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SoBeWFF Swine & Wine: Pork and Booze, Come Rain or Shine (Photos)

On Sunday evening in the courtyard of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, there were more than 19 stations serving caja china roast pork, mojitos, and wine. A live band took the stage, and songs such as Rosario's "Meneito" filled the air. As the night wore on, a light drizzle fell upon SoBeWFF's Sw ... More >>

Doma Polo Bistro: Great Start Argentine Style

Ulises Ledain opened Doma Polo Bistro this past August 23, but he's actually been in the restaurant industry in Miami for over a decade. Previously, Ledain was involved with Dolce Vita, the gelato-café with locations across Miami. For eight years, he also served many financial and consulting roles ... More >>

Volteo verde de Walmart: Los trabajadores pagan el precio

Walmart greenwashing: Workers pay the price

Pitbull Fractures His Hand, Flo-Rida's Birthday Party at LIV Tonight, and More

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Mr. 305, Pitbull, had an interesting week. He had a big concert lined up in New York with Drake and Trey Songz to promote the new "So Kodak" campaign. And he also had a video shoot scheduled with T-Pain for Pit's song "Hey Baby." But all of that suddenly came crashing ... More >>

Rick Ross Sex Tape Allegations, Pitbull Hooks Up With Kodak, and More Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Rick Ross controversies are back in the news again. It seems that constant foe 50 Cent used his website (ThisIs50.com) to post this unclear video of someone with a close resemblance to Rick Ross in a racy video clip. It was said to have been recorded way before Ross b ... More >>

305 Live: Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, and Gil Green are BET Hip Hop Awards nominated, plus DJ Obscene, Pitbull, and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​This week BET announced the nominees for its annual Hip Hop Awards, which air on Tuesday October 12th and is hosted by the always hilarious Mike Epps. We had a few Miamians score some nominations, like usual suspects Rick Ross and DJ Khaled, each picking up four noms i ... 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 >>

305 Live: Rick Ross vs. Young Jeezy beef, DJ Laz with Radio Lollipop raises $144K and More in Local Hip-Hop News

DJ Craze (photo by David "Dro" Rosario)​-- So it seems that Rick Ross has walked himself into another beef situation. After self-proclaiming victory with 50 Cent, it now seems that Mr. Rozay is aiming his sights towards labelmate and frequent collaborator (via DJ Khaled) Young Jeezy. This all ste ... More >>

MP3: Rick Ross Remixes Nicki Minaj's "Your Love"

photo by David "Dro" Rosario​How do you get rap gold at this very moment? Easy equation. Add Rick Ross, flying high onnew albumTeflon Don's critical claim and store-register success, to anything involving Nicki Minaj. Voila, the Boss' take on Nicki's track "Your Love," which leaked to the Internet ... 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 >>

Ghostwridah Discusses His New Album, In Love With My Future

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​We've featured Ghostwridah a few times over the past few months. Every post was a precursor to the In Love With My Future album that after numerous delays, was finally released on June 30 via DJBooth.net and various web sites.Ghostwridah has always been very focused an ... More >>

Q&A: DJ Obscene On Returning to Mixtapes and His New Y100 Mix Show

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​DJ Obscene has probably accomplished more at age 22 than most of the DJs doing it today. Getting an early start, he was the resident for two years at one of Miami's best parties in recent memory: Miami Live at Santos, which was voted Best Weekly Party in New Times' 200 ... More >>

305 Live: Pitbull, Plies, Mayday and More in Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​In another test of Pitbull's continued impact on the music scene, he's been nominated for the "Best Rap Artist" at this year's Teens Choice Awards. He faces some stiff competition as Jay-Z, Ludacris, Drake and Eminem are also up for the award. Fans will be able to go t ... More >>

Rick Ross, DJ Khaled Added to List of Performers at BET Awards 2010

photo by David "Dro" Rosario​It's officially music awards season, so in the hip-hop arena, expect plenty of news of accolades for this year's big names from Miami. After the recent VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, the next big event at which the 305 hopes to grab some laurels is the 2010 edition of the annual ... More >>

