Menace II Society

Blogs
July 10, 2012
KMG the Illustrator: RIP to The Above the Law Rapper
[Editor's note: Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. Be sure to also check out the archives.] *Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List *Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop If you ever go to a nightclub ... More >>
Blogs
September 23, 2011
Stomp-Outz, The Lumberjacks, Who Gives A Fuck - A Backyard on West 79th St. - September 22, 2011
Michael AlpertWho: Stomp-Outz, The Lumberjacks, Who Gives A Fuck Where: A Backyard on West 79th St. When: September 22, 2011 Better than... anything I've experienced. So, here's what happened. Javier Cabral wrote an exquisite piece on East L.A. backyard punk for us this week. To celebrate ... More >>
Music
August 25, 2011
Compton Rapper Game Returns to an Industry That's Gone Soft
Will his old tricks still work?
Blogs
July 14, 2010
At Last: Dâm-Funk Goes Gangsta With Compton's MC Eiht for 'Hood Pass Intact' Redo
MC Eiht (by Depiktions)It was only a matter of time. Ever since L.A. funkstronaut Dâm-Funk emerged with a new take on this city's electro-rap past, he's been frequently cited as cutting that old '80s dope with the stuff that spiced up the '90s: G-funk. That latter medium emerged from the l ... More >>
Film+TV
January 14, 2010
The Book of Eli Kicks Ass for Jesus
Denzel Washington preaches the Hughes Brothers' warped postapocalyptic theology
News
April 20, 2006
Hood With a Heart
Clifton Collins Jr.
Film+TV
January 23, 2003
Straight Outta Ipanema
Revelation versus exploitation in City of God
Calendar
April 4, 2002
And the Oscar Goes To . . .
The dogs. Sort of
News
October 26, 2000
The Idiot Beat
Further adventures in the screen trade
News
October 26, 2000
Money Talks
A conversation with New Line�s Mike DeLuca
News
October 26, 2000
Black Film Now
Film+TV
July 8, 1999
Summer of Spike
On Lee's First "White" Film, the Elusive "Black" Audience and Other Gray Areas
Supplement
November 26, 1998
They Lost it at the Movies
Critics who were never left in the Dark
Film+TV
August 13, 1998
De Palma
- all camera, no content