50 Cent

MMMmmm Drop!

CD Review: GZA’s Pro Tools

Readings, Air Supply, and More

Grinding, and keeping your Friendsters in line(ing).

Andrew Bonazelli

'Street' Stories

What is gangsta? Four rappers have different answers.

Saturday Show Suggestions

Life Is....Too Short. That's right. Bringing it back to the old school. Brothers & Sisters, Night Canopy, the Warm Gun at Comet Tavern, 7 p.m., $7 Erik Neumann on Brothers & Sisters and Amy Blaschke: Brothers and Sisters is an Austin based six-piece that plays indie rock combined with a mix of ... More >>

Tonight's Show Recommendations

Metallica at KeyArena, obviously.Dub Trio, Witchburn, Middle Class Rut, Black Cobra at El Corazon, 7 p.m., $10Three session and touring musicians extraordinaire (guitarist DP Holmes, bassist Stu Brooks and drummer Joe Tomino) -- musicians who've collectively worked with the likes of Tupac Shakur, Mi ... More >>

Armond White on Notorious: It's Morally Bankrupt

This just in: Critic Armond White drops the hammer on Notorious. He ignores the comedic flow of the movie--which mimics that of Biggie's "Gimme the Loot"--and instead couches it in the culture (blamed on Clinton-era greed) that birthed it. But look at the hip-pop star the Bush era gave us: 50 Cent. ... More >>

50 Cent/Rick Ross Beef Spills Over to Seattle Radio

You wouldn't think that a pointless rap beef between New York's 50 Cent and Miami's Rick Ross could find a turning point here in Seattle. But today, when L.A. rapper, the Game, called into Seattle's Kube 93 for an interview to preview his upcoming concert on February 27th at the Showbox SoDo, the ... More >>

Dub Trio

Monday, December 1

Too Short

Saturday, November 22

Canibus

Monday, July 28

Throne of Blood

Rap supernova 50 Cent is the latest king of the hip-hop nation. But how long can he survive his reign?

Sane in the Membrane

Despite drinking enough cough syrup to kill a small horse, Lil Wayne is actually quite calculated.

CD Reviews

Despite drinking enough cough syrup to kill a small horse, Lil Wayne is actually quite calculated.

Only Mom Can Stop Vitamin D From Winning Beat Battles

Dude's known Lionel Richie nearly as long as Nicole.

Add 'Em Up

Mobb Deep's larger sums and guns.

Summer Singles 2005

A look back.

Think Globally

Three new albums reconfigure the pan-African groove.

Boot Party

Three new albums reconfigure the pan-African groove.

A 2005 Quarterly Report

Three new albums reconfigure the pan-African groove.

50 Cent

Also: Ben Lee, The BellRays.

The End of Eminem

Can Marshall come out and play? On his new album, Em just wants to be unremarkable.

Michael Moore

Also: Lloyd Banks, Ballet Hispanico, Rhinoceros, and Ted Rall.

Death By Mixtape

And the winner is . . . nobody! The 2004 Grammy Awards.

War Heads

And the winner is . . . nobody! The 2004 Grammy Awards.

Where Is the Love?

Seattle Weekly's music staff has a few drinks and predicts the Grammy Awards.

Death By Mixtape

Punks jump up to get beat down?

Death By Mixtape

Bonzoween XXVI: revenge of the booty.

Five Nights, Five Karaoke Bars

Dont let the sun go down on me.

TINDERSTICKS

Waiting for the Moon (Beggars Banquet)

Wreckers of Civilization

Insectoid vocals, interminable solos, capital-R Rock: Ladies and gentlemen, Led Zeppelin.

MC5 sell out, White Stripes need a good lawyer, plus news on Jawbreaker, Nikki Sixx, more.

Insectoid vocals, interminable solos, capital-R Rock: Ladies and gentlemen, Led Zeppelin.

Gettin' It on the Streets

Insectoid vocals, interminable solos, capital-R Rock: Ladies and gentlemen, Led Zeppelin.

