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Where the B-Boys Are

Local kids keep it extra clean at the B-Boy Masters Pro-Am

By Tiffany Madera
May 22, 2003

It's a sweltering poolside afternoon in Miami Beach at the Ramada Inn. The tiki bar with its dry, weathered, and sunburned wood speaks subtly of days gone by. Its hardened, discolored fissures, once witness to an ethnic and cultural evolution on South Beach, now give shelter from the heat to...
Smooth Operator

Local DJ LA Smooth's star is on the rise

By Tiffany Madera
Apr 17, 2003

"I'm Superman and I'm from Mars," says LA Smooth with a childlike giggle. "And I met this girl and she's from Venus." Sitting at the Dunkin' Donuts on Alton Road in a baseball cap worn low, T-shirt, shorts, and sneakers, the Brooklyn-born hip-hop personality works his well-worn shtick. His most...
Arabian Exchange

A music maverick takes belly dancing into the mainstream

By Tiffany Madera
Feb 13, 2003

This Thursday, the Mid-Eastern Dance Exchange (MEDE) is hosting its seventh annual Orientalia festival, a yearly event that draws hundreds of people to see belly-dance performances and participate in workshops with the featured dancers. But this year Orientalia comes with a twist. The event will also kick off a nationwide...
The Flying Game

Dancer Harish Kumar crosses over in cross-dress

By Tiffany Madera
Jan 10, 2002

Phone lines are cut in the small desert town 60 kilometers from Pakistan. "India and Pakistan are getting ready for war," the e-mail reads, "security is tight. The airport is closed." So in this town in Northern India a handsome, dark-haired man boards a train that will take him from...
Diamond in the Ruff

Raymond Scott has a hard time keeping the focus on his rap

By Tiffany Madera
Sep 6, 2001

The official story is in: The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards ended on a happy if uninspiring note until Raymond Scott, part owner of the magazine, got into trouble at the end of the party. City of Miami Beach Police arrested the rapper known as Ray Benzino for speeding and resisting...

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