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Lil Jon

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Top 10 Modern Hip-Hop Ad-Libs

    Throughout hip-hop's history, rappers have sought to distinguish themselves through a variety of methods. While some have focused exclusively on lyrical content, others have focused on style and cadence. As of late, hip-hop has experienced a fundamental shift from an emphasis on substance to an emph ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    An Open Letter to Zouk

    Dear Zouk, Friday, I had the strange pleasure of gracing your door, though I did have some idea of what I might be in for. Moments after I posted the announcement that you were hosting Drake, not just for an after-party but a ticketed club performance, my Twitter feed received multiple replies war ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    In Defense of ... LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem"

    I'm guessing most people who read my "The Problem With..." column think that I loathe all pop music as processed drivel that appeals to the unwashed masses. Well, believe it or not, I actually like a lot of that drivel. Hence this new column, "In Defense of...," which will highlight some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    The Problem With... Jason Derulo's "Don't Wanna Go Home"

    It looks like Jason Derulo is revving up for the release of a new album. Not only that, but, fun fact: He's from Miami and looks like a skinny LeBron James. Oh, joy.

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Green Bay's Charles Woodson Goes Long on Price With His Wine

    ​Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson has been making the rounds this week, sharing his winery's TwentyFour Cabernet Sauvignon with Dallas drinkers. Woodson's already appeared at Ocean Prime, Veritas and Kenichi. Celebrity wines aren't unusual: Martha Stewart, Lil Jon, Peggy Fleming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Picture Show: Zouk Kicked Off Super Bowl Week Last Night With Lil Jon. What? YEAH!

    All photos by Roderick PullumCheck out more crunk shots of Lil' Jon in Roderick's slideshow​Before the sleet made the roads look like a scene from The Mighty Ducks, legendary crunkmaster and rapper Lil Jon held a Super Bowl week kickoff party last night at Zouk. This, of course, is the first of ma ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2010

    Young Jeezy

    Saturday, November 27, at Palladium Ballroom

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Watch: Play-N-Skillz Show Bun B Around Dallas For Trill OG's Latest Single, "Ridin Slow."

    Bun B​A few weeks back, on the same weekend when Dallas-based super-producers Play-N-Skillz were hosting auditions for their in-development MTV reality show, the Brothers Salinas also welcomed a Texas hip-hop legend and long-time collaborator to town. Turns out Juan and Oscar Salinas, who produced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 23: DJ WISHFM

    ​Wade Randolph Hampton, aka DJ WISHFM, is seasoned at his craft. The DJ/booker/promoter and now, band manager, has been spinning for 25 years at this point. Never one to slow down, Hampton books for The W's rooftop club, Ghostbar, serves as that club's resident DJ, and manages popular local acts i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    Yeah! That's The Ticket!

    ​Wade Randolph Hampton, aka DJ WISHFM, is seasoned at his craft. The DJ/booker/promoter and now, band manager, has been spinning for 25 years at this point. Never one to slow down, Hampton books for The W's rooftop club, Ghostbar, serves as that club's resident DJ, and manages popular local acts i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Today In Music News: RZA Sees Wu-Tang On Broadway, Lil' Jon Comes Back And Lady Gaga Fans Get Angry

    Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 8, 2010...RZA wants to take Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers to broadway. Lil' Jon has come back to get y'all crunked up!Apparently fans of Lady Gaga don't really dig on cannibalism.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 4: Killtron

    ​Joel Trujillo, Jr. is better known around town as Killtron, and he's been playing party-jams in the Metroplex since 2005. He got his start by listening to "Energy," a segment on nonprofit listener-supported station KNON, catching the show at every opportunity he had, eagerly listening in, and eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Watch: Play-N-Skillz -- "Xxpensive"

    Dallas natives and brothers Juan and Oscar Salinas, who combine to form Play-N-Skillz, have won a couple Grammy awards. And, in case you forgot as much, they're happy to remind you a couple times in the above video.Of course, that's not the sole purpose of its creation (though, certainly, it appear ... 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

    November 20, 2008

    Night Moves: Lil Jon at Ghostbar

    Caity Colvard “Bling Bling” and “Krunk Ain’t Dead” are two terms I’m not exactly familiar with. However, Wednesday night, the Ghostbar was packed with girls, grillz, and ghetto fabulousness as Lil Jon spun some tracks just, seemingly, because. Lil Jon of “Yeah," “Snap Yo Fingers ... More >>

  • 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.

  • Music

    March 27, 2008

    Free From TVT Records, Pitbull is Biting Back

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

  • Calendar

    June 14, 2007

    Happy to Be Up in Addison

    See a suburban West Side Story

  • 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.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    Steve Blow Is an Idiot

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

  • Music

    July 13, 2006

    Sufjan Stevens

    The Avalanche ( Asthmatic Kitty)

  • Music

    March 30, 2006

    E-40

    My Ghetto Report Card (Reprise/BME)

  • Home Entertainment

    November 17, 2005

    Our top DVD picks for the week of November 15

    My Ghetto Report Card (Reprise/BME)

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Last Call

    In which we discuss the highs, the lows--and all the crap that came between

  • Year End Music

    December 30, 2004

    On the Down-Low

    Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2004

    Out of Africa

    Kwanzaa is community, not characters and catchphrases

  • Music

    December 9, 2004
  • Music

    June 17, 2004

    The Rap Sheet

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

  • Music

    January 1, 2004

    Wake Up!

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

  • Music

    October 23, 2003

    The Yin and the Yang

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

  • Music

    November 29, 2001

    Mission Accomplished

    Wrapping up the North Texas New Music Festival; plus, The Beat turns one

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