Erik Parker

Letters

Letters: April 23 Edition

Rick Ross Now Just Baldly Conducting a Funeral for 50 Cent, Who's Not Dead

The newest chapter of an ever more biblical 50 Cent Vs. Rick Ross battle, assiduously chronicled in great depth last week by Erik Parker? Acting out your enemy's funeral, complete with sobering exterior shots of "Jay's Funeral Home," a fake pastor, whole elegant wreaths of flowers, a sepia-ton ... More >>

This Week's Voice: Superdrag, Rap Beef, Juan MacLean, State of Play, Guy Maddin, 'Younger Than Jesus', and More

In this week's Village Voice Music Section, Rob Harvilla on Superdrag's snarling, ferocious comeback, spiritual awakening notwithstanding. Erik Parker on rap battles, circa 2009, starring 50 Cent and Rick Ross. Plus Ben Detrick comes through with a particularly formidable catalog of spectacular rap ... More >>

This Week in the Voice

50 Cent and Rick Ross have a beef. Will it be settled with guns? Actually, it will more likely be settled with internet videos and rapid response units. What what? Erik Parker explains the new state of the art. Burial societies are supposed to assure their members of a grave when their time comes. ... More >>

Girls to Men

Young lesbians in Brooklyn find that a thug's life gets them more women

System Overload

Transforming the junk pile of culture into something ominous, investigative, and visionary

Babylon Rising

Looking Ahead to the New Season, Our Critic Finds Plenty of Reasons to Be Cheerful

Hip-Hop Don’t Stop

Looking Ahead to the New Season, Our Critic Finds Plenty of Reasons to Be Cheerful

Greater Expectations

Looking Ahead to the New Season, Our Critic Finds Plenty of Reasons to Be Cheerful

Resident Alien

Looking Ahead to the New Season, Our Critic Finds Plenty of Reasons to Be Cheerful