At one point in his life, if you were to ask Mel Buckley, AKA King Buckley, where he saw himself in ten years, he might have said on the basketball court. The former University of South Florida basketball player once earned a living playing ball overseas. But things changed, and Buckley…

We’ve been giving South Florida plenty of reasons to love #NewMusicFridays over the last few weeks, but this week is special. Kent Jones released his follow-up single to “Don’t Mind” earlier than expected. Pitbull’s prodigy Bobby Biscayne has finally given us his debut project that we’ve all been waiting for. …

After years of debate, most agree the birth of hip-hop can be traced to an exact day and place: August 11, 1973; 1520 Sedgwich Ave., Bronx, New York City. At his sister’s birthday party, a dude by the name of DJ Kool Herc used a DJing method no one had…

It seems like the “comeback” is a trending theme in South Florida hip-hop this week. Miramar resident Bizzy Crook took the more literal route, dropping his new video for “The Come Back,” in which he takes over the Miami Marine Stadium before its possible renovation this fall. Meanwhile, Little Havana’s…

As summer 16 draws closer to its unfortunate demise, Dade County’s prominent emcees are taking advantage of the season’s final moments. Trina and wifisfuneral took to the streets of Miami to shoot their new videos while Pitbull, Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis whip expensive race cars from the Port of…

The Miami hip-hop festival, Rolling Loud, will get a change of location for its third year. Since Dope Ent. founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler created the event in 2013, the two-day hip-hop music festival, which was born and raised in Wynwood, has developed a strong following throughout its short…

Miami’s rap stars have taken freestyles to a whole new this week level. DJ Khaled’s former artist Nino Brown fired back at Trick Daddy’s viral threats with his own freestyle, and Trina put her spin on Drake’s single “For Free.”  Meanwhile, Zoey Dollaz transformed a social media challenge into his…

Miami’s seasoned veterans and rising artists have been busy as hell this week. Wynwood native Thirstin Howl III paid homage to the late Sean Price alongside fellow OG spitters Sadat X and R.A. the Rugged Man. Meanwhile, Zoey Dollaz proves he does not give a shit about your furniture and…

With the release of his latest mixtape, Starvation 5, under his belt, Ace Hood is aiming to focus on the next phase of his life and career. The Broward native has spent nearly a decade dropping off his revered mixtape series and a slew of radio smash hits, but now his…

South Florida’s army of independent rappers continues to show its strength this week. While West Palm natives Malc Stewy and Wifisfuneral drop visuals for their fan’s favorite tracks, Miami rapper SIN and North Miami resident Zoey Dollaz keep Dade county hungry for more with fresh verses. Meanwhile, the anticipation for…

Julieanna “YesJulz” Goddard’s hustle as Miami’s premiere party host and Snapchat queen is taking a turn into a new medium: radio. In between flying around the country and throwing her infamous “1AM Vibes” party, the reigning it girl is busy building her brand new radio station on DJ Skee’s Dash Radio. It will…

Miami artists like DJ Khaled and Ky-Mani Marley brought all corners of hip-hop together this week. Throughout the week, DJ Khaled has been dropping verse after verse from the best lyricists in the rap game with singles like “Holy Key” and “Do You Mind.” Meanwhile, reggaeton star Farruko and Miami’s own Ky-Mani…

Miami’s top tier artists like Pitbull and Rick Ross have dropped off monumental records throughout the week. And while we wait for DJ Khaled to drop his next single off Major Key, rising artists like Bizzy Crook, Bobby Biscayne, and Denzel Curry hold it down for Dade County with fresh…

Miami’s hip-hop scene has evolved significantly since the days when 2 Live Crew, Trick Daddy, and Trina were the only  rappers representing Dade County on a national level. As the aforementioned revolutionaries encouraged a new generation of Miami artists like Rick Ross and Denzel Curry to grab the mike, rappers…

It’s Monday, which means you’re probably nursing a hangover and doing your best not to think about the fact that you’ve got a full work week waiting for you. But, whatever it is you did this weekend, it probably can’t compare to Eskeerdo’s two-day pachanga in the official visual adaptation…

Last week we saw Trick Daddy nearly lose his marbles on Facebook live, but it’s not all bad news for Miami hip-hop.  Check out the brighter side of South Florida rap and see what dropped this week that caught out attention.  5. Zoey Dollaz, “Port Au Prince.” North Miami native…

One of South Florida’s hottest hip-hop and Latin venues isn’t even in Dade County. To the north, sandwiched between the desolate wastelands we call Weston and Miramar, an odd little joint known as Cafe Iguana Pines has been giving people a reason to commute to Pembroke Pines for years. After some pricy…

Just about a year ago, Kent Jones was living out of Cool & Dre’s lavish North Miami studio when he dropped his Tours mixtape, which features the single “Don’t Mind.” A lot has changed in twelve months. As Jones crisscrossed the country, performing “Don’t Mind” at major shows like opening…