Lil Jon

The Best of Texas' DJs Competed at the Red Bull Thre3style Regional Final at Trees: Photo Essay

Red Bull and Trees hosted the Mountain South Regional Finals of the Thre3Style DJ competition on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Five of the region's most talented DJ stars assembled in a battle for the right to represent the Mountain South Region at the National Finals in Los Angeles this April. With ... More >>

Cat Power at South Side Music Hall, 1/25/13: Review, Photos and Setlist

Do you want to know if Chan Marshall imploded last night at South Side Music Hall? The line to get in the place spills out of the long alley in front of the door and into the industrial blacktop that surrounds the complex. The crowd is whoever: pretty people and people who look more like me, peopl ... More >>

LeBron James Partied at Zouk for Jerry Brown Last Night, at an Event Called "Fade to Black"

Late yesterday we told you about a bizarre event that popped up on Dallas' nightlife calendar: a party at the nightclub Zouk, hosted by LeBron James and apparently designed to honor Jerry Brown, the Cowboys practice-squadder who died in a drunk-driving accident. The event drew all sorts of red flag ... More >>

ACL 2012: Sunday's 10 Best & Funniest Moments at Zilker

The rains came early on Sunday morning, but by the time the ACL opened up for business before noon, there was hardly a cloud in the sky, making for an extremely warm and muddy day. The biggest acts of the day -- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy & the Stooges, Crystal Castles, and the Avett Brothers -- he ... More >>

Here's What an SMU Sorority Party Playlist Looks Like

See also: Ten songs to accompany very specific dorm-room scenarios The first weekend of the SMU school year is here, which means some of our local co-eds, the ones blessed with those elusive hosting genes, will spend today pestering of-age classmates for booze, hiding their valuables and vacuuming ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

Young Jeezy

Saturday, November 27, at Palladium Ballroom

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 >>

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 >>

Yeah! That's The Ticket!

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.

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 >>

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 >>

Dallas Hip-Hop: Swagger Like Us

Local artists make waves with D-Town Boogie, but the real test comes in 14 months

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 >>

Fox News Akin To Southern Rap

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

Free From TVT Records, Pitbull is Biting Back

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

Happy to Be Up in Addison

See a suburban West Side Story

Gee Whiz

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

Steve Blow Is an Idiot

Sufjan Stevens

The Avalanche ( Asthmatic Kitty)

E-40

My Ghetto Report Card (Reprise/BME)

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 15

Last Call

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

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.

Out of Africa

Kwanzaa is community, not characters and catchphrases

Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz

Crunk Juice (TVT)

The Rap Sheet

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

Wake Up!

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

The Yin and the Yang

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

Mission Accomplished

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