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DJ Khaled Wilding Out!!!

Monday Night: OZONE Awards at the James L. Knight Center

The Party Crasher - Lil Wayne's Birthday Bash

DJ Khaled's Annual Birthday Bash TONIGHT

The Party Crasher – DJ Khaled’s Annual Birthday Blowout at Mansion

The Party Crasher - Khaled and Ace Hood Celebrate We The Best Records

Last Night: SummerFest 2008 at BankAtlantic Center

DJ Khaled Album Out Today; Does In-Store at Best Buy in Pembroke Pines

DJ Khaled Has Not Been Killed in a High-Speed Bentley Chase, DJ Khaled Claims

In one of the more outrageous celebrity-death rumors we've heard (FYI: Eminem, Blossom, and Doogie Howser are indeed alive) various blogs have been reporting that Miami pseudo-star DJ Khaled led cops on a three-hour Bentley chase through Los Angeles streets before killing himself. A white-Bentley- ... More >>

Best Local Music Albums of 2008

Power to the people.

Beyond the Hood

DJ Khaled drops We Global.

Trilla, Trilla Nights

Rick Ross proves he’s still the boss.

Green's Video Gold

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

DJ Khaled

"Holla at Me" (Koch)

Hip-hop Honeymoon

This Memorial Day Weekend, R&B songbirds soothe the ruffneck rabble

A Club Guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2009

This Memorial Day Weekend, R&B songbirds soothe the ruffneck rabble

The Name Says It All

This Memorial Day Weekend, R&B songbirds soothe the ruffneck rabble

Prunk TV featuring DJ Khaled

When Lil Wayne said, "Miami is my home. I'm home, bitch.," it felt really good. I am a Miami native, born here. When Khaled mentioned that he had seen me on WSHH in the studio with Mack Maine and Kevin Rudolf, I felt like I just won a certificate of eligibility.    I love Miami and I lov ... More >>

Wednesday Blog Watch: Heat_R Photos and Hip-Hop MP3s

via lividrecords.comThe Crumbs are recording a new 10" for Livid Records.​*The party Heat_r is back up and running, bringing indie electro back to Fort Lauderdale, now at Exit 66. We heard it was pretty well-attended. The party's ostensible web site, though, which was at heatrparty.com, seems to h ... More >>

DJ Khaled and McDonald's Whipped Cream on His Nose: A Love Story

Miami transplant, part-time rapper/producer and full-time nonsensical screamer DJ Khaled is the master of extolling the virtues of shit most people find worthless and/or despicable. Such as his own musical prowess: who but DJ Khaled could scream, with great frequency and without irony, that DJ Khale ... More >>

DJ Khaled Nearly Convinces us that We Want a McCafe Hot Chocolate

Miami transplant, part-time rapper/producer and full-time nonsensical screamer DJ Khaled is the master of extolling the virtues of shit most people find worthless and/or despicable. Such as his own musical prowess: who but DJ Khaled could scream, with great frequency and without irony, that DJ Khale ... More >>

New Track by West Palm's Karbeen Mafia, Featuring Schife and Toedown, "Getting to the Money"

Props to Crown the South for pointing out a new song from West Palm's own Karbeen Mafia, "Getting to the Money," that popped up over the weekend. Karbeen frontman Schife, whose production work with Fat Joe caught Crossfade's attention in the fall, has also cooked tracks recently for Trina, Rick Ross ... More >>

DJ Khaled: Still the best?

