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2 Live Crew will reunite to save Miami booty music

2 Live Crew Is Reuniting Because Our Fans Want To Shake That Booty

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why a 2 Live Crew reunion tour will prove booty music desegregated hip-hop.After 2 Live Crew and I performed at the ... More >>

The Roots' Black Thought, J.Period, and the Live Mixtape at Florida Room This Sunday

The Roots' Black Thought.​We're pretty sure no one's ready to think about anything beyond December 31. But for all you diehard heads, January 2 is only a couple of days away and you don't wanna miss this thing. For the first time ever, New York City mixtape king J.Period will be bringing his hig ... More >>

Will Castro and Unique Autosports: DJ Khaled and Miami's One-Stop Shop for Celebrity Rides

​Will Castro and Unique Autosports are both brands in themselves. Unique, once based in New York and now Miami, encompasses a car customization business as well as cable TV titles for the Speed Network and Spike TV. Boasting celebrity clients like Diddy, the cast of the Jersey Shore, 50 Cent, and ... More >>

DJ Khaled: Still the best?

​Will Castro and Unique Autosports are both brands in themselves. Unique, once based in New York and now Miami, encompasses a car customization business as well as cable TV titles for the Speed Network and Spike TV. Boasting celebrity clients like Diddy, the cast of the Jersey Shore, 50 Cent, and ... More >>

Rapper Cage performs with a DJ and Hatebreed's guitarist at Revolution

​Will Castro and Unique Autosports are both brands in themselves. Unique, once based in New York and now Miami, encompasses a car customization business as well as cable TV titles for the Speed Network and Spike TV. Boasting celebrity clients like Diddy, the cast of the Jersey Shore, 50 Cent, and ... More >>

For us, Rob Van Winkle will always be Vanilla Ice

​Will Castro and Unique Autosports are both brands in themselves. Unique, once based in New York and now Miami, encompasses a car customization business as well as cable TV titles for the Speed Network and Spike TV. Boasting celebrity clients like Diddy, the cast of the Jersey Shore, 50 Cent, and ... More >>

Around Town This Weekend

  wikicommons Jaeger Jaeger Baby​Comedian DeRay Davis is at the Miami Imrov till Sunday, and he's been called the next king of urban comedy so just like you'll be forced to fulfill the club's two drink minimum, you'll be LYAO'ing too. Of course Rock Fashion and Funkshion Weeks are s ... More >>

The Over-the-Hill Gang

  wikicommons Jaeger Jaeger Baby​Comedian DeRay Davis is at the Miami Imrov till Sunday, and he's been called the next king of urban comedy so just like you'll be forced to fulfill the club's two drink minimum, you'll be LYAO'ing too. Of course Rock Fashion and Funkshion Weeks are s ... More >>

It's The Rub!

Talking with the masters of mashups.

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The rap scene gets a twofer too!

The Bridge Wars Remembered

The rap scene gets a twofer too!

He’ll School You

Rafe Esquith reveals the burning passion of teaching.

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Lonesome Thugs

A breakdown of UGK's Underground Kingz, possibly the most anticipated Southern rap album of the year

Black Milk

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Seein Is Believing

Can a socially conscious MC make it in the bling-drunk world of Miami rap? One man aims to find out

Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

The ex-Black Sheep member returns to roost

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Snoop Dogg and Ice-T know it’s necessary

Masta Ace

Snoop Dogg and Ice-T know it’s necessary

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The Education of Professor Griff

When Richard Griffin, of Public Enemy fame, was interviewed on May 9, 1989, he was quoted as saying, among other things, that "Jews have a grip on America" and that they "have a history of killing black men"