Nelly (Rapper)

"Crazy In Love," Beyonce's Coronation Anthem, Turns 10 Years Old

The blasting horns sampled from The Chi-Lites' "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)" ring out, the sound of a jangling cymbal being taken for a walk sizzles under the infectiously catchy purr of "uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh- oh no no." The 808 laced drums crack and pop as if they're frying under the hot Te ... More >>

Meltdown Festival: The Best and the Worst of Dance Music and Culture

The moment I became a believer came at 9:45 pm. The sticky, simmering sun had long since lowered, giving way to a clear night filled with cool gusts of wind. I had just sat through a few horrible sets at the Phoenix Rising Stage, deflated at how the festival had seemed to cater to the young, demogra ... More >>

Patti Labelle was Perfect and Bobby Brown was a Mess Last Night: Review and Photos

It was a clear crisp Valentine's night in Dallas, Texas. As a matter of fact, it was one of the most gorgeous nights we've had in awhile. A slight cool breeze blew through Victory Plaza, and I thought to myself that it would have to be a holiday for the city streets to be so empty. Inside the Americ ... More >>

The Observer Has a New Music Editor. You Should Say Hello.

We were, for reasons obvious to readers of this blog, a bit depressed when music editor Audra Schroeder announced recently that she would retire as a music journalist and pursue writing about Things That Aren't Music. Today, though, a little shot of human-resources Prozac: We have a new music editor ... More >>

Nelly Busted With A Loaded .45 and 36 Bags of Heroin in Sierra Blanca Last Night

Our friends at Riverfront Times reported today that rapper Nelly's tour bus was pulled over in the West Texas town of Sierra Blanca last night, the same checkpoint town Fiona Apple, Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg were pulled over in. Only this time, besides weed, Nelly had a loaded .45 and heroin in t ... More >>

DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 44: T0MMYL33J0N3Z

T0MMYL33J0N3Z (aka Robbie Call) has been DJing since the early 2000s, but he would prefer it if his DJ chronology started in 2007. "There was a time when I was a trance DJ in the early 2000s when I spiked my hair like a Dragon Ball Z character and was way too into trance," the DJ admits. "Let's forg ... More >>

Nelly - Wildflower! Festival - 5/18/12

Wildflower! Festival Galatyn Park Friday, May 18 The modern music festival exists as three very distinct types: The mega-fests put on by corporations, which bring together some of the world's biggest acts and are able to cut huge checks so bands can reunite (ACL, Coachella); the righteous upstarts t ... More >>

Preview: Wildflower! Art and Music Fest at Galatyn Park

Friday, May 18 through Sunday, May 20, at Galatyn Park, Richardson

13 Shows Worth Your Time This Weekend: The Twelves, M83, Wildflower! Festival and More

Wildflower! FestivalFriday - Sunday, at Galatyn Park, RichardsonThere's a pretty long list of well-known performers at Wildflower! Festival this year. Friday's headliner is Nelly, who will be joined by The Commodores and a handful of local acts, including The King Bucks. Saturday will have Dashboard ... More >>

The Fest Quest: How Many Festivals Are You Going To This Summer?

It's beginning to look at a lot like festival season. Has Dallas always had so many? And with such... random lineups? Here's a guide to some of the upcoming ones. And feel free to consult with Festy for more tips on how to maximize your summer festival experience, like the foolproof "Get backstage b ... More >>

Beats by Dallas' Own Hip-Hop Doctors

Symbolyc One Explains How He Came Up With Kanye West and Jay-Z's "Excellence" Joint

Symbolyc One's on fire.​In this week's paper, you'll find a heads up of sorts about what's really going on in Dallas hip-hop these days -- essentially it's no longer the rappers making waves so much as it's the producers. And that's not just fluff. As noted in the article, in the past couple of ye ... More >>

Penny Lazo Works For Universal Records and Gets Celebrities To Pose for Pics With Her Taco.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don't see on stages. Penny Lazo. With LMFAO. And a taco. No, the taco isn't real.​Penny Lazo is a DFW-based rep for Universal Records. Despite being very rock 'n' roll in appearance, her main beat is coun ... More >>

Listomania: The 15 Most Unexpected, Unlikely, and Downright Awkward Collaborations of All Time

Beck​Yesterday Beck announced that he had been "recording some tracks" with country singer Dwight Yoakam. And yeah, we guess we could kind of see that, as Beck has run the gamut of styles during his career, touching on hip-hop, electronic, folk, and mariachi. But, even though it makes sense when ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Go Fully Electro, Release Free Download With Akon, Pitbull and Nelly Collabs

Steve VisneauPlay-N-Skillz​We've seen this coming for quite some time now -- that the Dallas-based, Grammy-winning hip-hop production dup of Play-N-Skillz was going to be taking things in a more electronic direction at some point.We saw it in the videos they've released, in their (highly successfu ... More >>

Girl Talk Cancels July WinStar Casino Gig. Tonight's Granada Show Is Still On, Though.

