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Notorious B.I.G.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Was Tupac Shakur a Homophobe? Three Signs Makaveli Loved Gay People

    At six feet, four inches and nearly 300 pounds, Suge Knight was once hip-hop's most respected feared label executive. The Death Row Records capo was often ruthless and his questionable business practices regularly involved physical violence. Rumors that he threatened to throw Vanilla Ice off a hot ... More >>

  • Music

    May 10, 2012

    Miami Rapper J. Nics Releases SNAS: The Product

    At six feet, four inches and nearly 300 pounds, Suge Knight was once hip-hop's most respected feared label executive. The Death Row Records capo was often ruthless and his questionable business practices regularly involved physical violence. Rumors that he threatened to throw Vanilla Ice off a hot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    MANIK Names His Six Most Influential Classic Jams

    Electronic dance music wunderkind MANIK (AKA Chris Manik) takes music very seriously. For one thing, he's a prolific producer with over a dozen records released on top labels like Ovum, Poker Flat, Hot Creations, and Culprit in just a few years. But Manik is also a scholar of music. Literally. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    The Worst of Coachella 2012

    See LA Weekly's complete Coachella coverage -- the top moments from Friday, April 20, four highlights from Saturday, April 21, including Black Lips' Biggie Smalls "hologram, and the five best things from Sunday, April 22. It couldn't all be great performances, decent recreational drugs, and pleasan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Coachella 2012: Snoop, Dre, Santigold, and Other Top Moments From Sunday, April 22

    See LA Weekly's complete Coachella coverage -- plus the top moments from Friday, April 20 and four highlights from Saturday, April 21, including Black Lips' Biggie Smalls "hologram." By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    J. Nics on Miami Rap, The Tribute, and The Product: "Southern Niggas Ain't Slow"

    J. Nics has the kind of voice that always sounds cool. Gravelly and guttural, it's as forceful and blunt as it is smooth and soothing. Fortunately, the rapper (appropriately nicknamed "Polar Bear Mack") has something to say. The acronymic title of his latest mixtape, SNAS: The Product, stands for " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Get Faded With Spaceghostpurrp at Eve on January 15

    ​In 1967, The Beatles released their sprawling Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band concept album, a dense wallop of cutting-edge experimental production techniques, schizophrenic survey of genres, and, most importantly, the psychedelic youth movement's most prominent statement. Really, the wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Ten Best Music Tees on the Interweb

    ​A t-shirt isn't just a cotton sack with sleeves. It's a way to speak your mind and shove your middle finger in society's face. Or it could just be something to conceal your man boobs. Music tees are an important species of the t-shirt genus, informing fellow wearers of your musical preferences w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Top Five Rap Tracks That Ripped Off Classic Rock Songs

    Does the Godfather of Heavy Metal get crunk? You bet he does. ​It seems like enough time has passed since the sweaty-armpit era of mainstream rock (otherwise known as the Nu-Metal Dark Ages) that we can finally, maybe, approach the subject of fusing hip-hop with rock and roll. It wasn't always Fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Swiss D'n'B Producer Wins Sony Acid Contest to Remix Local Ska-Fusion Act Araka

    via reverbnation.com/arakaAraka​Local band six-piece Araka cribs its name from a piece of Spanish slang that means "Watch out!" With billing like that, the music had better be suitably in-your-face. Luckily, Araka delivers, although not the aggressive attitude the name might imply. Rather, the mul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    DJ NVS Styles's Best of Biggie, Volume One Brings Back That Boom-Bap Beat

    ​Miami's DJ NVS Styles has slowly gained notoriety over the past couple years thanks to his killer mixtapes. Most recently, he released the 2010 Get Wasted mixtape that scored him a nomination for "Best Rap Mixtape Of The Year" at the SEAs (Southern Entertainment Awards), where he received a tota ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    50 Cent Starts Online Petition to Stop Diddy From Name Dropping Notorious B.I.G.

    ​Anyone who knows of 50 Cent, knows how often he's gotten into arguments and/or picked fights with people. From making skits to songs deliberately crushing his enemies, he's pretty much run the gamut. But now he may have just run out of people to have beef with -- or maybe he's just looking to hyp ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2010

    Head Spins: DJ Radamas

    ​Anyone who knows of 50 Cent, knows how often he's gotten into arguments and/or picked fights with people. From making skits to songs deliberately crushing his enemies, he's pretty much run the gamut. But now he may have just run out of people to have beef with -- or maybe he's just looking to hyp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    New Music: Kie Money Adds Another Worthy Regional Anthem With "Welcome to Broward County"

    Listen to "Welcome to Broward County" at least twice, says Kie Money​When it comes to making a regional song into a global phenomenon, gotta hand it to Jay-Z. "Empire State of Mind" isn't disappearing from the airwaves any time soon  (although we're partial to his "Brooklyn's Finest" featurin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    A Chat with Dan Black: Wonky Pop, Breakups, Biggie Smalls, and the Ultra fest

    ​A couple of months ago, British electro-indie-art-rock-retro-pop guy Dan Black made his first trip to Miami to play Dirty Hairy at LIV. (Check out a video here.) That night, he sat down with the New Times to talk about emerging music genres, ex-bandmates, copyright squabbles with the bride of B.I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from ArtOfficial, Rick Ross, Mayday, and More

