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Jay-Z

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Reminder: Free Party Tonight With the Jealous Guys, DJ Dials, and Yr Skull

    My, my, it's been a big week, what with M.I.A.'s middle finger, that new Jay-Z and Kanye video, the quickly sold-out Hot Snakes show, and what else? We forgot already. Point is, you should come by our party at the Noise Pop-Up Shop tonight. For one thing it's free, and there will be performances by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    President Barack Obama Likes Arcade Fire and the Black Eyed Peas. Yes, Really.

    ​Yesterday, we found out from a British music news website that, like Santa Claus, Barack Obama keeps a "Nice" list -- or rather a list of people he wants to have supporting him in his re-election campaign. We've seen the list, and alongside all of the alphabetized politicians, business and sports ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Hear Ashkon's Awesome 49ers Anthem, "Niners in Paris"

    ​You almost certainly remember "Don't Stop Believing," Ashkon Davaran's Journey-flipping SF Giants anthem from 2010. Well, the master of SF sports remixes is at it again: He just dropped "That Smith Cray," a 49ers jam based on Jay-Z and Kanye West's ubiquitous "Ni**as in Paris." The man behi ... More >>

  • Music

    October 26, 2011

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    ​You almost certainly remember "Don't Stop Believing," Ashkon Davaran's Journey-flipping SF Giants anthem from 2010. Well, the master of SF sports remixes is at it again: He just dropped "That Smith Cray," a 49ers jam based on Jay-Z and Kanye West's ubiquitous "Ni**as in Paris." The man behi ... 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 19, 2011

    How To Be in Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend's Music Video (Without Looking Like an Idiot)

    JiveBritney Spears and boyfriend Jason Trawick in the new "Criminal" video​We've all been there. You're at home, doing the dishes or washing the dog, and in swans your famous partner and demands that you be in their latest music video. Nightmare, eh? We understand that this is a really common prob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Saturday: Non-Stop Bhangra Celebrates Its Seven-Year Anniversary at Rickshaw Stop

    Kahley EmersonNon-Stop Bhangra at Rickshaw Stop​ Non-Stop Bhangra Seven Year Anniversary Rickshaw Stop Oct. 15, 2011 Better than: Sweating it out at a Bikram yoga studio It all started in the 14th Century. Bored wheat farmers in Punjab (a region in Northern India and Pakistan) created a danc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West Reschedule Watch the Throne Tour

    You'll have to wait two more months to Watch the Throne.​Last week, Jay-Z and Kanye West announced their Watch the Throne Tour. It was scheduled to stop at San Jose's HP Pavilion on October 16, but apparently all royal marriages take time, and now there will be a two-month delay.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Jay-Z and Kanye West Are Bringing the Throne to the Bay Area This Fall

    The Kings will cometh.​Now that the hype from the Royal Wedding has finally died down, it's time for the Kings to arrive. The self-proclaimed kings, that is -- Jay-Z and Kanye West, now collectively known as the Throne, will bring their upcoming joint tour through the Bay Area this fall. Will ... More >>

  • Music

    May 25, 2011

    Mobb Deep's Prodigy Has More to Say Online Than in Rhyme

    The Kings will cometh.​Now that the hype from the Royal Wedding has finally died down, it's time for the Kings to arrive. The self-proclaimed kings, that is -- Jay-Z and Kanye West, now collectively known as the Throne, will bring their upcoming joint tour through the Bay Area this fall. Will ... More >>

  • Music

    January 12, 2011

    Public Enemy: Show Preview

    The Kings will cometh.​Now that the hype from the Royal Wedding has finally died down, it's time for the Kings to arrive. The self-proclaimed kings, that is -- Jay-Z and Kanye West, now collectively known as the Throne, will bring their upcoming joint tour through the Bay Area this fall. Will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    The Cheesiest Food Songs of 2010

    These eight songs aspired to be hot enough to melt our popsicle, but all they did was make us taste cheddar. Behold, our countdown of the cheesiest food-themed songs of 2010: 8. "Ms. Chocolate" by Lil Jon featuring R. Kelly and Mario They're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, they want a piece, etc. ― ... More >>

  • Music

    December 8, 2010

    Wonder-Full club night: Show Preview

    These eight songs aspired to be hot enough to melt our popsicle, but all they did was make us taste cheddar. Behold, our countdown of the cheesiest food-themed songs of 2010: 8. "Ms. Chocolate" by Lil Jon featuring R. Kelly and Mario They're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, they want a piece, etc. ― ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    S.F.'s Hot Pocket Covers Jay-Z and Kool & The Gang, Doesn't Dig the Sunset

    Jay-Z and Kool & the Gang get equal attention from San Francisco cover band, Hot Pocket​San Francisco quintet Hot Pocket, an offshoot of the 10-piece hip-hop and Latin funk outfit Bayonics, has built a solid following by filling bars across the city several times a week with its enormous reper ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Exclusive: DJ White Mike's 'Lights and Sounds' Mix

    'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' Artwork​San Francisco's DJ White Mike is the man behind this 40-minute mixtape of club-ready sonics, which he calls Lights and Sounds. We've certainly featured Mike and his Get Loose! shindig before, but this upbeat DJ set is something a tad different from the mixm ... More >>

  • 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

    June 15, 2010

    Why The Critics Are Wrong: Rap Albums You Probably Don't Know But Should, Part II

    ​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. Here's an alternative to the critical consensus on rap. Yesterday, we ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Major Lazer introduces electro dancehall fans to animated moves

    ​Since many recent Next Big Things in rap have proven disappointing -- see Wale, Asher Roth and B.o.B. -- it might be time to consider the possibility that hip-hop tastemakers don't know what to look for in the first place. Here's an alternative to the critical consensus on rap. Yesterday, we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Patterson-Kinch Collaboration Like Some Monster Hip Hop Mashup

    Manresa's David Kinch and Coi's Daniel Patterson are uniting for a splashy dinner Feb. 8 at Coi (373 Broadway at Montgomery). Guests will nibble seven courses ($195 for the spread), with proceeds to benefit the training of the next U.S. Bocuse d'Or representative hoping to slice, dice, and reduce in ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2009

    Listomania 2009: Unintentional Lyrical Hilarity

    Manresa's David Kinch and Coi's Daniel Patterson are uniting for a splashy dinner Feb. 8 at Coi (373 Broadway at Montgomery). Guests will nibble seven courses ($195 for the spread), with proceeds to benefit the training of the next U.S. Bocuse d'Or representative hoping to slice, dice, and reduce in ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2009

    Kraftwerk's Anthologie makes up for lost time

    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 >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2009

    Wallpaper. and Das Racist get the dancefloor munchies

    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

    May 22, 2009

    Last Night: Santigold at the Warfield

    SantigoldThursday, May 21, 2009The Warfield TheaterReview by Jesse Ducker Better Than: A bloodless M.I.A. concert "It feels like the first day of school!" Santigold told a screaming, full house at the Warfield last night, on the opening date of her national tour. "We've got new outfits and every ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2009

    Saadiq Soul

    SantigoldThursday, May 21, 2009The Warfield TheaterReview by Jesse Ducker Better Than: A bloodless M.I.A. concert "It feels like the first day of school!" Santigold told a screaming, full house at the Warfield last night, on the opening date of her national tour. "We've got new outfits and every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    10 Artists with Gimmicky Names Worth Hearing

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Scenes We’d Like to See

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2008

    We score an exclusive interview with the Olympic torch

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • Music

    February 6, 2008

    Bringing beats from the Middle East: The Israelity Tour

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Vanilla Ice Tells SFWeekly His Top Nine Records of '07

    (Nipsey Hussle is nothing funny) The cast of the musical Gypsy set a precedent in entertainment in 1962 when it declared, "You Gotta Get a Gimmick!" That song referred to strippers, of course, but the old adage still seems to holds true, particularly in the rampantly pseudonymous worlds of rap, ... More >>

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    My Tunes: Lyrics Born

    Quannum projects star and alt-rap icon

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Kings of Commenting: Top Weekly Comments on SFWeekly.com

    Quannum projects star and alt-rap icon

  • Music

    September 12, 2007

    Kanye West

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2007

    SF Weekly and Pharoahe Monch Chop It Up About Rock the Bells, White People

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    March 28, 2007

    Hyper! Norwegian! Electro! Dipteryx! Yay!

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    Slap that ass at Donkey Punch

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    April 19, 2006

    All hail the King and the Asian brigade

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Rick Rubin's moxie.

    Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    Hear This

    The final farewell of Destiny's Child, the return of Olivia Tremor Control, and some girl named Kelly Clarkson

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    BeatBox

    1015 Folsom hosts some of the city's best house DJs; the Beat Junkies' DJ Rhettmatic stops by "Flava of the Month"

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    BeatBox

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

  • Music

    May 4, 2005

    BeatBox

    "We Funk" brings DJs Dusk and Miles up from L.A.; get down to the "Sounds of the Basement" with Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Love Stinks

    A warm, fuzzy roundup of depressing anti-Valentine's Day anthems

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Hear This

    Kanye West is everywhere, including Oakland; My Chemical Romance delivers its canned goth-pop

  • Music

    June 9, 2004

    Get a Pop Life

    The Grey Album made everyone forget about Danger Mouse and Jemini's Ghetto Pop Life. It's time to remember.

  • Music

    April 14, 2004

    Murs

    Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

  • Music

    October 1, 2003

    Behind the Music Videos

    There are some pretty cool videos out there, but you won't see them on MTV

  • Music

    July 30, 2003

    Panjabi MC

    Beware

  • Music

    April 9, 2003

    Foreign Legion

    Playtight

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