Damon Hodge
Recent Stories (view all stories)
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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.