DMX (Rapper)

The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: May 10 to 12

Get out, St. Louis! Besides these shows, check out our Out Every Night post from earlier this week to read about The Jungle Fire's album release as well as visits from the Dillinger Escape Plan and Caitlin Rose. Take note that the Plaid Dragons performance mentioned has been moved along with the ACB ... More >>

DMX, Har Mar Superstar, The Supermen and More Show Flyers

New York rapper DMX comes to the Coliseum this Friday; be prepared to "Party Up." Sex-crazed cassanova Har Mar Superstar will play at the Firebird tonight, bringing dance-able beats, JT-style singing and striking Ron Jeremy look-a-like-ness with him. This weekend also marks the return of the local p ... More >>

Quick Questions: Tef Poe Talks to the Creative Minds Behind Hitmakers Basement Beats

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Timmy Stallone is the St. Louis Rap Rookie of the Year

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Tell us Your Favorite Christmas Song to Win Jinglefest Tickets

It's nutcrackin' time! Soon all the shows in town will be related to either the Holidays or the apocalypse; we choose to embrace the festivities either way. Starting with tomorrow's Jinglefest 2012 (hosted by WIL 92.3 FM) at the Family Arena. Now in its tenth year, the festivities will include sets ... More >>

The Top Five Hip-Hop Albums of All Time, According to Lyfestile

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Six Bieber-Free Moments When Boxing and Music Collided

Whether Justin Bieber is being chased by a pack of fans while riding a Segway or pretending to get shot and killed on a popular television show, he can is increasingly dispatched in any setting. Your moment of certainty came this weekend, when Bieber and 50 Cent accompanied Floyd Mayweather, Jr., ... More >>

Thi'sl Aims to Inspire With New Single "Hold On"

When St. Louis rapper Thi'sl wants to know how his fans are reacting to his music, all he has to do is look at a computer screen. For instance, Thi'sl released a video last week for his uplifting anthem "Hold On." He says he knew the tune was getting a positive response from monitoring social media ... More >>

Henry Rollins, Old 97s Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Courtesy of the artistHot.​From the looks of it, we're in for another killer spring as far as concerts are concerned. The Old 97's bring that highly accessible Texas twang to The Pageant is a bright spot on January 21. Henry Rollins, he of nimble mind and Black Flag fame also heads to the Page ... More >>

Sorry, Jim Carrey: Eight Actors Who Can Actually Sing

​Great. We've got another actor who thinks he can sing on our hands. At least Jim Carrey's sticking to karaoke bars for his awkward warbling of Radiohead's "Creep" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", instead of taking the Gwyneth Paltrow route of bringing awkward warbling t ... More >>

Five Crimes From "Bring Your Whole Crew" DMX Might Go Back To Prison For

The super-rare T206 DMX mugshot, a favorite among collectors. ​Those of you waiting for Year of the Dog... Again... Again need wait no longer: DMX has been released from his latest stint in prison, which I think I'm supposed to call the dog pound? I'm not sure; the RFT hasn't got the 2011 edit ... More >>

The 10 Most WTF Crimes Committed by Musicians

​Surely you have heard the charges made against Coheed and Cambria's bassist, Michael Todd, alleging that he robbed a Walgreens pharmacy before a performance, leaving with multiple bottles of oxycodone and hailing a taxi to the band's performance in Massachusetts. Hilariously baffling? Of cour ... More >>

Ten Things to Do for $10 This Memorial Day Weekend: May 28-31, 2010

Looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend? Here's a list of ten events around town that will cost you $10 or less. ​Homecoming: Fluxus and Visual Poetry by Regional Natives (Opens Friday) This new art exhibition opens Friday. Writes Paul Friswold: "Some people will tell you that F ... More >>

St. Louis Underground Music Festival

2 p.m. Saturday, May 29. Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester Avenue.

Bloodsuckahz

They get off on vampires and horror movies and brutal deaths. It's all part of the hell-hop scene.

Up in Here

DMX gets a wake-up call at an airport, and the Pussycat Dolls are more pre-fab than you think. Plus: the debut of St. Louis scene trading cards!

Spray-On Soul

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

Ace of Spaides

This St. Louis rapper thinks he's got a winning hand to play

Music Sounds Better with You

A wrap-up of the RFT's DJ spin-off

Rap vs. Rapture

Christian hip-hop is on the march, but some say it's the Devil's music

Krypton Rock

We sing to Superman, remember Road House and talk cock rock with Tesla

Wages of Sin

DMX is gonna give it to ya in this stripped-down crime story from Donald Goines

Rockin' the Cradle

DMX and Jet Li get down 2 Grave business

Mag Hags

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

Film Openings

Week of November 13, 2002

Hot House Flower

Alexis Tucci, St. Louis' official Party Girl, talks about her band's rapidly rising fortunes

The Lo-Lifes

Rack-Lo Rack Lauren (Spit Factory/Skillionaire)

Bored Again

Heaven Can Wait, but hell can't, for Down to Earth

Death of a Format

Remodeling St. Louis' radio dial

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Kiel Center; Saturday, April 8

Space Invader

A case file on the multiple personalities of Kool Keith

Listening Post

This Week

Sound Checks

Meet the Beat

Hip-hop's here. Deal with it. Check the local MCs and DJs moving up from the underground.