Subject: Salinas

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Last Night: Play-N-Skillz Grammy Party At Plush

    Play-N-Skillz, Big Tuck, Slim Thug, Pitbull, Paul Wall, Too $hort, morePlushWednesday, February 4, 2009Better than: Parking a filthy, body-damaged Scion Xb in a metered spot and walking two blocks to avoid using the valet service, all the while contemplating how out of place you are anywhere near a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    Play-N-Skillz Check Their Fresh, Comment On Their Grammy Win

    Given the amount of hoopla surrounding the red-hot local production duo of Play-N-Skillz lately--the abundant MTV coverage, the Grammys pre-party, etc.--the brothers Salinas (Juan and Oscar) had plenty of confidence heading into Sunday night's Grammy Awards--maybe too much, considering how, last we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    It's "Dallas Week" Over At MTV.com...

    Looks like the fruits of MTV's labor from a few weeks back, when the network followed D-Town production wunderkinds Play-N-Skillz around town for a party at plush and a dance instruction deal at Big T Bazaar are gonna be unraveling over on MTV.com all week--if the above promo, which features non-Da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    "Dallas Week" Keeps Rolling...

    ...and here's another clip of Too $hort and Bun B talking about our fine city.In other news, Play-N-Skillz has announced that it will now be hosting a weekly radio show on K104 (KKDA-FM 104.5) every Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Quite creatively, the Salinas brothers are calling their show "Play-N- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Got Money? Not So Much, It Turns Out

    You hear the Play-N-Skillz name dropped at the start of the Lil Wayne song "Got Money," sure--which makes sense, as the local products produced the beat for the song--but word today is that, despite all the talk we heard in the past year about how much producing the track would boost the local rapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Listen: Play-N-Skillz Go On K104 To Explain Why They Haven't Yet Been Paid For Their Lil Wayne Work.

    On Tuesday afternoon, Play-N-Skillz went to K104's studios and talked with DJ Bay Bay about the recent stories circulating in which they claim they never got paid for their work on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III. Turns out, the brothers Salinas aren't necessarily blaming Wayne, or anyone in particular, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Play-N-Skillz Among Winners at 22nd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards

    Congratulations are in order for Dallas-based production duo Play-N-Skillz, whose work on Lil Wayne's "Got Money" was honored, along with 12 other 2008 rap songs, as the tops in its genre at this year's ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Friday night.Granted, it was just one of four songs from ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    Dallas Musicians Say Goodbye To Michael Jackson

    Congratulations are in order for Dallas-based production duo Play-N-Skillz, whose work on Lil Wayne's "Got Money" was honored, along with 12 other 2008 rap songs, as the tops in its genre at this year's ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Friday night.Granted, it was just one of four songs from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    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 >>

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