Womp, womp.​Picked up your fresh-off-the-presses print issue of this week's Observer yet? No? Well, go do so right now. We'll wait.Got it? Good! Now, flip the issue open. Not far, just right there after the cover. Yeah, page 3. There, you'll notice -- it's tough not to -- a massive, full-page, col ... More >>

Which Of Your Texas Rangers Has The Coolest Intro Music?

​Last week, the Morning News' Rangers beat writer/columnist Evan Grant shared the music being used at the start of this baseball season by most of your Texas Rangers players -- either at-bat music or welcome-to-the-mound stuff, naturally.The best news that wasn't? Grant reported that catcher Mike ... More >>

Let's Not Complain About Super Bowl Weekend.

Hey, At Least Now We Know Where the Playboy Super Bowl Party'll Be: Across from City Hall!

​I thought about stopping off for an adult beverage at the downtown Aloft bar, W XYZ, the other night after a meeting at City Hall, but passed -- maybe later. Like, oh, I dunno -- Super Bowl week, maybe. Says the announcement that just landed in the Unfair Park in-box, Bud Light's taking over the ... More >>

Unexpected Influences: A.Dd Explains Its Love For Cee-Lo, Gorillaz and Maroon 5

Welcome to a new recurring feature here on DC9 where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. We're calling it Unexpected Influences -- because, we hope, that's what it will show.A.Dd ​Local hip-hop duo A.Dd , rappers Paris P and Slim Gravy, has been on our radar ever si ... More >>

We're Supposed to be Excited About the Black Eyed Peas Playing Super Bowl XLV?

Dallas' Play-N-Skillz Are Getting An MTV Reality Show--And Want You Be On It, Maybe!

Steve VisneauP-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-play-N-Skillz!​I was lucky enough to spend some QT with Dallas hip-hop super-producers (not to mention two-time Grammy winners) Play-N-Skillz last week on the set of Tum Tum's new music video for his Salinas brothers-produced track "Smoke Something" off his excellent n ... More >>

The Problem With... Nelly's "Just a Dream"

What's that Lassie? Nelly released a new single? You mean Nelly Furtado? No? The other Nelly? Well, crap.

Today In Music News: Kanye Goes Back To VMAs, Parody Is Now Infringing And Nelly Hits The Radio

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, August 12, 2010...Apparently MTV has forgiven Kanye West. The rapper/producer/twitterer will perform at this years VMA's.So, now parody songs are violate copyright infringement? The former rap star known as Nelly has gotten a part-time job as a ... More >>

Ballers and Shotcallers: Zo & Magic's 8-Ball Challenge

Mattie StaffordAlonzo Mourning lines up a shot. For a whole slideshow from this event, click here.​Zo & Magic's 8-Ball ChallengeCentennial Building in Fair ParkThe red carpet walks kicked off at 7.30 p.m., with Mourning's appearance leading the way. Early attendees were held in a "reception ar ... More >>

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

FADER Catches Up With Play-N-Skillz

Credit where it's due, FADER: Your D-Town Boogie coverage? It's really been phenomenal. Seriously! You lack the benefit of being in the thick of it all--like, say, us, for better or worse---watching these artists on a day-to-day basis. And yet, unlike so many other national media outlets, you're no ... More >>

Good Friday: Butthole Surfers, Peaches, MEN, Digital Leather, King Bucks, Ghoultown, John David Kent, Horrorble Party, Play-N-Skillz Halloween Bash, House Harkonnen and More

Don't forget your costume. Here's one idea.​Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual--so be careful out there. Recently some ... More >>

Play-N-Skillz Launch Label, Sign Local Artist

The proud owners of a new major label imprint.​ Yesterday, two-time Grammy-winning Dallas hip-hop production duo Play-N-Skillz announced a deal it has signed with Universal Music Group urban imprint SRC/Universal to launch its own imprint, which will be called G4 Muzik. After the jump, the full pr ... More >>

Down By Nokia On a Friday Night

Nelly

Brass Knuckles (Universal)

To The Wall

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

Street Heat

Dallas rap radio is the pits, but saving it would only take two hours a week

Hang Around

This circus is dreamy

Let’s Hear it for the Boy

Plus: Date Book

N.E.R.D. Alert

Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams plan for the revenge of the N.E.R.D.

Various Artists

Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack (Bad Boy/Universal)

Bottle the Spin

The "40 best artists making music right now?" Nah.

Big in Bahrain

Taken from 35 Marines ages 18-23

End Hits

Now that's what I call music

The Thin Line

Jurassic 5 knows the difference between hip-hop and rap

Slugging It Out

Atmosphere's MC Slug speaks to everyone by talking about himself

Straight Outta Left Field

The Dallas Morning News says N.W.A. was "militant." The real answer? N.O.

Nelly Furtado

March 28

Break Away

There's more to ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead than wrecking stages. No, seriously.

Talent Show

With Greatest Hits, The Legendary Fritz proves he's more than "pretty good"

Way Out

For Hydroponic Sound System, mixing hip-hop with everything else is just Routine Insanity

Why 2K?

Nine is better than none this year

Nelly Furtado/Phoenix

Whoa, Nelly! (DreamWorks)/United (Source/Astralwerks)

Grammar School

Nelly sets out from his beloved St. Louis on the road to fame and fortune