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Best of Coachella weekend two

The first weekend of Coachella was cold, damp and wet. The second weekend of Coachella was hot, sultry, and steamy. This weekend meant tributes, tributes, tributes. From Levon Helms to Biggie, everyone got a shout-out. In between all that, Jeff Mangum came to the aid of fan in distress and our West ... More >>

Watch: Nicki Minaj's "Beez in the Trap" video plays into stereotypes and fails to entertain

We must learn to take Nicki Minaj with a grain of salt. Haters have argued that she can't rap; her "Barbz" have argued that she redefined the genre. For barely a week now, Minaj managed to prove the latter: When Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded dropped last week, Minaj no longer had anything to prove; sh ... More >>

Three wines that prove why moscato isn't just for hip-hop stars

The wine world's practically been doing head spins over the past six months as notable hip-hop players Nelly, Drake, Kanye West, and even poor, misbegotten Lil Kim spit verses praising moscato, a fairly under-the-radar wine known by most as a sweet wine from Italy. It seems that a few vaunted membe ... More >>

Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe" takes aim at Gaga and other fellow pop stars

Forget Lil Kim. At this point in her career, Nicki Minaj's only enemy is herself and "Super Bass." That track, which catapulted Minaj into a mainstream as cross-genre artist and onto the iPods of Taylor Swift fans everywhere, will be her "Lose Yourself" -- the song that defines Minaj's career until ... More >>

The 50 worst sports movies of all time

Slap Shot 2: Number 28.​The sports movie is rarely versatile: an outsider, or group of outsiders (wrong race, wrong gender, wrong species), have uncanny talent in their field, but the old guard (typically, white, old men), don't like the change the new person represents. So the rebels have to ... More >>

Move over, Etsy: Regretsy is taking over this crappy internet yard sale

Sorry, folks. This Lil Kim baby gown is currently sold out.​Oh, Etsy.com. You're like the website version of that overly supportive hippie school where everything everyone creates is great, because art is you and you are art, or whatever.  Luckily for us realists, there's Regretsy.com, a ... More >>

The Anthology of Rap: Decipher the lyrics that stumped the editors and win Yo! MTV Raps cards

​This week's cover story, "Word," recounts the creation of The Anthology of Rap, the scholarly catalogue of rap lyrics co-edited by CU-Boulder professor Adam Bradley. The story details the challenge of figuring what, exactly, all those rappers are saying. A few of the quarter-of-a-million word ... More >>

Top 5 songs nodding to Notorious B.I.G

​Ah, Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G. There hasn't been -- and as long as hip-hop is a genre, won't be -- a quiet passing of March 9. Similar to when Buddy Holly took the fateful flight that inspired a nation to observe the day the music died, the day Biggie Smalls was slain is fo ... More >>

When it comes to hip-hop, it's a man's world

​Ah, Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G. There hasn't been -- and as long as hip-hop is a genre, won't be -- a quiet passing of March 9. Similar to when Buddy Holly took the fateful flight that inspired a nation to observe the day the music died, the day Biggie Smalls was slain is fo ... More >>

The Anthology of Rap's alleged errors and Adam Bradley's subsequent explaination to Slate.com

​Last month, Yale University Press released The Anthology of Rap, an exhaustive compendium of rap lyrics edited by CU professor Adam Bradley and his colleague Andrew DuBois. Although the book has been praised by some admitted outsiders, it has also been subjected to scrutiny by various hip-h ... More >>

Top Ten musical jailbirds: In honor of Lil Wayne and T.I. and their respective prison stints

​Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne was released from New York's Rikers Island after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for criminal possession of a weapon. Fellow Southern rapper T.I., meanwhile, went back to jail on Monday after a federal judge in Atlanta revoked his probation follow ... More >>

Ludacris escorts female MCs into hip-hop's boys' club

​Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne was released from New York's Rikers Island after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for criminal possession of a weapon. Fellow Southern rapper T.I., meanwhile, went back to jail on Monday after a federal judge in Atlanta revoked his probation follow ... More >>

We're speechless: A look at the year's most unintentionally funny lyrics.

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

Notorious is B.I.G. made B.L.A.N.D.

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

Friday Rap-Up: Black Hollywood, Lil Kim, Naughty By Nature, Eminem

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

Friday Rap-Up: Rie-Rie, Remy Ma, Suge Knight, Lil Kim, Lil Cease

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

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

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

The Lost Northern State Article

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

Hip-Hop Trends in 2005

Royce Da 5'9" remembers that new mom smell​The lowest common denominator having been achieved in 2005 with the release of the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business, popular musicians have had to work extra hard in recent years to find new and inventive ways to be inane. They found great success in ... More >>

Club Scout

NBA All-Star Weekend

God Save the Scene

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Sunday, September 5, the Church, 303-832-3528.

Seeing Starz

The cast of Starz Cabaret is ready for fun.

For the Record

For national releases, 2003 wonked as much as it rocked.

The Show(case) Must Go On!

For national releases, 2003 wonked as much as it rocked.

Man of Many Faces

Denver native Ted Bettridge finds inspiration in L.A.

More Than a Mouthful

Peaches is the toast of the fashion world, and she doesn't even shave her armpits. Say hello to the Madonna of the porn generation.

Beauty and the Beat

Nikka Costa has a big, funky voice and a great butt. Which will you notice first?

Welcome to the Club

With the help of friends in high places, Groove Armada's ship has come in.

2Pac + Outlawz

Still I Rise
(Interscope)

The Notorious B.I.G.
Born Again
(Bad Boy)

Methods of Mayhem

Methods of Mayhem
(MCA)

The Wide World of Rap

Exploring the endless variety of today's hip-hop.

Getting Big

Ex-Denver DJ Big Jon Platt on how to succeed in business by really, really trying.

Feedback

Ex-Denver DJ Big Jon Platt on how to succeed in business by really, really trying.

And the Winners Are ...

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

After Further Review

Putting the season's major releases to the test.

Rap Gets Puffy

Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop.

Twenty Years and Counting

Denver's Gary Givant has been DJing since the Seventies--and he's still going strong.

The Closing of the American Ear

We have more musical choices than ever before. So why are so few of us taking advantage of them?