Eminem

The U.S. Military Torture Mix Tape

Eminem to Perform for Mandela?

Videocy

Good and bad, music videos gave us something to talk about this year

Hate It or Love It

The Anger Management Tour may be mainstream hip-hop's high-water mark, but has it poisoned the well?

T.I.

Paper Trail (Atlantic)

Junc Ops

2013 (Circuitree Records)

Super Groups

Our fantasy draft for the Super Bowl halftime show.

She's a Lady, Yo

Make way for the S-O-V at M3

Bum Rap

50 Cent wants to be an actor, but he's not

Incredible Video Vixen Moments in MTV History

50 Cent wants to be an actor, but he's not

This Just In

50 Cent wants to be an actor, but he's not

Basshead

Eminem's World

Usher, Kanye West

Eminem's World

Underrated

D12 is rich, famous, and better than you think

BEST CONCERT OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

Gotan Project at Level

Mind Games

Can hip-hop music be saved? The students of Booker T. Washington High School say yes

Kid606

Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You (Ipecac)

Still in the Hood

Can Ray "Benzino" Scott's new hip-hop club survive his reputation?

Detritus

The world turns around 50 Cent

Over-the-Top Hip-Hop

That well-publicized death threat? It's called marketing

Different Slides for Older Guys

Brooooce! -- and the year in pop music

Country Cure

An addict falls off the Kendall Karaoke and into a vat of Vanilla

Eminem

The Eminem Show (Aftermath)

Money Talks

In our pure sales culture, the Latin Grammy protesters could learn a hip-hop lesson

White Squall

What does the future hold for Eminem?

Best Jukebox

King Stable Bar and Lounge

A Country B-Boy Survives

Kid Rock flips 1999's dismal script in his favor

The Arsonists

As the World Burns (Matador)

Just Call Him Slim Shady

As the World Burns (Matador)

Purple Popcorn

As the World Burns (Matador)

MP3 of the Day: "Fountain of Youth" by Purple Popcorn, Playing White Room This Friday

​The local hard rock-rap band Purple Popcorn does, in fact, rock, but has gotten most of its recognition from stomping all over pop hip-hop. In the early days of its formation two years ago, the band pummeled both Soulja Boy's "Crank That" and Chris Brown's "Kiss Kiss," and in so doing added some ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: The Top Ten Greatest Rappers Alive (Let the Haterade Rain....)

via lilwayne-online.comDid Weezy make the cut?​Self-proclaimed "greatest rapper alive" Lil Wayne performs Sunday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. That boast had serious clout when Tha Carter III dropped last year. But with Weezy's ruinous rock album Rebirth in delay hell -- latest news has i ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Jacki-O, Jim Jonsin, Rick Ross and more

​ -- Basic Vocab has just released their album A Better Way. The album will officially receive its nationwide release on April 27th, but they did a special iTunes early release this past Tuesday where you can get the album at $7.99 for a limited time. Conscious hip-hop from Miami never sounded thi ... More >>

Kanye West "Power" vs. Eminem/Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie": Which Wins?

​No two songs have gotten more music publicity lately than Kanye West's "Power" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie." We've been hearing about how good their videos will be for weeks now, but what will make this showdown possibly even bigger than the Kanye vs. 50 Cent Rolling Stone cover? It's defi ... More >>

Top 10 List of Whiteys Who Might Get Away With Using the N-Word

Pets 4 Dawn via flickr Oh no she didn't!​ The second the N word left Dr. Laura Schlessinger's mouth on her nationally syndicated radio show last week she must have known she started another N word related crap storm. Dr. Laura doesn't have near the street cred a white person needs to get a ... More >>

Jay-Z and Eminem Bring Surprise Guests Kanye, Chris Martin, Dr. Dre, and More on Stage

​Unfortunately not all big shows can launch their tours in Miami. We get that. But when we heard that last night's Jay-Z/ Eminem concert in New York -- the first in the new Yankee Stadium -- had a ton of special musical guests, we just had to share some footage we found.Their special guests includ ... More >>

Eminem and Bruno Mars Lead the Grammy Nominations, While Miami Gets No Love

via eminem.com​Eminem was the name on everyone's lips during last night's Grammy nominations special. The Detroit rapper stole the show with ten nominations. They included nods for Record of the Year (for "Love the Way You Lie"), Album of the Year (for Recovery), Best Rap Solo Performance (for ... More >>

53rd Grammy Awards = 15 Minutes of Fun!

Photo by wireimage.com via grammy.comCee Lo acid puppets = Fun!​Did you waste three hours of your life watching the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards last night? Well, congrats ... You got almost 15 minutes of genuine entertainment out of the deal. For one, Bieber took a beating at the hands of Best ... More >>

Lollapalooza 2011 Announces Lineup With Eminem, Girl Talk, DFA 1979, and 122 Others

​It's time to start planning your road trip to Lollapalooza land 'cause King Perry Farrell just released his 125-name guestlist for this August's three-day Grant Park extravaganza. And if you don't wanna be left at the gate, crying and clawing the dirt like a pauper, you better buy a full-weekend ... More >>

From Traci Lords to Eminem: Five Music Videos With Porn Star Cameos

Adult film star, Sasha Grey​Eminem's new video for "Space Bound" has been generating quite a bit of internet chatter. While the video's intense finale (which depicts the rapper committing suicide) has garnered a little attention, most of the buzz has revolved around the video's leading lady, porn ... More >>

Atmosphere's MC Slug and Ant Gonna Paint That Shit Gold September 16

Atmosphere's MC Slug knows what to do when life hands you lemons.​The sensitive MC has always been a rare figure in hip-hop. While the early 2000s did see a spike in "politically conscious" backpack rappers like Talib Kweli and Mos Def (both of whom took a page from Common's socio-empathetic rhy ... More >>

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 >>

Atmosphere at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 16

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 >>

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

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 >>

Reader mail: "Eminem is the greatest rapper alive"

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 >>

Top Ten Romantic Revenge Songs

​Today is Dave Coulier's birthday. And unless you've been hiding out in the Tanner's basement with Jodie Sweetin and a meth pipe for the last two decades, you oughta know that Alanis Morissette's biggest single, "You Oughta Know" is allegedly about Dave Coulier, AKA Uncle Joey from Full House. "Cu ... More >>

Calling Battle Rappers! Enter Red Bull EmSee Miami and Win a Trip to the Finals in Atlanta

Mangle that mike like Marshall Mathers.​Can you spit faster and farther than any other chump-ass rapper in the 305? Well, homie, WTF are you waiting for? Write a few rhymes, guzzle some energy drank, and go check out the United States of Amerikkka's baddest battle rap contest, Red Bull Emsee. T ... More >>

Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap

​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 says hip-hop artists are never too old to stop rapping.Rick Ross recently celebrated his 36th birthday. Some folks might ... More >>

2 Live Crew's Uncle Luke: No Mandatory Retirement for Rappers!

​A memo from Uncle Luke to all y'all haters who seem to think the hip-hop industry should institute some sorta superstrict mandatory retirement policy ... Screw you. That shit's ageist. In today's edition of Luke's Gospel, entitled "Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap," New Tim ... More >>

Aging rappers such as Rick Ross and Jay-Z are still on top

​A memo from Uncle Luke to all y'all haters who seem to think the hip-hop industry should institute some sorta superstrict mandatory retirement policy ... Screw you. That shit's ageist. In today's edition of Luke's Gospel, entitled "Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap," New Tim ... More >>