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Slick Rick

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Fifteen Years Later, Hanson's "MMMBop" Is Still the Greatest Single Ever

    Music critics are misleading you. Their lists are cataloged lies. The greatest single of all time is not "Fight the Power," or "Love Will Tear Us Apart," or "Johnny B. Goode," or "Anarchy in the U.K.," or "Billie Jean." The deception is strategic; uncovering the truth would only upset their caref ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Stretch Armstrong on the Demise of FM Radio and the Inanity of Celebrity DJs

    One half of the Stretch and Bobbito Show on New York's WKCR through the '90s, DJ/producer Stretch Armstrong has played an essential part in the integration of hip-hop into mainstream radio. A fixture in the '90s hip-hop scene, he used media outlets such as mixtapes and radio programs to launch the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    SXSW Day 2: Mistah Fab Remembers Nate Dogg, Freestyles About Water Bottles

    Mistah Fab in Austin yesterday.​Perhaps 25 people were in the room yesterday afternoon when Oakland rapper Mistah Fab and his DJ started playing inside the Austin Convention Center. That number grew eventually, but Fab blazed from the start, in a set that felt like half spoken-word lecture and hal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Top 5 Rappers Who Are Obsessed With Phil Collins (And Will Be Sad That He's Retiring!)

    Phil Collins, the Genesis drummer turned solo artist, has retired from making music. This is sad news for his army of worldwide fans, most of whom presumably have sizable classic rock collections. But it's also news that will devastate a demographic one might not automatically associate with songs ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    Rock the Bells 2010: Classic performances of hip-hop albums

    Phil Collins, the Genesis drummer turned solo artist, has retired from making music. This is sad news for his army of worldwide fans, most of whom presumably have sizable classic rock collections. But it's also news that will devastate a demographic one might not automatically associate with songs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    In Print: Classic Hip-Hop Albums Performed Live, Wavves' Surf-Punk, and Rappers in the Shadow of Hyphy

    ​The lineup for this year's Rock the Bells hip-hop festival has the likes of Snoop, Slick Rick, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim and even the Wu-Tang Clan all performing classic hip-hop albums in their entirety. In our print edition this week, Tamara Palmer takes a look back at each album's considerabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Richie Rich's Top 5 Collabs: Rick James, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, E-40, Too $hort

    ​Richie Rich's credentials as a Bay Area rap pioneer are surpassed by perhaps only Too $hort. When Rich hit the scene back in the late-'80s as a member of the Oakland-based quintet 415, they scored big with the regional classic "41Fivin." Since then, he's journeyed a career arc that's taken in a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Will Lil Wayne's Stardom Survive Lockup? Look To 10 Other Jailed Rappers

    RJ Shaughnessy​Lil Wayne, perhaps the most commercially successful and critically-lauded rapper of the past few years, was recently granted a reprieve from his date with destiny. Due to be sentenced on February 9th after pleading guilty to gun possession, the proceedings have been delayed until Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Galen

    Who doesn't love sunsets, right? Especially in San Francisco, where things take on a pastel hue no matter the season. DJ Galen seems to dig sunsets a little more than most: he's planned huge parties for the past 15 years aimed, in part, at watching the sun go down and the dancefloor temperature rise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Too $hort To Be Celebrated at VH1 Hip Hop Honors

    Who doesn't love sunsets, right? Especially in San Francisco, where things take on a pastel hue no matter the season. DJ Galen seems to dig sunsets a little more than most: he's planned huge parties for the past 15 years aimed, in part, at watching the sun go down and the dancefloor temperature rise ... More >>

  • Music

    October 3, 2007

    Chamillionaire

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2007

    CD Review: Aesop Rock -- None Shall Pass

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2007

    Last Night: Sage Francis

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    January 18, 2006

    My, what big beats you have: Slick Rick, the Mad Professor, and the DJ who brought us "Me So Horny."

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    BeatBox

    Doug E. Fresh brings the beat-boxing revival to the DNA Lounge; 26 Mix hosts the ultimate hip hop feud: "East vs. West."

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    75 Degrees

    The Last Great Hip Hop Album

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    BeatBox

    "Real People" is a breath of fresh air at the Oxygen Bar; Ghostface Killah proves he's Wu Tang's No. One.

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    Come Gurp With Me

    We hit the streets with one of the city's most eccentric rappers to find out if any S.F. natives know what a "Larry Dog" is

  • Music

    August 23, 2000

    Got Live If You Want It

    What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

  • Music

    November 4, 1998

    Reviews

    What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

  • Music

    August 19, 1998

    Reviews

    What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

  • Music

    November 13, 1996

    Wammies 1996

    What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

  • Music

    March 15, 1995

    Samples

    What do a cappella, opera, and jazz have to do with hip hop? Ask Felonious.

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