Mixtape of the Week: Gunplay’s new project with P-Cutta
Mixtape of the Week: Gunplay’s new project with P-Cutta
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Song Spotlight: Jovi Rockwell – “Applebum (Remix)”
Jovi Rockwell is one of the most talented people you’ll meet. Hailing from Jamaica, her island roots are deep and intact to her sound and her presence. She has been in between Miami and Jamaica for a number of years now, but does call Miami her “home…” Well, at least…
305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Adela, Pitbull, DJ Khaled and more
— 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…
Mixtape of The Week: Gunplay – Don Logan Mixtape (Hosted by P-Cutta)
Gunplay has been doing the artist thing for a long time now. First time a lot of people heard him was on the “Represent (Remix)” with Trick Daddy and others. He’s come a long way since then. He’s been part of Triple C’s for almost a decade now and has…
Song Spotlight: Phresh James featuring Jigg – “Killers”
Both Phresh James and Jigg have had previous “Song Spotlights” in the past. So it seems natural that they’re collaborative track gets a little notice as well. Phresh and Jigg are both working on their respective projects and are heavy in the recording process. Over the last week or so,…
305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Luke, Ghostwridah, Brianna and more
Miami New Times columnist and Miami bass legend Luther “Luke” Campbell will be honored at this year’s rendition of the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, along with the group he made history with: the 2 Live Crew. The awards show will be taped on June 3rd, and then will air on June…
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Mixtape Of The Week: Brisco – OG Kush
We’ve been waiting for Brisco’s official debut album Street Medicine for a couple years now. Being that he’s backed by Cash Money Records and Poe Boy Records, you can expect Street Medicine to be a monumental release. Or atleast we hope so. Well, to keep the streets satisfied, Brisco released…
Song Spotlight: Serum, Oz the Arc Raider, and LMS – “At The End Of Dreams”
Two Miami emcees (Serum, LMS) team up with another emcee from Virginia (Oz) for an epic track entitled “At The End Of Dreams”. Serum, LMS and Oz the Arc Raider team up and really give you something special on this one. No hook, no bridge – just straight verses after…
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…
Mixtape of the Week: Webbz – God’s Plan
Webbz brings the long awaited God’s Plan project to life. Its technically a mixtape, but most definitely sounds and plays out more like a street album. And with Dade Dilla, Midus and God himself serving as executive producers – God’s Plan has some of Webbz’s best work yet.The mixtape starts…
Song Spotlight: Lo-Boy featuring Rick Ross – “Get It In”
Str8 Drop Records artist Lo-Boy has been slowly buzzing around Miami in the past couple months. Late last year, Lo-Boy released a Dade County approved anthem of sorts with “Git Ghetto”. It was a very dramatically produced track that had to have been made specifically for all the local Miamians…
305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Pitbull, Jigg, Ghostwridah and more
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 and premiered it via…
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Song Spotlight: Saheed – “The Up’s”
Saheed is one of Miami hip-hop’s hidden stars. His rapid fire flow tinged with a dose of boom-bap is incredibly refreshing to hear. Sometimes you get tired of hearing rap records about dope boys and rims. That’s where Saheed comes to fill the void. He pretty much stands clear of…
305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from P.M., Poe Boy, Ghostwridah, the C-9 family and more
— 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 16th, however, it…
Mixtape of the Week: Phatz – Palm Trees & Bomb Weed
Palm Trees & Bomb Weed is an authentic product exported out of the streets of Carol City. Phatz, a native of Carol City, puts together a collective of songs displaying his ability to stay fresh in rhyme, and in style. The word “swag” has pretty much been used to exhaustion,…
Song Spotlight: LMS “On The Run”
Hialeah’s LMS is one of Miami’s most outspoken rappers. He’s been active in Miami’s hip-hop scene for a while now. From entering freestyle battles, to hosting and throwing events; LMS has worked through many years of paying his dues. This past December he released a street album/mixtape on New Era…
305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Trina, Basic Vocab, and Rahsaan
— Trina is gearing up for her new album Amazin’ to hit stores on May 4th. With appearances by Keri Hilson, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Lady GaGa, Monica, and others Normal false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes;…
Mixtape Of The Week: Wizard Sleeve – Gangsta Bass In The Magic City Mixtape
Lex-One and Mike Beatz have been staples in South Florida’s hip-hop scene. Having released tons of group and solo projects (Monster Ink, Major League, more), they’ve shown that hip-hop is deep rooted in their sound. Fast forward to 2010, and these guys have transformed everything they’ve worked on in the…
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Song Spotlight: Jigg – “Over (Freestyle)”
In what’s seeming to be the instrumental of the moment, you couldn’t log online or download a mixtape for a week or so without hearing yet another “Over” freestyle. “Over” being the first single from Drake’s official debut album, Thank Me Later. With months of hype surrounding the ominous first…
305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Brisco, Mayday, Jovi Rockwell, and More
–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 Legend. You may…
Mixtape of the Week: Rick Ross – A Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection
As Rick Ross preps the release of his fourth studio album, Teflon Don, Rick Ross gathers a team of DJs to collaboratively release an official mixtape that will serve as the warm-up of sorts for the album. The mixtape is interestingly titled A Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection. Presumably a play…
Song Spotlight: Anjui Stars – “Paper (Jamrock Riddim Remix)”
Local singer/emcee Anjuli Stars first got her first taste of success when Pitbull picked up her song “Raindrops” for his 2006 album El Mariel. Her vocals and soothing acoustic guitar strums were remixed behind hip-hop drums to create an updated version. Pitbull then laid his own emotional verses on top…