Eminem

The Top 10 Male Rappers of All Time

Since the birth of hip-hop, male rappers have been bringing their unique viewpoint to the art of rhyme. Today, we're shining some long overdue light on their important contributions to rap. We're proud to present our list of the ten finest male rappers, from the smoking-hot hardbodies to the true ly ... More >>

Adrenaline Boost: Music is more than a soundtrack for sports

Adrenaline Boost: Favorite Songs for Getting Shit Done

In this week's music feature for the print edition of the Riverfront Times, we address the link between music and adrenaline in the sports world. Chemists and biologists have proven that music and other stimuli can have a major effect on sparking adrenaline, which in turn may boost both athleticism ... More >>

Rodney King and The Psychotic World We Live In

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 >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Friday 3/16/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music editors have selected t ... More >>

Kanye West's Snub and the Proud History of Grammy Incompetence

Homer Simpson proudly displays his Grammy Award for Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word or Barbershop Album.​Adele could soon become a Grammy paper champion. Oh sure. 21 is a worthy entrant for the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year. "Rolling in the Deep," after all, topped the 2011 Pazz and Jop P ... More >>

Joe Budden

6:30 p.m. Friday, August 26. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

Music Movies: The Five Biggest Flops And Five Biggest Successes

This is the face that launched 1,000 falsettos -- and also our No. 2 entry in the hits category.​Welcome to a new recurring feature on RFT Music. In the next few weeks, we'll be taking a look at the best music movies, from documentaries (Dig!) to movies with earth-shattering soundtracks (Train ... More >>

Kanrocksas Music Festival 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

Courtesy of Kanrocksas​Finally, Eminem has collided with NASCAR -- with nary a cowboy hat in sight. This isn't a gone-country Darius Rucker-style conversion, but Missouri-born Marshall Mathers, not to mention 23 other popular and indie acts that normally wouldn't be caught within sight distanc ... More >>

If Harry Potter Characters Had Bands: Twelve We'd Like To See

​If Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton's promise (which turned out to be a joke/hoax) to become a white rapper was just one more sad reminder of a series you used to love, we don't blame you -- but we would like to discourage you. Harry Potter, as I'm sure you will remember, is after all a little m ... More >>

The Ten Most Cringe-Worthy Celebrity Vocal Duets

The soon to be collaborating Voices. Courtesy of NBC​Oh great. The judges/coaches from NBC's hit karaoke tournament vocal competition "The Voice" are going to collaborate. Specifically, Maroon 5, led by slightly soulful popster Adam Levine will be joined by Christina Aguilera to perform their ... More >>

The Ten Best Moments of the 2011 Grammy Awards

​Miss the Grammys telecast? Couldn't care less about the awards? Either way, A to Z watched the entire show - and even some of the pre-show -- so you didn't have to. Here are ten highlights from the night. Mavis Staples winning her first Grammy If you weren't watching the pre-show telecast, y ... More >>

This Year's Five Best Super Bowl Commercials

​That was, without a doubt, one of the worst Super Bowls I can ever remember. Oh, sure, the game was just fine. Instant classic material, I guess. Two great quarterbacks, historic franchises, a great comeback that almost happened, plenty of drama in the last two minutes, and a brilliant storyline ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of July 5 - July 11

* = coming to town, = local Robert Randolph and the Family Band will play the Pageant Friday, July 16​Vintage Vinyl 1. Big Boi -- Sir Lucious Left Foot. The Son Of Chico Dusty 2. Roots -- How I Got Over 3. Eminem -- Recovery 4. Drake -- Thank Me Later 5. Black Keys -- Brothers 6. Ratatat -- ... More >>

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of June 28-July 5

= local, * = coming to town Wolf Parade's latest album, Expo 86​ Euclid Records 1. Wolf Parade -- Expo 86 2. Black Keys -- Brothers 3. Rolling Stones -- Exile on Main St. 4. Robert Randolph & the Family Band -- We Walk This Road 5. Band of Horses -- Infinite Arms 6. ... More >>

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, June 22

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) The Constellations' Southern Gothic​*Chemical Brothers, Further The Brothers' seventh album is an elaborate audio/visual project, with "interactive" videos a ... More >>

Sponge Playing a New Year's Eve Show at Fubar

The varied reactions to the news that Detroit rockers Sponge are playing a New Year's Eve show at Fubar have surprised me -- on Twitter, they've ranged from, "Hell yes!" to "What year is it again?" to "'Plowed' is such a great song!" Who knew the band would still hit a nerve? Growing up in Clevela ... More >>

Gogol Bordello

8 p.m. Thursday, July 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

T.I.

T.I. vs. T.I.P. (Atlantic)

Vans Warped Tour

12 p.m. Tuesday, August 14. Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 14141 Riverport Drive

2006: The Year in Music

Week of December 28, 2006

Local Motion: Marcheski, Lenarsky and DaBreezy

Tuesday, October 3. Creepy Crawl, (3524 Washington Boulevard)

"Zip Coon" = "Chain Hang Low"?

Baby Steps

Dancing teens trade moves, find love in a sweet backstage drama

Bum Rap

50 Cent wants to be an actor...but he's not

Letters

Week of July 6, 2005

Moby

Hotel (V2)

The Game

The Documentary (Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope)

Dick's Got the Beat

We check out Gephardt's iPod playlist, chat with a Blind Boy and listen to the Scared

Eminem

Encore (Aftermath)

D12

D12 World (Shady Records)

Ghost in the Machine

The new Wilco album has been leaked. Should we feel guilty for listening?

G Unit

Beg for Mercy (Interscope)

Mix Masters

These days anyone can make a mix CD, and everyone does. Two local standouts manage to challenge as well as entertain.

50 Cent

Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Shady/Aftermath Records)

Benzino

Redemption (Elektra)

Au Naturals

Urban Jazz Naturals beckons rock fans to the electronic side of the street

Glorious Glut

Could '02' mean "Oh, too many records?"

English Beat

The Streets' vision of working-class England is full of beats, birds and brandy

Run, Rabbit, Run

The pickings are Slim Shady, but Eminem busts out of a bad movie

Nelly and the St. Lunatics with the Big Tymers, Lil' Wayne, Fabolous and Amerie

Saturday, November 2; Savvis Center

Is It Hot in Herre?

Our intrepid reporter chats face-to-face with swoon-inducing Nelly

Eminem

The Eminem Show (Aftermath Records)

If You Could Pose One Question To God, What Would That Question Be?

Week of December 20, 2000

Superdrag, with ASD and Children's Audio

Wednesday, Nov. 15; Galaxy

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of Aug. 23-29, 2000

Eminem

The Marshall Mathers LP (Aftermath/Interscope)

Sound Checks