Props to Crown the South for pointing out a new song from West Palm's own Karbeen Mafia, "Getting to the Money," that popped up over the weekend. Karbeen frontman Schife, whose production work with Fat Joe caught Crossfade's attention in the fall, has also cooked tracks recently for Trina, Rick Ross ... More >>

Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Capleton, Barrington Levy, and Others Added to Best of the Best Lineup

CC by 2.0, via xxmisa on Flickr​Over the past 15 years or so, Jamaican dancehall has been fusing more and more with American urban music. It's really been reflected in the last few in the lineup of Best of the Best, the biggest dancehall-centric concert of the year in South Florida. Hip-hop artist ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Adela, Pitbull, DJ Khaled and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- DJ Khaled continues to ride the wave of success that his song "All I Do Is Win" has garnered. Since releasing the song, he's received tons of iTunes downloads for it. So I guess as a thank you of sorts, Khaled recruits pretty much all of the most relevant rappers of ... More >>

Best of the Best 2010 Spotlight: Barrington Levy

Barrington Levy has had two musical lives, it seems, in the past few decades. There was his first one, as a wildly popular singer of reggae and a splash of early dancehall, a career which began in the '70s and netted him hits like "Collie Weed" and "Under Mi Sensi." His second musical life, though, ... More >>

Best of the Best 2010 Spotlight: Serani

The 27-year-old Serani's 2008 single, "No Games," with its sped-up, hiccuping beat and indelible chorus, was everywhere that year. A debut album of the same name followed in 2009, but since then, he's been working to prove he's no one-hit wonder. Newer songs like "When It's Cold," "Naked," and "Roma ... More >>

Best of the Best 2010 Spotlight: Mr. Vegas

One of the biggest stars of current urban Jamaican music, Mr. Vegas was among young artists leading the charge in the '90s to take dancehall in a more American-influenced direction. His smash hits fused sparse riddims with plenty of hip-hop swagger and R&B melodic flavor, and his recent synth-he ... More >>

Best of the Best 2010 Spotlight: Cocoa Tea

Born Calvin George Scott, Cocoa Tea hails from Kingston and carries on the island's reggae tradition. The early/mid-'80s saw him flirting with early dancehall stylings on chilled-out songs like "I Lost My Sonia" and "Too Young." But when dancehall veered into more aggressive, hip-hop-influenced terr ... More >>

Best of the Best 2010 Spotlight: Capleton

The mere mention of Capleton anywhere fans the Internet flames, as the reggae legend has been accused, on and off, of homophobia - or, rather, for refusing to co-sign on, or about-facing from, various anti-homophobia efforts in dancehall. His defenders, however, claim that he's moved past all that a ... More >>

Concert Review: Best of the Best 2010 at Bicentennial Park, May 30

photo by Ian WitlenKhaled, Ross, and Diddy all took to the stage together for a group appearance.​Click here to view a full slideshow of photos from the concert.Best of the Best Concert With Gyptian, Barrington Levy, Capleton, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Diddy, and othersBicentennial Park, Miami ... More >>

DJ Khaled Dissed by Jacki-O: More Ridiculous Local Rap Beef

The cover of Jacki-O's forthcoming new mixtape.​We want to like Miami rapper Jacki-O. We dig her tattoos, her spitfire raps, and her scrappiness in her attempts to bounce back from a checkered past that includes a shoplifting charge and personal bankruptcy. And though she was once poised to b ... More >>

DJ Khaled's Fourth of July Bash at Sobe Live Features "the Whole World?"

​We just received this invitation for a DJ Khaled Fourth of July event at Sobe Live and noticed this incredible boast: "Featuring Appearances by THE WHOLE WORLD!" Either the Whole World is a new R&B group, or this place is gonna be packed!I mean, seriously, Khaled? The entire friggin planet is ... More >>

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​We just received this invitation for a DJ Khaled Fourth of July event at Sobe Live and noticed this incredible boast: "Featuring Appearances by THE WHOLE WORLD!" Either the Whole World is a new R&B group, or this place is gonna be packed!I mean, seriously, Khaled? The entire friggin planet is ... More >>

305 Live: Rick Ross Teflon Don Early Sales Predictions, and More Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​ -- While Rick Ross' album Teflon Don has definitely built up an insane amount of buzz over the past few months, the album was finally released this past Tuesday amidst a couple local festivities to help bring in Ross' fourth major label effort. Even though the music ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: Rich Kidd - We Don't See 'Em (Hosted by DJ Khaled)