305 Live: Flo Rida, Iceberg, Mayday and More in Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Flo-Rida teams up with the ultra-trendy David Guetta to releases his latest single off his upcoming album The Only One. The song is also featured on the Step Up 3D soundtrack. The song is called "Club Can't Handle Me" where Flo handles the main vocals and David Guetta ... More >>

Song Spotlight: Ghostwridah Feat. Brisco - "New Shit"

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Ghostwridah has risen to the forefront of the local hip-hop scene as of late. Since he dropped his Don Cannon-produced "Red Bottoms" single in February, his stock has grown and the offers from record labels just keep pouring in. Ghost announced back in late March that ... More >>

305 Live: Rick Ross, Fat Joe, DJ Khaled and More in Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- The Rick Ross vs. Rick Ross saga continues. (Click here if you need to catch up on the background). But things are going to get a little more ugly. Former drugpin "Freeway" Ricky Ross is now trying to stop the release of Rick Ross the rapper's Teflon Don album, whic ... More >>

Rick Ross Taps Jay-Z, Drake, and Kanye For New Album

photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Despite the endless drizzle of Haterade, despite the weird YouTube videos, despite the frequent, high-profile beef wars, despite, well, everything, the hype for Rick Ross' upcoming fourth studio album, Teflon Don, only continues to build. The disc is due out this summe ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Pitbull, Cubo, DJ Craze and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​ -- Pitbull revealed yesterday that he was going to be canceling his May 31st show in Phoenix, Arizona. The cancelation comes as an open call for a protest of Arizona, after their state legislature passed the controversial Immigration Bill that has caused furious bat ... 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 >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Pitbull, Jigg, Ghostwridah and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Two of the biggest selling Latino hip-hop artists join forces for the sake of good music. Legendary rap group Cypress Hill has tapped Miami's own Pitbull to join them on their new single "Armada Latina". They recently shot a music video for the vintage sounding song an ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from P.M., Poe Boy, Ghostwridah, the C-9 family and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- Miami's P.M. (pictured on the right) is part of group Black R.E.I.G.N. with Tommy Trouble. Well, they've been tapped to be part of Live Nation & Lourdes68's Raekwon Tour, which hits a couple cities in the U.S. this Summer. The Miami date was slated for April 16t ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Brisco, Mayday, Jovi Rockwell, and More

David "Dro" Rosario​--Rick Ross is on course to bring in his fourth studio album Teflon Don very soon. This past Wednesday we posted the official pre-album mixtape. Well yesterday, Ross' official first single for Teflon Don hit the net. It's a relaxed tune called "Sweet Life" that features John Le ... More >>

More Free Music: "Red Bottoms" by Ghostwridah

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario Ghostwridah Ghostwridah is a native of South Miami. You know, that little corner of Dade County between the University of Miami campus and Dadeland Mall. He's been a mainstay in Miami's ... More >>

Rosario Flores and Antonio Carmona: Parte de Nosotros Tour Comes to Miami

¡Joder tio!  ¡La ostia!  Do you ever find yourself longing to get in touch with your true roots and reconnect with the motherland?  I'm not talking about Cuba (or Puerto Rico, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, or any other Latin countries represented in our fair city). I'm talking abo ... More >>

Reel Wrap

Our critics review a sampling from week one of the film fest.

Surf, Reggae, Roll

Kayak Man paddles to the sea

Politics and Art and Risk

Mix the first two and you will encounter the third

Letters from the Issue of June 24, 2004

Old pol, bad pickup lines, and authentic hip-hop

Old Twist

Whatever happened to the days when drag queens and porn were fun?

Much Ado

Choosing winners at the Latin Grammys is like comparing apples and oranges -- and orangutans

Room for Living

Public art that is out in the open serves multiple purposes

Shipwreck Songs

Fito Paez and the salvation of the absurd

Ring Cycle

Miami boasts a boxing legend who has kept on swinging through good times and bad. He's the king of the clubs. He's Tuto Zabala.

The Bard of Memorial Park

Cuban immigrant Eduardo Campa writes darkly astonishing accounts of life in Little Havana

A Whole World of Dance

Calendar for the week

Calendar for the week

Letters

New Year's Revolution

If you had your way, what single adjustment would you make to enhance the experience of living in South Florida?

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