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November 15, 2009
Throwback Tuesdays: Method Man -- "Bring Da Pain"
As I mentioned yesterday, Method Man and Redman are coming to town on Thursday and performing at the Showbox (Market). I can personally attest that they're two of the funniest rappers you'd ever want to meet and are just as goofy together off the stage as they are on it. They're sitcom run ob ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Live Review: A Cocksure Jay-Z Brings His Swagger to Key Arena
Jay-Z performed at the Key Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2009.Hard to believe, but a decade has passed since Jay-Z came to Seattle on the Hard Knock Life Tour. In the late '90s, the rapper sparked buzz as a leader in post Tupac and Biggie hip-hop. Today, he's a superstar with a net worth of ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Ghostface Killah
Jay-Z performed at the Key Arena on Saturday, October 17, 2009.Hard to believe, but a decade has passed since Jay-Z came to Seattle on the Hard Knock Life Tour. In the late '90s, the rapper sparked buzz as a leader in post Tupac and Biggie hip-hop. Today, he's a superstar with a net worth of ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Sonny Bonoho: More Interesting Than That Dos Equis Dude
Sonny Bonoho is one of the local hip-hop scene's most eccentric MCs. He often sports Dr. Zhivago-style hats--furry, cylindrical numbers more common in Moscow than Beacon Hill--that simultaneously make him easy to spot and amp up the enigma. (Like, who's that guy, and what the fuck is that on ... More >>
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November 17, 2009
Uh, Is This It?: 10 Flagrantly Wrong Things About NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade
I personally wouldn't touch compiling a Best Albums of the Decade list with a ten-foot pole; besides feeling weird about ranking an unfathomable amount of musical releases over a ten year period and having my own eclectic yet deeply biased taste, I was in seventh grade at the turn of the cent ... More >>
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November 20, 2009
Last Night: Chali 2na, Gift of Gab, and a Cameo from Lyrics Born at Neumos
Chali 2na played Neumos Thursday, November 19, with Gift of Gab, Lyrics Born, and Mr. Lif.Some randoms plucked from my notepad: - Having Mr. Lif open for Chali 2na and Gift of Gab basically just proved that he's at least as good as they are. Made me wish he'd come to the West Coast more ofte ... More >>
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January 6, 2010
206 Hip-Hop: Still About to Be Big
What’s it going to take for the city’s scene to expand beyond the city limits?
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February 10, 2010
(Jake) One for the Road
Freeway gets a boost—and old-school beats—from one of the city’s finest knob-twisters.
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February 10, 2010
Grandmaster Flash
Freeway gets a boost—and old-school beats—from one of the city’s finest knob-twisters.
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February 12, 2010
Tonight: Grandmaster Flash, Dessa, PUSA (Is Sold Out)
Grandmaster Flash: the granddaddy of hip hopGrandmaster Flash, the Dowlz, Mixed Up Mike, Darrius, Sasse, ADHDJ at Heaven Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10 What can we say about hip hop innovator Grandmaster Flash that hasn't already been said? Dessa, P.O.S., Grieves with Budo at Nectar, 9 p.m., $12 D ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Mac Lethal
Grandmaster Flash: the granddaddy of hip hopGrandmaster Flash, the Dowlz, Mixed Up Mike, Darrius, Sasse, ADHDJ at Heaven Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10 What can we say about hip hop innovator Grandmaster Flash that hasn't already been said? Dessa, P.O.S., Grieves with Budo at Nectar, 9 p.m., $12 D ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
New Jake One & Freeway Video Airing May 2 on MTV
The video for Philly flamethrower Freeway and Seattle super-producer Jake One's Rick James-sampled "She Makes Me Feel Alright," off their debut collaboration The Stimulus Package, will premiere May 2 during a special edition of MTV Jams dedicated to the ironically titled City of Brotherly Love. (Sor ... More >>
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June 15, 2010
Forget the Haters and the Hype: Drake's Thank Me Later is Worth the Purchase and the Spins
Artist: Drake Album: Thank Me Later Label: Young Money Entertainment Release date: June 15 (Today) Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Listen Download: "Miss Me" Feat. Lil' Wayne Thank Me Later Day is finally here! Easily the most anticipated hip-hop album of the year--and seemingly one of th ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
Also Tomorrow: Don't Forget About Georgetown Music Festival's Hip-Hop Lineup
RA Scion of Victor ShadeAs we mentioned earlier, 2 p.m. tomorrow marks the kickoff of our annual arts blowout Artopia in Georgetown. There's going to be great art and plenty of good music thanks to the simultaneous Georgetown Music Festival--you can download the schedule here--which includes ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
A Glimpse into the Mind of Lauryn Hill
At this spring's EMP Pop Conference, I sat in on a discussion sparked by ex-XXL Magazine editor-in-chief and creator of RapRadar.com Elliot Wilson that was joined by critics like Robert Christgau and Ann Powers. When talking about feminism and hip-hop, any conversation has to eventually appro ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
CD Review: Big Boi's Sir Lucious Left Foot So Good I'm Close to the Word "Pimptastic"
Artist: Big Boi Album: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty Label: Def Jam / Purple Ribbon Release date: July 6 (Today) Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Listen Download: Big Boi's Mix Tape for Dummies While some might look to 2004's The Love Below as Big Boi's solo debut--his flip ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
The Genius of Jay-Z: Humor, Rhymes, and NYC
Jay-ZDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.I was listening to someone else's iPod the other day, and when the music of Jay-Z suddenly came on, it made me realize just why he is so fucking huge. He is a gen ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Pussy Galore
Doggy style, from Capitol Hill to Ballard.
