Subject: DMX (Rapper)

• New Releases Reviewed

  Tricky

  September 2, 1999

• No Pimps Allowed

  Common and Black Eyed Peas dare to raise the artistic standards of hip-hop

  November 16, 2000

• Turning the Screw: T-Pain & Friends, Pimp C, Asher Roth, Kanye vs. Colbert, Q-Tip, Suge Knight, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Young Jeezy, Paul Wall and More

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies.   Single of the Week: "Chopped and Screwed" Lil' O, T-Pain and Ludacris Wire To Wire Matt Sonzala et al. paid tribute to the late Pimp C last week on KPFT's "Damage Control." If you didn't hear it, download it here. As Mr. Sonzala is fond of saying, "It went down, mayne." Arrest warrant issued for DMX. In related ne

  December 8, 2008

• Five Spot: The FBI Gets at DMX

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. ] As we reported in Monday's Turning the Screw, yet another arrest warrant was issued for star-crossed hardcore rapper DMX. It took all of four days before the FBI, which apparently has nothing better to do, got a hold of him. Such is life, we suppose: the sun rises and sets, Tuesday comes after Monday a

  December 12, 2008

• Rotation

  July 23, 1998

• Five Spot: You Know His Name

  Welcome back to Five Spot. Every Friday, we'll examine a recent bit of music news and list five reasons why it's either brilliant or dumb-assed. Send tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. How's this for a stretch: DMX, if you'll remember, was recently incarcerated for the 93rd time for, meh, it really doesn't even matter. He was supposed to serve only a few months before being released on probation, but Mr. X thought it prudent to throw a tray of food at a correctional officer and is now loo

  February 27, 2009

• Rap Space

  June 3, 1999

• Bronx Cheer

  November 6, 2008

• Yung Berg: Look What You Made Me

  August 28, 2008

• Aries Spears

  The former MADtv comedian takes on Jay-Z, DMX and Mike Tyson — for starters

  May 22, 2008

• Aries Spears

  Comedian Aries Spears pokes fun at race relations

  November 22, 2007

• They Fought the Law

  In Rap, You're Nothing Without a Sheet

  August 2, 2007

• DMX

  Year of the Dog...Again

  August 31, 2006

• Spray-On Soul

  Getting Up is a flawed but fascinating ode to graffiti's early years

  March 30, 2006

• Songs of Planet Krypton

  The Man of Steel's pop-culture appeal is inscribed in decades of lyrics

  November 11, 2004

• Shooting Star

  Houston’s busiest filmmaker relies on Zen calm — and guerrilla tactics

  September 2, 2004

• On Da Lingo

  Tracing Houston roots in three omnipresent hip-hop terms

  July 15, 2004

• Playbill

  June 3, 2004

• Letters

  January 15, 2004

• Hip-hop, Tejas

  December 4, 2003

• Rockin' the Cradle

  DMX and Jet Li get down 2 Grave business

  February 27, 2003

• Mag Hags

  What's wrong with the state of music journalism -- and how to fix it

  January 2, 2003

• That's a Rap

  D-Wreck crosses over to film

  December 26, 2002

• Dead on Arrival

  Chris Rock's third-generation copy of Here Comes Mr. Jordan barely registers

  February 15, 2001

• Mansion on the Hill

  A trendy nightspot just off the Richmond Strip stands apart from its monochromatic competitors

  December 21, 2000

• Limp Bizkit

  Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (Interscope)

  November 23, 2000

• Local Rotation

  The Council: Relentless

  August 3, 2000

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

  Ruff Ryders boast about boozing; Cash Money brags about billfold size. At least the rap's good.

  March 16, 2000

• Rotation

  New Releases Reviewed

  November 11, 1999

• It's a Family Affair

  Willie Nelson brings along his pals for his annual musical picnic

  July 29, 1999

• Turning the Screw: Dead End Alliance, Bun B, DMX, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, The Kanye, Beyonce and More

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Heart of a Hustler," Dead End Alliance feat. Lil Keke and Mike D Wire To WireHow bad-ass is Bun B that he can endorse a book called The Year of Magical Thinking and not get killed by snarky music blogs? Jesus must really, really love us: DMX to appear on VH-1's Celebrity Rehab. Then again, maybe n

  April 27, 2009

• Turning the Screw: J-Dawg, DMX, Birdman/Weezy, Kelis/Nas, Weezy/Obama, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Geto Boys and More

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: J-Dawg, "Never" Wire To Wire Did you know that it costs $240,000 to impersonate an FBI agent? DMX does. Birdman says he will totally kiss Weezy on the mouth again. Adds, "Big whoop, wanna fight about it?" The real Ricky Ross is getting released from prison. Somewhere, the fake Rick Ross is crapping him

  May 4, 2009

• Turning the Screw: Paul Wall, Pink, The Kanye, Jay-Z, Eminem, Necro, Bow Wow, Black Eyed Peas, Big Moe and More

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Bizzy Body," Paul Wall feat. Webbie Wire To Wire Pink is upset at The Kanye because of his appreciation for fur. Maybe she should be more concerned with having only sold 17 albums in the last five years. We poke at The Kanye periodically here at Turning the Screw - mostly only when he's done something

  June 8, 2009

• Turning the Screw: Slim Thug Associates, Willie D, Jay-Z vs. Auto-Tune, 50 Cent, Paul Wall, Big Hawk, Jazzy Jeff, Trae & Z-Ro and More

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Associates" Wire To Wire Poor, poor Willie D. We were excited the other day when we read this thing about how vinyl sales had ballooned up to nearly 3 million(!) in 2009 - ever since Chris Gray's vinyl feature ran in 2007, we've been stoked about the increasing possibility of being able to build up a

  June 15, 2009

• Turning the Screw: Archie Lee & Coota Bang, R.I.P. Michael, Lil Jon, Jae Millz, Drake, 50, Tupac, Chris Brown and More

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Down For My Block," Archie Lee and Coota Bang Wire To Wire Michael passed. Three thoughts: 1. Michael was one of the greatest, most innovative musicians of all time, loved immensely by (it seemed) the entire world for the better part of his youth. So we're very curious to see how much the molestation

  June 29, 2009

• Turning the Screw: Lil Keke, Trae, Dre vs. Rush Limbaugh, Weezer, Weezy, Chamillionaire, 50 vs. Jay-Z, The Kanye, Nas, DMX, Big Pokey, etc.

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Still Here," Lil' Keke Wire To Wire Again, congratulations to Trae and the newest tiny Trae. Hey, Rush: Fuck off. Sincerely, Dr. Dre.

  October 26, 2009

• Turning the Screw: ESG and Friends, Chamillionaire, Dustin Prestige, 50, Eminem, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Jeezy, Rihanna, Lil' Flip, etc.

  Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Single of the Week: "Break Dem Boys Off," ESG feat. Slim Thug and Big Hawk Wire To Wire Chamillionaire continues to market himself as one of the smarter rappers in Houston, speaks on independent promotion within the music industry at Stanford. The Single of the Week reminded us of the same-named song from Dallas' B. Hardy

  November 9, 2009