Carol City

MasterMinds finalists: Meet the nine artists competing for $1,000 grants

Jay-Z and Eminem top Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Drake

Jay-Z Is King of the Hip-Hop Throne

Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness 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 declares the best MCs in hip-hop.After listening to the new Jay-Z and Kanye West album, Watch the Throne, I was left ... More >>

Khalil Amani Shows Some Former Yahweh Cultists' Stories Have Happy Endings

​In the early '80s, two militant young friends from Carol City decided to join a black-power sect in Liberty City led by a preacher later called Yahweh ben Yahweh. Thirty-odd years later, the sect is scattered, Yahweh is dead -- after serving time for orchestrating 14 gruesome murders -- and the t ... More >>

Yahweh ben Yahweh is back

​In the early '80s, two militant young friends from Carol City decided to join a black-power sect in Liberty City led by a preacher later called Yahweh ben Yahweh. Thirty-odd years later, the sect is scattered, Yahweh is dead -- after serving time for orchestrating 14 gruesome murders -- and the t ... More >>

Dwyane Wade's Chef Richard Ingraham is a Family Man and a Basketball Fan

Richard Ingraham is quite an accomplished guy. In our first interview with Dwyane Wade's personal chef, we learned about how he got the Heat player into eating lentils and teaching the homeless. During the second half of our meeting, the Miami native discussed staying with his parents when in town, ... More >>

Miami-Area Congressional District is the Most Suffering in America

via Firehouse2District 17's Liberty City​Gallup-Healthway's annual "Well Being Index" takes a wide-ranging reading of physical, emotional, and mental health of political districts on the state, metropolitan and congressional levels. The just-published statistics for 2010 don't give such a healthy ... More >>

Krop High Basketball Scandal: Where in the World Do Angel Rodriguez and Trevin Joseph Live?

Angel Rodriguez (left) and Trevin Joseph​We never did believe that the number-one-ranked Krop High basketball squad's eligibility shenanigans stopped with Brian Delancy's phantom residences. So over the weekend, we headed to addresses listed in the Miami-Dade School District database for 19-year ... More >>

The more Rick Ross lies, the more we love him

Angel Rodriguez (left) and Trevin Joseph​We never did believe that the number-one-ranked Krop High basketball squad's eligibility shenanigans stopped with Brian Delancy's phantom residences. So over the weekend, we headed to addresses listed in the Miami-Dade School District database for 19-year ... More >>

Bigg D: The Next Music Mogul

Angel Rodriguez (left) and Trevin Joseph​We never did believe that the number-one-ranked Krop High basketball squad's eligibility shenanigans stopped with Brian Delancy's phantom residences. So over the weekend, we headed to addresses listed in the Miami-Dade School District database for 19-year ... More >>

Fresh Off His Sneaker Pimps Performance, Plus Givens Has a Story to Tell

​Plus Givens has been a mainstay in local hip-hop circles for the last couple of years. He's in with the right people and he knows how to make quality music that's as versatile as it is enjoyable. A few years back, Plus made a strong impact with a Rahj-produced single called "9 To 5" that featured ... More >>

Infographic: Behold This Map of Miami's Racial Segregation

​Yesterday, Eric Fischer's amazing Flickr set of maps illustrating the racial segregation and integration of various American city's went viral. Using data from the 2000 census, Fischer's maps illustrates racial segregation by using dots. Each dot represents 25 people of a certain race, with red r ... More >>

Louis Maxwell's forgotten murder, Part 1

​Yesterday, Eric Fischer's amazing Flickr set of maps illustrating the racial segregation and integration of various American city's went viral. Using data from the 2000 census, Fischer's maps illustrates racial segregation by using dots. Each dot represents 25 people of a certain race, with red r ... More >>

A guide to the music stages at Calle Ocho 2010

​Yesterday, Eric Fischer's amazing Flickr set of maps illustrating the racial segregation and integration of various American city's went viral. Using data from the 2000 census, Fischer's maps illustrates racial segregation by using dots. Each dot represents 25 people of a certain race, with red r ... More >>

Two South Florida guys invent faux underwear to circumvent Opa-locka's ban on saggy pants

