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Cold, Dead Beefnew
Before they were fellow Black Republicans, Nas and Jay-Z gave us hip-hop's last great rivalry.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
03-30-2007 |
Music
R&B's Golden Age, Revisitednew
If this soundtrack makes the Motown sound hip again, there'll be benefits for everyone.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Is He Really So Strange?new
Bizarre is a lot like you ... except for the midgets and the shower caps.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
01-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bizarre
Resurrection & Deathnew
Nas' problems remain artistic, not commercial, and can't be solved by sheer star power. Until that misconception is resolved, the occasionally brilliant eulogy is the best we can expect from the guy.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
12-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nas, Hip Hop Is Dead
Jabbin' Jibbsnew
How an amateur boxer went pro in hip-hop, all by the age of 16.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
12-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jibbs
Love Is His Religionnew
Bob Marley's first-born has seemed to alternately embrace and elude his father's legacy. Until now.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
11-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ziggy Marley, Love Is My Religion
'80s Cover-Upnew
Grant-Lee Phillips returns to his musical youth.
Cleveland Scene |
Dan LeRoy |
08-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grant-Lee Phillips
