Common (Rapper)

D Does Dilla

Dipping Further Into Erykah's "Honey"

Last Night: Common And N.E.R.D. At House Of Blues

The dark half

That Thing You Do and The Long Kiss Goodnight cast ugly shadows

Best Live Music Venue

Gypsy Tea Room

Common and Talib Kweli

March 25

Eyrkah Badu's Busy, Busy, Busy SXSW Week.

Dallas' own Erykah Badu had herself quite the weekend, turns out. More eventful than yours, I'm guessing. Unless, that is, you somehow managed to......evade a stalker (as Unfair Park unearths this morning) and get delayed on your travels to SXSW....have your manager announce to the audience at your ... More >>

Erykah Badu

October 11

Common

Universal Mind Control(Geffen)

Common, N.E.R.D.

Wednesday, September 10, at House of Blues

The Cool Kids, Flosstradamus, The Party

Thursday, August 21, at Granada Theater

Nas, Talib Kweli

Tuesday, August 26, at House of Blues

The Roots

Tuesday, June 17, at House of Blues

Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (Atlantic)

Hi-Tek

Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip (Babygrande)

The Faces of Def show, with Sivion, T-Wrex, M.E.G.A., Cooley Fly, Subchronicles and Swishaman

Thursday, October 25, at the Double Wide

Oddities

Still more sad stuff, plus the good news that the Longhorn will host a show

Common

Finding Forever (G.O.O.D./Geffen)

T.I.

Saturday, January 13, at the Majestic Theater

Sage-in' Mad

Sage Francis is a hip-hop jerk, but not in your usual way

Festivus for the Rest of Us

No need for ACL--there was plenty to see within Dallas city limits

A-Trak

Thursday, May 25, at the Gypsy Tea Room

Odds & Ends

The Cavern used to be a dark, dingy place for bad local bands. Lance Yocom is brightening it up.

In Their Groove

Virtually unknown in their hometown of Dallas, The Strange Fruit Project is fixin' to blow

Okay, Player

Rap has always been about community. Now the community is online.

The Weird Girl

Erykah Badu is serious about saving the soul of the city

Roy Hargrove/The RH Factor

Hard Groove (Verve)

Hip-Hop Hooray

Final Friday's growing fan base sends showcase to a larger venue

And the Nominees Are

Various Dallas acts up for Grammy awards

Best Live Music Venue

Gypsy Tea Room

Straight Outta Left Field

The Dallas Morning News says N.W.A. was "militant." The real answer? N.O.

Nowhere Fast

Blackalicious takes its sweet time moving from underground to overground

Jay Dee

Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE)

Open to All

Black Eyed Peas hope they're luckier in 2001 than they were last year

Scene, Heard

More reality TV

The other F-word

Eminem's mind-blowing Marshall Mathers LP promises to spark feverish free-speech debates

Bonus MP3s: LehtMoJoe Remixes Passion Pit, Major Lazer, Common and Peter, Bjorn and John

Earlier this month, local DJ/producer LehtMoJoe entered a Passion Pit-sponsored contest to remix the band's song "Little Secrets" in anticipation of the band's debut LP release, Manners, due out on Tuesday. And he's had some success with it: Two days ago, his remix of the track, which had already be ... More >>

Dallas' Best-Kept Secret: The Prophet Bar's Weekly Jam

Earlier this month, local DJ/producer LehtMoJoe entered a Passion Pit-sponsored contest to remix the band's song "Little Secrets" in anticipation of the band's debut LP release, Manners, due out on Tuesday. And he's had some success with it: Two days ago, his remix of the track, which had already be ... More >>

LehtMoJoe Lets It Ride For His Debut CD Release Show

Earlier this month, local DJ/producer LehtMoJoe entered a Passion Pit-sponsored contest to remix the band's song "Little Secrets" in anticipation of the band's debut LP release, Manners, due out on Tuesday. And he's had some success with it: Two days ago, his remix of the track, which had already be ... More >>

Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?

Earlier this month, local DJ/producer LehtMoJoe entered a Passion Pit-sponsored contest to remix the band's song "Little Secrets" in anticipation of the band's debut LP release, Manners, due out on Tuesday. And he's had some success with it: Two days ago, his remix of the track, which had already be ... More >>

Enroll in the Rap Institute of Acting Today!

Earlier this month, local DJ/producer LehtMoJoe entered a Passion Pit-sponsored contest to remix the band's song "Little Secrets" in anticipation of the band's debut LP release, Manners, due out on Tuesday. And he's had some success with it: Two days ago, his remix of the track, which had already be ... More >>

Last Night: Maxwell, Common at American Airlines Center

Maxwell, CommonAmerican Airlines CenterOctober 12, 2009 Better than: Relying on your weak-ass game to get some action tonight. Quia QuerismaMaxwell at the AAC last night.​It goes without saying that the majority of the crowd that gathered at the American Airlines Center to witness Maxwell in ... More >>

What Do Chuck and Mark Cuban Have in Common? All-Star Celeb Game, That's What.

Zachary Levi​Even though tickets go on sale Tuesday, there's been no official announcement concerning the famous faces suiting up for the 2010 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, which will take place February 12 at the Dallas Convention Center during the three-day Jam Session to be held in advance of th ... More >>

Planning for the NBA All-Star Weekend, From the Parties to the Dallas Police Department

​The in-box is filling up with NBA All-Star Weekend party announcements -- no actual invites, though, which is just as well, as that's the weekend I'm planning a spiritual retreat or a lost weekend of drinking, either/or. The most recent: a three-day "epic extravaganza" spread out at the Ghostbar ... More >>

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 >>

NBA Dunkers Do Dallas In One Wild, Wintry Wonderful 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 >>

Just Wright

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 >>

Kimball High School Students Get Schooled By Common, Dorrough at World's Best Pep Rally

Photos by Danny FulgencioAt Kimball Friday afternoon, a pep rally with Common, at right, turned into a improved dance, dance revolution.​On Friday, our own Danny Fulgencio was at Justin Kimball High School for what he reports was: Best. Pep. Rally. Ever. The reason: The Knights received a surprise ... More >>

The Conversation: When is Music Too Negative, Too Hateful? Is There a Line?

Tyler, The Creator seems like a nice young man.​Just last week, DC9 ran a review for the Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival that took place at the Granada Theater. The show, which featured 10 acts -- from Shabazz Palaces to Preteen Zenith -- was pretty great. But a big hot-button topic surrounded the venue ... More >>

Dallas and Houston Swap Spit Tonight at Green Elephant

Tonight at Green Elephant, Poor Vida Productions sets off another installment in their Get Your Own series, which brings Houston hip-hop acts to Dallas for one night of synergy. Poor Vida's Joel Salazar says the showcase's aim is simple: "Over the last year I've been traveling down to Houston, wor ... More >>