Tupac Shakur

Valley del Sol: Playing Selena Does Not A Latin Night Make

Flashes

Live by the Gun . . .

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

Letters

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

Here's Another Letter to the Big 5 Click (et al.):

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

Reeling and Dealing

"Suge" Knight is behind bars, Tha Doggfather is on the shelves, and the future of Death Row Records hangs in the balance

Who's the Man?

With Suge Knight in prison, onetime receptionist Norris Anderson is now the big man on Death Row

Poetic Justice

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

Ice-T

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

Various Artists

Constant Elevation (Astralwerks)

Letters

Letters from the week of December 4, 2003

Letters

Letters from the week of December 18, 2003

Boxin' the '90s

Collections set it up

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 10

Collections set it up

Notorious Makes B.I.G. Just B.L.A.N.D.

Collections set it up

The Wisdom of the Metal Gods Vs. The Meditations of Hip-Hop MCs

I just received a book titled Time Flies When You're In a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods (A Plume Book), a funny little tome filled with lyrical adages from the world of heavy metal music. Edited by Mike Daly (formerly of alt. country band Whiskeytown), the book is divided into four sections: Me ... More >>

"Suge" Knight, Famed Rap Producer, Hurt After Scuffle at Scottsdale's W Hotel

  Famed gangsta rap producer "Suge" Knight (right) sure knows how to keep it real. The founder of Death Row Records, former home to legendary rappers Tupac and Snoop Dogg, used his face as a battering ram against another man's fists early this morning during a fight at the W Scottsdale Hot ... More >>

Snoop and Diddy headline a cast of stars destined to steal the spotlight from Super Bowl XLII

  Famed gangsta rap producer "Suge" Knight (right) sure knows how to keep it real. The founder of Death Row Records, former home to legendary rappers Tupac and Snoop Dogg, used his face as a battering ram against another man's fists early this morning during a fight at the W Scottsdale Hot ... More >>

The Magnificent Sevens

Lisa Sette gets lucky

Brown Power

Say it loud! You're intact and you're proud!

Islands

Return to the Sea
(Equator)

Live After Death

The posthumous Tupac projects keep on comin'

Buckshot & 9th Wonder

Chemistry
(Duck Down)

Xiu Xiu

Moody in a good way

Nick Drake

Made to Love Magic
(Island/Universal)

Mariachi Mamas

Mariachi Pasión breaks the mold

Classic Animation Gets the Big Screen Treatment in Chandler

The original pinupImagine a rap war, ala Biggie and Tupac. But it takes place in the 1930s. And instead of being rappers, the two men involved are kiddie film animators. And instead of shooting at each other, they just say mean things about each other behind the other's back.A little less sexy than ... More >>

Holy Crap

Rapper, actor, deity: The life and times of Tupac Shakur

50 Cent

Rapper's celebrity is criminal

Nas

God's Son (Columbia)

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Rock Crock

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

Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas

Songs to No One, 1991-1992 (Knitting Factory/Evolver)

Tales From the Crips

Bones goes to the 'hood and digs up every horror cliché it can find

A Dogg's Life

Rapper Snoop Dogg comes to terms with his violent past and pleads for peace in his autobiography

The OD Couple

Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

HIP-HOP SITCOM BOOM? BAH!

Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

TAKING DEQ TO THE CLEANERSMINORITIES GET STATE'S EAR, DEMAND "ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE"

Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

A YEAR INSIDE THE MOTOROLA MESSSINNERS AND VICTIMS--WARRIORS AND REGULATORS

Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

Brother Ali

Gridlock'd's Shakur and Roth kick detox thriller into high gear

Dr. Dog to Skip Phoenix?

But will the van make it to Phoenix?​ Such is the plight of our desert city. We are not a destination for enough musicians. We are merely a stop between Dallas and L.A., Vegas and god-knows-where. Smaller acts are more likely to come to Tucson, and larger ones may skip us altogether. Sadly, it ... More >>

Cornel West Addresses Hundreds of Pinkos and Hippies at Anti-SB1070 Rally in Phoenix

Elaine MulliganPrinceton professor and lauded lefty author Cornel West brings the funk to North High School on Saturday, October 2.​We're not the only ones to have noticed that progressives, Democrats, and their ilk don't currently have a central charismatic leader whose every utterance is sociopo ... More >>

Beyonce and Sleigh Bells Collaborate in the Studio

​Diplo says noise pop duo Sleigh Bells have been hitting the studio with Beyonce, according to NME.The producer recently blogged about being in the studio together with the three musicians. Sleigh Bells' album Treats was played for the good people who work for Beyonce, and now they're working on s ... More >>

PBS Website Hacked, Fake Tupac Story Posted

​One of the most awesome, hilarious, ridiculous hacking pranks has gone down. A group of hackers recently got into PBS' web system and posted an unusual story about deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, according to Yahoo News.The hacker group, which calls itself Lulzsec and the Lulz Boat, posted a fake s ... More >>

June 1 In Blogs: Lili Gomez, What Laura Says, Fattoush, and Joe Arpaio

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

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 >>

The Ten Best Posthumous Albums

​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

Phoenix Rapper MegaRan Creates 8-Bit Hip-Hop

​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

The Gang’s All Here

​Today, Universal Music Enterprises will re-release a handful of albums by the late Tupac Shakur, including the posthumous album R U still Down? (Remember Me). Originally released in 1997 (a year after Shakur's murder), R U Still Down? was one of the rapper's best-selling albums, going quadruple ... More >>

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman: 10 Songs About the Mail

​By now it's news to no one that the United States Postal Service is in trouble. As detailed by Nick Greene earlier this month at Village Voice's Running Scared, this means print media is in for a punch (you know, while it's down and everything), your bills are going to show up later than they ... More >>