DMX (Rapper)

Get Cryphy turns five

The DJ crew that taught local hip-hop heads to love club bangers celebrates half a decade

DMX drops anti-gay slurs at Zombie Pub Crawl, fails to explain them away

DMX's appearance at Zombie Pub Crawl was actually exactly what any person who has followed his erratic career should expect. He was late, he was ridiculous, and the still-gifted rapper said some pretty hateful things better kept to himself. This moment will not be added to our favorite things about ... More >>

Five of our favorite DMX moments

If you're taking part in the Zombie Pub Crawl this weekend, get read to stop, drop, shut 'em down, and open up shop as DMX is rolling into town to get at you, dog! X is gon' give it to ya at 9 p.m. Saturday at Midway Stadium, AKA Zombie Island. Unless you're slippin', you know the combination of zom ... More >>

The Zombie Pub Crawl 2012 playlist

Yes boys and girls, Saturday is that magical time of the year when zombies take to the West Bank's local watering holes and now Midway Stadium to get intoxicated with Brain Belt. The Zombie Pub Crawl is upon us, and with zombie-mania more in the media than ever, this year's should be the biggest yet ... More >>

Miike Snow, Frightened Rabbit, A$AP Rocky, and more

Zombie Pub Crawl

Zombie Pub Crawl

DMX at Epic, 6/2/12

DMX with Tank Dog of Ruff Ryder's MNEpic Nightclub, MinneapolisJune 2, 2012DMX has returned, and he brought a long set to Epic on Saturday. Even with certain songs being cut short, we got to see a full show that extended past 2 a.m., and the man's energy only grew as the night went on. Though not as ... More >>

The Shins, Jonathan Richman, Walker Kong, and more

DMX

Howler and the art of mouthing off

​Say what you will about Howler, but they can probably say it better. For all of the local criticism the Minneapolis surf-garage act has received for not paying their dues or being too forthright, none of it seems to focus on their abilities as a live act. After personally experiencing them for th ... More >>

Up in the air: How Minneapolis became a flyover city for major rap artists

​It was 1998, the Smokin Grooves Tour was in its second year, and a group of friends and I were geeked out about going to the show. Public Enemy, Gang Starr, Wyclef Jean, Cypress Hill and others were booked, but everyone was waiting and most excited for Busta Rhymes, known for his killer live show ... More >>

5 worst rap songs of 2011

​Is it safe to say the hip-hop's current era of triumphantism is officially over? Does anyone really troll R&B/rap stations expecting to be challenged in any way? The answer to the first question is a resounding yes; the answer to the second is a booming no. There's no way around the fact that ... More >>

13 most fascinating hip-hop album covers of all time

Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Riccardo Tesci's art for their freshly announced single "H.A.M." seems a love-it-or-hate-it type situation. Rotts, nautical stars (remember high school, when the seniors started to get tattoos?), scopa crowns, and platinum does not a consensus make, apparently. All up in that ... More >>

DMX: Will the Ruff Ryder rise again?

Hear exclusive new songs from the troubled rapper

Calm, collected holiday shopper, what's on your iPod? (Part I)

​Abercrombie & Fitch hoodies for the nieces? Rugby shirts for the nephew? Teddy Kennedy book-on-tape for Dad, calypso super hits re-ish for Mom, Twilight Blu-Ray discs for the significant other? Is this your life, diligent not-early-but-not-really-late Christmas shopper? Sticking to a list ful ... More >>

What if Avatar had been cast by music critics?

Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie would have played Miles Quaritch, for starters.

The Wet Spot: Sexy holiday shopping at The Cockpit Project

The holidays are here. Bring on the leather.

The Songs We Can't Escape

The Songs We Can't Escape

Muja Messiah: Thee Adventures of a B-Boy D-Boy

The Full MOA

Think Black Friday was bad? Try living at the Mall of America for a whole week

5ingles

The songs we can't escape

5ingles

The Songs We Can�t Escape

Public Enemy Number One

Street-fighting dogs: Inside the world of the much-abused, ever-maligned pit bull

Contact High

He's collaborated with Lil Jon. He's opened for Young Jeezy. He's worked at the same record store for eight years. For North Side rapper Contac, hip-hop dreams are just around the corner.

Wearing His Heart On His Record Sleeve

Rites of spring, dashboard confessional, and... Slug? Why the 'Rise of Emo Rap' is a myth

Hoop Dreams

Are Young & Da Restless the next local rap sure shots?

Spend the Surplus

Savor the superfluity of Flipp and DJ Boogie

Young White Guys: Still Dumb, Still Rock

The Rubber Band

Elastica's punk comeback makes something out of saying nothing

Year of the White Male

In 1999, cock rock and teenybop ruled the roost

Ain't I an MC?

Ruff Ryder Eve strikes a blow for hip-hop sisters; Solé merely comes to blows with them

Something About Mary

With her humble poise and non-Diva tone, Mary J. Blige is the unlikely heiress to Aretha's throne

Song of Myself

With her sophomore outing Da Real World, Missy Elliot empowers her pocketbook--and not much else

Scene Not Heard

Computer wizards leave their bedrooms, rappers reach the stage, and the Mason Jennings Band creates the bar buzz of the decade. In the ninth annual City Pages New Music Poll, 60 local music fans pick the bands that made the biggest noise.

The Coup: Steal this Album

Just So So Stories

Rhyme After Time

Business is Chilling: LL Cool J and EPMD.

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