Email Author Dan LeRoy

2010 Stories by Dan LeRoy

• Prefuse 73

  published September 15, 2010

  Atlanta-raised Guillermo Scott Herren has cast a long shadow over the experimental-music world over the past dozen years. Though he's done so... More >>

• Budweiser Superfest

  published August 25, 2010

  Anthony Hamilton is the perfect headliner for the revived Budweiser Superfest, which is once again serving as a showcase of urban music... More >>

• Trey Songz/Monica

  published August 18, 2010

  Conventional wisdom is that today's dog-eat-dog musical world doesn't permit a major-label artist to slowly build a fan base in the limelight.... More >>

• Chiddy Bang

  published August 11, 2010

  The deepening flirtation between hip-hop and indie-pop is giving the somewhat loaded term "rock-rap" a whole different connotation, as Philly's... More >>

• Cypress Hill

  published August 11, 2010

  Cypress Hill was instrumental in putting both West Coast rappers and Latin hip-hop on the map. The ganja-loving group, which formed in... More >>

• Gift of Gab

  published July 7, 2010

  Whether part of the duo Blackalicious, his "supergroup" the Mighty Underdogs or on his own, California native Timothy Parker has always... More >>

• Common

  published July 7, 2010

  The first show of this summer's free downtown concert series brings a veteran emcee with a most uncommon c.v. to the Arch. Sure, over his... More >>

• John Legend

  published June 30, 2010

  For an unknown artist to choose the surname "Legend" suggests a level of swagger at odds with John Legend's smooth, timeless R&B.... More >>

• Jill Scott

  published May 26, 2010

  The appeal of turn-of-the-millennium neo-soul was always its familiarity, the way it recalled the classic urban sounds of the '70s. But its... More >>

• Jill Scott/Maxwell

  published May 26, 2010

  The appeal of turn-of-the-millennium neo-soul was always its familiarity, the way it recalled the classic urban sounds of the '70s. But its... More >>

• Jedi Mind Tricks

  published March 31, 2010

  Hip-hop and violence may be linked generally (and, to many, inextricably), but few groups other than Jedi Mind Tricks offer such a... More >>

• Sole and the Skyrider Band

  published March 24, 2010

  Tim Holland is best known for cofounding the indie hip-hop label Anticon, which paved the way for countless emcees to operate outside the... More >>

• Roc of Ages: Jay-Z made a huge splash when he returned to the game. The ripples have quite a reach.

  published March 17, 2010

  Richard Andrew watched Jay-Z's 2004 farewell tour on a DVD. Malik Cox saw it from onstage every night, at Jay's side. Like many fans,... More >>

• Wiz Khalifa

  published March 10, 2010

  Home of the championship-winning Steelers and Penguins, Pittsburgh is a sports town first and foremost. But with the recent rise of Wiz... More >>

• Eyedea & Abilities

  published February 17, 2010

  Along with fellow Rhymesayers artists such as Atmosphere and Brother Ali, the duo of Eyedea (Michael Larsen) and his DJ partner,... More >>