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Slug (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2012

    Happy 40th birthday, Atmosphere's Slug: Seven of his lesser-known songs

    See Also: Atmosphere unveils remaining 2012 U.S. tour datesTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listTop 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete listToday, hip-hop fans across the globe are wishing our homegrown indie-rap superstar Slug a happy 40th birthday. To mark this momentous occasion -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2012

    Soundset battled extreme weather at Canterbury Park, 5/27/12

    By Reed Fischer and Ian TraasSoundsetWith Atmosphere, Lupe Fiasco, Ghostface Killah & Raekwon, Astronautalis, Big K.R.I.T., and moreCanterbury Park Festival Field, ShakopeeSunday, May 27, 2012Related:Soundset 2012 evacuated amid tornado watchSoundset photos 2012Up until about 7:20 p.m., the fift ... More >>

  • Music

    May 23, 2012

    How Rhymesayers set up the Soundset Festival

    Minnesota's biggest annual hip-hop showcase enters its fifth year

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Slug: The Twin Cities' hip-hop scene is still over-saturated

    Related:Is Wiz Khalifa as "raunchy" as a Star Tribune writer says?Slug of Atmosphere: 'Prince was a shitty version of Rick James and Parliament'Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listJudging by the number of racist comments this blog weathers, some locals believe any amount of Twin Cities ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: The complete list

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsFirst Avenue's 20 best concerts: Readers' picks50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11

    Related:Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsMinneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Atmosphere's Welcome to Minnesota Tour at First Avenue, 2/22/12

    Photo by Ryan Siverson​Welcome to Minnesota TourWith Atmosphere, Kill The Vultures, Big Quarters, MaLLy and BK-OneFirst Avenue Mainroom, MinneapolisWednesday, February 22, 2012View a slideshow from the concert here.Last night, Atmosphere brought the second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour to the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Atmosphere unveil video, Current session & Rhymesayers scholarship before homecoming

    ​Eleven years after selling out First Avenue for the very first time, Atmosphere make a triumphant return to the Mainroom tonight as part of their second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour. The circuitous trek through their home state has already found Slug and Ant hitting up Mankato and Bemidji ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2012

    Atmosphere

    ​Eleven years after selling out First Avenue for the very first time, Atmosphere make a triumphant return to the Mainroom tonight as part of their second annual Welcome to Minnesota tour. The circuitous trek through their home state has already found Slug and Ant hitting up Mankato and Bemidji ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Soundset Series: Festival founders J-Bird, Slug, and Kevin Beacham

    Photos courtesy of Rhymesayers​The gigantic celebration of hip-hop that is the Soundset festival is already this Sunday. Now in its fourth year, this overwhelming explosion of rap, turntablism, graffiti, breakdancing, custom cars, skateboarding, and merchandise has proven itself a draw outside of ... More >>

  • Music

    May 25, 2011

    Atmosphere's Slug: We're just doing "our version of Gang Starr"

    Band ready for Soundset and new album The Family Sign

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Atmosphere's 'The Family Sign' drops today, plus new video with cameo from Brother Ali

    Photo by Dan Monick​Well the day is finally upon us. Atmosphere's latest, The Family Sign fills the record store bins and lands itself on your turntable today.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Atmosphere debut new track, 'Just for Show'

    ​On the same day as Atmosphere launches it's short tour of this here frozen tundra state, the "Welcome to Minnesota Tour" in Mankato, we get hit in the face with a new track, "Just for Show," from their upcoming lucky number 7th full-length release, The Family Sign, slated to drop April 12 worldwi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Slug of Atmosphere: 'Prince was a shitty version of Rick James and Parliament'

    Photo by Dan Monick​There's a bit of a kerfuffle happening on the interwebs today surrounding a new interview with Slug of Atmosphere published by Pitchfork. For the most part, it's a pretty standard interview -- Atmosphere are getting ready to release a new full-length, The Family Sign, on April ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Atmosphere at First Avenue, 11/27/10

    Photos by Tony Nelson​AtmosphereNovember 27, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisSaturday night was Atmosphere's first of two extraordinarily sold-out shows in the Mainroom, and the buzzing crowd and comparatively intimate environment (much smaller than the group's outdoor shows at Soundset and Taste of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Slug is selling his sneakers at Fifth Element

