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  Music

  Lyrical longevity

  Wednesday, June 23, 2010

  "When I started the parties, I made sure that we focused on attracting real fans."

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  Dining

  Soul-satisfying fare at Ella Em's

  Wednesday, April 21, 2010

  Ella Em's fried chicken has caused a fuss, but this restaurant has more to offer.

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  Music

  Making their Move

  Wednesday, March 31, 2010

  Meet the most successful local hip-hop group no one has ever heard of.

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  Features

  The State of Race Relations: An uneasy peace

  Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010

  West Las Vegas now sits in the city’s most racially diverse district. With diversity comes both promise and peril.

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  Dining

  Angie's is good for the soul

  Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

  Meet Angie, an Ohio-by-way-of-South Carolina soul-food matriarch, whose two restaurants on Cleveland’s east side have provided that city’s residents a deep-fried fix for a quarter-century.

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  Music

  Hustle and go: Vegas hip-hop’s Mr. Do Everything refuses to slow down

  Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

  After 17 years worth on the local hip-hop frontline, DJ Dantana has stories.

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  Music

  Vegas rapper Mr. Finley signs with iconic label Def Jam

  Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

  “I’m definitely carrying the city on my back.”

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  Local Music

  Ladies first: Female rappers, Las Vegas and breaking through

  Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

  Ms. Undastood and Lady L.U.S.T. hope to empower female emcees.

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  Local Music

  Rideout

  Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

  Cut from the North Las Vegas thug-hustle cloth, Rideout is, perhaps, one of Northtown’s more able lyricists.

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  Local Music

  Hack the Mack

  Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

  Hack the Mack starts strong, but as the CD proceeds, there’s less spitfire, and Hack’s retreat to tired and ultimately unadventurous topics (guns, girls and ganja) seems to sap his energy.