Damon Hodge

Photo of Damon Hodge Las Vegas native who returned home after interning on the East Coast and college in Louisiana. More than a decade in local journalism; has also freelanced for national publications and news outlets. Professional interests lie mainly in socio-cultural issues, politics, education, crime and sports. Married with one child. Favorite stuff: Food (tie between steak and chocolate chip cookies). Indulgence (R&B, hip-hop and neo-soul videos on YouTube). Magazines (too many to list). Movie (“Coming to America.”) Book. (“Monster Cody.”)

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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.
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.
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.
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.
Jay-Z
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Watching Fabolous and Ciara lumber through uninspiring sets before Jay-Z took the stage Friday meant that the night’s success rested on Jay-Z’s capable shoulders.
Muslims speak out
Local leaders want it known that ignorance is the greatest danger voters face
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
For nearly 20 months, U.S. Muslims have watched Barack Obama fumble as he tries to debunk rumors that he’s a closet Muslim.
Hey, everyone, important community issues being discussed here!
Um, everyone ... anyone ... ?
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
School over, dozens of students filed past the solitary sign-holder pointing visitors to the Greenspun Junior High auditorium for the first of several community forums on education sponsored by state Senate Democrats.
A debate to remember (and forget)
Two takes on the first mano a mano between McCain and Obama
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
n hit the jackpot. Minutes into Friday evening’s presidential debate-viewing party at Sierra Gold at Jones and the I-215, someone won $20. Two center-bar televisions cut away from Barack Obama’s meandering economic prescription for the recession, and up popped glowing graphics and the word jackpot in red uppercase letter
Electile dysfunction
Clark County may have new voting machines, but it faces more scrutiny from poll-watchers than ever
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
Florida in 2000 gave us hanging chads and butterfly ballots. Ohio in 2004 set precedents for voter intimidation and massive disenfranchisement (350,000 missing or purged names).

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