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    April 6, 2012

    Remembering Coach Joe Avezzano: Cowboy and Music Fan

    So many got to know former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Joe Avezzano as a hard-nosed, foul-mouthed, award-winning special-teams coach during his days roaming football sidelines, which began in 1968 and ended yesterday, after Avezzano died of an apparent heart attack while in Italy coaching the Sea ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2011

    Beats by Dallas' Own Hip-Hop Doctors

    So many got to know former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Joe Avezzano as a hard-nosed, foul-mouthed, award-winning special-teams coach during his days roaming football sidelines, which began in 1968 and ended yesterday, after Avezzano died of an apparent heart attack while in Italy coaching the Sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Symbolyc One Explains How He Came Up With Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Excellence" Joint

    Symbolyc One's on fire.​In this week's paper, you'll find a heads up of sorts about what's really going on in Dallas hip-hop these days -- essentially it's no longer the rappers making waves so much as it's the producers. And that's not just fluff. As noted in the article, in the past couple of ye ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2011

    Chingo Bling

    Sunday, July 31,at the House of Blues' Cambridge Room

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Meet Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y's Secret Weapon: Fort Worth Producer Cardo

    Cardo's a dude worth knowing.​Ronald La Tour very clearly remembers the first time he met Wiz Khalifa. It was a few years back at this point, when Khalifa was just starting to make a name for himself, releasing mixtapes at an impressive clip and earning endless praise for each. After some fruitful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Listomania: Top Ten Songs About Ingesting Cough Syrup for Leisure

    ​Ahh, codeine cough syrup. It started off innocently enough, as a remedy for a sore throat. However, if it can get you high, people will use it to get high. And, if it gets you high, someone will at some point write a song about it. Purple drank, sizzurp, lean -- whatever you choose to call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Play-N-Skillz Goes Electro: Grammy-Winning Duo Remixes Kanye, Collabs With David Guetta

    Seems Play-N-Skillz is on a new tip these days. A couple weeks back, the Grammy-winning, Dallas-based production duo behind such hits as Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" and Lil Wayne and T-Pain's "Got Money" released an electronic remix of Kanye West's "All of the Lights" (see the video for their remix a ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Welcome To The Golden Age of Dallas Hip-Hop.

    Seems Play-N-Skillz is on a new tip these days. A couple weeks back, the Grammy-winning, Dallas-based production duo behind such hits as Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" and Lil Wayne and T-Pain's "Got Money" released an electronic remix of Kanye West's "All of the Lights" (see the video for their remix a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    The 15 Worst ...and Friends! Albums Of All-Time

    ​It's hard not to remember Santana's 1999 album Supernatural. Besides just the Rob Thomas collab "Smooth," which we've spent the past decade trying to erase from our memories, the album received a lot of attention at the time for being one of those records that featured a different collaboration w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Ballers and Shotcallers: Zo & Magic's 8-Ball Challenge

    Mattie StaffordAlonzo Mourning lines up a shot. For a whole slideshow from this event, click here.​Zo & Magic's 8-Ball ChallengeCentennial Building in Fair ParkThe red carpet walks kicked off at 7.30 p.m., with Mourning's appearance leading the way. Early attendees were held in a "reception ar ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    The D-Town Boogie Positions Itself For A Big Score This All-Star Weekend

    Mattie StaffordAlonzo Mourning lines up a shot. For a whole slideshow from this event, click here.​Zo & Magic's 8-Ball ChallengeCentennial Building in Fair ParkThe red carpet walks kicked off at 7.30 p.m., with Mourning's appearance leading the way. Early attendees were held in a "reception ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Rhymefest Leaks Two Tracks Featuring Production By S1

    S1 counts the number of songs he produced on Rhymefest's upcoming album.​El Che, the forthcoming LP by Kanye co-writer Rhymefest, features four songs with beats by Strange Fruit Project producer/MC S1 (Symbolyc One), two of which Fest leaked today on Ruby Hornet to build momentum for the official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Play-N-Skillz's Next Target: Nintendo?

    While they're at it--you know, demanding unpaid royalties and compensation and all--Dallas production duo Play-N-Skillz might wanna take to task a certain plumber by the name of Mario, too. Hopefully not, though, because this five minute and 25 second medley of contemporary hip-hop hits converted to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Weekend Roundup: Britney Spears, the Pussycat Dolls, Leonard Cohen, Hello Lover and Chamillionaire

    Britney Spears @ the American Airlines Center, Tuesday, Mar. 31 This is the first edition of roundup since B. Spears graced the stage in Dallas last Tuesday. Bald and umbrella-wielding last year, the (un)disputed Princess of Pop has reclaimed her throne. Britney showed off her musicianship showma ... More >>

  • Music

    November 27, 2008

    Dallas Hip-Hop: Swagger Like Us

    Local artists make waves with D-Town Boogie, but the real test comes in 14 months

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Good Friday: The Halloween Weekend Edition

    Local artists make waves with D-Town Boogie, but the real test comes in 14 months

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Symbolyc One Gets The Baller Status Treatment

    Local artists make waves with D-Town Boogie, but the real test comes in 14 months

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    Symbolyc One

    Strange Fruit Project Presents: S1 Music Box (Spilt Milk)

  • Music

    July 17, 2008

    Money Talks

    With Lil Wayne's latest single, Play-N-Skillz cements its reputation as a production team—and maybe Dallas' reputation as a source of hip-hop?

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    Play-N-Skillz Are Gonna Be On BET's "Rap City" Momentarily...

    With Lil Wayne's latest single, Play-N-Skillz cements its reputation as a production team—and maybe Dallas' reputation as a source of hip-hop?

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    Rock On

    Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Play-N-Skillz Get Some Love From The Source

    Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Big Tuck Heading To Waco Sunday To Dip In Da Lac

    Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Making a List, Checking It Twice

    Centro-matic's balls-out show at the Granada topped off a big week for the local scene

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Chamillionaire

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    To The Wall

    H-Town's favorite Dirty rapper lives the diamond life

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Charity Cases

    Good ways to spend some money. Just get a receipt for your taxes.

  • Music

    January 25, 2007
  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Represent, Y'all

    The holler's not that far from the 'hood

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2006

    Tuck It Like You Mean It

    The holler's not that far from the 'hood

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Committing Arson

    Thorn vs. Side's sizzling mix of metal and punk should help them escape those local band blues

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Jingle Jam 2005

    Saturday, December 17, at the Dallas Convention Center

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