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Miami's Memorial Day Weekend 2013 Party Guide

Everyone's 'bout to get long-weekend wild. It's almost Memorial Day in Miami. There are way too many megaclub and nudie bar parties. But "yeah, yeah, uh," we're still gonna attend 'em all. As Mr. Trinidad says: "Got new shoes, got new clothes ... We got bad bitches and a ton of brew." It's work ... More >>

Lil Wayne's Doctor Says 'No Flying!' After Seizure: Will Weezy Ever Rap Again?

It was the second seizure heard 'round the rap world. A year after Rick Ross suffered a pair of mid-flight epileptic episodes, Lil Wayne's private jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas following the Young Money Cash Money capo's own medical nightmare at 30,000 feet. As a result of ... More >>

BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Nominations: Rick Ross Gets Trampled by Kanye West

And the nominees are ... Kanye West, a handful of other MCs, and seven websites. During 106 and Park last night, actor-comedian Mike Epps announced that he'd be reprising his role as host of BET's annual Hip-Hop Awards, airing October 9, and revealed some of this year's nominees. Yeezy was nomin ... More >>

Lil Wayne Re-Ups Retirement Rumors: "Rap Is Taking a Backseat to Skating"

Weezy is bored. Ever since Lil Wayne got outta the clink after serving eight months on Rikers Island for "attempted criminal possession of a weapon," he's been dropping clues about retiring to a life of chillin' with his kids, writing memoirs, watching 18 hours of ESPN per day, managing his $100-mi ... More >>

Six Best Hip Hop Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

​A faint ringing noise tickles our inner ear, the result of a lifetime's worth of WMC pool parties, electronic music cruises, and afterhours ragers cramped into one bleepity-bloopity-filled week of house music. After far too many dates with Molly (and 28 Vicks Vapor Inhalers later), we're regret ... More >>

Celebrate Tupac's 40th Birthday in ATL With Afeni Shakur, Erykah Badu, and Mike Epps

​On June 16, 1971, a little thug by the name of Tupac Amaru Shakur came screaming into this world. He was the son of Black Panther Party members, a scrawny kid with a big mouth, who grew up in the streets during the crack epidemic, studied ballet and jazz at a fancy Baltimore arts school, and b ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: DJ Ideal & Hometeam - Andre Benjamin Is...

​When you think of DJ Ideal, you'll probably remember him best for his wide takeover in the mixtape scene a couple of years ago. His Lil Jon tinged "Bottom Bitch" sound byte was just about as show stopping as Don Canon's "Canon" sample. From about 2003-2007, DJ Ideal made incredible strides toward ... More >>

MP3: New Dead Prez Track "This Is Life," Produced by Miami Beat Wave

Art by Dekal via Public Wizard​It's still bigger than hip-hop for Dead Prez. Just listen to their new Miami Beat Wave produced track "This Is Life," with lyrics like, "In your chromosomes, buried in your DNA, is somebody that's waiting to get free today. Either man up or you could take the easy wa ... More >>

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A Lesson In How To Get Money feat. Pluck from Ink Music Group

image via amagill's flickr Jorge Marquez a.k.a. Pluck from Ink Music Group is in the middle of brokering the deal between Diddy and Xplicit for his role in the song Diddy Bop, produced by Isaac Opus. I asked him some questions about what he and his company do.This interview is an excellent r ... More >>

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