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The Fifty Best Rap Lyrics of All Time

By Noah Hubbell and Westword Staff
Mar 7, 2024

From Nas and Eminem to Biggie and Tupac, these lyrics are classics.
Denver rapper Plat Maravich: "In 2014, you can't be worried about labels."

By Noah Hubbell
May 13, 2014

In his song "CTW (Change the World)," from the just-released Force of Nature Vol. 1, local rapper Plat Maravich questions the stereotypical rapping paradigm. "Got money, got girls, but can you change the world?" he raps. It's a lofty goal for any artist, but one that Maravich hopes to work...
How Flatbush Zombies got upstaged by their less-talented opener

By Noah Hubbell
Apr 21, 2014

Even diehard rap fans will tell you: There's something about recorded rap music that often doesn't translate well to the stage. It makes sense for a lot of artists; for those who rely on a carefully chosen vocabulary, much of what makes an artist great can get completely lost in...
Meet the world's only "extreme chiptune dance metal band:" Denver's Rainbowdragoneyes

By Noah Hubbell
Mar 25, 2014

The past is all the rage and it has been for some time, including in music, where certain sounds can instantly transport the listener to a different place and time. Particularly during childhood and adolescence, these tunes make up the soundtracks to our lives. To some, myself included, such powerful...
The Soul Pros

Soul'd Out
Future Classic Music

By Noah Hubbell
Mar 6, 2014

"Soul" is obviously the key word here, and the Soul Pros have plenty of it. Anchored by A-L, a fantastic producer and DJ with a deep understanding of sound, song progression and how to blend samples, Soul'd Out also features two excellent MCs who make A-L's beats sound even better...

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