Drake (Rapper)

Foxy Brown Lies About Jay-Z's Sex Life and Other Controversies

Where to begin? #raptwitter had a big day yesterday, with big stories breaking left and right. From a Foxy Brown hoax to a pseudo-Big Tymers reunion, here are your biggest hip-hop news stories of the week: Yesterday started off with a shocking report of Foxy Brown dishing out some pretty wild alleg ... More >>

All 80 Similes on Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II

Lil Wayne has just released his tenth studio album, I Am Not a Human Being II. It's been 18 years since his first album: True Story as one half of The B.G.'z. In that time, he's been a lesser-known member of an embattled southern hip-hop group, a scrawny kid, a mixtape hero, the greatest rapper aliv ... More >>

Here Are the Songs They Play at a Middle School Dance

Last Friday, Voice Media Group announced the winners of their first music writing awards. This winning piece by Shea Serrano first appeared on L.A. Weekly's West Coast Sound music blog. By Shea Serrano 1:04 pm: In about 25 minutes, I'm going to be chaperoning a middle school dance. The dance is fo ... More >>

Five Essential New Tracks For the Weekend: Joseph SoMo, Sebastian Ingrosso and More

As we ease into the weekend, here are a few new tracks you might want to check out. Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso ft. Ryan Tedder, "Calling (Lose My Mind)" Recently named "an essential new tune" on Pete Tong's radio program across the pond, Sebastian Ingrosso and his protégé Alesso recently teamed ... More >>

Drake - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 5/16/12

Drake Gexa Energy Pavilion Wednesday, May 16 Q: How Many Writers Does It Take To Review a Drake Concert? In the span of Drake's set last night, I felt alternately excited, flummoxed and bored, which is sort of the trajectory of the first month or so of a doomed relationship, where you're waiting ... More >>

What If Drake Wrote "9 A.M. In Dallas" And Actually Mentioned Dallas?

In 2010, Drake recorded a freestyle track titled "9 A.M. in Dallas." The track was written, as the title spells out, one morning in Dallas, and was shortlisted for his debut album Thank Me Later. One thing, though: It doesn't really mention Dallas. Well, Dallas is a little hurt that he didn't call ... More >>

The Problem With... Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"

Every wave of music coming out of Canada is quite the "melange." In the most recent one, Drake's fame is pulling up Toronto R&B artists The Weeknd and Melanie Fiona. We also have elves like Grimes and Purity Ring tinkering around with their precursors, from Skinny Puppy to Nelly Furtado. Conversely ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

Preview: Drake at College Park Center

Friday, March 2, at College Park Center, Arlington

In Defense of... Drake's "Take Care"

At the end of last year, I took back misgivings I had about Drake since his studio debut, Thank Me Later, dropped a couple years back. One of reasons I changed my mind "aboat" the Canadian rapper was the title track from his sophomore album, Take Care, released last year. "Take Care" follows a chai ... More >>

Steve Aoki Talks Production Skills, Badminton and Tacos

Electro house musician Steve Aoki is much more than your run-of-the-mill remixer. Besides running the influential Dim Mak record label, Aoki also owns two restaurants, works with artists as diverse as Duran Duran and Drake, has a clothing line, invented his own brand of headphones and plays more tha ... More >>

Eating Crow and Looking Back at 2011 Music

Big Sean, Now Really Big

Last Night: Zeds Dead and Bass Science Shake, Rattle and Roll Trees

Zeds Dead.​Last Night: Zeds Dead, Bass Science Trees November 15 Better than: Season 7 of Weeds Whether or not you were looking for bass Tuesday night, Trees had your back. The venue in Deep Ellum hosted two of the most nationally renowned dubstep artists for what could be a preview to just ... More >>

In Defense of... Nicki Minaj's "Fly" feat. Rihanna

After releasing a few lackluster singles that relied on sampling and riding the coattails of artists with bigger stars than her own, Nicki Minaj discovered her voice in her Pink Friday album late last year. When I reviewed one of her other tracks, I remarked that Nicki will probably represent ... More >>

