Soulja Boy

Review: Atmosphere at The Loft

Let's Just Get This One Out of the Way

Yeah, We'll 'Crank That Romo'

You Betcha: Week 14

Local Hoes To No Longer Be Supermanned On Wednesday, May 7

Was Lil Wil's "My Dougie" Video Played On National TV Earlier This Week?

Soulja Boy Teams Up With Arlington's Yums For His Own Flavor of Shoe

Soulja Boy Tells 'Em: His Yums Shoe Is Totally Gonna Sell Out.

Introducing The Next Vanilla Ice. (Or: Thanks Soulja Boy--For Nothing.)

D-Town Boogie: The Do It Ourself Video

Here at DC9 this week, we took Pete's cover story to heart, especially this dig DJ Drop takes at folks in night clubs who try out the D-Town Boogie dances: "You can tell the people that are doing it right off YouTube. They're doing it right off the instructions."To those of us who'd never seen the R ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Porter, InCardona, Crank Dat Cowboys

Just went looking for Dallas concert clips on Youtube, and all I found was......this performance from LA singer-songwriter Porter at Opening Bell Coffee:

When Soulja Boy Signs A Shoe Contract, The Shoe Company Gets Its Money's Worth.

It was just about six months ago that we'd heard that Soulja Boy had signed a contract to promote the Arlington-based shoe company Yums, and since then, Soulja Boy's kept up his end of the deal, for sure, promoting the apparel and kicks on BET (see above) and in interviews. But now he's gone even f ... More >>

Picture Show: Lil Wil and Soulja Boy at 97.9 The Beat's Custom Car Show and Concert

Gloria Levario If you're into Lil Wil, Soulja Boy and cars with dollar signs for seats, well, you were probably also out at the Dallas Convention Center Sunday night, where the annual custom car show and concert hosted by 97.9 The Beat drew a crowd of around 20,000. If you missed it, or you just wan ... More >>

Dallas Hip-Hop: Swagger Like Us

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

What a Drag

Not long ago a rising All-Star, Josh Howard is suddenly regressing professionally and personally

Money Talks

With Lil Wayne's latest single, Play-N-Skillz cements its reputation as a production team—and maybe Dallas' reputation as a source of hip-hop?

Fox News Akin To Southern Rap

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

The First Stage

So you want to be a rock superstar, huh? First you've gotta find a home for your sound

Rapper's Caviar Dreams

Are the latest boastful rappers billionaires or boobs?

Old Dog Bow Wow Learns New Tricks

A rap veteran at age 20, Bow Wow dispenses advice to the next generation

Sambuca is Dallas' epicenter for Mediterranean jazz and—who knew?—Geritol jump-shooters

A rap veteran at age 20, Bow Wow dispenses advice to the next generation

Soulja Boy: Crankin' the Chain

No one understands the world of major-label rap better

Today In Music News: Aldrin Raps, Jacko Gets Another Video Game and Jeff Buckley Releases A New Song

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, June 25, 2009... The music world is getting some new music from an unlikely source: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Joining the second man on the moon? Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli and Soulja Boy. Michael Jackson is in talks to release a video game that l ... More >>

Today In Music News: The Knife Covers Darwin, Lil Wayne Hits The Road and Usher Files For Divorce

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, June 16, 2009... Swedish electronic duo The Knife has unveiled a three-minute trailer for its opera based on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. This could test the notion that everything the Swedes do musically is awesome. Weezy is taking ... More >>

Download: Symbolyc One's Still Underrated, Vol. 1 Mixtape

Waco rapper/producer Symbolyc One of Strange Fruit Project is one of Texas's most under-appreciated hip-hop talents, flying largely under the radar despite working with Erykah Badu, Little Brother and others. Seems he's kinda embracing his place in life right now, though: Yesterday, S1 released a ne ... More >>

Giveaway: One Pair of Tickets To The Fray PLUS HOT DOGS AND DRINKS

As part of Live Nation's continuing No Service Fee Wednesday (now going by the initials NSFW, which caused me to open the press release quite a bit quicker than I might have otherwise, I'll have to admit), Live Nation is once again offering tickets for select shows at an "all-in" ticket price of $29 ... More >>

Catch Up On A Slew Of Recent, Interesting Local CD Releases

As part of Live Nation's continuing No Service Fee Wednesday (now going by the initials NSFW, which caused me to open the press release quite a bit quicker than I might have otherwise, I'll have to admit), Live Nation is once again offering tickets for select shows at an "all-in" ticket price of $29 ... More >>

The Five Most Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Soulja Boy

As part of Live Nation's continuing No Service Fee Wednesday (now going by the initials NSFW, which caused me to open the press release quite a bit quicker than I might have otherwise, I'll have to admit), Live Nation is once again offering tickets for select shows at an "all-in" ticket price of $29 ... More >>

Good Friday: Lions, Dustin Cavazos, Faster Pussycat, Daniel Folmer, Dove Hunter, Leon Russell

​Feels like this week has flown by, but maybe that's because I'm back in the saddle again here at DC9. Which means, yep, it's on me again to put together your weekend show list. So, without further ado, here it is. First, the show's we've already brought to your attention--and there were a bunch o ... More >>

Today In Music News: Soulja Boy Gets Cuffed And Stuffed, Amy Winehouse Looks For A Fresh Start and Har Mar Superstar Has An Interesting Side Gig

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, October 12, 2009...Soulja Boy was arrested for obstruction of justice while filming a music video at an abandoned house.Amy Winehouse figured the best way to get a fresh start on her music career was with breast augmentation. Here's a novel idea: Ho ... More >>

Did Dorrough Walk From The BET Hip-Hop Awards Winless? Maybe. Dunno Yet. But He Did Perform With Snoop, Soulja Boy, Jim Jones and Nipsey Hustle...

