Subject: Slick Rick

• At the Temple

  March 30, 2006

• Movie Review: Notorious

  Christopher Wallace is the center of the hip-hop canon. Any words rhymed after the late rapper's two major works, Ready to Die and Life After Death, necessarily bare his indelible imprint. And to this day, nearly a decade after his death, other rap artists are best judged by their proximity, far or near, to his imaginative excellence. Also known as Biggie Smalls, Notorious B.I.G. or simply Biggie, Wallace combined the masterful storytelling of Slick Rick with the lyrical complexity of Rakim and

  January 20, 2009

• Yohimbe Brothers

  December 12, 2002

• DJ P

  December 2, 2004

• Grave Matter

  February 23, 2006

• How Not to Be a Rap Star

  Flying high on Ecstasy, Grey Goose and his own hype, Paul Mussan blew through 100 G's in six months.

  March 6, 2008

• Missy Elliott

  The Cookbook (Atlantic)

  August 11, 2005

• True Dat

  A Run-act play starring the Simmons brothers, Russell and the Rev.

  October 24, 2002

• Nas

  Stillmatic (Columbia)

  February 21, 2002

• Country Scratchin'

  Hip-hop fans can’t get the P for free, now that Springfield's top turntablist has a national rep.

  April 26, 2001

• Everlast

  Eat At Whitey's (Tommy Boy)

  November 30, 2000

• Quiet Storm

  Talib Kweli speaks softly, but his new album is creating a loud buzz.

  November 16, 2000

• Higher Learning

  Co-founder Danny Castro explains how the Lyricist Lounge went from a tiny showcase to a touring phenomenon.

  September 28, 2000

• Spin City

  DJ and rave promoters insist it's all about the music and the vibe -- something the police and government bureaucrats need to know.

  June 22, 2000

• The Beatbox: Nas

  June 25, 2009

• Incoming: Legends of Hip-Hop Tour featuring Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and others

  It's surreal for real. On September 26 at the Scottish Rite Temple at 1330 E. Linwood, the Legends of Hip-Hop Tour touches down like a dookie-rope tornado of golden-age kings: Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Naughty By Nature, Shock G. of Digital Underground and DJ Fuze. The show is sponsored by Magic 107.3. Six price/seat levels of tickets on sale at TicketWeb. Damn. Legends indeed. Thanks to DeFinis Traitor for alerting us.

  September 10, 2009