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Dirty South

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Listomania: Top Southern Rap Picks For 2009

    Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing; with a few exceptions like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, innovative rap records came from Southern artists. Sur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Fish & Farm's Chad Newton: The SFoodie Interview

    C. NewtonChad Newton: Wants Gordon to keep yelling.​Growing up in Mountain View, Chad Newton got a taste of restaurant glory via family trips to Stars, Jeremiah Tower's watershed Cali brasserie. "I used to always gravitate toward the regular menu, not the kid's menu," Newton said. He graduated ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2009

    Rock the Bells

    C. NewtonChad Newton: Wants Gordon to keep yelling.​Growing up in Mountain View, Chad Newton got a taste of restaurant glory via family trips to Stars, Jeremiah Tower's watershed Cali brasserie. "I used to always gravitate toward the regular menu, not the kid's menu," Newton said. He graduated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    13 Reasons Why Yoga-Hop Is Gonna Be Huge

    Doze Green"Kali Dwapar"​ Big tip o' the ASD hat--hey, do we have hats?--to SF Weekly Clubs Editor John Graham for passing along this tasty tidbit about what could be the Next Big Hip-Hop trend. In JG's words: "Now that MC Chris has agreed to appear at Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Jugg ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    Bobby Ray’s alter egos duke it out

    Doze Green"Kali Dwapar"​ Big tip o' the ASD hat--hey, do we have hats?--to SF Weekly Clubs Editor John Graham for passing along this tasty tidbit about what could be the Next Big Hip-Hop trend. In JG's words: "Now that MC Chris has agreed to appear at Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Jugg ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    The Jacka reprises hyphy with a gangsta twist

    Doze Green"Kali Dwapar"​ Big tip o' the ASD hat--hey, do we have hats?--to SF Weekly Clubs Editor John Graham for passing along this tasty tidbit about what could be the Next Big Hip-Hop trend. In JG's words: "Now that MC Chris has agreed to appear at Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Jugg ... More >>

  • Music

    January 28, 2009

    Capitol MC

    Doze Green"Kali Dwapar"​ Big tip o' the ASD hat--hey, do we have hats?--to SF Weekly Clubs Editor John Graham for passing along this tasty tidbit about what could be the Next Big Hip-Hop trend. In JG's words: "Now that MC Chris has agreed to appear at Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Jugg ... More >>

  • Music

    December 24, 2008

    The Worst Lyrics of 2008

    Doze Green"Kali Dwapar"​ Big tip o' the ASD hat--hey, do we have hats?--to SF Weekly Clubs Editor John Graham for passing along this tasty tidbit about what could be the Next Big Hip-Hop trend. In JG's words: "Now that MC Chris has agreed to appear at Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Jugg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    The Year in Music: 2008's Top Ten Pop Songs

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Lil Wayne’s crappy performance record

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    November 5, 2008

    Border Beats

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    Lavelle’s Yer UNKLE

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    When ATLiens Attack

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2008

    A brief history of vocal fakery from Zapp to "Lollipop"

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    Keba Konte to Debut '888 Pieces of We' Photo Exhibit at Oakland Art Gallery

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Reports from the Road: Bun B's "II Trill" release party

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    Texas Rap Legend Bun B Keeps It Trill

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Music

    February 13, 2008

    Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscope

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    Pimp C: Remembering a Down South Legend

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2007

    UGK's Pimp C Found Dead in a Sunset Strip Hotel

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Vanilla Ice Tells SFWeekly His Top Nine Records of '07

    By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The foll ... More >>

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    My Tunes: Kelenna Azubuike

    Warrior and music lover

  • Music

    October 3, 2007

    Chamillionaire

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    August 29, 2007

    T.I.

    T.I. vs. T.I.P. (Grand Hustle/Atlantic)

  • Music

    August 29, 2007

    We Want Candy

    Beyoncé and Ciara battle it out for your entertainment dollar

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2007

    CD Review: UGK -- Underground Kingz

    Beyoncé and Ciara battle it out for your entertainment dollar

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Ladies Love Cool Clifford -- Hip-Hop Pinup for the Naughties!

    Beyoncé and Ciara battle it out for your entertainment dollar

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2007

    Last Night: Whild Peach with Bayonics at Red Devil Lounge

    Beyoncé and Ciara battle it out for your entertainment dollar

  • Music

    June 13, 2007

    Modern R&B balladeer Ne-Yo slides into S.F.

    Beyoncé and Ciara battle it out for your entertainment dollar

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    SF Weekly Presents: Tamara Palmer

    Beyoncé and Ciara battle it out for your entertainment dollar

  • Music

    March 7, 2007

    New Coke

    Clipse reinforces the power of powder

  • Music

    February 14, 2007

    Mixtape Shmixtape

    Wherein we review Yay Area mixes of the day

  • Music

    September 20, 2006

    Automatic Weapon

    Dan The Automator Presents 2K7 (Decon)

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    OutKast

    Idlewild

  • Film

    August 23, 2006

    About a Boi

    OutKast's Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the Old South

  • Music

    July 12, 2006

    Future-Funk Overlords

    Gnarls Barkley test the One Ring theory

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    Slap that ass at Donkey Punch

    Gnarls Barkley test the One Ring theory

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    My Name Is Earl

    E-40 blows up, and takes the rest of the Bay Area with him

  • Film

    July 20, 2005

    Boyz N the Studio

    Hustle & Flow is short on action, long on scenes of recording

  • Music

    July 6, 2005

    Ying Yang Twins

    U.S.A. -- United State of Atlanta

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    BeatBox

    Autechre's jagged beats, Trillville's funky crunk, and "Jigga"'s hip hop for homos

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Da Da

    Down at Da Corner, Bouncer gets her crunk on, coins term "muff muffle."

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Getting Blown

    The sights, sounds, and sensory overload of last weekend's first annual Mind Zap

  • Music

    March 17, 2004

    Cee-Lo

    Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine

  • Music

    December 31, 2003

    Various Artists

    Crunk and Disorderly

  • Music

    December 17, 2003

    2003: Year of the Wonka Record

    For the year's 10 best records, go somewhere else. For the year's 10 best "Wonka Records," you've come to the right place.

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    OutKast

    Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Chingy

    Jackpot

  • Music

    May 6, 1998

    Reviews

    Jackpot

  • Music

    June 14, 1995

    Samples

    Jackpot

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