Pitbull (Rapper)

Pitbull Drops Rap Response to Jay-Z, Beyonce's Cuba Visit, Offers to Pay for Trip

Senator Marco Rubio suggested that Jay-Z and Beyoncé have "no interest in Cuban People's freedom." And U.S. Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart said that the pair's recent visit "funds the machinery of oppression." Pero, their constituent, Miami native, and Cuban-American ra ... More >>

Miami Subs Grill Expands to the Middle East, South Beach

Looks like the Middle East is going to have to get used to saying "Dale" because Miami Subs, renamed the New Miami Subs Grill, is planning on a mega expansion into the part of the Middle East known as the Gulf Coast Countries.The south Florida fast food chain has inked a deal with Saudi Arabian c ... More >>

Win a Free Lunch With Pitbull at Miami Subs! Daleee!

See also "Miami Subs and Pitbull Announce Brand Revamp, World Expansion." Sí, Mr. Worldwide (formerly Mr. 305) is a one-man multinational corporation. So when he isn't peddling low-calorie Voli Vodka at South Beach liquor stores or hawking Sheets Energy Strips to Walmart shoppers in the most remot ... More >>

Miami Subs and Pitbull Announced Brand Revamp, World Expansion

In a private party for franchise owners and key employees, Miami Subs chief executive Richard Chwatt announced a partnership with recording artist Pitbull that will see a major rebranding and expansion of the restaurant chain.The Fort Lauderdale-based company, which formed in the 1980's, hit its str ... More >>

#KeepPitbull305 Fails to Save Mr. Worldwide From #ExilePitbull Trolls and Kodiak, Alaska

See also "Internet Trolls Try to Exile Pitbull to a Walmart on 'the Frozen Alaskan Island of Kodiak.'" Thirteen days ago, the trolls at SomethingAwful.com attempted to hijack an online Walmart and Energy Sheets® promo campaign "offer[ing] customers the chance to win a visit by Mr. Worldwide." The ... More >>

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'Pitbull Sucks' Rant Scores 3.8 Million Views Overnight and Triggers YouTube Comment War

​Pitbull is the latest celebrity victim of a cyber-bullying attack. The 31-year-old rapper was virtually panned on YouTube by an "underage" kid who calls himself the "#1 Taylor Swift Fan." YouTube user F7Mx shits on everything from Pit's lyrics to his Spanglish catchphrases, even questions Armand ... More >>

Calle Ocho 2012: An 11-Stage Music and Entertainment Guide

​It feels like only yesterday that we were shaking our hips with Gloria Estefan in a record-breaking 119,969-person conga line at Calle Ocho. But that was March of 1988, Reagan was in still office, and Miami New Times was only a fortnightly newspaper, not the massive multimedia empire that it is ... More >>

Premio Lo Nuestro 2012 at American Airlines Arena February 16

Pitbull Cancels Club 305 Cruise, Avoids Maritime Disaster

​Following Costa Concordia's horrific disaster-at-sea, competing cruise line Royal Caribbean has managed to avoid their own maritime mishap thanks to Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull. Armando Christian Perez's Club 305 Cruise has been cancelled, but questions as to why the "magical voyage" with Pitbull, P ... More >>

Premio Lo Nuestro Predictions, Inspired by Failed Pitbull Interview Attempt

​The never-ending awards show season reaches its apex next week when Univision beams the Premio Lo Nuestro to millions of families all across the Americas. On Thursday, February 16, the Spanish-language network will honor a cross-section of Latin music artists at the American Airlines Arena. Amo ... More >>

Miami Marlins Real New Uniforms Leaked To Riptide

​Does Jeffrey Loria lie awake at night, in his Britto-decorated pajamas, trying to think of new ways to be disgusting? Tomorrow night--11/11/11!-- the owner of the mediocre baseball collective soon-to-be-formerly known as the Florida Marlins will throw his crowning gala at the new stadium. To com ... More >>

Help Pitbull Beat Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars at the American Music Awards

​Armando Christian Pérez is a boss. El tipo es tremendo performer, Dr. Pepper's best bilingual spokesperson, y Miami's biggest act since Gloria Estefan. Pitbull is undeniably one of pop music's favorite male artists. And no, not just in our Cuban-American eyes, but in the eyes of the 2011 Ameri ... More >>

Is Pitbull's New Planet Pit App Worth Its $9.99 Price Tag?