​Yesterday, Eric Fischer's amazing Flickr set of maps illustrating the racial segregation and integration of various American city's went viral. Using data from the 2000 census, Fischer's maps illustrates racial segregation by using dots. Each dot represents 25 people of a certain race, with red r ... More >>

Ghetto Shorts May Be Big Moneymaker and Way to Circumvent the Law

​Opa-locka is unique. There's outlandish Arabian-style architecture. Gunfights take place in the open. And in 2007, city commissioners passed a law prohibiting -- and Riptide is not making this up -- saggy pants. Now a couple of South Florida entrepreneurs have patented a pants design aimed at s ... More >>

Brawl-tastic! Teacher Owes $700 in Tickets, Takes on Parking Officer

​Remember that movie Falling Down, where Michael Douglas goes on a violent rampage against the everyday nuisances and obstacles of urban life? If you believe a police account, Miami-Dade Public Schools elementary substitute Rolanda Benjamin is Miami's real-life William Foster -- although, thankful ... More >>

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 >>

French Handball Mania to Throttle Miami This Weekend

Our sources tell us this is a handball.The Marlins settled for 600 fans per home game last year. The Panthers are literally giving away tickets. Minor-league soccer squad Miami FC is hemorrhaging cash. So you might think it'd be foolhardy to bet big bucks on Miamians attending the championship of ... More >>

No Child Left To Die

Our sources tell us this is a handball.The Marlins settled for 600 fans per home game last year. The Panthers are literally giving away tickets. Minor-league soccer squad Miami FC is hemorrhaging cash. So you might think it'd be foolhardy to bet big bucks on Miamians attending the championship of ... More >>

Rappers' Slight

Flo Rida and Missy Elliott at Sunset Place?

Rick Ross Spins a New One

The Bo$$, Chief of Miami, Rick the Ruler will thrill ya.

DJ Khaled's Annual Birthday Bash TONIGHT

The Bo$$, Chief of Miami, Rick the Ruler will thrill ya.

Criminal Minded

Local hip-hopper Jediah has a debut album ready to drop, a penchant for feuds, major-league hype — and a lot of tattoos

Chuck-tastic

Money. Money. Money. It could be yours.

Rolex vs. Rollexx

A watch company and a strip joint face off

Hustlin' Flow

Unconstrained by crunk, unconfined by law, Rick Ross defines only himself

The Miami Strangler, Part 2

Eight years later, a dead girl's family awaits justice

Kiss and Expel

Miami Police administrators dole out cold-hearted dating advice

Apollo Kid

Miami Mourns

The Grinders

Miami Mourns

Local Heroes

Miami Mourns

Born in a Bad Way

Today he's a music mogul, an inner-city impresario, but yesterday was a different story

Thug Paradise

Tricky Daddy Dollars brings a little of Northwest Miami to South Beach

Opa-locka Anthem

Street Money, Volume 1

Buried Treasure

Take a tour of South Florida's best roots stash

Jiang Zemin Stuns World, Embraces Democracy

Letters from the issue of July 13, 2000

Letters

Letters from the issue of July 13, 2000

COPing an Attitude

Some inner-city volunteers are questioning Miami's Citizens on Patrol crime-watch program

God Dammed

Already saturated with houses of worship, Opa-locka tells the Jehovah's Witnesses, "Thou shalt not build"

Cheap Thrills

Already saturated with houses of worship, Opa-locka tells the Jehovah's Witnesses, "Thou shalt not build"

Letters

Already saturated with houses of worship, Opa-locka tells the Jehovah's Witnesses, "Thou shalt not build"

Beacon of Hope

Students who can't overcome the alienation of inner-city public schools are finding their thrill on Beacon Hill

Save the Toursits! Save the Economy!

And to hell with life in Miami's black ghettos

From The Back of the Bus to the Driver's Seat

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Letters

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Young & Restless

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Cover Story

Miami's black community finally gets an honest shot at the county commission, and the scramble among candidates is on

Shooting Star

As half of the local rap duo Young & Restless, Charles Trahan is talented and popular. But he isn't bulletproof.

Black Death

As half of the local rap duo Young & Restless, Charles Trahan is talented and popular. But he isn't bulletproof.