Subject: Prince Paul

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Vin Sol

  The big names in dance music have Vin Sol on speed-dial when they come to San Francisco. The local DJ/producer/mixtape master is a chameleon with his setlists: he can warm up a crowd whether they're in the club for hip-hop (Yo Majesty, Prince Paul, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Mickey Avalon); dance rock (Ghostland Observatory);  or other DJ giants like Steve Aoki, DJ AM, and Flosstradamus. Tomorrow night, he's sharing the booth with A-Trak, who founded Fool's Gold Records and tours with Ka

  March 20, 2009

• Children’s music aims for the sophisticated tykes

  July 9, 2008

• Sibling Mastery

  July 11, 2007

• Get your funk on for free

  March 7, 2007

• Misc. Reviews

  Beat Kings: The History

  January 10, 2007

• New Wave Thuggin'

  Kirby Dominant brings together niggaz and white girlz

  October 11, 2006

• Automatic Weapon

  Dan The Automator Presents 2K7 (Decon)

  September 20, 2006

• Haunted Happenings

  October 26, 2005

• Finders, Tweakers!

  Presenting the Love Week Scavenger Hunt: because ravers aren't already stimulated enough

  September 21, 2005

• On the Down-Low

  Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

  December 15, 2004

• Handsome Boy Modeling School

  White People

  November 24, 2004

• Hear This

  May 5, 2004

• Ugly Duckling

  December 24, 2003

• Planet Rock

  Break out the dance pants and hide your jewelry: You're about to meet the Crack Emcee

  September 3, 2003

• Hear This

  July 2, 2003

• Prince Paul

  Politics of the Business

  June 4, 2003

• MC Paul Barman

  Paullelujah!

  November 13, 2002

• The Sounds of Silence

  Why the Bay Area has stopped producing big-time rock bands

  September 18, 2002

• Riff Raff

  Deep Compilation

  May 3, 2000

• Battle Belli

  The international soap opera that surrounds the crumbling San Francisco landmark that was center stage for the incomparable "King of Torts," Melvin Belli

  April 12, 2000

• Dig the New Breed

  Live Human proves that turntablism can learn a thing or two from jazz -- or is it the other way around?

  March 22, 2000

• Wu-Tang Forever?

  U-God comments on the state of the Wu nation after a tumultuous year for its members

  January 12, 2000

• Handsome Dan

  Dan "The Automator" Nakamura loves hip hop -- but he loves music more

  December 8, 1999

• New School Session

  After big labels beat on its door for years, Lootpack found a home on a small San Francisco imprint and an original approach to modern hip hop

  August 18, 1999

• Riff Raff

  December 9, 1998

• Into the Groovy

  October 21, 1998

• Reviews

  December 3, 1997

• Reviews

  October 22, 1997

• Hear This

  May 28, 1997

• Prince Paul Plays PST

  Prince Paul Legendary producer Prince Paul (De La Soul/Gravediggaz/Handsome Boy Modeling School/Stetsasonic) drops through 330 Ritch's "PST" tonight for a rare DJ set.In case you don't know, PP is the guy who basically invented the alt.rap genre with his wacky, bugged-out production work on De La's 3 Feet High and Rising album, sampling the Turtles, Serge Gainsbourg, and Steely Dan. Also appearing are soul chanteuse Nicole Wray, performing live, and guest DJs Junior and Ant Valadez. If you act n

  June 30, 2009

• Souls of Mischief Announce Montezuma's Revenge

  Steve LopezMontezuma's Revenge Cover Art​ Legendary Oakland hip-hop group Souls of Mischief yesterday announced the forthcoming release of their new album, Montezuma's Revenge. Produced by the equally-legendary Prince Paul (De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School), the album features 18 songs worth of pure Hiero hip-hop, as well as cover art by esteemed illustrator Steve Lopez. Plans for an extensive tour--which hits SF's Slim's Oct. 20, alongside Wu-Tang lyrical stalwart Gh

  October 7, 2009

• Halloween Clips: The Ten Scariest Music Videos of All Time

  1. Alice Cooper - "Welcome To My Nightmare"You can't have Halloween without Alice Cooper. From his decapitation-happy live shows to his self-mocking sense of humor, he's rock's king demon. (Sorry, Marilyn--we know how hard you try.) But was Cooper ever better than when accompanied by the Muppets? 2. Cannibal Corpse - "Death Walking Terror"Cannibal Corpse sometimes takes its gore-besotted schtick so far over the top that it becomes comical. We suspect that's why Jim Carrey put the band in the

  October 29, 2009