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DMX (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Live: DMX Brings Hip-Hop Redux To S.O.B.'s

    DMX S.O.B.'s Thursday, February 23 Better than: Time travel. Shot in grainy black-and-white in NYC's notorious Tunnel nightclub, the 1998 music video for DMX's first single "Get At Me Dog" was pure, unadulterated hip-hop; it set X apart as a raw, menacing rapper at a time when the genre was inunda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Live: Fool's Gold Day Off Party Turns into a Relay Rave

    Fools Gold Day Off City Winery Monday, September 5 Better than: Catching bullets at a parade. New York City empties out on Labor Day weekend, but for the past two years those who've stuck around have been able to see behind the curtain on what's next, on what's nexter-than-next, and the emerging ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Live: Araabmuzik Harasses His MPC at Brooklyn Bowl

    Araabmuzik Brooklyn Bowl Tuesday, April 5 Better than: Bowling. In the past few months, I've read a handful of articles and reviews suggesting that watching a DJ is boring. In one sense this is true, as watching the moves a DJ is making is almost always secondary to dancing to the records that D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Top Ten Great DMX Shenanigans

    ​The rapper DMX is currently serving out a one-year sentence for parole violation at the Mental Health Unit of the Arizona State Prison. It's the latest nefarious chapter of a life that the artist known more formally to the cops as Earl Simmons has lived out as if he were playing it out throug ... More >>

  • Music

    February 2, 2011

    Stretch and Bobbito, Back on the Air

    A hugely influential hip-hop radio show reunites onstage

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    This Week in the Voice: The Success of Bronx Success Academy 1

    ​This week in the Voice, Steven Thrasher examines the methods of the Success Charter Network and its polarizing CEO Eva Moskowitz. The Bronx Success Academy features "a half-time psychologist, a speech therapist, a music instructor, and even a chess teacher." Would you believe that it's workin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    The 10 Best Verses From Kanye West's Good Friday Project, So Far

    ​As sustained, goodwill-generating rap publicity stunts go, Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Fridays series is almost entirely without precedent. Other rappers, guys like Freeway and Crooked I, have given away free music in regular installments, but those guys are B-listers and supporting players, and th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    F2K No. 30: Swizz Beatz with Ja Rule and Metallica, "We Did It Again"

    F2K is a countdown of the 50 worst songs of the decade. Track our progress here. It's shit, snitches! After rap-rock had successfully worn itself down into a parody of self-parody, hip-hop producer Swizz Beats set out to make the most cartoonishly macho rapcore song in history. In fact, every ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    The "Who's Real" Remix: Most Improbable Ruff Ryders Reunion Ever

    Less than a month ago, Jadakiss was telling MTV that he wanted Cam'ron and Kanye West on the remix for "Who's Real," the Swizz Beatz-produced, improbably successful fifth single off The Last Kiss. Instead, it turns out we got...a Ruff Ryders reunion? This was a buzzed-about possibility ever since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Summer Jam 2009: One Man's Twitter-Based Narrative

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Four Things Plaxico Burress Should Do, Like, Now

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2007

    DMX Has a Greatest-Hits Album

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    What To Do With Your Sloppy Ass This Weekend: Skateboard Art, DunksXChange, and Pimp Art

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2007

    Nas's "Where Are They Now" Remixes: Publicity-Stunt Greatness

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2006

    Mobb Deep: Not Dead Yet

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2006

    Plan B: Rap as Spleen-Vent Expressionism

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2006

    Jackie Chan, Drunk and Singing

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2006

    Things I Learned Watching the Official Smack DVD

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2006

    The Best Rap Videos Ever

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2006

    Hot 97: Evicted?

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2006

    Three 6 Mafia: A Post-Oscar Progress Report

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2006

    Busta Rhymes' Bodyguard Murdered at Video Shoot

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2005

    DMX: Dancing Machine

    Yes, our fair blog's most avid Summer Jam enthusiast is long gone. But Hot 97's annual fete/debacle raged on last night at Giants Stadium, and friend of SOTC/Vibe guru Sean Fennessey was there to bemusedly take it all in, including yes, Jay-Z's live debut of his Auto-Tune riposte and thrilling com ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    May 31, 2005

    Animaniacs

    Notes for an animated TV show I'm writing about my first job in New York City

  • Music

    April 12, 2005

    Road Warriorz

    Grime heroes signal to the outside world while waiting for all those TV crews to arrive

  • Music

    May 18, 2004

    DMX Jock-Jam Doppelgängers Deliver Flesh of Their Flesh

    Grime heroes signal to the outside world while waiting for all those TV crews to arrive

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    In Da Fight Club

    Grime heroes signal to the outside world while waiting for all those TV crews to arrive

  • News

    November 19, 2002

    World War of Words

    As Battles Turn Complicated, Murder Remains Bigger Than Hip-Hop

  • Music

    August 7, 2001

    What Fresh Sell

    As Battles Turn Complicated, Murder Remains Bigger Than Hip-Hop

  • Film

    July 3, 2001

    Ruff Ryders

    As Battles Turn Complicated, Murder Remains Bigger Than Hip-Hop

  • Music

    September 26, 2000

    Emotional Rescue

    Sad Emo-Punk Boys Pull on Strings, Unravel Sweaters, Shiver ’Til Spring

  • Music

    September 19, 2000

    Ecleftic Ladyland

    Sad Emo-Punk Boys Pull on Strings, Unravel Sweaters, Shiver ’Til Spring

  • Music

    September 19, 2000

    Dancehall Daze

    Toasters Catch Fire, Burn Down Wall

  • Film

    September 5, 2000

    Playa Baiting

    Toasters Catch Fire, Burn Down Wall

  • News

    August 8, 2000

    Crossover Dreams

    Latin Alternative Rock Sets Its Sights on New York

  • Music

    June 20, 2000

    Shuffering and Shmiling

    Latin Alternative Rock Sets Its Sights on New York

  • Music

    June 6, 2000

    Fight for Your Right to Party

    Latin Alternative Rock Sets Its Sights on New York

  • Music

    February 8, 2000

    Are Friends Electro?

    Latin Alternative Rock Sets Its Sights on New York

  • News

    February 1, 2000

    Homo Thugz Blow Up the Spot

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    January 11, 2000

    Sample My Pit Bull

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    January 11, 2000

    Death Rock 2000

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    December 21, 1999

    You Go, Grrrl!

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    October 26, 1999

    A to the B

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    September 14, 1999

    Naked, Famous, Increasingly Fond of Murder Songs

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Long Island Voice

    September 14, 1999

    We got your hip-hop hall of fame

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    March 9, 1999

    Hard-Knock He-Men

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    January 12, 1999

    One-Man Dialogues

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • Music

    January 5, 1999

    MEA CULPA!

    Records We Overlooked That Made a Splash in 1998

  • Film

    December 15, 1998

    Fade to Black

    Bewitched, Beloved, and Bewildered

  • Music

    September 15, 1998

    Words Worth

    Bewitched, Beloved, and Bewildered

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