ACL Review: Chance the Rapper

A Chicago MC prodigy to lead us all

"...random conversation overheard just after commencement of Chance the Rapper’s dominant performance at the Miller Lite stage on Sunday,..."

Oct. 5, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

A Genuine and Enjoyable Conversation Between Kenan Thompson & Chance the Rapper

SXSW Online summit between an Emmy Award-sharing pair

"...NBC sitcom Kenan last month. He and Chance the Rapper discussed that and more during a 25-minute SXSW panel..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Chance the Rapper

"...Chance the Rapper8pm, Honda stage..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature

Houston Rapper Maxo Kream's Fatigue Couldn't Dampen Excitement at Emo’s

Sound issues and back-to-back shows still led to a 20-song set

"...The rapper took the stage ready to reward a city he..."

Oct. 21, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

ACL Review: Chance the Rapper

God-fearing Chicago rapper preaches to the converted

"...It’s unknown if Chance the Rapper, who at 24 is squarely in what Pew found..."

Oct. 8, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Local Trans Rapper Debuts Video for Hustle Anthem

Ms. Amazing Head’s “Chase That Bag” gains visual vibrance

"...lights cascade throughout the new music video from local rapper and “Trans Rap pioneer” Ms. Amazing Head for her..."

July 6, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Review: Rapper Billy Woods Has the Most Intense Lyrics at an Extreme Music Festival

His lines read like a poetry book bound in human flesh

"...The New York rapper was strolling down Seventh Street alone ten minutes before..."

May 14, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Spotlighting Rapper J Soulja and Filmmaker Bill Morrison

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"...Derek Udensi expands on his recent profile of Austin rapper J Soulja, and Joe Gross discusses experimental filmmaker Bill..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Checking In: Latina Rapper Ayo Tamz Adapted Quickly

“Yes, I’m from Austin (partially). I’ve moved around a lot”

Aug. 5, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Punk-Hop Love Letter to the Late Rapper Lil Peep Soars High

SXSW Film premieres Everybody’s Everything

March 11, 2019 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Rapper Mama Duke Queers Up Austin's Hip-Hop Scene

With weekly performances and a new EP, nothing's stopping Kori Duke

Aug. 15, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

MC Sertified Arrives at a Crossroads

South Austin rapper doesn’t want to leave his hometown, but he may have to

"...David Flores Jr., who does business as upstart powerhouse rapper Sertified, is coming for you. For everyone. And everything...."

June 9, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

8 Mile

Eminen's semi-autobiographical story of a young, white rapper on the rise in Detroit has a soft-focus Hollywood tint.

"...is it a bomb, if you get my drift. Rapper Emimen's film debut is, most notably, much better in..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...up to spin thousands of words out of the rapper/producer's latest and apparently greatest album. It's potentially an even..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Dubbo Flipped a Dime into Rising Rap Career

North Austin rapper goes from trappin in the streets to national touring

"...streetwise bars. On a late August afternoon, the young rapper – with an unmistakable streak of red dye in..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Reincarnated

In this documentary, Snoop Lion goes to Jamaica to cut a reggae album and reinvent himself – and smoke the ganja, too.

"...update. Calvin Broadus Jr. once transformed himself into the rapper known as Snoop Dogg; now the artist known as..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friday After Next

"...tag. Friday After Next is the third in the rapper's ongoing comedy cluster examining life, love, and, uh, dope..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Next Friday

"...in America? Five years after the release of Friday, rapper Ice Cube's comedy about pot and potty humor in..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...totally different," the Eastside native continues. As far as rappers persistently repping their part of town goes, her constant..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Margo Price Leads New SXSW Talent List

Yung Baby Tate, Broncho, David Wax Museum, and 77 more added to the fest

"...folk combo David Wax Museum, and ATL pussy power rapper Yung Baby Tate...."

Feb. 6, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Roddy Ricch Boxes Himself In at Sold Out Emo’s Show

Compton rapper delivers his chart-topping hit ... three times

"...Moore Jr. into the mainstream continues to amaze. The rapper known professionally as Roddy Ricch quickly sold out Emo’s,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Post by Derek Udensi

ACL Fest 2017 Lineup: Chance, Chilis, Gorillaz

Lineup sticks to the formula

"...in October are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, Gorillaz, and the Killers...."

May 4, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Kendrick Lamar Remakes Black Music for ACL

Compton’s Good Kid says it loud and proud for PBS

"...Codifying Kendrick Lamar as a rapper undermines the message, the messenger, and his medium’s possibilities..."

Nov. 2, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Wade in the Water

Geto Boy rap icon keeps Austin in 'Checks & Balances'

"...remake of My Testimony of Redemption, like when the rapper and SDS recorded "Wade in the Water," a song..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Prodigal Producer: Austin’s Malik Baptiste Comes Home

Alchemical rapper returns from L.A. with 24-karat solo tracks

"...extent that Brian Malik Baptiste became Malik – the rapper, with critical acclaim in the Austin metro area...."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Down With the King

Freddie Gibbs scorches the earth as a rapper in touch with the land

"...With its logline of "rapper goes to live with farmers," if Down With the..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ACL Fest Drops Sunday Headliner DaBaby Following Homophobic Comments

October festival promises “lineup update coming soon”

"...City Limits Festival dropped DaBaby from its lineup. The rapper was booked to headline both Sundays of the October..."

Aug. 3, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Fat Tony Tales

Houston rapper plays sole release show in Austin

"...in Tucson, where his partner studies law, avant-garde Texan rapper Anthony Obi details the exploratory Exotica. In fact, for..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Dolemite Is My Name

Eddie Murphy pays homage to the comedy genius of Rudy Ray Moore

"...rags-to-riches journey from failing R&B singer to strictly blue proto-rapper and “party album” genius, and from there to the..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thebe Kgositsile and Earl Sweatshirt Become One at Emo’s

L.A. rapper shakes off some of the melancholic

"...the burdensome nature of mere survival. And yet, the rapper’s performance Wednesday at Emo’s proved anything but melancholy...."

May 2, 2019 Music Post by Marilee Bodden

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