    ​Want to wear the sneakers of a local hip-hop artist? This Saturday, Fifth Element will be having a sidewalk sale featuring sneakers ranging from $4.99 to $59.99. And though we're excited at the prospect of $5 shoes, we're really intrigued that rapper Slug is selling his Nikes at the sale as w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Soundset 2010 wrap-up: Taking local hip-hop national

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​From rappers to B-boys, custom car crews to hype men, the Canterbury Park festival grounds--a grassy lowland down a hill from the acre of asphalt that hosted last year's Soundset--became a sprawling hip-hop carnival Sunday, loaded down with 17,000 fans ready for an all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Soundset 2010: Atmosphere gives low-key finale

    Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster​At the end of a gray and sometimes rainy day at Soundset, the clouds parted, the sun came out, and a rainbow shone over the main stage as Slug of Atmosphere took the stage for the final performance of the day. Much like last year, the excited crowd crammed in toward th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Murs, Slug & Aesop Rock get their cake on

    Slug, Murs & Aesop Rock release a new "Felt 3" video, and lower the bar in the process.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Murs ? Slug = Felt 3

    It's the hip-hop equation we can't wait to solve.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Soundset '09: Atmosphere video and setlist

    Slug was in top form at Sunday's hip-hop festival.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Slug and Murs prepare to release Felt 3

    In a recent interview, Slug dishes on his latest projects.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Laughin' and clownin': Atmosphere in the atmosphere

    In a recent interview, Slug dishes on his latest projects.

  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    How Atmosphere Went Electro

    Why Lemons is like Tom Waits for Prince Fans

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Back to the Terrordome: Peter S. Scholtes reviews Chuck D and Slug

    Why Lemons is like Tom Waits for Prince Fans

  • Music

    January 16, 2008

    Atmosphere: Strictly Leakage

    Is the free Atmosphere worth the price?

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Atmosphere

    Is the free Atmosphere worth the price?

  • Music

    March 7, 2007

    Hometown Heroes at SXSW

    Going down to Austin? Catch these local acts.

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We Had

    2005's best local music from A to, uh, W

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    Local Music Yearbook '05

    Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2005

    Chuck D meets Slug

    Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    Here Comes a Regular

    Slug and Ant bring Atmosphere back home

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2005

    Record review round-up declares Atmosphere "pretty good"

    Slug and Ant bring Atmosphere back home

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2005

    You Can't Imagine How Much They Spent on Booze

    Slug and Ant bring Atmosphere back home

  • Music

    July 27, 2005

    In Da Club: Rhymesayers at First Avenue

    Slug, P.O.S., Eyedea and Abilities, MF Doom, and others celebrate ten years of Rhymesayers

  • Arts

    January 19, 2005

    And on the Ninth Day Sean Rested

    A blow-by-blow account of Slug's weeklong stand in the 7th St. Entry

  • Music

    December 3, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    Lynne Truss delivers us from our sins, Johnny Cash finds redemption, and Kurt Cobain loses Nirvana in the afterlife

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Wearing His Heart On His Record Sleeve

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

  • Music

    May 21, 2003

    The Born Identity

    Chicano Revolutionaries and an albino Muslim give the Rhymesayers something new to say

  • Music

    December 18, 2002

    Local Legends

    Slug and St. Patrick Costello recall a brush with Avril Lavigne, their status as Scottish Royalty, puking on cue, and dropping trou

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    Go Ahead, Punk, Make My Day

    Is Slug's hip hop the yawp of a new blank generation?

  • Arts

    September 26, 2001

    Sonic Outlaws

    The second annual edition of “Sound Unseen” highlights the subversive side of music making in the era of media consolidation.

  • Music

    September 12, 2001

    What's the Big Eyedea?

    Eyedea has gone from writing his story in a basement to rapping the cosmos on TV

  • Music

    February 21, 2001

    What It Is

    Atmosphere makes a hip-hop album for people who don't like hip hop

  • Arts

    November 1, 2000

    No Future?

    I went to CMJ Music Marathon 2000 and all I got was this lousy tote bag

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Rhyme out of joint

    Rising rap star Slug is a master at putting words in order. Now why won't his life fall into place?

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    A Power of Ten

    Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    The Unheard Hip Hop

    Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

  • Music

    November 11, 1998

    Dyno-mite!

    Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

  • Music

    July 22, 1998

    We be clubbin'

    Slug's love bug, Kat Bjelland's exorcism, Dave Pirner's throbbing shins: Ten years of local music served on ten great platters.

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