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    May 22, 2012

    Netas Gangsters "Boobie," "J-Live," And "Lae" Charged In 2004 Shotgun Murders

    Three members of the Netas, a street gang that's found its way from the prisons of Puerto Rico to the streets of New York, have been indicted on murder charges in the 2004 shotgun slayings of two rival gangsters.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the three gangsters -- Alvaro Cabral, a.k.a. "B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Q&A: 4th Pyramid On Touring With Too $hort And Wu-Tang, Hooking Up With Cosmo Baker, And The Makings Of A Good Hypeman

    Back in February, Adam Farag sat at the bar of scuzzy East Village drink spot The Library with an envelope stuffed with $500 in singles. It was early afternoon and he was alternating pints of beer with whiskey shots while telling stories about touring with the Wu-Tang Clan, recording in El-P's basem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Q&A: DJ Premier on Where Rap Went Wrong and How to Fix It

    ​If New York hip-hop has a spiritual gatekeeper, it's DJ Premier. Along with being part of definitive '90s rap duo Gang Starr, Premier has balanced crafting songs for certified rap royalty Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas with supporting the city's more varied and underground scenes. His upcoming label ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Fat Beats Will Host One Last Week of Performances From Just Blaze, DJ Premier, A-Trak, and More Before Closing on Saturday

    ​The much adored, lightly patronized NYC rap mecca that is Fat Beats will close on Saturday, following the lead of HMV, Tower, the Virgin Megastore, and pretty much every other non-iTunes record shop on the planet. "The closing of Fat Beats is just like one of my friends passing away," said DJ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2006

    Live: The Emo-Rap Machine Rolls On

    ​The much adored, lightly patronized NYC rap mecca that is Fat Beats will close on Saturday, following the lead of HMV, Tower, the Virgin Megastore, and pretty much every other non-iTunes record shop on the planet. "The closing of Fat Beats is just like one of my friends passing away," said DJ ... More >>

  • Music

    January 6, 2004

    Music

    ​The much adored, lightly patronized NYC rap mecca that is Fat Beats will close on Saturday, following the lead of HMV, Tower, the Virgin Megastore, and pretty much every other non-iTunes record shop on the planet. "The closing of Fat Beats is just like one of my friends passing away," said DJ ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2003

    Charlottesville Family Values Give True-Schoolers a Tasty Meal, Cause for Hope

    ​The much adored, lightly patronized NYC rap mecca that is Fat Beats will close on Saturday, following the lead of HMV, Tower, the Virgin Megastore, and pretty much every other non-iTunes record shop on the planet. "The closing of Fat Beats is just like one of my friends passing away," said DJ ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    December 30, 2003

    Listings

    ​The much adored, lightly patronized NYC rap mecca that is Fat Beats will close on Saturday, following the lead of HMV, Tower, the Virgin Megastore, and pretty much every other non-iTunes record shop on the planet. "The closing of Fat Beats is just like one of my friends passing away," said DJ ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2003

    Pro-Life Hip-Hop

    Western positivists bring tablets down from the mountain

  • Music

    January 29, 2002

    Easy-Chair Rap

    Western positivists bring tablets down from the mountain

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