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World Cup of Hip-Hop Finale in Miami: “We Took It to the Streets”

By Jacob Katel
Apr 20, 2015

Derrick N. Ashong was living in Qatar when he first heard N.W.A. say, "Fuck tha police!" The political nature of gangsta rap set a fire in him that has yet to be put out. For the Ghana-born, Flatbush-raised MC, TV host, and band leader, hip-hop offers a crucial record of...
Tomas Diaz Talks “Suky” and Going to Cuban Jail for Rock ’n’ Roll

By Jacob Katel
Apr 15, 2015

"Suky" is a song, a dance, and a worldwide phenomenon by Miami's own Tomas Diaz. The international singing sensation went from jail in Cuba for playing dangerous music to backing Bruce Springsteen, touring with Phish, co-founding Spam Allstars, and recording his new solo project. He recently inked a deal with...
Project Stacks Talks Liberty City’s Pork ’n’ Beans Projects and #BikesUpGunsDown

By Jacob Katel
Apr 8, 2015

Liberty City's Pork ’n' Beans Projects are a historic landmark in the worlds of street life, music, and entertainment. But for Project Stacks they're also a home to be proud of. The rapper, known for his My Block mixtape series, can be found hosting and performing at Take One, Coco's,...
George Clinton Funks Up WMC's 30th Anniversary

By Jacob Katel
Mar 26, 2015

George Clinton is one of the God particles of hip-hop. Like James Brown before him, his crucial contributions to the world of funk form the basis of rap as we know it. Not just the samples, the breaks, the ripoffs, and the re-writes, but the classics. From De La Soul's...
Walshy Fire: "I'm Starting a Miami Bass Label Called Planet Raux"

By Jacob Katel
Mar 26, 2015

Ever since joining Major Lazer, Walshy Fire has been circling the globe, dropping bass, and inciting international party crowds into wild, explosive, and twerkelated versions of themselves. It's the logical progression for a Jamaican kid from Carol City who picked up on music early and never let it go. First...

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