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Eazy-E

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    The Need for Weed

    By aiming for the lowest common denominator, Up in Smoke went over like gangbusters.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Remembering Rudy Ray Moore: The Westword profile

    By aiming for the lowest common denominator, Up in Smoke went over like gangbusters.

  • Music

    May 19, 2005

    Blowhards

    Project Blowed celebrates ten years of hip-hop innovation and improvisation.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Q&A with The Game

    Much has been written about the Game's dysfunctional past. He grew up in a Santana Blocc Crip neighborhood in Compton, and his mother was affiliated with the Crips. After his sister accused his father of sexually molesting her, the family was split up, and Game spent time in foster homes. After he r ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    The Game

    Much has been written about the Game's dysfunctional past. He grew up in a Santana Blocc Crip neighborhood in Compton, and his mother was affiliated with the Crips. After his sister accused his father of sexually molesting her, the family was split up, and Game spent time in foster homes. After he r ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    A player himself now, the Game is still paying homage to rap's finest

    Much has been written about the Game's dysfunctional past. He grew up in a Santana Blocc Crip neighborhood in Compton, and his mother was affiliated with the Crips. After his sister accused his father of sexually molesting her, the family was split up, and Game spent time in foster homes. After he r ... More >>

  • Music

    September 4, 2008

    The Game

    LAX
    Geffen

  • Music

    February 21, 2008

    Bad Luck City Haunts Denver

    These folks like their Americana dark.

  • News

    October 11, 2007

    Porn in the USA

    I could write a book about the smut I’ve seen at the library.

  • Music

    October 31, 2002

    Attitude Check

    Four discs trace the development of the original gangstas.

  • Music

    April 25, 2002

    Dolemite Makes Right

    Rudy Ray Moore, the self-described King of Party Records, is looking for a little respect.

  • Film

    July 15, 1999

    Bored Games

    Rudy Ray Moore, the self-described King of Party Records, is looking for a little respect.

  • Music

    April 29, 1999

    A Whiter Shade of Pale

    Eminem plays the race cardin reverse.

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Two for the Future

    To hip-hop's OutKast and Black Eyed Peas, the glass is half full.

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    Father Cube

    Ice Cube on child-rearing and Family Values.

  • Music

    November 21, 1996

    Our Gangstas

    Is gangsta rap getting more profound? Well...no.

  • Music

    January 5, 1994

    That's Uncredible!

    How artists in a dishonest business are trying to keep your trust.

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    When music meets movies: Ten Great Hollywood Decisions

    ​All right, a few weeks ago we offered up our take on the ten worst moments of crossover disaster, ill-advised efforts to mate movies with music. Now it's time to look at the flip side of the coin, the ten movies in which music and Hollywood made great bedfellows, outstanding cinematic turns that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Sheila Lucero from Jax Fish House

    Lori MidsonSheila Lucero and her kitchen crew​"I get such an adrenalin rush when I'm in the kitchen and there's great satisfaction in making it all happen in a very small and hot environment and having people leave happy about their decision to eat here," says Sheila Lucero. The newly promoted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    The 10 Most Hated People in Hip-Hop

    Guru (left) and heartless greed monger Solar (right). Photo by Barbara Mürdter​ There is no fence-riding in hip-hop. It is the most competitive genre of music, partly because of the way it formed and partly because it remains the newest major movement. So there is no shortage of hatred going ... More >>

  • Articles

    October 14, 2010

    Bizzy Bone: "Do not get caught up in all the bullshit"

    Guru (left) and heartless greed monger Solar (right). Photo by Barbara Mürdter​ There is no fence-riding in hip-hop. It is the most competitive genre of music, partly because of the way it formed and partly because it remains the newest major movement. So there is no shortage of hatred going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Misogyny: Do women get a bad rap in hip-hop?

    ​Misogyny, as a concept and as a behavior, is a major issue in hip-hop. Women are frequently marginalized and suffer the extreme sexist treatment at the hands of men in the business. As I began to examine the pronounced gender bias in the hip-hop community for this week's feature, I interviewe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Hip-hop's ten most impactful deaths

    ​Today marks the anniversary of the day that the world lost the greatest rapper of all time. Christopher Wallace's untimely death on March 9, 1997, had a significant impact on the rap game. If Biggie had lived, for instance, his presence would have essentially erased the need for Jay-Z. Unstop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Tonight: Bone Thugs N Harmony at the Gothic

    Forming in the early '90s, Bone Thugs N Harmony (performing tonight with FoodChain, Input and Fresh Breath Committee at the Gothic Theatre) has roots that run deep in rap's history. Mentored by Eazy-E, the Cleveland dudes also collaborated with 2pac and Notorious B.I.G., and picked up a Grammy along ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Beastie Boys' Licensed To Ill turns 25

    ​In hindsight Licensed To Ill -- released November 15, 1986 -- came to the table with a virtually infallible recipe: Rick Rubin produced the seminal radio-friendly rap album and Russell Simmons had not only signed Beastie Boys to a then baby Def Jam, but was also managing the three white boys ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Otis Taylor, Nathaniel Rateliff, Leftover Salmon, Hopsin and more on tap this weekend

    Len IrishOtis Taylor puts Boulder in a Trance this weekend​It's another big weekend for music on the Front Range. Tonight, Otis Taylor kicks off his Trance Blues Festival, which runs from this evening through Sunday and is spread across a variety of venues in Boulder. Elsewhere, Nathaniel Rate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2011

    Review: Hopsin at the Bluebird, 11/25/11

    ​HOPSIN at THE BLUEBIRD THEATER | 11/25/11Hopsin is a rowdy young man from Los Angeles who is mad at everyone, from the wife of late rapper Eazy-E to Lupe Fiasco. Some, for good reason, others possibly for shock value. No matter, the crazy-eyed rapper stormed the stage at the Bluebird last nig ... More >>

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