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Rapper confirms a Music Conference interview
"...Having already announced appearances by hip-hop kings (Master P), princes (Kendrick Lamar), and crusaders (Killer..."
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March 5, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
The Push Pens at Pride
Texas Hip-Hop with a Positive LGBT Message
"...Hip-hop. Theater. Acoustic. Spoken-word. These pals from San Antonio make..."
Sept. 20, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams
SXSW Encore: A.Dd+
Live, the North Dallas hip-hop duo is just cuing up CDs
"...The new face of Texas hip-hop sounds nothing like your big brother's brand of rap,..."
March 20, 2012 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
Quintessence
Quincy Jones has lived a career that would make his hero, Duke Ellington, proud
"...the bebop players. I always say, "from bebop to hip-hop." Now, it's important to get them to talk about..."
March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Detroit Stands Up
Black Milk and Donuts
"...smoke. That is unless you’re down with Detroit’s underground hip-hop scene, which has been fed a healthy dose of..."
Jan. 29, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
The Final Answer
Slumdog’s soundtrack is no slouch itself
"...as a seamless blend of Indian traditionalism and western hip-hop. Credit that to A.R. Rahman, the Indian composer who’s..."
Jan. 14, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
ACL 4 Beatheads
Where to find the beats at Zilker Park
"...is plenty to like in this year’s lineup for hip-hop heads and funk aficionados. Here are ten sure shots..."
Sept. 23, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
The Green Movement
KRS-One and Hakim Green bring the Stop the Violence Movement to Austin
"...other all-stars in the booth to cut “Self Destruction,” hip-hop’s classic anti-violence anthem. The posse cut was part of..."
Jan. 21, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
ACL Live Shot: Max Frost
First look at major label local
"...rock and soul and blues with a bit of hip-hop without much coherence mattered less than the first glance..."
Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston
News AggreGAYte for the Week of Fri., April 8
Wherein the GP resurrects the News AggreGAYte
"...It has since revived all sorts of discussions about hip-hop homophobia and down-low brothers. In other African-American queer news,..."
April 8, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Daniel Villareal
Get Busy, Y'all
Q&A with ?uestlove
"...On launching the careers of so many hip-hop and neo-soul artists who never actually were part of..."
Feb. 27, 2009 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
ACL Live Shot: Iggy Azalea
Former Miami scavenger and underage immigrant lives the dream
"...of Miami as an underage immigrant with dreams of hip-hop royalty. She picked up mentor T.I.’s disarming Southern grace..."
Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez
The Legendary
The Roots kick it live from La Zona Rosa
"...the crew’s first legitimate guitar work. The Roots are hip-hop’s institution, tried and true, evolving and developing, but never..."
Oct. 13, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus
Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards
"...Hip-Hop Artist of the Year (Sponsored by BeatStars)..."
March 5, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
SXSW Releases V-I-R-T-U-A-L 2021 Music Roster
Sorry, Didirri, Connie Constance highlight global drop
"...hitmakers Tuyo, Australian garage-psych band Beans, and Irish alt hip-hop duo Tebi Rex...."
Jan. 26, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Checking In: Brannen Temple Stays Hyper Vigilant
“These are strange times with heightened social unrest”
"...with Coco Rosie, kind of an electronic, folk, operatic, hip-hop duo. Then, I was coming home only to head..."
Nov. 11, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
SXSW Music Live: Showtime Presents Nick Waterhouse, Grandmaster Flash
Waterhouse sets the stage, Flash torches it
"...2.0 updates to early R&B and palatable throwbacks to hip-hop’s origins were on display Wednesday night for the Showtime..."
March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Kahron Spearman
Tell Me Who's Bad
Hip-pop "Royals" Lorde and Iggy do battle Down Under
"...albeit to a more screechy audience. With her legitimate hip-hop interest and keen subject matter, Lorde appeals to a..."
June 12, 2014 Music Post by Nina Hernandez
Fun Fun Fun Fest Live Shot: RJD2
DJ returns to the Blue stage with strange ‘plastic discs’
"...the crowd that the man responsible for turning cut-and-paste hip-hop into an art form – a man who reportedly..."
Nov. 9, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie
Golf Wang
Passionate about merchandising
"...anagram for the book title. It’s a sort of hip-hop version of Punk Love. However much I may not..."
Jan. 27, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin
The Sixth Sense
"...is a word often sought and rarely seen among hip-hoppers. More than any other commercial musician, rappers must constantly..."
Sept. 11, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger
Layoffs at ME Television
Layoffs at ME TV.
"...is debatable, though those who follow Latino music and hip-hop may argue that now that Saucido and Blakes are..."
Aug. 19, 2008 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta
Extended Play
Denim, lasers, Doritos, and more.
"...Expo Center. Two years after Nelly became the first hip-hop artist to perform, hair metal specialists Styx secure this..."
Jan. 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell
I Wanna Take You Higher
"...wealth of information on the emergence of the dark, hip-hop-influenced strain of DJ culture known as jungle (which is..."
Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds
Overstanding
Big Game Hunter
"...of. Thing is, this pair of jazz traditionalists and hip-hop purists is actually one group, Big Game Hunter. "We're..."
Aug. 8, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Up South
Austin MC Bavu Blakes takes it to the streets.
"...Which is the primary reason one of Austin's preeminent hip-hop MCs, Bavu Blakes, opens his new CD Create and..."
Aug. 30, 2002 Music Feature by Chale Nafus
Make Your Mama Proud
Profile of local rapper MC Overlord.
"...also gracefully turned the other cheek when the local hip-hop community spent years snickering at his "Westside" appeal and..."
Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Ill Communication: Transmission No. 1
Fear not of rap and hip-hop, but rather FOR rap and hip-hop
"...time, ‘Yo Mos, what’s gettin’ ready to happen with hip-hop?’ (Where do you think hip-hop is goin’?’)”..."
Sept. 9, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman
Rhyme & Reason
"...Fugees, Kurtis Blow and Chuck D. The most comprehensive hip-hop documentary to date, Rhyme & Reason is like PBS’..."
May 30, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Picks & Sleepers
Sxsw
"...groovadelic, funkified blend of acid jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop with a dollop of house sensibility. With material out..."
