Mystikal

Not even trying to mince words here: If you haven't accepted that the Y.N. Rich Kids are the best rap group doing it yet, you're doing yourself a terrible disservice, and I hope you stub your toe later today. For those of you who missed the boat, the...

Galactic’s 'Carnivale Electricos' combines New Orleans’ Mardi Gras tradition and Brazil’s Carnaval celebration....

The Herald-Mail took firsthand inventory of the first floor existing uses in the city of Hagerstown by sending reporters downtown in late October. The properties numbered and listed were identified in person and verified online. All color-coded properties...

Maybe you've only heard of Lil Boosie in passing, or perhaps you've never heard of him at all. His songs have never earned regular local radio play, and his influence west of the Rockies is usually relegated to street rap......

Let's put it this way: I go out. A lot. One of the greatest things about Chicago is the city's eclectic nightlife. In one night and neighborhood, you can bounce from a sold-out show to a legit Italo-disco night, before hitting a nationally recognized...

Snoop Dogg has always been more early adopter than inventor. The lanky Long Beach veteran certainly didn't invent gangsta rap, but he helped to perfect it, bringing a balance to the often overheated genre with his cool, crisp drawl and......

The following records reflect a few of the worthwhile rap releases let loose over the last week. Be forewarned: Most, if not all of these songs contain foul langugage. Fiend -- "Tennis Shoes & Tuxedos" Best known to the masses......

NEW YORK (AP) — He had the top-selling album in the country earlier this month. He's on the president's iPod. He's on the charts with two singles and a collaboration on a third. He's on Facebook with updates for the more than 14 million people following...

Troy “Trombone Shorty� Andrews -- who headlines the American Music Festival at FitzGerald's on Sunday -- has been playing music for 20 years, and professionally for nearly as long. In that time he has recorded a half-dozen albums and toured......

If you’ve heard or seen anything at all about David Simon’s lauded new series "Treme," which premiered last night on HBO, chances are you’ve been told that “music is a main character,� which is true in the same basic way......

TALK about a tour manager's worst nightmare. Chad Hugo had missed his flight from Virginia, skipped rehearsal and wasn't picking up the phone. Worse still, with less than an hour until show time it appeared the 32-year-old multi-instrumentalist and...