Subject: Mac Dre

• Rapper Fat Tone's Killer Sentenced

  July 22, 2008

• KKFI DJ Kool Wayne Interviewed for BET's American Gangster

  Photo courtesy Myspace.com/koolwayne. On Tuesday afternoon, I received the following missive via text from KKFI DJ Kool Wayne: "If u msd my actn debut on vh1 movi las nite u a dumass..dnt b a dummr ass&mis me on AMERICAN GANGSTER this thursday @ 9." I can only hope it was a mass text, for I would hate for Kool Wayne to consider me a dumbass. I haven't been able to get him on the phone yet, so I don't know about the VH1 acting debut. But according to bet.com, this week's episode of American G

  January 14, 2009

• Mac Dre and Fat Tone Slayings Explored on BET's American Gangster

  Remember when KC rapper Fat Tone was killed in Las Vegas supposedly in retaliation for the murder of Bay Area rapper Mac Dre? (If not, former-Pitch-staffer-turned-mayoral-chief-of-staff Kendrick Blackwood's got a helluva story for you.)As promised, BET's controversial series American Gangster devoted an episode to the murders. The above clip features locals like DJ Kool Wayne, DJ Fresh, my girl Priceless Diamonds and KCPD homicide detective Everett Babcock. Somewhere up above, Fat Tone and Mac

  January 27, 2009

• Parish the Thought

  December 30, 2004

• Stairway to Heaven

  January 27, 2005

• Rhyme and Reason

  June 23, 2005

• Not-So-Sweet Revenge

  September 29, 2005

• Doe

  Saturday, February 4, at The Granada.

  February 2, 2006

• Tech N9ne

  Wednesday, November 16, at the Setlist in Warrensburg.

  November 10, 2005

• When Moody Ruled

  August 4, 2005

• Tone Death, first of two parts

  The murder of Anthony Watkins, aka Fat Tone, made perfect sense, at least to his fans.

  July 28, 2005

• Requiem for a Mac

  Mac Dre's embodiment of the gangsta lifestyle ended the only way it could.

  November 25, 2004

• Around Hear

  Mardi Gras Blues Pub Crawl, Q, Mo Cheez, and The Incredible

  March 2, 2000

• Killa City: More on KCMO homicide No. 41, Pierre 'Keyz' Parker

  Kansas City police released the name of Sunday morning's homicide victim Monday. They say 21-year-old Pierre E. Parker was the man shot to death in a parking lot near Grand Slam Liquors, 631 Grand Boulevard. Parker was also known as Keyz, a local rapper, and his MySpace music page shows a handful of albums, including this one:The album, "Come Up 2," debuted on April 28. Keyz' record label, Brick Money Click Entertainment, offers free downloads of his mixtapes.Keyz lists among his influences Rich

  May 5, 2009

• Killa City: These guys allegedly killed Steven Bertling

  Justin Trotter​Joseph Delgado​Jackson County prosecutors charged four men in connection with the death of Steven Bertling, the Independence man killed while playing basketball in a church parking lot with friends. Prosecutors charged 20-year-old Joseph P. Delgado and 21-year-old Justin M. Trotter with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Michael Russi​Jacob Shaffer​They also charged 18-year-olds Michael W. Russi and Jacob W. Shaffer with first-degree attempted assault. Court re

  August 25, 2009

• The Beatbox: The Jacka

  September 3, 2009