New Music From D. Black -- "Keep on Going" Featuring Vitamin D

It was announced yesterday that local rapper D. Black is geared to release his upcoming album, Ali'Yah on September 15th. I haven't seen a lot of D. Black performances since moving here, only one or two over the last six months if memory serves me correctly. But that's actually a sign of an MC and b ... More >>

Listen to 50 Cent's Newest Album Tonight @ Seesound Lounge

​Every Thursday is "Trend Thursday" at Seesound Lounge in Belltown, and tonight, Lush Life Entertainment is holding a listening party for 50 Cent's Before I Self-Destruct, and promises free giveaways like autographed posters, G-Unit apparel, and advance copies of the album. The album will play ... More >>

Seattle's Almost as Crazy For Norah Jones and John Mayer as the Rest of the Country Is

​At least 286,000 women in this country still love John Mayer (KeyArena, March 31). Sonic Boom and Easy Street shoppers still love Brandi Carlile and Built to Spill, and Robbie Williams appears destined to remain painfully ignored on our side of the water. Here's a look at what was selling in ... More >>

Everett Rapper Swag Debuts Video on BET

Last Thursday, Everett-based rapper Swag debuted the video for his street anthem "Swag'n" featuring Jim Jones on BET in a not-so-subtle play on the 2000 Nicholas Cage remake of the 1974 car theft flick Gone In 60 Seconds. The Warner Music Group signee -- and CEO of his own local label, Paper Rout ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Glastonbury, Thom Yorke, & The Possible Gayness of 50 Cent

Stevie Wonder will headline the Glastonbury Festival in June.​-- Mirror: This year's Glastonbury will be headlined by Stevie Wonder, Muse, and U2. Check out the full lineup here, although the festival is already sold out. -- Pitchfork: Thom Yorke and Atoms For Peace covered Joy Division's "Lo ... More >>

Want Real Gangsta From a Real Rapper? Check Out Freddie Gibbs' Str8 Killa No Filler Mixtape

I'm writing you this morning from the sunny streets of Koreatown, Los Angeles, where people look at me like I'm crazy for posting up in Starbucks with a laptop and it's somehow cooler than home. As in I'm wearing pants and a button-up and still a little cold, which is not what I was expecting from ... More >>

Today in Sex: Who Doesn't Enjoy a Nice Stiff Cock?

​Isn't it generally the case that the biggest homophobes are inevitably revealed to be the most ardent same-sex, down-low lovermen? Of course I'm talking about today's big gay outing of Atlanta's Bishop Eddie Long—a man the Southern Poverty Law Center dubbed "one of the most virulently ho ... More >>

Whiskey, Blood and Concealed Weapons at Vessel

​ Vessel sits on 5th Avenue, Downtown Seattle's unofficial home of paying too much money for underwhelming or uninspired returns. Vessel may be in the same price range as its lackluster neighbors, but if there's anything I've learned from an adolescence of Old Crow and grocery store sour mix - ... More >>

Canibus

Sunday, July 27

Mash Hall

Sunday, July 27

Swag, A.K.A. Jevon Lawson, Everett Rapper, Sets Course for Epic Hip-Hop Career With Drug Trafficking/Bank Robbery Indictment

​Let's face it, when rapper 50 Cent first burst onto the scene in 2003, one of the first things you heard was how he'd been shot nine times and went to jail for crack dealing. And when Lil Wayne went to prison last March for weapons charges, it only made his cocky lyrics that much more badass. ... More >>

Nobody Did It Better: West Coast Legend Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale Dies at 41

When Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale passed last night, hip-hop lost one of its most distinctive voices--one that West Coast Rap, G-Funk, and the hook as it's known today owe a massive debt of gratitude. He was credited on more than 40 charting singles stretching back to 1992, including certified jams ... More >>

Talib Kweli

When Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale passed last night, hip-hop lost one of its most distinctive voices--one that West Coast Rap, G-Funk, and the hook as it's known today owe a massive debt of gratitude. He was credited on more than 40 charting singles stretching back to 1992, including certified jams ... More >>

Nate Dogg Tribute

When Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale passed last night, hip-hop lost one of its most distinctive voices--one that West Coast Rap, G-Funk, and the hook as it's known today owe a massive debt of gratitude. He was credited on more than 40 charting singles stretching back to 1992, including certified jams ... More >>

Raising Awareness for Hungry Hip-Hop Moguls Everywhere

​What happens when a rapper tightens their belt and pushes away the dinner plate? Well, just ask 50 Cent. It's common knowledge that rappers love their beverages. With hits like "Sippin' On Some Sizzerp," "Milkshake" and "Gin and Juice," it's no wonder 50 Cent forgot to chew and swallow -- he' ... More >>

Tenured Misfit

Meet the man who's been pouring at the Showbox since you were into 'N Sync.