GZA (Rapper)

Raekwon tops Twin Cities Sneaker.Art Exchange in November

The Wu loves coming to the Twin Cities. This year alone has featured three visits from Ghostface (including Soundset with Raekwon the Chef), a RZA show, and a GZA performance just a couple weeks ago. Now, Raekwon is coming back in early November as the featured guest at the first annual Twin Cities ... More >>

GZA at First Avenue, 9/20/12

GZA with Bear Hands, Sweet Valley and Killer Mike First Avenue, MinneapolisThursday, September 20, 2012Without a word to the cheering, three-quarters full audience, dressed simply in baggy jeans and a grey, Pringle of Scotland sweater, Wu-Tang Clan heavyweight GZA (neé Gary Grice) stepped onstage a ... More >>

Bambu on the L.A. riots' 20th anniversary, his Soundset debut

Related:*How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset Festival*Danny Brown on XXX, almost signing to G-Unit*Big K.R.I.T. on country rap, dream cars, and playing SoundsetBy Mike MaddenRealizing Bambu deliberately released his debut album, self untitled..., 10 years after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, it's ... More >>

Alert: SXSW coverage ahead

​You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that nearly every building gets used as a music venue during the annual music festival. And starting Thursday, writers and photographers from the music blogs of the Village Voice Media empire plan to go to as many of them as we possi ... More >>

Wu-Tang Clan at Epic, 1/7/12

​They might be battle-hardened rap assassins, but the Wu-Tang Clan aren't above having a good time.  The Clan were clearly up for a party on Saturday night at Epic, with Method Man admitting that hip hop is supposed to be fun:  "Since when are hip-hop fans too cool to put their hands in ... More >>

Wu Tang's Inspectah Deck talks new album & retirement

​ The Wu Tang Killa Bees are on the swarm and headed toward Minneapolis tomorrow, and among the crew members ready to deliver a hot set of old favorites and new jams at Epic is Staten Island native Inspectah Deck. Whereas counterparts Method Man and Ghostface are known for their hyped-up character ... More >>

Doomtree unveils new project: Wugazi

​Two artists (Fugazi & the Wu Tang Clan) near and dear in every way to millions of peoples' hearts and minds, smooshed together by the Cities' most-favoritest cadre of shape shifters? We'll bite.

Wu Tang Clan, Dearling Physique, and more

Wu-Tang Clan

Odd Future, "Sandwitches"

​Odd Future is a rap collective from California that released a new song today. They don't have a Wikipedia page. Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Jasper, Mike G, and Wolf Haley are some smart, spleenful skateboard kids that have recently been shouted out by GZA, cou ... More >>

Muja Messiah announces record release, debuts 'Gary Coleman'

​I was introduced to Muja Messiah when I saw him open for GZA's "Liquid Swords" tour some years ago (two? three?). Expecting so much out of Gary and getting so much from Muja was a complete letdown and lucky surprise in equal turns. Muja's wry and lithe stage presence, crux, and flow haven't y ... More >>

The xx, the King Khan & BBQ Show, and more

The King Khan & BBQ Show, Those Darlins

Mashups of the Week: GZA & Johnny Cash

GZA commissions the Hood Internet for new track, Johnny Cash vs. QOTSA & more of the week's best mashups.

The Popstream Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit

Shaolin monks, Iron Men and one perplexed MTV News correspondent.

May 1, 2009: Mastodon & Justice Jam

Photos of recent Mastodon & Franz Ferdinand shows & U of M's Justice Jam lineup announced.

Minnesota Mixtape 2008

Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

GZA

GZA and more

Over the Weekend: 12/17

Music A-List

Wu Tang Clan

Rock the Bells (Wu Tang)

Myth Nightclub

Rock the Bells (Wu Tang)

Concert Highlights for the Week of July 25 - July 31

Marco Polo: Port Authority

Dark Star

Wrong image, wrong religion, wrong city: Meet Brother Ali, hip hop's unlikely savior

Meet The Musicians

Checking in with some Minnesota music makers

A Movie Under The Influence

'Coffee and Cigarettes' catches a momentary buzz

Keep It Like a Secret

On their new reunion disc, The W, the cryptic Wu-Tang Clan make a sly feint at intelligibility

Mad Lib

Wallabies, cherry nooses, tai chi black blades: The Ghostface Killah story

Wu Weary

New albums by the Genius, Inspecta Deck, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and U-God fail to Wu the Clan's public

Black Star: Black Star

Muggs Presents... The Soul Assassins (Chapter I) by various artists

The Year in Music 1995