http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/houston-and-seattle-uncapped-mp3s-trae-tha-truth-j-dawg-dyme-def-and-more/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/houston-and-seattle-uncapped-mp3s-trae-tha-truth-j-dawg-dyme-def-and-more/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:50:43 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=159896 Every Monday we’re sharing exclusive tracks from uncapped LIVE artists. This week brings selections from Houston and Seattle, with tracks by Trae tha Truth, bONE, J-Dawg, THEESatisfaction, Dyme Def and Helluvastate. Download: Houston and Seattle … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/houston-and-seattle-uncapped-mp3s-trae-tha-truth-j-dawg-dyme-def-and-more/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/video-j-dawg-ride-on-4s-live-in-houston/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/video-j-dawg-ride-on-4s-live-in-houston/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:50:10 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=157672 Here’s Houston boss hawg outlaw J-Dawg performing “Ride on 4s,” its spacey beat like the soundtrack to twinkling night stars.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/video-j-dawg-ride-on-4s-live-in-houston/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-j-dawg-and-the-bricks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-j-dawg-and-the-bricks/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:50:28 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=157570 Here J-Dawg takes us to the Acres Homes, nicknamed “The Bricks,” the biggest neighborhood in Houston and where he was born and raised. “I was a troublemaker, man. no lie,” He says, which his sister … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/video-j-dawg-and-the-bricks/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/coming-soon-j-dawg-and-the-bricks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/coming-soon-j-dawg-and-the-bricks/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:50:20 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=156916 J-Dawg sticks close to the neighborhood in Houston where he grew up, a no-shade development unceremoniously nicknamed “The Bricks”. You can see its buildings in nearly every music video J-Dawg shoots, and for his uncapped … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/coming-soon-j-dawg-and-the-bricks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/video-bulu-ft-j-dawg-ghetto-stories/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/video-bulu-ft-j-dawg-ghetto-stories/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:45:03 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=120825 Hailing from Alexandria, Louisiana, Bulu has long been quietly indulging in the sort of mournful and introspective southern gangsta rap pioneered by the likes of Scarface, Z-Ro and UGK. For “Ghetto Stories” he links up … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/video-bulu-ft-j-dawg-ghetto-stories/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/photos-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-houston/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/photos-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-houston/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:00:09 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=117719 Another fine night out with vitaminwater uncapped LIVE, taking over Houston with a hometown cast featuring Trae, J-Dawg, and Bone. Def Jam Blaster held down the DJ booth, before Bone opened the show with co-conspirator … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/photos-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-in-houston/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/houston-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-with-trae-tha-truth-j-dawg-and-bone-62/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/houston-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-with-trae-tha-truth-j-dawg-and-bone-62/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 16:30:10 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=116032 vitaminwater uncapped LIVE is heading to the heartland of southern rap: Houston, Texas. Next Thursday, June 2nd from 8-11PM, uncapped invades The Studio at Warehouse Live, bringing along some of the scene’s most iconic voices, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/houston-vitaminwater-uncapped-live-with-trae-tha-truth-j-dawg-and-bone-62/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/video-boss-hogg-outlawz-what-up/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/video-boss-hogg-outlawz-what-up/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 21:40:53 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=114256 Slim Thug and Dre Day are in this video, but you only really see J-Dawg. His explosive entry when the chorus drops at 1:18 is like the rap equivalent of a Ray Lewis pre-game ritual, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/video-boss-hogg-outlawz-what-up/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/video-jay-ton-f-j-dawg-lil-boss-hood-wired-up/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/video-jay-ton-f-j-dawg-lil-boss-hood-wired-up/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:20:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/video-jay-ton-f-j-dawg-lil-boss-hood-wired-up/feed/ 0