Subject: Lauryn Hill

• Day Three: Wherein We Learn the True Meaning of Cuba Libre

  October 4, 2007

• This Week in Hip Hop

  November 30, 2007

• Friday Rap-Up: Pimp C Dies, Spice 1 Shot, Lauryn Hill Still a Pain in the Ass

  December 7, 2007

• Best of Denver Winners from 1999

  January 25, 2008

• Delegating Denver #34 of 56: New Jersey

  March 10, 2008

• The Rap-Up: Apostle, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mos Def, Beyonce

  April 7, 2008

• Beyond the Fugees

  Pinning down Wyclef Jean, one of hip-hop's hottest commodities.

  August 6, 1998

• Party On, Garth

  DJ Garth delivers a blast from the Eighties past.

  April 15, 1999

• Critic's Choice

  This week's concert pick: Gil Scott-Heron

  February 24, 2000

• Fighting the Power

  Rapper Nas steps back into the ring, fists flying.

  March 21, 2002

• D'Angelo

  March 23, 2000

• Backwash

  October 17, 2002

• A Tale of Two Rappers

  September 27, 2007

• Redemption Songs

  With an album full of freedom, pain and poetry, rapper Mystic proves that girls don't just want to have fun.

  November 22, 2001

• Hip-Hop History

  March 20, 2008

• Wino Diaries

  Make room on the Amy Winehouse bandwagon.

  September 13, 2007

• K-os

  After conquering the Great White North, this Canadian MC has his sites set on America.

  March 15, 2007

• Jay-Z vs. Stallone

  A pop-quiz in honor of Hova and Balboa both coming out of retirement.

  December 14, 2006

• Get Down With Dave

  Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party.

  March 2, 2006

• Westword Music Showcase 2005

  June 23, 2005

• Legendary

  It's a very good time to be John Legend.

  March 3, 2005

• John Legend

  Get Lifted (Columbia Records)

  January 6, 2005

• Toby Keith

  Friday, November 5, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

  November 4, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  February 19, 2004

• He's Got the Beat

  Going back to his roots, Scratch gives lip service to the lost art of beatboxing.

  July 18, 2002

• Perfect Truth

  Cee-Lo breaks from the Mob in a solo quest to save hip-hop.

  May 16, 2002

• Critic's Choice

  Erykah Badu

  March 15, 2001

• Universal Man

  Cultural awareness, positivity and groove are all part of the Common cause.

  November 23, 2000

• In the Name of the Father

  Femi Kuti represents the next generation of Afrobeat.

  March 30, 2000

• Judgment Day

  Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

  December 30, 1999

• Anthony B / Bob Marley

  Seven Seals
  (VP Records)

  Chant Down Babylon
  (Tuff Gong/Island)

  December 16, 1999

• Time of the Season

  This year's holiday CDs alternately inspire joy, nausea and terror. Which would you prefer?

  December 9, 1999

• More Songs of the Century

  Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  July 8, 1999

• Feedback

  March 4, 1999

• Year-End Close-Out

  We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

  December 24, 1998

• The Major and the Minor

  A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

  December 3, 1998

• Father Cube

  Ice Cube on child-rearing and Family Values.

  October 1, 1998

• Playlist

  August 6, 1998

• Playlist

  November 13, 1997

• Rhymes of Passion

  The Fugees are determined to make rap, not war.

  March 21, 1996