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Fun Size, the Teen Comedy That's Not Bad for You

Preview: Big K.R.I.T. at Trees

Saturday, February 25, at Trees

10 Albums To Not Overlook In 2012

In case you're already blinded by the golden aura of 2012's major releases -- The Shins, T.I., Soundgarden, Nicki Minaj, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Sigur Ros -- we want to make sure you don't forget about some other sure-to-be-top-notch albums that will see release next year. They may not shine on the iT ... More >>

Big Sean, Now Really Big

Rihanna, J. Cole

Friday, July 8, at the American Airlines Center

The Cool Kids

Saturday, January 22, at Trees

Listomania: The 10 Best Albums That Were Supposed To Come Out, But Never Did, in 2010

​Albums get delayed all the time. (Cue Chinese Democracy joke). Sometimes it's because of the close relation of creativity and procrastination. Other times, business overtakes art. More often than not, though, it's just a sheer mystery. So, in looking back at the year, we decided to think about al ... More >>

Jermaine Dupri Protégé Dondria Readies Her Debut

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 >>

Ballers and Shotcallers: Play-N-Skillz and Def Jam's All-Star Weekend Finale at PM Lounge

Steven VisneauPlay-N-Skillz​Play-N-Skillz and Def Jam's All-Star Weekend Finale PartyPM LoungeFebruary 14, 2009For Grammy-winning hip-hop producers Play-N-Skillz, Sunday night--the last night of a jam-packed, celebrity- and part-filled weekend--saw the brothers Salinas hosting not one, but two par ... More >>

Smokey Gets In Your Eyes and Other Famous Faces from the Dallas Rocks Red Carpet

Danny notes that "Smokey Robinson's eyes are supernaturally intense... like, seriously." Click to expand; see for yourself.​Our Danny Fulgencio happened by the Dallas Rocks benefit Saturday night at Union Station, where Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons gathered quite the hodgepodge of celebritie ... More >>

Stream The Rocket Summer's New Single. If You Dare.

​As promised, Grapevine's own Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer has gone ahead and debuted his new single, "You Gotta Believe," the title track to his new EP, over on the Alternative Press' Web site.And, according to Avary's label, Island Def Jam, it created quite the stir, apparently crashing the ... More >>

Today In Music News: The Zune Lives, Jay-Z Gets Closer To Sony, and Chris Brown Wants Us To Know...

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009... What do you do when your competition has about 90 percent of the market? You make your product link to the Xbox. Yep, Microsoft isn't ready to give up on the ol' Zune yet; it will launch the Zune HD in the fall. Looks like ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jay-Z Goes Indie, Arctic Monkeys Love Sabbath, Massive Attack Plans Tour

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 22, 2009... Jay-Z bought out his Def Jam contract for a reported $5 million. Since he's got the spare cash layin' around: Jay, I could use some cash... The Arctic Monkeys used Black Sabbath as inspiration for its new album. Let's hope a deal ... More >>

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should ... More >>

Top Ten Pop Songs of 2008

Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten singles ... More >>

Could The Upcoming LL Cool J And Janet Jackson Dallas Date Be Both Acts' Last? Probably Not. But Still...

So...It's Looking Like Jermaine Dupri's Not Out At Def Jam. Well, Not Yet.

Heat Rave

Remember when summer was awesome? No? Well, Here are 10 great summers in music history to jog your memory.

Making a List, Checking It Twice

Redman

Red Gone Wild (Def Jam)

Snap to It

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

We Got Next

How two brothers, their mom, their friends and a white guy named Cletus hope to win the hip-hop game

Jay-Z

Kingdom Come (Roc-A-Fella)

Ne-Yo | K104 Summer Jam

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

My Treasure

Colleyville's the Rocket Summer hides Jesus in sharp emo-pop melodies--and a major label deal

Tae Kwon Ho

Dead or Alive 4 finally gets hardcore.

God Save the Scene

Plus: Smells Like Indie Spirit

God Save the Scene

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

Wake Up!

A year-end rant or rave for the rap music industry

Face to Face

Say 'ello to the Bad Guy

The Ties That Bind

The Top 10 musical ties of 2002

Big in Bahrain

Taken from 35 Marines ages 18-23

Get Out the Map

Upcoming summit aspires to make D-FW a player in the hip-hop world

Launch Ramp

Five years later, Ben Kweller is taking off on his own.

Slayer

February 7

Sum 41

November 23 and 24

Consider This…

Even music journalists have ethics

Scene, Heard

Getting some closure

Hop online

Is Russell Simmons' 360HipHop.com the best hope to bring hip-hop culture onto the Internet?

How it should be

Ben Kweller will eventually release another record, but it won't be Sha Sha

The show-me slate

DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

Ben there, done that

Radish may be loosening their label's restraining bolt

Out There

KISS rock 'n' roll over again

Out There

Beat down

Dallas' hip-hop scene is more vital than ever, but you'd never know it: no clubs, no radio, no major-label deals. But the musicians, some of this city's best, refuse to give up.

Back in the game

At 38, Public Enemy's Chuck D goes 'where no age has gone before'

Out There

Risky business

Seventeen years after its advent, sampling remains mired in legal and aesthetic controversy

Out There