The Problem With.... Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci"

In spite of what I think of some rappers, the truth is that most of them have something to contribute to the scene. Kanye brings good production chops and high class. Eminem has tight alliterative flows. And Drake... well, he's Canadian, which has to count for something, I imagine. To this end ... More >>

Michael Rapaport Talks A Tribe Called Quest and His New Documentary on the Group

​On July 8, actor Michael Rapaport's directorial debut, a documentary called Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest, will earn its release theaters in New York City and Los Angeles. Later that month, on July 28, the film will begin a run locally at Dallas-area Angelika Theat ... More >>

Not-So-Quiet Riots: The Ten Worst Riots In Music Event History

Dallas Mavericks fans were notably well-behaved during yeterday's NBA Championship victory parade through downtown. Despite the fact that 200,000 or so people packed themselves in like sardines along the sidewalks of the route -- and in the sweltering heat, no less -- there were only five arrests. B ... More >>

Physical CD Sales Still Thrive at Dallas' Big T Bazaar.

Welcome To The Golden Age of Dallas Hip-Hop.

XXL Magazine Names Oak Cliff Rapper Lil Twist To Its 2011 Freshman Class

To find Lil Twist, just look for the mohawk​Last night, the cover for XXL Magazine's fourth annual "Freshmen Issue" leaked, revealing a picture of Oak Cliff rapper Lil Twist along with 10 other young hip-hop artists that the prominent hip-hop magazine has its eye on in 2011. At 18, Twist is alread ... More >>

Big Chief Signs To Cash Money Records

Big Chief​A little more than two years has passed since we openly wondered if Big Chief, long one of Dallas' premiere underground street rappers, has what it takes to be the Next Big Thing out of the Dallas hip-hop scene. Now, though, it seems as if we're closer to our answer. The ever-prolific Ch ... More >>

Let's Not Complain About Super Bowl Weekend.

Listomania: The Songs That Give Thanks, a Field Guide

Not a song, but we sure are thankful for this.​It's hard to argue with Charlie Brown: Thanksgiving is here, man (paraphrased). Over on our on food blog, City of Ate, the writers are counting down to Thanksgiving with odes to their favorite T-Day foods. DC9's thinking: why can't we join in on t ... More >>

Good Friday: Halloween Weekend Edition

A Baptist General headlines We Shot JR is Dead​This weekend marks the end of an era: After a five-year run, the most critical critics in North Texas over at We Shot JR are calling it quits. We suspect it's only a matter of days until the comments on DC9 increase in anonymity and negativity, but, b ... More >>

The Problem With... Lil Wayne and Drake's "Right Above It"

What do you know, folks. Lil' Wayne, Young Money's Pikachu, is back on the charts with a fresh, new track. And he brought Drake, his Canadian trainee, with him.

B.o.B. Finally Figures It Out

Erykah Badu Will Be On BET's 106 & Park Today. But She Won't Be The Only North Texas Singer On The Channel...

If Ms. Badu's Twitter account is to be believed--and, really, when isn't it?--then she's gonna be on your television screens today even earlier than her scheduled appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, stopping by B.E.T.'s 106 & Park to discuss (what else?) New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return of the A ... More >>

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

Tracklist: The Local Hang with Playlister P, Vol. 5

​Many thanks to those who stopped on by The Libertine last night for the fifth installment of The Local Hang. Yep, that's right, our fifth, which, if nothing else, proves that if you and Libertine owner Simon McDonald reach a drunken agreement, he will hold you to it for no less than five months.S ... More >>

Bonus MP3: Drake vs. Washed Out -- "Best I Ever Had (Objektiv One's Space Glider Mashup)"

​Earlier this week, Dallas-area mashup artist Objektiv One released the second in his collection of mashup EPs, this one following up his party-starting 2009 release, Beer Pong Champion. Called, quite hilariously I think, Rad Jams, Bro!, Objkektiv One's newest collection follows largely the same f ... More >>