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Rakim (Rapper)

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    February 21, 2013

    Rakim, Celebrity Theatre, 2/20/13

    Rakim @ Celebrity Theatre|2/20/13The word "legend" is something that shouldn't be tossed around lightly, especially when it applies to hip-hop. During hip-hop's 30-year run, we have seen numerous careers rise and fall. Hell, some artists have straight up vanished from existence. Many would argue tha ... More >>

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    February 18, 2013

    Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Phoenix

    The weekend is over, and it's back to the grind. You sit there despondent at your desk, visions of a wild weekend replaying your head, scenes from A Good Day to Die Hard -- which you caught a sick matinee showing of -- bouncing around your cranium. How can you get back to that blissful state? Go see ... More >>

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    February 14, 2013
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    October 18, 2012

    Height With Friends: Not Freakishly Tall, Not Quite Hip-Hop

    Baltimore MC Height (known by his mother as Dan Keech) got his start rapping with Wounds and Dogg and Pony and Keech's first solo show was opening for Animal Collective in mid-2000. Eight years later, Keech started collaborating with other Maryland musicians, starting Height With Friends. As part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2012

    Phoenix Rapper Sar KAZum Says "F**K a Label"

    When it comes to hip-hop, cadence is everything. Well, maybe not everything, but a rapper's flow is a damn big deal. Whether you're making a club banger or flexing your lyrical chops, delivery makes or breaks a jam. Phoenix emcee Sar KAZum knows this, so he looked to hip-hop heavyweights like KRS-O ... More >>

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    December 2, 2010
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    September 21, 2010

    Knox Discusses His New Album, His Influences and the Local Hip-Hop Scene

    Knox​Phoenix rapper Knox is the hip-hop equivalent of a throwback jersey.His new album, From the Ashes, came out last Tuesday, September 14, but with its old-school beats and Knox's retro flow, it sounds like it could have come straight out of hip-hop's "golden era" of the early '90s.The album is ... More >>

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    October 29, 2009

    God on the Mic

    The original emcee returns to pump up the volume

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    February 19, 1998

    High Rollers

    The Crystal Method places its bets on technology and cashes in

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