​DJ Khaled's We The Best empire seems to be growing slowly but surely. Khaled is currently working on his 5th studio album, We The Best Forever - which is not to be confused with his previous album similarly titled We The Best, which spawned the name of the record label and studios of the same na ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: DJ EFX - Studio Session

​DJ EFX has been heavy on the South Florida mixtape scene and definitely left a mark on creating highly demanded instrumental mixtapes - as well as "Best Of" mixtapes. And more recently over the past couple years, EFX has been driven in the "Music Video DVDs" market that not a lot of people dive ... More >>

305 Live: DJ Khaled signs to Cash Money, Rick Ross & Slim Thug seem to now have beef, and more in our Local Hip Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- Apparently, DJ Khaled's contract with E1 Records (formerly KOCH Records) expired after the release of his latest album Victory, which spawned the ultra successful single "All I Do Is Win". Well, after bring affiliated with them for years, it seems that DJ Khaled h ... 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 >>

Take One Cocktail Lounge: America's Wildest Strip Club?

​Watching bare booties jiggle can be quite a cathartic activity. But is it worth getting shot in the head? Such is the quandary at the heart of North Miami's Take One Cocktail Lounge. Take One is a tiny one-room club frequented by hip-hop stars like Rick Ross and DJ Khaled and packed nightly wit ... More >>

Crossfade's Guide to Day Two at Best of the Best 2011 With Shabba, the Marleys, and Others

Throw it back and ball wit' the Diamond Princess.​Yesterday, Crossfade hooked up a guide to the first day of the Best of the Best fest. We got the mob. We got the grub. And we got the booze. But most of all, there's that block party music with rappers like the Boss Rick Ross and Travis Porter, di ... More >>

Ace Hood Talks Hustlin', Best of the Best, and Memorial Day Weekend in Miami

​Born and raised in Broward County, Ace Hood knows hard times. But he knows all about winning too. It's pretty simple. Like he barks on his latest hot hit track: "Same old shit, just a different day/Out her tryin' to get it, each and every way/Momma need a house/Baby need some shoes ... Guess w ... More >>

Ace Hood's Blood, Sweat Tears Release Party Hits Mansion August 11

​Ace Hood's career is the stuff of rap legend. A few years back, the Broward boy handed a demo to 99 Jamz's DJ Khaled in the hopes of performing at his birthday bash. Soon enough, he was the first artist to be signed to Khaled's We The Best label, distributed through Def Jam Records. That encou ... More >>

Lil Wayne And DJ Khaled Are Gonna Lose Their Miami Residency

Alex Izaguirre​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 doesn't like how Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled use Miami but don't give back to the Magic City. I've got a m ... More >>

Lil Wayne, Puff Daddy, and DJ Khaled get a deadline

Alex Izaguirre​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 doesn't like how Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled use Miami but don't give back to the Magic City. I've got a m ... More >>

DJ Khaled Celebrates 36th Birthday at Mansion, 210 People on Facebook "F---ing Hate Him"

​Khaled bin Abdul Khaled -- DJ Khaled for short -- is turning 36 this month, and the legendary radio personality, label executive, and accomplished music producer will be celebrating the date of his birth in prime Washington Avenue style. Hosted by 99 Jamz's Felisha Monet, Khaled's birthday bash ... More >>

DJ Khaled's Birthday Bash at Mansion November 25

​Khaled bin Abdul Khaled -- DJ Khaled for short -- is turning 36 this month, and the legendary radio personality, label executive, and accomplished music producer will be celebrating the date of his birth in prime Washington Avenue style. Hosted by 99 Jamz's Felisha Monet, Khaled's birthday bash ... More >>

DJ Khaled's "I'm On One": Five Reasons Why It Was 2011's Most Miami-Tastic Music Video

The Metromover's THE BEST!​Pitchfork just declared "I'm On One"-- DJ Khaled's melancholy baller anthem featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross -- one of the ten best tracks of 2011. That's fine. But how could they not mention the video? As Miamians, when we watched this vid, we felt as if our ... More >>