“Bang Bang,” baby. It’s been that kind of 2014 for English pop star Jessie J. She hit the Top 10 on the Hot 100 with her huge summer hit, co-starring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. She just dropped her third studio album, Sweet Talker. And now she’s touring the whole…
Stop lettin’ your tape rock till it pops. There’s a new place in town to get a dose of classic hip-hop. Every Thursday, DJ YNot is taking over downtown Miami’s Therapy with Juicy, a night of real hip-hop from the edge of the golden era, played through a good sound…
With something like 50 records released this year alone, including original cuts and remixes on top labels like Defected, Poker Flat, and his own Maya Records, Joeski’s certainly as prolific as dance music producers get. And the real kicker? This NYC underground legend has been doing it for close to…
“Isolation has not worked,” President Barack Obama said today in his address on U.S.-Cuba policy. “It’s time for a new approach.” At the same time, Cuba’s Raúl Castro, speaking to his own country from the capital city of Havana, delivered the news of the two nations’ plans to normalize relations…
“It’s kind of like Jim Morrison if he had a laptop,” says Niko Javan. The Miami music producer and member of rap duo O’Grime is talking about #Yoppin Wednesdays, a new party that he launched at South Beach spot Haven last week. Named after his “Yop = Your own path”…
Who knew that Latin rock guitar gods liked to unwind with some putt-putt? We would’ve guessed Carlos Santana preferred the relaxing effects of marijuana, transcendental meditation, and a marathon jam sesh. Rather than, say, six hours in the sun, 18 holes, and a frosty Arnold Palmer. However, the psychedelic axe…
If you like songs about cocaine, marijuana, liquor stores, tropical diseases, and booty shaking, then Last Testament: Book of Guinnesses by Mr. Entertainment and the Pookiesmackers is the rock album for you. Making fun of life and politics since 1999, these South Florida miscreants are louder than ever, with a…
When you live in Miami, it’s hard to fight the urge to party. Especially when that urge hits you on a Wednesday. But since you live in the 305, the Hump Day party slump is never an issue. Whether on a Sunday night or random Tuesday, there’s also some sort…
“Taking the party from the Big Apple to the Pineapple.” Once known as Mr. 305, Pitbull has since become Mr. Worldwide. He’s brought “Calle Ocho” to all of Planet Earth. And he’s taught Cubonics to children on every continent. So, pero, it’s only natural that Armando Christian Pérez would celebrate…
Party till sunrise on South Beach… That’s just standard. The megaclubs are open till 5 a.m., the VIPs are total pros blessed with superhuman dance-floor stamina, and the DJs will never “keep you up, up, just to bring you down.” Of course, an “Up All Night”-er is rarely free. Unless…
In the spring of 1980, Joy Division’s Ian Curtis hung himself. His tombstone reads “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” However, in the wake of Curtis’ suicide, his bandmates Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, and Stephen Morris decided to stay together. They’d made a pact, though, to abandon the Joy Division moniker…
Welcome to the 305. The city that vibes. And shakes ass. And shreds. Too often, jetsetters and Midwestern tourists land on the sandy white shores of South Beach seeking only uhntz-uhntz and a trip to the VIP. And sure, we love that stuff too. But the locals know Miami is…
In the great traditions of DJ Uncle Al, Disco Dave, and Milton “Butterball” Smith, DJ Roliboy is a Miami street DJ known for dropping tremendo bass. He was posted at the Graffé Cafe in Wynwood during Art Basel Miami Beach throwing his “Rollin Balls 7.8: Booty Monster” mix straight onto…
Feelin’ “Fancy”? We thought so. After all, everyone’s favorite Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea, just announced her Great Escape tour. She’s hitting 24 North American cities in 47 days. And obvi, she’s coming to Miami. With her “swagger on super,” Iggy will prance and hump from Fresno, California, to Los Angeles…
When it comes to rap music, King of Diamonds is like guns, weed, and sex. It’s everywhere. Atlanta might be Strip City, but KOD is the king of strip clubs, and rightfully so. Almost every rapper, from 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane to Lil B and Nelly, has mentioned this…
Ever had those days when you wake up and know that the next 24 hours are gonna be epic? Yeah, they rarely ever happen on a Monday, but today is an exception. That’s because there’s lots of pretty good music to look forward to this week, starting with the Black…
The sun had just gone down. We walked into downtown Miami’s Mekka Nightclub. And to our surprise, Top Dawg Entertainment’s own Isaiah Rashad was doing his sound check. “This sounds good, but turn the beat down a little bit so that you can hear me better,” the Chattanooga, Tennesse-bred rapper…
Poppy electronic tunes and “seductively tainted love songs” don’t really go hand-in-hand. But in Miami, anything goes… Especially ’round New Year’s Eve. That’s why supermodel-turned-DJ twins Nervo and XO recording artist The Weeknd are throwing one of the biggest NYE 2015 ragers, poolside at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. See also:…
Screw being merry. This holiday season, we’re getting very Miami, and what’s more Miami than a show with !Mayday!, Afrobeta, and Artime? The only thing that could make such an evening even more authentically 305 would be getting in for free. Well, we’re making a list and checking it twice,…
Gunplay approaches a medium height Hispanic male who has jus taken a bump of coke. He disrespectfully places a finger in front of Gunplay’s face suggesting for him to hold on. Not one to take the disrespect lightly, Gunplay pulls out a gun from his waist and shoots the man…
Feeling the broke effects of all that Holiday shopping, and it’s barely even mid-December? You’re not alone. And while you may have wasted all your money on space cat socks to give to your buddies on Christmas, that doesn’t mean you have to pay for it now by spending your…
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Miley Cyrus gets a lot of credit for bringing twerk to the masses. But Diplo told ladies to “Express Yourself” before pop’s most ratchet princess ever cranked up that booty. And hell, the Ying Yang Twins sang “Whistle While You Twerk” in 2000. Still, no one’s got…
