http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes Stay plugged into the A with Creative Loafing's music blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/06/26/too-clean-interviews-the-hot-boys/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/06/26/too-clean-interviews-the-hot-boys/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:44:38 +0000 Ben Westhoff http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=8434 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/06/26/too-clean-interviews-the-hot-boys/feed/ 0 Vintage video of ATL television personality Too Clean interviewing people like Ludacris, Pastor Troy, YoungBloodZ, Nelly, Big Boi, Trina, 8Ball & MJG and more. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/06/19/reverb-roundup-from-t-pains-chain-to-the-black-lips-cute-shtick/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/06/19/reverb-roundup-from-t-pains-chain-to-the-black-lips-cute-shtick/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:08:38 +0000 Zach Fraser http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=8190 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/06/19/reverb-roundup-from-t-pains-chain-to-the-black-lips-cute-shtick/feed/ 0 So now we know how T-Pain wooed Taylor Swift into recording a duet. He showed her his BIG ASS CHAIN. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/04/29/soulja-boy-critical-darling-wtf/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/04/29/soulja-boy-critical-darling-wtf/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:05:17 +0000 Ben Westhoff http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=6701 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/04/29/soulja-boy-critical-darling-wtf/feed/ 0 Since writing him off as a one-hit wonder and giving his latest album iSouljaBoyTellem two stars, I have played that thing more often then I'd like to admit. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/03/24/if-2pac-lives-why-would-he-waste-his-time-at-a-lil-wayne-concert/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/03/24/if-2pac-lives-why-would-he-waste-his-time-at-a-lil-wayne-concert/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:31:45 +0000 Rodney Carmichael http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=5898 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/03/24/if-2pac-lives-why-would-he-waste-his-time-at-a-lil-wayne-concert/feed/ 3 For years, rumors persisted that Tupac Shakur wasn’t dead, he was just laying low in Cuba, chilling with his godmother Assata Shakur, perhaps. The circulating video footage of a 2pac look-a-like spotted at a Lil Wayne concert has fanned those flames. Maybe dude is just trying to get a head start on the audition process that’s [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/02/09/2009-grammy-awards-more-collabos-than-a-mofo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/02/09/2009-grammy-awards-more-collabos-than-a-mofo/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:45:16 +0000 Rodney Carmichael http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=4953 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2009/02/09/2009-grammy-awards-more-collabos-than-a-mofo/feed/ 0 Surely, Stevie Wonder would've been insulted if only he could've seen how silly he looked on stage with the Jonas Brothers. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/11/18/roll-call-wil-may/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/11/18/roll-call-wil-may/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:00:07 +0000 Rodney Carmichael http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=3356 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/11/18/roll-call-wil-may/feed/ 18 For today's Roll Call, we call out Atlanta's favorite black hipster, Wil May, who's been hibernating in L.A. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/10/20/too-bootleg-for-tv-the-best-rest-of-the-bet-hip-hop-awards/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/10/20/too-bootleg-for-tv-the-best-rest-of-the-bet-hip-hop-awards/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:32:45 +0000 Rodney Carmichael http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=2677 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/10/20/too-bootleg-for-tv-the-best-rest-of-the-bet-hip-hop-awards/feed/ 3 How do you prepare to walk the red carpet at hip-hop’s biggest media event of the year? “I just drunk a few Budweisers,” said Attitude. If you want to see the stuff that's too bootleg for TV, check out our list. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/10/14/bangladesh-and-muffy-at-uptowns-pre-bet-party/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/10/14/bangladesh-and-muffy-at-uptowns-pre-bet-party/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:27:23 +0000 Rodney Carmichael http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=2552 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/10/14/bangladesh-and-muffy-at-uptowns-pre-bet-party/feed/ 0 Atlanta’s industry-heavy scene meets its left-of-center hip-hop movement Wednesday at Uptown for the pre-BET Awards celebration for nominee, Bangladesh. The producer put pure alkaline in rapper Lil Wayne’s battery pack this summer with the #1 hit “A Milli.” It’s only part of the reason why we bestowed him with Best local beatmaker honors in CL’s recent [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/09/29/atlantas-hip-hop-glitterati-toasts-tis-anticipated-success/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/09/29/atlantas-hip-hop-glitterati-toasts-tis-anticipated-success/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:54:46 +0000 Rodney Carmichael http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/?p=2189 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/09/29/atlantas-hip-hop-glitterati-toasts-tis-anticipated-success/feed/ 0 sdc10306-1.jpg ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 9 It looked like a Hype Williams’ video set. “Some of y’all ain’t put on a suit since [my] last court date. So I really do appreciate you going through the trouble.” With those words of thanks, T.I. kicked off his red carpeted, black-tie birthday celebration at Atlanta’s Biltmore Saturday night. It [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/06/16/spring-break-forever-triumph-is-always-in-part-i/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/06/16/spring-break-forever-triumph-is-always-in-part-i/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:30:41 +0000 negashi armada of supreeme http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/06/16/spring-break-forever-triumph-is-always-in-part-i/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/cribnotes/2008/06/16/spring-break-forever-triumph-is-always-in-part-i/feed/ 4 Ok, so if I remember correctly, in the late ’90s the biggest stars in America were an armada of Nordic Supersoldiers. Acts like 98°, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, ‘N Sync, Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera dominated the charts with their vacuous “teen” ballads. Pop music was a future Stepford Wife [...]