CL Smooth

Blogs
July 19, 2011
The Top 10 New Jack Swing Anthems of All Time
This Thursday, one-time New Edition member and new jack swing icon Johnny Gill will be performing a set at Yoshi's. Credited as the creation of Teddy Riley, new jack swing saw R&B vocals being fused with uptempo beats coated in the bumptious attitude of hip-hop. At the subgenre's height in the '90s, ... More >>
Music
May 19, 2010
Concert preview: Pete Rock & J. Rocc
Music
February 3, 2010
The Zen Buddha of the N-Judah: Rapper Richie Cunning
Blogs
May 31, 2009
Last Night: The Roots at Davies Symphony Hall
The RootsDavies Symphony HallBetter than: Sitting still for an orchestraLocal music history was made last night as the Roots performed the first-ever hip-hop concert at Davies Symphony Hall as part of SFJAZZ's Spring season. The Philadelphia-bred, Grammy Award-winning group plays in your living room ... More >>
Music
April 29, 2009
Pete Rock
Music
August 11, 2004
BeatBox
The return of hip hop legend Pete Rock, the pop sphere of "Vanguard," and a strip club with a new M.O.
Music
November 26, 2003
The Beat Goes On
On the 10th anniversary of MC Charizma's death, his debut finally gets released on Stones Throw Records, the label he inspired
Music
June 11, 1997
Recordings