Dorrough, DJ A Bay Bay, Dr. Teeth and DJ Merk on the red carpet at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.​Though the footage from the event won't air until October 27, the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards were filmed Saturday. And though he was up for three nominations at the awards show, it doesn't appear as if Dallas-b ... More >>

Moving Off-Screen

Dorrough, DJ A Bay Bay, Dr. Teeth and DJ Merk on the red carpet at the BET Hip-Hop Awards.​Though the footage from the event won't air until October 27, the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards were filmed Saturday. And though he was up for three nominations at the awards show, it doesn't appear as if Dallas-b ... More >>

Watch: Dorrough -- "Wired to the T"

Tonight's a big one for Dallas' own Dorrough, as, at 7 p.m., the tape-delayed BET Hip-Hop Awards will finally be aired. And though we don't yet know if Dorrough walked away from the event with any statues, we do know this much: He'll perform "Ice Cream Paint Job" on stage and on your TV tonight wit ... More >>

Dorrough Performs "Ice Cream Paint Job" With Nipsey Hussle, Jim Jones, Soulja Boy and Snoop Dogg at the BET Hip-Hop Awards

Dorrough.​Well, now that the tape-delayed 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards have aired and all, we can say with all certainty that, no, Dorrough didn't walk with any hardware at the event. But he did make quite the showing, nonetheless, thanks to some assistance from the cast of one of his "Ice Cream Paint ... More >>

Tracklist: The Local Hang With Playlister P, Vol. 2

​Thanks again to all who stopped by The Libertine last night for the second installment of my monthly local music sermon called The Local Hang.The plan was pretty simple: No repeats from last month. But, oh well, I screwed that up--like embarrassingly early on, too, actually, if you wanna compare ... More >>

Today In Music News: Snoop Could Headline New Supergroup, Gucci Mane Gets Sentenced and The Super Bowl Scores The Who

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, November 13, 2009...Snoop Dogg, Diplo, DJ Quik, Soulja Boy and Mayer Hawthorne may be the world's latest supergroup. But, aren't Snoop and Quik on opposite ends of the the L.A. gang spectrum? I wonder how that will work out?Gucci Mane has been sent ... More >>

Year in Review: Way Down South With the Best Rap Albums of 2009

Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing; with a few exceptions like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, innovative rap records came from Southern artists. Sur ... More >>

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

Yeah, it stirred the Yankees to the World Series championship, but was there a more boring album this year than Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3? Perhaps it was a geographic thing; with a few exceptions like Raekwon and Kid Cudi, most of 2009's exciting, innovative rap records came from Southern artists. Sur ... More >>

Extended Q&A: Collipark On Dallas Hip-Hop--And Why Treal Lee & Prince Rick Will Officially Put The City On The Map...

Steven VisneauPrince Rick, Mr. Hit Dat Hoe and Treal Lee​In this week's Observer cover story, we take a look at the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend coming through town and what it could mean for Dallas' hip-hop future. In short: If nothing else, it should add some eyes to the burgeoning D-Town Boogi ... More >>

Top 100 Most Annoying Summer Songs

Shut up, Jimmy Buffett.​You know what really gives us the summertime blues? "Summertime Blues," not to mention other maddening summer hits like "All I Wanna Do," "Margaritaville" or the shotgun-in-mouth-inducing "Hot Hot Hot." It's bad enough global warming is cooking the planet like a plastic cu ... 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 >>

The Problem With... Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now (Feat. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes)"

I tell ya, Chris Brown's pattern of emotional breakdowns makes for some good drama. It's kinda like watching a show about cakes -- I don't really care about the cakes, I just want to see them fall over. Cakes and celebrities are similar in that way.Anyway, Brown's been complaining lately that we pra ... More >>

Five Things Dallas Hip-Hop Could Learn From The Rest of The Dirty South Movement

​[Editor's Note: On Thursday night, Ben Westhoff, a frequent contributor to our print edition and a sometime contributor here on DC9, will be stopping by Cliff Notes in Oak Cliff for a reading and signing session to promote his new book, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Souther ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Trae tha Truth, JMack and Big Hud at Trees

Trae Tha Truth, JMack, Big HudTreesAugust 13, 2011Better than: trying to act like Dallas has a hip-hop pedigree to compete with Houston.Trae Tha Truth​ There wasn't much of a build-up to Trae The Truth's entrance at Trees on Saturday night. After a particularly high-energy set from JMack and a fun ... More >>

Denton's Yung God Gets "Based"

Trae Tha Truth, JMack, Big HudTreesAugust 13, 2011Better than: trying to act like Dallas has a hip-hop pedigree to compete with Houston.Trae Tha Truth​ There wasn't much of a build-up to Trae The Truth's entrance at Trees on Saturday night. After a particularly high-energy set from JMack and a fun ... More >>

10 Local Acts You Should Know

Trae Tha Truth, JMack, Big HudTreesAugust 13, 2011Better than: trying to act like Dallas has a hip-hop pedigree to compete with Houston.Trae Tha Truth​ There wasn't much of a build-up to Trae The Truth's entrance at Trees on Saturday night. After a particularly high-energy set from JMack and a fun ... More >>