    ArtOfficial​--Local hip-hop and jazz fusion group, ArtOfficial, released a new song from their new project, The Payback, which is set to release on April 23rd via free download. The song they released is actually the title track that is also called "The Payback" and features New York City's K. Spa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    MP3 of the Day: "Symphonies" by Dan Black, Playing LIV January 20

    In the early- to mid-aughts there was a huge deluge of post-Strokes revivalists that flooded and clogged the scene. Sometime around 2006, it all hit critical mass, Casablancas and Co. went on indefinite hiatus, and the thing began to die. Meanwhile, a new trend -- electro-tinged, indie pop mash-ups ... More >>

  • Music

    September 10, 2009

    Head Spins: DJ Heron

    He's addicted to hip-hop.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Miramar's The Last Heads to St. Louis for Harrah's Next iBar Star Competition

    Jacob KatelThe Last​Crossfade met Miramar's The Last at PPR101 music conference in downtown Miami where they were taking notes on the industry and performing in a showcase.We shot a quick video clip of them performing acapella in the upstairs lobby of the Hilton (freeze frame at right), and their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Unsigned Musicians, Here's Your Chance: All Access Music Conference August 8

    All Access Music ConferenceAttention all unsigned hip-hop artists, producers, and songwriters: your big break is finally here. Maybe.The All Access Music Conference will come on the weekend of August 8 to the Eden Roc Hotel (4525 Collins Ave., Miami Beach). This two-day event will allow Miami's unsu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Saturday Night: Yellowman at Respectable Street Cafe, West Palm Beach

    Yellowmanwith Spred the DubRespectable Street Cafe, West Palm BeachSaturday, June 27, 2009Better Than: Discovering sticky hydroponically grown sensimilla in your backyard.The Review:Deep rub-a-dubbing reggae in legendary West Palm Beach rock haunt Respectable Street? Why not? After all, "King" Yello ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    Girl Talk Plays the Culture Room

    Gregg Gillis's cut-and-paste is the present and future of pop music.

  • Calendar

    January 22, 2009

    Hey, Young World

    Don’t be a dumb dummy; go see Slick Rick the Ruler!

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Go S.E.E. the Notorious One

    Finally, the movie on Notorious B.I.G. hits theaters today and it seems that the anticipation for the film's release is running high. Notorious actors have been hitting the talk show circuit, Lil' Kim is up in arms about how she was portrayed, Diddy is being all dramatic on YouTube, and people are ... More >>

  • Film

    January 15, 2009

    Biggie, Small

    Notorious B.I.G., made B.L.A.N.D.

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Miami Bass Warriors "Going Back to Calle Ocho" Video Premiere

    Yesterday, we told you that Otto Von Schirach, Jose El Rey and El Tigre, who together form Miami Bass Warriors, would make their small-screen debut on Pitbull's La Esquina on mun2. Their video for (their only song?) "Going Back to Calle Ocho" -- which we're pretty sure is play on Notorious B.I.G.'s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Last Night: Paid Dues Tour at Club Cinema

    Yesterday, we told you that Otto Von Schirach, Jose El Rey and El Tigre, who together form Miami Bass Warriors, would make their small-screen debut on Pitbull's La Esquina on mun2. Their video for (their only song?) "Going Back to Calle Ocho" -- which we're pretty sure is play on Notorious B.I.G.'s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 22, 2008

    Earning the Title

    They don’t call it Best of the Best for nothing, bucko.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2008

    J-Lo's Fashion Show, A Bust

    They don’t call it Best of the Best for nothing, bucko.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Throwback Tuesdays--Dead Presidents original sample history

    They don’t call it Best of the Best for nothing, bucko.

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    Chuck Brown

    We're About the Business (Raw Venture)

  • Music

    June 28, 2007

    KRS-One and DJ Marley Marl

    Hip-Hop Lives (Koch)

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2007

    Student Art Embraces New Mediums

    Hip-Hop Lives (Koch)

  • Calendar

    March 8, 2007

    Best Elevator Music Ever

    Black Violin takes a bow

  • Music

    September 21, 2006

    Two-Five

    Who Is Two-Five? (Future Star Music Group)

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Yung Joc

    Who Is Two-Five? (Future Star Music Group)

  • Film

    March 30, 2006

    Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

    Now playing

  • Music

    September 1, 2005

    Who Shot Ya?

    Now playing

  • Music

    January 6, 2005

    Basshead

    God Body

  • Music

    December 2, 2004

    Nas

    Street's Disciple Columbia

  • Music

    July 8, 2004

    Lloyd Banks

    The Hunger for More (G-Unit/Interscope)

  • Shops and Wares

    May 13, 2004

    BEST BARBERSHOP

    Cutz

  • Music

    February 26, 2004

    Mind Games

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

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2003

    Mind Altering

    Feed your habit and get addicted to this new bookstore

  • Music

    May 22, 2003

    Against All Odds

    Dead Prez battles record companies and the white power structure

  • Music

    July 18, 2002

    God Bless the Playa

    Empty pockets still don't ever make the grade

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Say Cheese, Mr. Trick

    On the set with Miami's hip-hop big shot

  • Music

    May 1, 1997

    Rotations

    On the set with Miami's hip-hop big shot

  • Music

    October 10, 1996

    Into the Night

    On the set with Miami's hip-hop big shot

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