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January 3, 2007
A Very Good Year
We look back on the big news stories of 2006 and ask the tough question: Are you an apologist for the year that was?
Music
June 7, 2006
UK hip hop passes the mic
We look back on the big news stories of 2006 and ask the tough question: Are you an apologist for the year that was?
Listen Up
March 15, 2006
My Name Is Earl
E-40 blows up, and takes the rest of the Bay Area with him
Calendar
December 29, 2004
The Jester Speaks the Truth
We know you get your news from comedians. Now here's one of the best.
Music
December 15, 2004
Merry Christmas, Beeyotch!
Forget caroling. Here are a few hip hop jammy-jams to warm your yule log.
Film
November 24, 2004
Reps Etc.
Forget caroling. Here are a few hip hop jammy-jams to warm your yule log.
Film
November 17, 2004
Next Best Thing
If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do
Music
September 18, 2002
Cold Chillin'
Hip hop's Atmosphere hails from an unlikely place -- Minnesota
News
August 14, 2002
California Loved
Roger Troutman and his family brought funk to West Coast hip hop and influenced everyone from Ice Cube to Tupac Shakur. Then his older brother put four bullets in him.
Music
October 20, 1999
Tone Deft
With their DMT project, Eddie Def and DJ Cue are trying to rewrite the rules of hip hop
Blogs
June 12, 2009
DJ Quik's Diva-Like Behavior
EKAphotographyDivalicious? DJ Quik Is "Amerika's Most Complete Artist" also a complete diva? Last night's Ruby Skye show --featuring Quik, Kurupt, the Kev Choice Ensemble, and Trackademicks--was, from the look of things, a wholly entertaining concert, featuring not one but two live bands, two class ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2009
And the Most Partisan District in California Is ... Compton? San Francisco Doesn't Even Crack Top-10.
We may not be his best friend after allSan Francisco may be the national Democratic Party's ATM. But, counter-intuitively, it does not flaunt the most lopsided percentage of registered Democratic voters in the state. Or the second-highest. Or third. Or tenth. According to the city's Department of ... More >>
Music
June 16, 2010
Herbal Melodies
Choice moments in the surprising history of medical marijuana and music
Music
August 11, 2010
Nas and Damian Marley show the wrong way to Africa
Choice moments in the surprising history of medical marijuana and music
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Five Bay Area Hip-Hop Stars Who Should Be Really Stinkin' Rich
Is this what it takes?On Tuesday, Forbes published its list of hip-hop's 20 highest earners: Jay-Z at number one, naturally, with $63 million, and Senegalese crooner Akon edging out Lil Wayne by a milli -- Weezy's cash-accruing steez have been impressively unabated by his recent jail sentenc ... More >>
Blogs
January 14, 2011
The Top 5 Most Regrettable Rapper Tattoos
Rappers lead the world when it comes to ridiculous tattoos. But while it's easy to mock Lil Wayne getting the EPSN logo on his arm or Eve's decision to stamp cat paws on her breasts, sometimes rappers themselves have second thoughts about their ink art. So with Gucci Mane recently revealing a freshl ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
The Top Ten Hip-Hop Drinking Anthems
Hip-hop's reliance on marijuana as a creative conduit and lifestyle accessory is well documented. But beyond the genre's top tokers, there's also a bubbling batch of rappers who've rhymed about not so much getting a little tipsy as daily dalliances with the dark world of being black-out drunk ... More >>
Film
June 22, 2011
Arthouse Movie Listings June 22-28
Hip-hop's reliance on marijuana as a creative conduit and lifestyle accessory is well documented. But beyond the genre's top tokers, there's also a bubbling batch of rappers who've rhymed about not so much getting a little tipsy as daily dalliances with the dark world of being black-out drunk ... More >>
Calendar
June 22, 2011
Reading S.F. the Riot Act
Hip-hop's reliance on marijuana as a creative conduit and lifestyle accessory is well documented. But beyond the genre's top tokers, there's also a bubbling batch of rappers who've rhymed about not so much getting a little tipsy as daily dalliances with the dark world of being black-out drunk ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2011
In Defense of the Game -- Our Last Honest Gangsta Rapper
The Game performs at Regency Ballroom this week. Lately, The Game, who performs at the Regency Ballroom on Thursday (Oct. 27), has been psychoanalyzed as some sort of rapping mentalist. Armchair critics are quick to characterize him as an artist constantly putting out desperate cries for atte ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2011
Beavis and Butt-Head Return Tonight. Here Are Six of Their Greatest Musical Insights
They're back! The horror!The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>
Music
February 1, 2012
V-Nasty Wants to Flip Her Rough Background into a Rap Career
They're back! The horror!The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>