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    March 13, 2012

    Radio Hits One: "Baby Got Back" And 20 Years Of Ass-Themed Hits

    20 years ago, the Seattle-based rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot was doing pretty well as a mid-level star of the burgeoning west coast hip-hop scene, coming off of two successful albums and a series of rap radio staples like "Posse On Broadway" and "My Hoopty." In February 1992 he'd just released his third alb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Pazz & Jop 2011: Nick Murray Shuffles Through Liturgy, Mr. Collipark, And Other 2011 Favorites

    To supplement this year's Pazz & Jop launch, Sound of the City asked a few critics to expand on the reasonings behind their voting. This is from the Voice's own Nick Murray, who kept things stable during Pazz & Jop . I turned in my Pazz & Jop ballot on December 22, and instantly regretted my decisi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    53 More Great Songs From 2011

    Earlier today, Maura offered a list of the 47 songs on her "2011 Awesomeness" Spotify playlist; to complement that, here are the 53 songs from my less cleverly named playlist, "2011." As is the usually the case with these mega-lists, I compiled mine a bit haphazardly, throwing together a substantial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Radio Hits One: VH1 Takes On The '00s Pop Canon

    VH1 spent last week counting down what the channel, and its panel of celebrities and "experts," consider The 100 Greatest Songs of The '00s. They certainly haven't been the first to assemble such a list—Rolling Stone and Pitchfork and every blog under the sun had their say about two years ago, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Radio Hits One: Adele Achieves the Crossover Hat Trick

    ​It wasn't all that surprising when Billboard crowned Adele's 21 as the top-selling album of the first six months of the year—the next-highest seller, Lady Gaga's Born This Way, is still trailing it by nearly a million copies. The British diva missed out on having the biggest-selling dig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Pitbull And Nas: Where They Are Now

    by Ian Cohen Timothy Saccenti ​ This week's Voice takes a look at how Pitbull rode a bullish multimedia campaign to a level of chart success and celebrity that far exceeds what he accomplished during reggaeton's heyday. It's every bit as heartening as it is surprising. When you consider the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    The Ten Worst Moments On Girl Talk's All Day

    Greg Gillis in Williamsburg, summer of 2009. Photo by Sam Horine.​By now you've heard All Day, the fifth full length LP from Pittsburg's Greg Gillis--or, as he's known on chaotic, fan-filled stages around the world, Girl Talk. The record was released to minimal fanfare, at the low price of fre ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2010

    The Downward Spiral of TVT Records

    How the ambitious NYC indie nearly brought artists from Ambulance LTD to Lil Jon down with it

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Insane Clown Posse Talk Juggalo Magic, Justin Bieber, Trekkies, and Being Rich

    "Juggalos are not just ICP fans. They're much more than that. They're not the Deadheads, they're not the KISS Army, they're not hippies. Juggalos are something that's never happened in the music industry. Juggalos are AMAZING!" As Juggalo week at Sound of the City draws to a close, we give you thi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 8, 2010

    Live from Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Juggalos

    Revenge of the losers! Or, what it's like at a four-day reunion of 'the most misunderstood people of all time'

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Country-Rap: A Secret History

    Revenge of the losers! Or, what it's like at a four-day reunion of 'the most misunderstood people of all time'

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    Download: TVT Records, 1985-2008

    Revenge of the losers! Or, what it's like at a four-day reunion of 'the most misunderstood people of all time'

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2006

    Pitbull: Better Than Nas

    Revenge of the losers! Or, what it's like at a four-day reunion of 'the most misunderstood people of all time'

  • Music

    April 18, 2006

    Bottom Line

    Rural rapper finds posterior solution to the new economy

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2006

    The Quarterly Report: Status's Favorite New Singles

    Rural rapper finds posterior solution to the new economy

  • Music

    November 29, 2005

    Music

    Rural rapper finds posterior solution to the new economy

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2005

    Adam Sandler Avoids CMJ Day 1

    Rural rapper finds posterior solution to the new economy

  • Music

    September 13, 2005

    Lycanthropy

    Carnies, wolves, and goblin cocks transmogrify CMJ indie-rock fest

  • Music

    August 23, 2005

    Freaks and Geeks

    Revenge of the Dirty South rap nerds, scandalous 'hos be damned

  • Dance

    June 7, 2005

    Dance

    Revenge of the Dirty South rap nerds, scandalous 'hos be damned

  • Music

    May 24, 2005

    Call the Porn-Rap Lover Scum at Your Own Self-Revealing Risk

    Revenge of the Dirty South rap nerds, scandalous 'hos be damned

  • Music

    November 9, 2004

    Tusk! Tusk! Tusk! Tusk! Tusk! Tusk! Tusk! Tusk! Tusk!

    Revenge of the Dirty South rap nerds, scandalous 'hos be damned

  • Music

    March 2, 2004

    Music

    Revenge of the Dirty South rap nerds, scandalous 'hos be damned

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    Dirty Vegas

    Talking Henry Miller and ATMs at the 21st Annual Porn Awards

  • Music

    December 23, 2003

    Music

    Talking Henry Miller and ATMs at the 21st Annual Porn Awards

  • Music

    December 2, 2003

    Saturday Night at the Nyla

    Adult-oriented like Journey, not like, well, you know who

  • Music

    November 25, 2003

    One Crunk Nation Under a Reggae Ton of Grooves

    Adult-oriented like Journey, not like, well, you know who

  • Music

    November 4, 2003

    Alone Again, Naturally

    No feeeeelings—no feelings for anybody else except for myself, my beautiful selfish

  • Music

    September 30, 2003

    Love and Crunk

    Rowdy Big Boi and fly Andre 3000 divide and conquer the Dirty South book of hiphop rules

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