The new Planet Pit app's home screen.​Nobody would accuse Pitbull of being a slouch in the business department. To paraphrase another rapper, the great Jay Z, Pitbull isn't a businessman, he's a business, man. The former Mr. 305 -- now firmly Mr. Worldwide -- seemingly never met a new product id ... More >>

Five Rappers Dumb Enough to Get DUIs in Honor of Flo Rida's Drunk-Driving Arrest

via Miami-Dade Corrections​Crossfade is a firm believer in designated drivers. Drunk driving can not only kill you, but it can kill someone else and ruin the lives of their friends and family. We also believe rappers have a lot of money. We believe this because we watch MTV Cribs. But in the mi ... More >>

Calle Ocho 2011 music guide

Crossfade's Music Guide to Calle Ocho 2011

Yo Mr. 305, isn't that a little formal for the Pep Boys parking lot?​Why, amigos, are any of us willing to settle for a world where Calle Ocho comes only once a year? We here at New Times say: "Screw that noise. We demand more. Perfectly greasy arepas, warm Presidente, and pure party music sho ... More >>

Pitbull Celebrates His 30th Birthday Tomorrow at Play

​Though these days he may be known as Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull will always be Mr. 305 here in the M.I.A. Which is why it's only fitting that Miami's own mayor celebrates his 30th birthday at South Beach's Club Play tomorrow night. The party, called Pitbull Birthday Affair, will feature DJs Laz and ... More >>

Pitbull at Bongo's Cuban Cafe December 17

Pitbull Lights the Tree on Fire at Power 96's South Pole Party at Bongo's December 17

Pit says: "Quemar el arbol!"​Can you believe there was a time when Pitbull (AKA Don Armando Christian Pérez) couldn't even get his party jams played on Power 96? Back in the day, OG supporter and booty bass legend Luther Campbell tried pushing the radio station's jocks to slip some of Pit's earl ... 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 >>

Three New Pitbull-Featuring MP3s: "Gimme a Bottle" and Two More

photo via Fox Fuse​Before Lil Wayne went away, as they say, he was the omnipresent rapper. Lil Wayne was on everything, to the point that when our sister paper the OC Weekly ran this (what seemed obviously) satirical story saying he would collaborate on a High School Musical soundtrack, peopl ... 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 >>

Best of the Best 2010 Spotlight: Machel Montano

This thirtysomething singer holds it down for Trinidad on this bill, one of the few artists here to represent soca. Still, if anyone has a shot at bringing the Caribbean style over into the mainstream, it's Machel Montano. While he's been recording and releasing albums since his teen years, in recen ... More >>

Pitbull headlines the Pepsi Musica Super Bowl Fan Jam

Lil Jon talks Crunk Rock, Pitbull, and fine wine

National Media Weighs in on Pitbull's Rebelution

​Pitbull's new album, Rebelution, officially came out yesterday, though in these parts we've been hearing lead singles "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Hotel Room Service" (and even "Krazy") for what seems like forever already. And because Pitbull seems like such a Miami phenomenon, it's alm ... More >>

Pitbull's New Album, Rebelution, Out Monday

​Miami rapper Pitbull is releasing his fourth album Rebelution Monday. Some of the singles have already made it on the charts like "Krazy," which features Lil Jon, and "I Know You Want Me," which made it to number 1 in France, according to Billboard magazine.    ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Shut It Down Mixtape by Pitbull and Logan de Gaulle

​Last week, you totally blew it, missing the jumpoff for Dade County hustler Pitbull's impending album Rebelution. (I mean really ... Where is your civic pride? The guy carries the keys to our city.) You missed a backdoor taste of club bangers like "Calle Ocho," "Hotel Room Service," and "Krazy" - ... More >>

Rapper Pitbull Sued in Australia for Allegedly Punking Out on Shows

Yesterday, rapper Pitbull won the keys to the City of Miami for his work "traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami," according to one city commissioner. via Wikimedia Commons​But for all of Mr. 305's postive-image-spreadin' "world-traveling," it's a trip he's accused ... More >>

Rapper Pitbull Sued in Australia for Allegedly Punking Out on Shows

Yesterday, rapper Pitbull won the keys to the City of Miami for his work "traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami," according to one city commissioner. via Wikimedia Commons​But for all of Mr. 305's postive-image-spreadin' "world-traveling," it's a trip he's accused ... More >>

10 Music Stars Who Should Own a Piece of the Dolphins (Part 2)

​Read part one of this series here.The Miami Dolphins are for sale to the highest musical bidders. Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony have both recently bought minority shares of the franchise, leaving us all wondering: Who's next? We've compiled a list of 10 most wanted musicians with a tie to Miami ... More >>

Pitbull Wants Us to Go "Krazy"

Jay-Z Says: Vote However You Want. But I'm Hova. And I'm Voting Obama.

Pitbull's Show Gets a Fresh Layer of Paint

Baltimore DJ Dave Nada Remixes Pitbull, Trina

La India, Pitbull, and Menudo ...

Celebrate Carnaval Miami at Little Havana's Calle Ocho.

Immigrant Song

With his politically charged sophomore effort, El Mariel, Miami homeboy Pitbull bites back

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Ying Yang Twins featuring Pitbull

"Shake" (TVT Records)

Hate It or Love It

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

Natural Mystic

Fort Lauderdale's Urban Mystic is a young R&B star with an old soul

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Whose Culture?

Basshead

Miami Hip-Hop 2004

Freshly Baka-ed

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M.I.A.M.I. TVT

Letters from the Issue of June 10, 2004

Steel guitars, the Sambo Syndrome, scofflaw politicians, and Scully’s Tavern

Pup It Up

Drool over dogs

Dirt Hustlin'

Pitbull may be down with Lil' Jon, but don't let the crunk-pop aftertaste fool ya

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