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August 3, 2010
CD Review: Bun B's Trill OG an Exercise in Stalwart Southern Rap and Collaboration
Artist: Bun B Album: Trill OG Label: Rap-a-Lot / Universal Motown Release date: August 3 (Today) Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream Download: "Let 'Em Know" prod. DJ Premier Bun B is a rapper who tends to shine brightest when playing off another emcee, and never more so than with his UGK ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Emily Wells
Artist: Bun B Album: Trill OG Label: Rap-a-Lot / Universal Motown Release date: August 3 (Today) Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream Download: "Let 'Em Know" prod. DJ Premier Bun B is a rapper who tends to shine brightest when playing off another emcee, and never more so than with his UGK ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
Three Albums You Should Have Purchased Yesterday: Black Milk, Bilal, Rah Digga
Black MilkArtist: Black Milk Album: Album of the Year Label: Fat Beats Best known as the beatmaker for the likes of Slum Village, Elzhi, Pharaohe Monch and Canibus, the Dilla desciple is well known in hip-hop circles as a capable producer. But the lyrical content, shaped by the deaths of Slu ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Pimp C Might've Left Us Too Soon, But The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones Is a Proper Tribute
Artist: Pimp C Album: The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones Label: Rap-a-Lot Release date: October 5 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Download: "What Up" Feat. Drake & Bun B If the slew of barrel-scraping 2Pac releases and the far more worthwhile J. Dilla compilations are any indication, posthumou ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Big Boi
Artist: Pimp C Album: The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones Label: Rap-a-Lot Release date: October 5 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Download: "What Up" Feat. Drake & Bun B If the slew of barrel-scraping 2Pac releases and the far more worthwhile J. Dilla compilations are any indication, posthumou ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
Already a Veteran Producer, Nottz Makes a Solid Debut Behind the Mic with You Need This Music
Artist: Nottz Album: You Need This Music Label: Raw Koncept Release date: October 26 (Today) Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Download: "Shine So Bright" "Disciples of the boom bap who refuse to let the genre take its last breath, it's time to wave goodbye to the bullshit and recognize tha ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
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 >>
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January 24, 2011
Hugo on Jay-Z & "99 Problems": "I Said, Listen, I Want to Do Your Song, and I Want to Put a Banjo on It. What Do You Think About That?"
If you listen to the radio, you've heard Hugo's banjo-plunking, sacrilegious cover of Jay-Z's "99 Problems"--it's the #2 most requested song on 107.7 The End right now, and the New York (by way of London, by way of Thailand) singer was in town last night, playing a show at EMP. Hip-hop fans, don't ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Kool Keith
If you listen to the radio, you've heard Hugo's banjo-plunking, sacrilegious cover of Jay-Z's "99 Problems"--it's the #2 most requested song on 107.7 The End right now, and the New York (by way of London, by way of Thailand) singer was in town last night, playing a show at EMP. Hip-hop fans, don't ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
6 Things the Black Eyed Peas Could Do to Make Their Super Bowl Gig Tolerable
We probably should have seen this coming. In the six years since the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" incident, Super Bowl viewers have been treated with classic, safe acts like The Who, the Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen. But back in June, over 700 million people watched ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Murs
We probably should have seen this coming. In the six years since the infamous Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" incident, Super Bowl viewers have been treated with classic, safe acts like The Who, the Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen. But back in June, over 700 million people watched ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Macklemore's Moment
How a freckle-faced kid from Capitol Hill became Seattle's favorite rapper.
