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• Entertainment

Mary J. Blige and Nas coming to Baltimore's Royal Farms Arena

The Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige and the hip hop phenom Nas will perform in Baltimore on Aug. 29 as part of their co-headlining summer tour.

By Juliana Kim

Jun 25, 2019

• Entertainment

Preakness 2019: Diplo, Logic, 'Old Town Road' rock InfieldFest with pulsating hip-hop and house

High temperatures, occasional sunburn-inducing rays and a relative lack of water options couldn't stop hundreds of 2019 InfieldFest attendees.

By Sameer Rao

May 18, 2019

• Food & Drink

Rapper Butch Dawson finds inspiration, success from Baltimore's 'Swamp'

Baltimore rapper Butch Dawson discusses his upbringing in West Baltimore, releasing his anticipated project "Swamp Boy" and more.

By Wesley Case

Sep 19, 2018

• Baltimore City Paper

Long Ride: A Baltimore addict escapes the city for the South in hopes of getting clean

John, a 36-year-old handyman from Baltimore County who describes himself as a “dope fiend” needs a ride to Myrtle Beach, and I’m it. A friend told me their...

• Baltimore City Paper

Florida Noir: Broward County rap phenom Kodak Black echoes Boosie but brings with him a troubled past

If you missed Bronx rapper French Montana’s excellent "Wave Gods" mixtape from last year, you probably still heard a song called 'Lockjaw.' The duet with a

• Features

Ugly sweaters infiltrate the holiday season with garish styles, public events

There are ugly sweater parties, celebrity-endorsed lines, a designated "national day" and major-league sports franchises and big-box retailers in on the act. The theme has been adapted to ugly-sweater shirts, hats, leggings, pajamas and attire for pets, often embracing pop culture.

By Brittany Britto

Dec 8, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

A playlist from Best Of Baltimore winner for 'Best Music Nerd' Brandon Scott

• Baltimore City Paper

King Me: The life, death, and lionization of Lor Scoota

At the corner of Harford and Moravia, just three hours after beloved West Baltimore rapper Lor Scoota was shot and killed in his car, there is little evidence

• Baltimore City Paper

Moments In Club: 61 digressions about Baltimore Club music

• Baltimore City Paper

Meet the Baltimore jokesters behind that 'Fuck Donald Trump' song

Last week, 'CIT4DT,' a music video featuring three Baltimore county teens rapping a goofy, pointed anti-Donald Trump song went viral.

• Baltimore City Paper

Song For the Vile: Meet the Baltimore jokesters behind that 'Fuck Donald Trump' song

Last week, 'CIT4DT,' a music video featuring three Baltimore county teens rapping a goofy, pointed anti-Donald Trump song went viral. Over a stark though springy beat¿swiped from Detroit rapper Rocaine's song 'Chicken Chicken'¿Dooley, TLow, and Lor Roger threaten Trump ("We got a chopper in the trunk/ For Donald Trump") and trade terse insults, dozens-style: Dooley, a online comedian with a substantive following, raps, "Boy, ain't even white/ You yellow/ You say you'd date your own daughter, you a sicko"; Tlow reminds people of what happened to Trump in Chicago when protestors shut down his rally; and Lor Roger says he's got some hollow points for the GOP frontrunner if Trump doesn't rein in his rhetoric.

• Preakness 2016:

The Chainsmokers, Fetty Wap and All Time Low to play Preakness InfieldFest 2016

Electronic dance music duo the Chainsmokers, sing-songy rapper Fetty Wap and Towson pop-punk act All Time Low lead the music artists scheduled to perform at the Preakness Stakes' InfieldFest on May 21, the Maryland Jockey Club announced in a news release today. Tickets are on sale now here.

By Wesley Case

Mar 22, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

Bigger Than Kendrick: Baltimore uprising rap confounds the mainstream media's take on political hip-hop

• Food & Drink

With 'Bank Rolls,' Baltimore rapper Tate Kobang arrives

Baltimore rapper Tate Kobang has catapulted into the national hip-hop discussion, thanks mainly to the hit single "Bank Rolls (Remix)," an irresistible nod to the city's past that sounds little like rap radio today.

By Wesley Case

Jan 21, 2016

• Baltimore City Paper

Guilt by omission: The invigorating, infuriating Baker Artist Awards exhibition, featuring too many dudes

• Baltimore City Paper

Never run out of Colt 45: A taste test of malt liquor and a look at the beer's marketing history

• Baltimore City Paper

Super Ambitious: D. Watkins talks books, Baltimore, and his new collection of essays, 'The Beast Side'

• Opinion

Rap's materialism poisons young minds

Rappers waving wads of cash send kids down the wrong path.

• Food & Drink

Baltimore rapper Ellis eyes hip-hop stardom on his own terms

As a kid growing up in Randallstown, Ellis Hopkins Jr. would often write out the future he dreamed of on a piece of paper, over and over.

