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The Lost Northern State Article

Q&A With Northern State's Julie Potash

Q&A with Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson of the Roots

Q&A With Erykah Badu

Q&A with Al Green

Club Scout

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Friday Rap-Up: ManeLine, Hip-Hop Stars React to Obama win, Shakir Stewart Suicide, Mos Def

?uestlove

Friday Rap-Up: Catch Lungs, The Roots, 50 Cent

LOCALS ONLY Colorado rapper Catch Lungs started get his name buzzed about in the local scene when he started working with producers SP Double and Flawless as part of the Boostwell Crew last year. After separating from Boostwell this summer, he began working on his own mixtape, Food for the Famishe ... More >>

Bilal

1st Born Second (Interscope)

Common

Electric Circus (MCA)

The Roots

Rising Down
Def Jam

The Roots

Monday, June 2, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Al Green is still as soulful as ever

Monday, June 2, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Al Green

Lay It Down
Blue Note

Christian McBride

Friday, January 25, Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 303-722-7994.

Prince

Planet Earth
Sony

DJ Logic

Friday, August 4, and Saturday, August 5, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 1-866-455-2264.

Get Down With Dave

Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party.

Brother, Brother, Brother

Little Brother's new record takes hip-hop's stereotypes to task.

Love the Player

Okayplayer.com is more than just a website. For some, it's a way of life.

Kanye West

The College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)

Master Blaster

Hip-hop loyalist and rock-and-roll revivalist Cody ChesnuTT has guitar, headphones -- and will travel to the center of your brain.

Universal Man

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

Common

Like Water for Chocolate
(MCA)

Judgment Day

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

Letters

Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

Rooting Interest

The Roots make rap for both your hips and your head.

Hey, DJ! Q&A with Ivy

​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and as ... More >>

Q&A with Robert Glasper

​Robert Glasper's latest Blue Note effort, Double Booked, shows just how well the pianist straddles the jazz and hip-hop worlds. While he flexes his jazz chops within the confines of an acoustic trio setting during the first half of the disc, he delves into more forward thinking hip-hop territ ... More >>

The Robert Glasper Experiment

Thursday, March 18, and Friday, March 19, Dazzle, 303-839-5100.

Westword Music Showcase headliners: Meet Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights

Texas isn't big enough to contain Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights. After signing with Atlantic records in 2008, the Dallas-based quintet quickly started making a name for itself across the country, touring with high-caliber acts like ZZ Top and the Black Crowes before releasing Pardon Me, i ... More >>

Red Bull Thre3Style: magMANimous from Denver takes home bronze

​ RED BULL THRE3STYLE 10.09.10 | Beta, Denver, CO Red Bull has been steadily establishing a reputation for championing the artistic expressions of up and coming artists, and this evening was no different. At Beta this past Saturday night, the Red Bull Thre3Style brought ten DJs from across t ... More >>

DJ Jazzy Jeff and ?uestlove on Red Bull and playing digital versus carrying crates

​ This past Saturday night at Beta, during Red Bull's Thre3Style competition, celebrity judges ?uestlove and Jazzy Jeff closed the night out with a live drum and DJ peformance. Before the competition kicked off and before ?uestlove and Jazzy Jeff set the place on fire with their impressive fi ... More >>

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

​ This past Saturday night at Beta, during Red Bull's Thre3Style competition, celebrity judges ?uestlove and Jazzy Jeff closed the night out with a live drum and DJ peformance. Before the competition kicked off and before ?uestlove and Jazzy Jeff set the place on fire with their impressive fi ... More >>

Odd Future on Fallon: What the hell happened?

​Tyler The Creator and Hodgy Beats from LA shock rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. If you know anything about the group, it will come as no surprise that the performance was four minutes of sheer pandemonium, culmin ... More >>

Red Bull Thre3Style brings the battle to Boulder

​On the heels of last fall's thrilling battle at Beta, judged by ?uestlove and DJ Jazzy Jeff and featuring DJ magMANimous (DJ Vajra) against DJs from across the country, the Red Bull Thre3Style is making its way back to Colorado with the legendary DJ Craze in tow. If you haven't seen the lineu ... More >>

Despite off-screen drama, the Tribe Called Quest documentary is phenomenal

​On the heels of last fall's thrilling battle at Beta, judged by ?uestlove and DJ Jazzy Jeff and featuring DJ magMANimous (DJ Vajra) against DJs from across the country, the Red Bull Thre3Style is making its way back to Colorado with the legendary DJ Craze in tow. If you haven't seen the lineu ... More >>

Leave it to Jimmy Fallon to screw up a good thing

​On the heels of last fall's thrilling battle at Beta, judged by ?uestlove and DJ Jazzy Jeff and featuring DJ magMANimous (DJ Vajra) against DJs from across the country, the Red Bull Thre3Style is making its way back to Colorado with the legendary DJ Craze in tow. If you haven't seen the lineu ... More >>

#FreeQuesto: Leave ?uestlove alone, NBC! A petition and tell the 30 Rock brass to back off!

​Word on the street is the suits over at 30 Rock will now be censoring ?uestlove of the almighty Roots over that whole lyin' ass bitch incident with Michelle Bachmann, in which Questo subversively played the intro of Fishbone's "Lyin' Ass Bitch" as the Republican presidential candidate made he ... More >>

Ten best hip hop shows of 2011 in Denver

Eric GruneisenTyler, the Creator at the Ogden Theatre this past October​There were so many hip-hop shows and concerts this year, it was hard to keep count. The shows of note, though, were bangers and crowd pleasers and showcased dynamic artistry. With so many epic moments (?uestLove and Jazzy ... More >>

Sounds of Blackness: Fishbone releases documentary in honor of Black History Month

Jeff Farsai​Fishbone, the self-described "disparate, all-black oddball crew," has released a documentary in honor of Black History Month. Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone is a brutally honest portrayal of one of the wildest and most influential black alternative bands in our culture. ... More >>