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March 16, 2011
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 >>
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March 24, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Getting to Know XXL's 2011 Freshmen--Or At Least the Ones Who Matter--Via DJ Whoo Kid's Mixtape
Trying to fit in with a new crowd in a new place and vying for cred with a set of accomplishments measured on a different scale is about the epitome of an uncomfortable experience. You're awkward as hell having never worked on that scale before, made only worse by the surrounding crowd's comf ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Getting to Know XXL's 2011 Freshmen--Or At Least the Ones Who Matter--Via DJ Whoo Kid's Mixtape
Trying to fit in with a new crowd in a new place and vying for cred with a set of accomplishments measured on a different scale is about the epitome of an uncomfortable experience. You're awkward as hell having never worked on that scale before, made only worse by the surrounding crowd's comf ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Big K.R.I.T.'s Return of 4Eva, the Week's Best Hip-Hop
That's right--despite the high-profile releases of Snoop Dogg's The Doggumentary (shout to Seattle's own Jake One for his contributions) and Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers (which in all fairness wasn't as disappointing as Cabin Fever, though it was certainly no Kush & OJ), the credit for this w ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Nate Dogg Tribute
That's right--despite the high-profile releases of Snoop Dogg's The Doggumentary (shout to Seattle's own Jake One for his contributions) and Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers (which in all fairness wasn't as disappointing as Cabin Fever, though it was certainly no Kush & OJ), the credit for this w ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
This Week's Recommended Shows
From Robert Plant to Rod Stewart.
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April 29, 2011
In Honor of Modest Mouse Working With Big Boi, 7 Other Unlikely Indie/Hip Hop Mash-Ups
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May 4, 2011
Raekwon
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May 11, 2011
David Guetta
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May 25, 2011
Macklemore Announced to Play Among a Stacked Lineup at 2011's Rock the Bells Festival
A screenshot from the "Wings" video, courtesy of Zia Mohajerjasbi.The 2011 installment of the famed Rock the Bells festival already looks to be one for the books. Modeled on last year's "classics" theme, 10 acts are slotted to perform classic albums in their entirety, including Ms. Lauryn Hil ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
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 >>
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June 15, 2011
Red Women's Dance Party
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 >>
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June 15, 2011
Big Freedia
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 >>
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August 4, 2011
The Dirty South's New Guard: Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf Come Strong On "Happy Birthday Hip Hop"
Big K.R.I.T. & Yelawolf Up to this point, I hadn't been wowed by anything Alabama's Yelawolf had put out. His wound-up delivery and choppy, skip-time cadence just isn't smooth, but on Big K.R.I.T's new joint "Happy Birthday Hip Hop", he slows down and actually delivers with some genuine feel ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
No, Big Boi Doesn't Have a Prescription for Viagra, But His Bumbershoot Set Is Still On
Although Big Boi spent a few hours in jail yesterday after Customs officials allegedly found MDMA powder, Ecstasy, and Viagra -- but no prescription -- on him, Bumbershoot brass tell us the Outkast MC is still scheduled to play the festival at KeyArena on Monday, Sept. 5. (If you have tickets ... More >>
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August 31, 2011
Lil' Wayne
Although Big Boi spent a few hours in jail yesterday after Customs officials allegedly found MDMA powder, Ecstasy, and Viagra -- but no prescription -- on him, Bumbershoot brass tell us the Outkast MC is still scheduled to play the festival at KeyArena on Monday, Sept. 5. (If you have tickets ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Good Thing That Tech N9ne Concert Sold Out, Now You Can Spend Your Money On Black Star
Whoa Nothing personal against Tech (I do remember dancing to "I'm A Playa" at some underage club by the Seattle Center in my heyday), but since his concert at the Showbox SoDo tomorrow is officially sold out, you can breathe easy knowing just where your thirty-some-odd dollars will wind up. ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Black Star
Whoa Nothing personal against Tech (I do remember dancing to "I'm A Playa" at some underage club by the Seattle Center in my heyday), but since his concert at the Showbox SoDo tomorrow is officially sold out, you can breathe easy knowing just where your thirty-some-odd dollars will wind up. ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Whoa Nothing personal against Tech (I do remember dancing to "I'm A Playa" at some underage club by the Seattle Center in my heyday), but since his concert at the Showbox SoDo tomorrow is officially sold out, you can breathe easy knowing just where your thirty-some-odd dollars will wind up. ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
The Writers Block: Tacoma's Hitmaking Ghosts
From behind the curtain, two songwriters are topping the charts. 2012 could be the year they finally get the credit(s) they deserve.
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