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The State of Race Relations: An uneasy peace

A look at West Las Vegas, ground zero for race relations

Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010

West Las Vegas now sits in the city’s most racially diverse district. With diversity comes both promise and peril.

Angie's is good for the soul

Cleveland’s Angie’s is the latest to give this MLK space a go

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

Meet Angie, an Ohio-by-way-of-South Carolina soul-food matriarch, whose two restaurants on Cleveland’s east side have provided that city’s residents a deep-fried fix for a quarter-century.

10 Vegas acts to watch in 2010

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010

From everyone's favorite Raiders to an 18-year-old drawing comparisons to Cat Powers, here's who to pay attention to this year.

Hustle and go: Vegas hip-hop’s Mr. Do Everything refuses to slow down

Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

After 17 years worth on the local hip-hop frontline, DJ Dantana has stories.

Vegas rapper Mr. Finley signs with iconic label Def Jam

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

“I’m definitely carrying the city on my back.”

Ladies first: Female rappers, Las Vegas and breaking through

Ms. Undastood, Lady L.U.S.T. hope to empower female emcees

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Ms. Undastood and Lady L.U.S.T. hope to empower female emcees.

Hack the Mack

The Middle East Project

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

Hack the Mack starts strong, but as the CD proceeds, there’s less spitfire, and Hack’s retreat to tired and ultimately unadventurous topics (guns, girls and ganja) seems to sap his energy.

Rideout

Ride Wit Me: The Prequel

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

Cut from the North Las Vegas thug-hustle cloth, Rideout is, perhaps, one of Northtown’s more able lyricists.

Skydro

Success Stories

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

Daydream-inspiring, but in a generally good way, Success Stories is unlike anything you’ve ever heard from Vegas hip-hop. For starters, the 20-song CD is overwhelmingly positive.

Getting bigger

Vegas’ B does music his way, and fans are eating it up

Thursday, July 30, 2009

At 6-foot-7, 330 pounds, Vegas-by-way-of-California artist Big B is unquestionably the biggest (and perhaps only) rapper/punker/white-trash guru/Carey Hart flunky in the music industry. And he’s hungry.