teacher" knows the medium is the message

Still in EFX

Das EFX keeps bringing it up from the underground

Cosmo Poppers

Luscious Jackson's sound crawled from the same urban bog that beg at the Beasties

HIP-HOP SITCOM BOOM? BAH!

TIME TO GET IIIBEASTIE BOYS DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS ANYMORE

BUSTIN' OUT OF BLACKFACE

WHITE MEN CAN'T RAP. OR CAN THEY?