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Dirty South

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Year in Review: Way Down South With the Best Rap Albums of 2009

    Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing; with a few exceptions like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, innovative rap records came from Southern artists. Sur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Gig Alerts: Definition and Enforcer DJs Canned Food Drive Wednesday, Young Dro and Yung L.A. Thursday At Club Flow

    ​Lots of clubs are taking the Thanksgiving holiday off, but Club Flow isn't one of them. First, the club will be the host of "A ColorFull, FunFull, ThankFull Thanksgiving Eve" party and North Texas Food Bank canned food drive Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Definition DJs, Enforcer DJs, DJ XP and ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    The Five Most Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Soulja Boy

    ​Lots of clubs are taking the Thanksgiving holiday off, but Club Flow isn't one of them. First, the club will be the host of "A ColorFull, FunFull, ThankFull Thanksgiving Eve" party and North Texas Food Bank canned food drive Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Definition DJs, Enforcer DJs, DJ XP and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    What It Was Like: Big Boi, P.O.S., Psychedelic Horseshit, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

    Jesse HugheyBig Boi rocks Austin Music Hall Thursday night.Act: Big BoiPlace: Austin Music HallWhat it was like: Awesome. The set of the night. And yet the most frustrating. Big Boi did a couple of solo jams from his upcoming Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Otherwise the set was near ... More >>

  • Music

    March 19, 2009

    Baton Rouge Rapper Young Bleed Makes a Home in Dallas

    Jesse HugheyBig Boi rocks Austin Music Hall Thursday night.Act: Big BoiPlace: Austin Music HallWhat it was like: Awesome. The set of the night. And yet the most frustrating. Big Boi did a couple of solo jams from his upcoming Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Otherwise the set was near ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Last Night: T.I. at Nokia Theatre

    T.I.Nokia TheatreMarch 11, 2009 Better than: Watching T.I.'s Road To Redemption on MTV, which is no Rock of Love, that's for sure. During one of his (too) many monologues to a crowded--but not nearly sold out--Nokia Theatre last night, T.I. thanked God for allowing him to reach t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    It's "Dallas Week" Over At MTV.com...

    Looks like the fruits of MTV's labor from a few weeks back, when the network followed D-Town production wunderkinds Play-N-Skillz around town for a party at plush and a dance instruction deal at Big T Bazaar are gonna be unraveling over on MTV.com all week--if the above promo, which features non-Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Last Night: Play-N-Skillz Grammy Party At Plush

    Play-N-Skillz, Big Tuck, Slim Thug, Pitbull, Paul Wall, Too $hort, morePlushWednesday, February 4, 2009Better than: Parking a filthy, body-damaged Scion Xb in a metered spot and walking two blocks to avoid using the valet service, all the while contemplating how out of place you are anywhere near a ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Lil Wil and Play (of Play-N-Skillz) Share Their Favorites of 2008

    Play-N-Skillz, Big Tuck, Slim Thug, Pitbull, Paul Wall, Too $hort, morePlushWednesday, February 4, 2009Better than: Parking a filthy, body-damaged Scion Xb in a metered spot and walking two blocks to avoid using the valet service, all the while contemplating how out of place you are anywhere near a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    Is New Amerykah Pt. 1 The 'Token Urban Album' Of '08?

    Speaking of Erykah Badu: Much like we're doing in this upcoming week's paper, Stereogum today asked some of its favorite artists of '08 to name some of their favorite artists, albums, songs, etc. of 2008, and right at the top of the list, Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes names New Amerykah Pt. 1 a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2008

    Last Night: Lil Wayne at American Airlines Center

    Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Keyshia ColeAmerican Airlines CenterDecember 19, 2008 Better Than: Listening to a whole bunch of records in which T-Pain and Lil Wayne are just the featured acts. Check out our photos from the show here.As if, at any point over the course of this past year, there was still doubt ... 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

  • Music

    October 16, 2008

    T.I.

    Paper Trail (Atlantic)

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    Dem Southernfolkz

    The Message (Self-released)

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    Symbolyc One

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

  • Music

    August 7, 2008

    Young Jeezy

    Tuesday, August 12, at House of Blues

  • 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

    May 22, 2008

    Fox News Akin To Southern Rap

    Anti-intellectual appeal and red-state focus are just the tip of what these two have in common.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2008

    Big Tuck Heading To Waco Sunday To Dip In Da Lac

    Anti-intellectual appeal and red-state focus are just the tip of what these two have in common.

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Free From TVT Records, Pitbull is Biting Back

    The Cuban-American hip-hop star is eyeing a big future

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    Pimp C, Free at Last

    Remembering a Down South legend

  • Music

    October 4, 2007

    Chamillionaire

    Ultimate Victory (Chamillitary/Universal Motown)

  • Music

    August 23, 2007

    T.I. vs. T.I.P

    T.I. vs. T.I.P. (Atlantic Records)

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    To The Wall

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

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Young Jeezy

    Friday, April 20, at Smirnoff Music Centre

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2007

    Take Another Hit

    Friday, April 20, at Smirnoff Music Centre

  • Music

    January 11, 2007

    T.I.

    Saturday, January 13, at the Majestic Theater

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2006

    Tuck It Like You Mean It

    Saturday, January 13, at the Majestic Theater

  • Film

    August 24, 2006

    About a Boi

    OutKast's Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the old South

  • Music

    August 24, 2006

    OutKast

    Idlewild (LaFace)

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Gee Whiz

    Enough of the sheltered columnists writing about the recent El Angel shooting. Hear what a real Dallas DJ thinks.

  • Music

    July 20, 2006

    Ne-Yo | K104 Summer Jam

    Friday, July 21, at Purgatory | Saturday, July 22, at Smirnoff Music Centre

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Dallas Decides

    Local musicians put the mikes down and pick up the pens to choose their favorite albums

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Jingle Jam 2005

    Saturday, December 17, at the Dallas Convention Center

  • Music

    November 3, 2005

    Paul Wall

    The People's Champ (Swishahouse)

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Slim Thug

    Already Platinum (Geffen)

  • Music

    May 19, 2005

    Who Is Mike Jones?

    The smash single "Still Tippin'" and his major-label debut have answered that question for the nation

  • Music

    December 9, 2004
  • Music

    November 18, 2004

    Odds & Ends

    Nas no-shows; Lil' Flip is going to trial; and RIP, ODB

  • Music

    August 19, 2004

    Rock Star Olympics

    Snoop Dogg vs. Bob Marley? Ike vs. Courtney? Let the games begin.

  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    The Rap Sheet

    What's crunk, what's bootleg and what do those words mean anyway?

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    The Yin and the Yang

    Is there a method to the madness of Atlanta's most bizarre rap duo?

  • Music

    October 2, 2003

    OutKast

    Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista)

  • Music

    August 14, 2003

    Chingy

    Jackpot (Capitol)

  • Music

    August 29, 2002

    Nap Time

    Straight outta Kentucky, the "Country Boyz" of Nappy Roots are on the rise

  • Music

    June 13, 2002
  • Music

    April 4, 2002

    Psy2ko & Mic L. Moodswing

    Blood is Thicker Than Water (AMC/Major Money Entertainment)

  • Music

    August 5, 1999

    No Limit Tour

    Starplex Amphitheatre, August 6

  • Culture

    December 10, 1998

    Free throwing up

    Locked out and fed up, some NBA, uh, all-stars hoop it way down

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