Patria y Vida: The Newest Rhythm Of Revolution

Panel spotlights Cuba protest song leading to rapper's imprisonment

"...quiz; what do the songs “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and NWA’s “Fuck The Police” have in common?..."

March 21, 2022 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...a track by Compton, Calif.’s original gangsta rap supergroup, NWA, into my upcoming wedding playlist (alongside other African-American sonic..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gun Shy

Austin novelist Ben Rehder writes about the Texas Hill Country with such insightful appreciation that he's come to own the territory

"...Alliance. On the eve of a huge Independence Day NWA rally at his Hill Country ranch, Mitch shoots a..."

June 15, 2007 Books Review by Virginia B. Wood

The Iron Claw

The triumph and the tragedy of Texas wrestling legends the Von Erichs

"...wrestling ring. Effortlessly charismatic David Von Erich (Dickinson), the NWA Worlds Heavyweight champion; Michael (Simons), the sensitive soul who..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Powerslam Like a Woman

Inspire Pro Wrestling hosts NWA Women's Champ bout tonight

"...For the first time ever, the prestigious NWA Womens’ World Championship will be defended in an Inspire..."

May 25, 2014 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Narco Cultura

This documentary about the Mexican drug wars and their relationship to populist narcocorrido music becomes a fascinating study of the cultural cycle of violence.

"...this is light years beyond the gangsta posturing of NWA, which seems tame by comparison, and the lyrics would..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lottery Ticket

Bow Wow stars in this comedy about a guy with a winning lottery ticket who must protect it over a long weekend.

"...right hook. (The story of the morphing of former NWA rapper Ice Cube into a titan of family film..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heart Gently Weeps

All things must pass: Dhani Harrison and Thenewno2

"...for his father George’s posthumously released final album, 2002's Brainwashed, Harrison hits his stride with Thenewno2, which opens for..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Friday After Next

"...more Cube the entertainer than Cube the star of NWA and scourge of the Daryl Gates' LAPD. Like the..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Barbershop

"...David. “I told you: Stop that cussin'!” hollers former NWA all-star Ice Cube, not once but twice in this..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars

"...Sadly, however, as intriguing as the prospect of former NWA rapper Cube essaying some of his thug life skills..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Next Friday

"...“ho” as if they were ellipses. Cube's years as NWA's lead writer and his subsequent solo career displayed a..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

CB4

"...are the hottest rap group in the world, an NWA “gangsta rap” rip-off oozing the prerequisite amounts of street..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One in a Crowd: "A Grievance With Gravity"

Help this local short about feeling out of place raise essential funds

"...and actor/professional wrestler Ricky Starks (currently headlining the revived NWA Powerrr). Target:..."

Dec. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Redemption of Ricky Starks

Back on the path to the Inspire Pro championship

"...Inspire Pro mainstays like powerhouse Houston Carson, youngest ever NWA Women's World Champion Barbi Hayden, and the local scene's..."

Aug. 9, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Farewell to Dusty Rhodes

How the American Dream spoke to and for blue collar America

"...old territories. That's why they followed him from the NWA to WCW and the WWE. No matter how big..."

June 15, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival: Dilated Peoples

Rakaa Iriscience: “People demand better, they’re gonna get better”

"...Boogie Down Productions fan, a huge Rakim fan, EPMD, NWA, Native Tongues, Beastie Boys. Of course Run DMC, Kool..."

Sept. 25, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Red River Regular Will 'Inspire' Through Wrestling

Beerland's Max Dropout rings the bell on Inspire Pro this weekend

"...line, in a three-way lucha libre-style bout for the NWA Grand Warrior Revolution belt. That matters to Dropout, because..."

July 5, 2013 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Alert

NWARD gear stolen in San Antonio

"...at The Hangar on Broadway, someone broke into the NWARD rental van and stole all their gear...."

June 26, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

sxswf: 'Uprising'

New doc revisits the L.A. riots

"...West Coast hip-hop movement, calling on the songs of NWA, Ice T, and Dr. Dre to make the argument..."

March 15, 2012 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Texas Rollergirls Championship Tonight

3-0 Hotrod Honeys take on 2007 champion Hell Marys for flat track title

"...(Interleague: 126 vs Psych Ward Sirens 83; 129 vs NWA Rollergirls 77)..."

Aug. 3, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Industrious Anarchy

Anarchy Championship Wrestling is striving to keep the wrestling tradition alive in Austin

"...Putski dynasty of Texas wrestlers that produced legendary former NWA American tag-team champion Ivan "Polish Power" Putski, the lack..."

July 18, 2008 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Guess Who's Coming to Flat Track?

TXRG to welcome New Orleans, Arkansas in last bouts of season

"...to the Arkansas Killbillies, the touring team for the NWA Rollergirls from Springdale, Arkansas (currently ranked No. 33.) And..."

April 21, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Ice Cube

Best of ...

"...Ice CubeGreatest Hits (Priority) A superior collection of post-NWA sides from the n***a ya (still) love to hate...."

Dec. 28, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

After Napster Part 2

Does having your music free online bring more or less cash?

"...song in the country with its Caucasian-slacker take on NWA's "Boyz-N-the Hood," besting even Eminem, whose "The Real Slim..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

Clifford Antone receives a sentence; Heinz Geissler takes over the Antone's Records label; Ed Hamell is hospitalized after a car accident.

"...continues to monitor their progress with the members of NWA. RollingStone.com reported that they played the remake for MC..."

June 2, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

A Modest Proposition

"...band 100%. "People got over the Dead Kennedys and NWA," he pleads. "This is punk rock -- what do..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...CSNY, Little Feat, Gram Parsons, Kim Fowley, the Germs, NWA, and Guns `n' Roses into 350 nicely illustrated pages..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

Roadkill

"...and like (yet so unlike) L.A. counterparts Cypress Hill, NWA, and Ice T, that buzz allowed them to tour..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Feature