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March 28, 2012
How To Not Piss Off Tyga at His S.F. Show
Los Angeles rapper Tyga's March 19 concert in Omaha, Nebraska didn't end well -- after the show, there was a shootout. The rapper told XXL that a local act was mad because Tyga wouldn't let the group open up for him on the spur of the moment, and that the locals started throwing debris on the stage ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
Trombone Shorty on New Orleans Attitude, Growing Up With Hip-Hop, and Covering Lil Wayne
Trombone Shorty plays Friday and Saturday at the Fillmore. "I've been hearing hip-hop music since I was born." So says Trombone Shorty, the brass-playing band leader who grew up in the Tremé district of New Orleans' 6th Ward and has already amassed a Grammy nomination for his debut jazz albu ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Drake's Take Care: A First Listen
Funny thing about Drake: I'm forced to care. This goes beyond my duties as a music writer; rap now is in a state where someone like Drake or Rick Ross becomes the sun and everyone surrounding becomes an orbiting satellite. I'm a huge fan of co-Money Youngins Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, and I ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Friday: Lil Wayne Apologizes for the Swearing at Shoreline
Lil Wayne's family-friendly fun.Lil Wayne Friday, September 2, 2011 @Shoreline Amphitheatre Better than: Rap shows without fireworks and fake gunshots "I apologize to the parents who brought their kids because of the cussing," said Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. at the end of a nearly two-hour ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
The Game's The R.E.D. Album: A First Listen
The Game needs no introduction. The man who was kicked out of G-Unit and made a whole album about whinily stalking ex-benefactor Dr. Dre has most recently performed two actions: 1) Releasing a diss track called "Uncle Otis," whose targets include Tyler, the Creator; and 2) releasing a collab ... More >>
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August 15, 2011
Big Boi's Outside Lands Set: Killed By DJ's Computer Malfunction
No show for Sir Lucious Left Foot It didn't seem to bode well for Big Boi's scheduled Outside Lands performance that the Atlanta rapper (and OutKast member) was arrested only days before on drug charges in Miami. In the end, Big Boi didn't end up playing in S.F. on Friday as scheduled -- but ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
Six Child Musicians It's Okay To Like. No, Really.
Remember that guy in OutKast that isn't Andre 3000? Big Boi is his name. Well, he's just announced some musical news that will probably make you frown, curl up your top lip and ask a bemused: "But why?" That's right! Try not to recoil at the fact that Big Boi has started a record la ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Rick Ross in Oakland: Photos from Last Night's Show
Richard HaickLil Wayne in Oakland! Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Rick Ross April 24, 2011 Oracle Arena, Oakland Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne! Weezy himself appeared in Oakland last night for a blowout show with friends Nicki Minaj, Travis Barker, and Rick Ross. Judging by these photos from Richard Ha ... More >>
Blogs
April 21, 2011
Point/Counterpoint: Is a Sober Lil Wayne a Good Thing?
