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    December 29, 2011

    Jon Roberts, Smuggler in Cocaine Cowboys, Dies

    ​Jon Pernell Roberts, the megasmuggler featured in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys, has died at the age of 63. Film company Rakontur's Billy Corben tweeted yesterday: "Just got word that Jon Roberts from Cocaine Cowboys passed away. Thankful he gave us the opportunity to tell his story." And the ... More >>

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    September 5, 2011

    Wyclef Jean at Sun Life Stadium, September 3

    via Facebook.com/Wyclef​Wyclef Jean Sun Life Stadium September 3, 2011 Better Than: Being president of Haiti. Or at least, that's what Wyclef tells himself. The last Super Saturday concert I went to after a Florida Marlins game at Sun Life Stadium, the lead singer of KC and The Sunshine Band pul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Matisyahu Brings a Full Band and a Full Beard to the Fillmore Miami Beach August 25

    ​With similar holy praise and spiritual righteousness, Matisyahu scratches the Haile Selassie out of reggae music and gives it up to G-d. Born Matthew Paul Miller, the musician made it all the harder for us to say his name when he started using the Askenazi version of it. This former Phish-head ... More >>

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    May 31, 2011

    Odder Future: A Deep and Weird Look at the OFWGKTA Discography

    Tyler the Creator isn't the limit of OFWGKTA.​With the formal release of Tyler the Creator's first non-self-released full-length record, Goblin, the MC has been the focus of all the hype surrounding Los Angeles-based (and young as hell) hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. But ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2011

    Miami police chief Miguel Exposito's violent reality TV promo

    Tyler the Creator isn't the limit of OFWGKTA.​With the formal release of Tyler the Creator's first non-self-released full-length record, Goblin, the MC has been the focus of all the hype surrounding Los Angeles-based (and young as hell) hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. But ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2010

    David Guetta at Mansion for Art Basel December 4

    Tyler the Creator isn't the limit of OFWGKTA.​With the formal release of Tyler the Creator's first non-self-released full-length record, Goblin, the MC has been the focus of all the hype surrounding Los Angeles-based (and young as hell) hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Marco Rubio Loves Gangsta Rap, David Guetta's 'Sexy Bitch,' Fawning Feature Reports

    ​We know you've been wondering: How exactly did Marco Rubio stir the conservative fire in his belly before jumping onstage during the campaign? Reading George Will? Watching O'Reilly grill some hapless liberals?Nope: Straight-up gangsta rap. Rubio liked to crank Tupac and NWA before his speeches, ... More >>

  • Music

    August 12, 2010

    Mixtape of the Week: The Game's Brake Lights

    ​We know you've been wondering: How exactly did Marco Rubio stir the conservative fire in his belly before jumping onstage during the campaign? Reading George Will? Watching O'Reilly grill some hapless liberals?Nope: Straight-up gangsta rap. Rubio liked to crank Tupac and NWA before his speeches, ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Enrique Iglesias honors his Miami upbringing with a new bilingual album

    ​We know you've been wondering: How exactly did Marco Rubio stir the conservative fire in his belly before jumping onstage during the campaign? Reading George Will? Watching O'Reilly grill some hapless liberals?Nope: Straight-up gangsta rap. Rubio liked to crank Tupac and NWA before his speeches, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Mixtape Of The Week: DJ Skee and the Game - Brake Lights, Executive Produced by Cool & Dre

    ​The Game and Cool & Dre have a long history together. "Hate It Or Love It," from 2005, was the first collaboration among the three. Since then, they've frequently worked together, with Cool and Dre landing placements on all of the Game's subsequent albums.Fast forward to 2010, and the Game ha ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2010

    DJ Khaled: Still the best?

    ​The Game and Cool & Dre have a long history together. "Hate It Or Love It," from 2005, was the first collaboration among the three. Since then, they've frequently worked together, with Cool and Dre landing placements on all of the Game's subsequent albums.Fast forward to 2010, and the Game ha ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2010

    Head Spins: DJ Epps

    ​The Game and Cool & Dre have a long history together. "Hate It Or Love It," from 2005, was the first collaboration among the three. Since then, they've frequently worked together, with Cool and Dre landing placements on all of the Game's subsequent albums.Fast forward to 2010, and the Game ha ... More >>

  • Music

    February 4, 2010

    Pitbull headlines the Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam

    ​The Game and Cool & Dre have a long history together. "Hate It Or Love It," from 2005, was the first collaboration among the three. Since then, they've frequently worked together, with Cool and Dre landing placements on all of the Game's subsequent albums.Fast forward to 2010, and the Game ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Super Bowl 2010: Rihanna, Nas, Pitbull, Black Eyed Peas and More Performing this Weekend

    We gotta feeling it's going to a jam-packed music weekend.​So it's coming: a giant tsunami of NFL athletes, super fans, and über-celebrities that's about to engulf the magic city with over-the-top poolside parties and non-stop open bar access. And as much as Super Bowl XLIV weekend is all about t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    F*@(&ck Him, He's Famous: David Guetta at Mansion This Saturday

    ​After eluding the annals of popular dance music for practically ever, France finally got with the program in the late '90s thanks to a quirky little duo by the name of Daft Punk. It didn't take long after that for France to grow its own crop of DJ superstars, the prime example of which is David G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Q&A: Lil Jon Talks Crunk Rock, Pitbull, and Fine Wine With New Times

    ​No one gets to the top of the pop charts by being a complete idiot. Well, of course it happens for some folks once or twice. But besides a knack for hooks, it takes some serious sharp thinking to stay there. So don't make the mistake of thinking the rapper/producer/all-around svengali Lil Jon is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    MP3 of the Day: Billy Blue mixtape, 36 Reasons

    As we embark on another hot and sweltering summer in the M.I.A., it's bound to get hotter with the release of local hip-hop heavyweight Billy Blue's new mixtape, 36 Reasons. It's a preemptive strike before his major-label debut album, The Story of My Life, due out the end of August on Poe Boy Entert ... More >>

  • Music

    May 28, 2009

    No Doubt

    As we embark on another hot and sweltering summer in the M.I.A., it's bound to get hotter with the release of local hip-hop heavyweight Billy Blue's new mixtape, 36 Reasons. It's a preemptive strike before his major-label debut album, The Story of My Life, due out the end of August on Poe Boy Entert ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2009

    A Club Guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2009

    As we embark on another hot and sweltering summer in the M.I.A., it's bound to get hotter with the release of local hip-hop heavyweight Billy Blue's new mixtape, 36 Reasons. It's a preemptive strike before his major-label debut album, The Story of My Life, due out the end of August on Poe Boy Entert ... More >>

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    December 25, 2008
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    May 27, 2008
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    February 14, 2008

    Another Side of Page and Plant

    If the Internet had been around, would there still be a mythology of Led Zep?

  • Music

    February 7, 2008

    It's in the Mix

    What not to put on that Valentine's Day CD.

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    Albums on Tap for Early 2008

    What not to put on that Valentine's Day CD.

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007
  • Music

    October 25, 2007

    Green's Video Gold

    A hometown boy is the hip-hop glitterati's director du jour

  • Music

    September 13, 2007

    Daddy Knows Best

    With his long-awaited sophomore album and an arena tour of the Americas, Daddy Yankee says today reggaeton, tomorrow the world

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    You've Been Ralphed!

    Hialeah homeboy Ralphige has become the most notorious crank caller in the world of hip-hop. Jerky Boys, watch your back

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    If You Can't Riddim, Join 'Em

    The gatekeepers of Jamaican music once shunned Black Chiney. Now the Miami four are kings of the dancehall

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