By Wesley Case

Aug 11, 2015

• Preakness Stakes

Van Buuren's beats, Gambino's boasts satisfy young Preakness crowd

Dutch EDM star, hip-hop alter-ego perform for InfieldFest

By Wesley Case

May 16, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Radio Free Baltimore: The songs that soundtracked the Baltimore Uprising

• Baltimore City Paper

Baltimore State of Mind: FMG Dez's road to riches begins with Nas

• Music

20 songs turning 20 this year [Videos]

20 songs from 1994 that turn 20 this year [Videos]

• Baltimore City Paper

Deep Cover

• Baltimore City Paper

Nas Rips Local MC?

• Baltimore City Paper

Storm the Unpredictable: Aptly Named

• Food & Drink

Lorde brings lower-key music vibe to Infieldfest at the Preakness Stakes 2014

The singer-songwriter brought her A-game, though it was a bit polarizing for the crowd

By Wesley Case

May 17, 2014

• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List: May 14-21

• Sports

Maryland racing industry embraces new optimism as Preakness approaches

Stakeholders in Maryland thoroughbred racing are as optimistic as they've been in decades, just a few years after the historic industry seemed on the verge of collapse.

• Food & Drink

Preakness InfieldFest adds Nas to lineup

Nas, the veteran New York rapper, will perform on the main stage of May 17's Preakness InfieldFest, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.

• Baltimore City Paper

Mobb Deep brings new music and old rarities to the table

• Food & Drink

Inspired by rap, ZZ Ward forges her own lane

ZZ Ward, who brings her Last Love Tour to Rams Head Live on March 1, has spent the past two years surprising and winning over fans with her hybrid mix of blues, hip-hop, pop and folk.

• Food & Drink

Ellis a lyrical triple threat on 'Education'

Four days before Christmas, Baltimore rapper Ellis released an early gift for free: "The Education of Ellis," his excellent fourth album that not only solidifies him as one of the city's most gifted MCs, but also raises the bar for future rap projects released here.

By Wesley Case

Feb 2, 2014

• Baltimore City Paper

What's up with hip-hop

• Baltimore City Paper

MK Asante's new memoir dissects inner-city life with fierce intelligence

• Food & Drink

Virgin Mobile FreeFest has another solid lineup, but where's the rap?

A quick scan of this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest reveals the type of lineup we've come to expect from the annual concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion: Smart, on-the-nose and balanced -- as long as you're the type of music fan who takes pride in genre open-mindedness and staying in the loop of new faces and sounds.

• Baltimore City Paper

Top Ten Indie-Rock, Hip-Hop, Experimental and Avant-Garde, Heavy, Dance , Club , Jazz and Blues, and Country and Folk

• Baltimore City Paper

Greasy Hands, Brandi Carlile, Otakon Music Festival, Biters, and more

• Howard County

Virgin Mobile FreeFest brings thousands to Merriweather

Free tickets, diverse lineup made for an enjoyable day-long concert in Columbia

• Howard County

Virgin Mobile FreeFest brings thousands to Merriweather

• Food & Drink

Jack White, Skrillex, Nas to headline Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012 at Merriweather

At Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012, artists will perform on two stages and in the dance forest Oct. 6 at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

• Food & Drink

Concert news: Fiona Apple, Summer Spirit Fest, Firefly Music Festival, Ledisi, and more

Erykah Badu, Common, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Chuck Brown and Estelle will headline the Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion this year; the news was posted on the venue's website this week.

• Food & Drink

Update: Concert news: Lady Antebellum, Common, Nickelback, Hendrix Tribute Tour, Sleigh Bells, Guster

Concert news: Common, Nickelback, Hendrix Tribute Tour, Sleigh Bells, Guster

• Food & Drink

2011 Gems: A rejuvenated Nas proves he can still get 'Nasty'

Rap's living legend, Nas, does what he does best and gets 'Nasty'

• Entertainment

Rapper Diggy grows up while Rev. Run cheers from the sidelines

The rising 16-year-old on dating rumors, his debut LP and crazy fans

• Food & Drink

Concert news: Ziggy Marley, Pigtown Festival, Crooked Fingers

Concert news: Ziggy Marley, Pigtown Festival, Crooked Fingers

• Lil Wayne

Drake and 'Headlines': A charming surprise with real bounce

Drake, the Toronto golden child of rap, preps his sophomore album 'Take Care' with 'Headlines'

• Food & Drink

Summer Spirit Festival with Damian Marley , Nas and the Roots cancelled

Summer Spirit Festival, with Damian Marley , Nas and the Roots, cancelled

• Nas

Grading the Leaks: New songs from Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nas and Big Sean

• J. Cole

May 31 - June 3 reviewed: Backstreet Boys, Starscape, Rihanna, senior week, Kenny Chesney