But are you any good sober? Lil Wayne emerged from Rikers Island late last year. Now, owing to the terms of his probation, he must lay off drugs and liquor for three years or return to prison. And, by all accounts, he's kept kosher. And yet something doesn't quite sit right. For the man wh ... More >>
Music
April 6, 2011
Killer Mike's Fury Blends Southern and Conscious Rap
But are you any good sober? Lil Wayne emerged from Rikers Island late last year. Now, owing to the terms of his probation, he must lay off drugs and liquor for three years or return to prison. And, by all accounts, he's kept kosher. And yet something doesn't quite sit right. For the man wh ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
In Print: Papercuts' Stunning Sub Pop Debut, Killer Mike's Righteous Fury, and More
Papercuts' Jason QueverFrom SF Weekly's latest print music section:S.F.'s Papercuts Make a Stunning, Dreamy Sub Pop Debut: On Papercuts' Sub Pop debut, Fading Parade, Quever's vision of atmospheric, world-weary indie-pop is expanded to a stunning degree. Not only is it by far the best thing Paper ... More >>
Music
March 9, 2011
Hudson Mohawke: Show Preview
Papercuts' Jason QueverFrom SF Weekly's latest print music section:S.F.'s Papercuts Make a Stunning, Dreamy Sub Pop Debut: On Papercuts' Sub Pop debut, Fading Parade, Quever's vision of atmospheric, world-weary indie-pop is expanded to a stunning degree. Not only is it by far the best thing Paper ... More >>
Music
January 19, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music
Papercuts' Jason QueverFrom SF Weekly's latest print music section:S.F.'s Papercuts Make a Stunning, Dreamy Sub Pop Debut: On Papercuts' Sub Pop debut, Fading Parade, Quever's vision of atmospheric, world-weary indie-pop is expanded to a stunning degree. Not only is it by far the best thing Paper ... 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
December 23, 2010
Download a Free 8-Song Mashup of Big Boi and The Black Keys
If you like a little juxtaposition with your year-in-review jawns, we've got just the thing for you: The Brothers of Chico Dusty, an unbidden and inspired pileup of two very well-liked 2010 albums by The Black Keys and Big Boi, respectively. Why? Ah, but why not?
Blogs
September 27, 2010
Exclusive: DJ White Mike's 'Lights and Sounds' Mix
'Lights and Sounds Mixtape' ArtworkSan 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
September 24, 2010
Who Needs Andre? Big Boi's Tour of Hits Gets Regency Bouncing
Big Boi The Knux Camp-Lo September 23, 2010 @ The Regency Ballroom Better than: Having no members of OutKast show up.The question is: Big Boi or Andre 3000? It's a fun question, at least -- and perhaps an impossible one, because even though both members of the h ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2010
Pick a Rhyme and Win Free Tickets to See Big Boi Thursday at Regency Ballroom
So what'll it be?What's the best Big Boi rhyme of all time? Pick an answer we like, and you could win tickets to see one half of OutKast Thursday (that's tomorrow, people) at Regency Ballroom. Your favorite line could be from an OutKast song, or from Big Boi's recent, exhaustively titled solo alb ... More >>
Music
September 15, 2010
Dom: Show Preview
So what'll it be?What's the best Big Boi rhyme of all time? Pick an answer we like, and you could win tickets to see one half of OutKast Thursday (that's tomorrow, people) at Regency Ballroom. Your favorite line could be from an OutKast song, or from Big Boi's recent, exhaustively titled solo alb ... More >>
Music
September 8, 2010
Trey Songz: Show Preview
So what'll it be?What's the best Big Boi rhyme of all time? Pick an answer we like, and you could win tickets to see one half of OutKast Thursday (that's tomorrow, people) at Regency Ballroom. Your favorite line could be from an OutKast song, or from Big Boi's recent, exhaustively titled solo alb ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Stream This Now: Big Boi's New Album Puts Him Ahead of Andre 3000
If you're as old as I am, which isn't very old at all, you remember 2003 quite well. If you have a decent memory, you'll also remember that "Hey Ya!" by OutKast's Andre 3000 dominated the airwaves for that year and then some. Andre's album The Love Below was released at the same time as hi ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Rap Albums You Probably Don't Know But Should, Part I
Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heardSince 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. T ... More >>
Music
May 19, 2010
Concert preview: Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek
Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heardSince 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. T ... More >>
Music
April 21, 2010
B.o.B is about to get ridiculously popular
Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heardSince 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. T ... More >>
Music
April 14, 2010
Bouncer: Falling for Fog City
Illmatic isn't Nas' only good album, despite what you may have heardSince 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. T ... More >>
Calendar
March 17, 2010
Acrobatic Funk
The nimble artistry of Janelle Monáe.
Music
March 17, 2010
The nimble funkistry of Janelle Monáe
The nimble artistry of Janelle Monáe.
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June 25, 2008
Tiny Monsters
The nimble artistry of Janelle Monáe.

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