See also “Ace Hood’s Fisker Karma and Seven Other Hip-Hop Eco-Whips.” Get ready for the Heat’s return to Miami for the NBA Finals’ Game 2 tonight by listening to Broward’s own Ace Hood and “Elite,” his tribute to El Fuego. The video consists of a bunch of playoff highlights (and…
In the 1980s, Mr. T was the toughest dude on television. Homie even got then-First Lady Nancy Reagan to sit on his lap and discuss ways to battle the crack epidemic. And in 1984, he dropped Mr. T’s Commandments, a kid-friendly record that encouraged children to stay in school and…
Chris Brown says that when you “party [with] a rich nigga that hate,” bottles get thrown and chins get busted open. According to TMZ, Team Breezy and rapper Drake’s entourage allegedly got into an afterhours scuffle at a New York City club last night. It was a bottle-throwing bout that…
The looming threat of Texas seceding from the rest of America lingers like a fat man’s fart in an elevator. “We’ve got a great union,” Texas Governor and resident lunatic Rick Perry said in a 2009 speech. “There’s absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb…
UPDATE The mystery woman’s true identity has been revealed. See the cut to find out who the naked brunette’s name. Kanye West “can’t wait to see [Kim Kardashian] carrying his child,” according to US Weekly’s source. “He says she will look beautiful pregnant.” But until that happens, West will have…
Musicians are not morning people. In fact, some aren’t even early afternoon people, like Andres Ramos of Miami folk ensemble the Anthropologist of Nosy Mangabe. “Can I call you back in no more than 15 minutes,” Ramos asks. “I’m just sitting down to have breakfast and I’m not that articulate…
Visit miaminewtimes.com/bestof for winners in all categories, including Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drinks, People & Places, Shopping & Services, and Sports & Recreation. Whether we’re scarfing an entire cake covered in cocaine fondant like Scarface or chasing that electro cheese across South Beach like Deadmau5 on a cheddar bender,…
Madonna really ripped the tits off Turkey last week. She also showed ’em. During “Human Nature,” the 53-year-old pop star teased the crowd with flirty eyes and exhibitionism, publicly tweaking her nipple on stage and intentionally exposing her right breast for about two seconds. While it may have been sexy…
From Trick Daddy protege to self-made street monster, Ice “Billion” Berg has blazed his way through the rap industry since signing with the 305 Mayor’s Dunk Ryder Records back in 2007. That label has folded due to what Berg calls “bad business decisions” on the part of Trick’s brother Charles…
Roughly four years and 72 days. That’s the amount of time Kim Kardashian has put in as someone’s wife. More, however, may be on the horizon. Fox News (via Life & Style) is reporting that Kardashian’s boyfriend, Kanye West, is pressuring the 31-year-old reality star to hurry the divorce proceedings…
UPDATE The premiere of SAFE Miami’s show on Wynwood Radio will not air at 2 p.m. today as originally scheduled, because their “master file was damaged.” The program can now be heard on June 15. Earlier this week, we gave you a heads up on the new Wynwood Radio show…
Know what your life is missing? An awesome summer day of over-stimulation in the hippest part of the city, complete with a sick lineup of national and local DJs, art installations, a stellar laser light show, and an interactive dance floor. Well, that’s what 16-and-up partiers are gonna get with…
Miley Cyrus is getting hitched. After about a year of exploring her sexuality, running around barefoot and braless in Los Angeles, and allegedly becoming a pot head, the 19-year-old pop princess is ready to settle down with boyfriend of three years and The Hunger Games star, Liam Hemsworth. “I’m so…
It’s hard out there for an aspiring Bawse. If Rick Ross gets recorded talking about drug deals, he sells millions of records and “Pat Riley [becomes his] neighbor.” But when Rozay’s fellow Miami rapper Mike “Majic 305” Yuen does the same thing, he gets two years in prison, a $12,500…
If you’ve heard of glam punker Bobby Durango, perhaps you’re a Johnny Depp obsessive. Or maybe you know everything there is to know about 1980s hair metal. But for fans of Durango, who died this week after singing in bands for about 30 years, he will be remembered as one…
Jay Z and Beyoncé love Florida. So much, in fact, they’re planning to spend their family vacation exploring the 65,755-sqaure-mile peninsula that 19 million of us call home. According to Contact Music, after Jigga and Coldplay wrap their respective world tours, the hip-hop power couple is teaming up with BFFs…
Cuba. It’s the mother land. And yet Miami rapper Garcia and his Crazy Hood homie DJ EFN haven’t even stood on its soil. Until now. “We, as Cuban Americans, have never been to the country that our parents are from,” EFN says. “But it still feels like we’re going back…
A fundraiser on Sunday for one of Miami’s most beloved musicians, Nabedi Osorio, was spoiled when the cashbox was stolen towards the end of the night. Hundreds gathered at The Stage for NabediPalooza, a farewell party and fundraiser for Osorio, one half of The State Of and a dear friend…
Surfer Blood! The West Palm Beach band is currently recording its second full-length slab in California with Gil Norton, a studio pro who’s previously produced The Foo Fighters and Counting Crows, as well as the final three albums by The Pixies (with whom the Blood boys toured last year). Given…
Whether he’s being denied access to the Oklahoma City Thunder game or pulling Nicki Minaj out of Summer Jam, there’s never a dull moment in Lil Wayne’s life. He is undeniably one of hip-hop’s most colorful characters and, beginning next week, he’ll become one of the game’s most transparent moguls…
See SpaceGhostPurrp’s win for Best Solo Artist in Miami New Times’ Best of Miami 2012. Shrouded in all-black swag, SpaceGhostPurrp can be a seriously mysterious dude. And from the very moment he began haunting the Internet’s music blogs in the late winter of 2011, this enigmatically spooky Miami rapper has…
On May 7, Laura Sutnick, AKA Laura (of Miami), said goodbye to her longtime Monday-evening slot on WVUM. Her show, Vamos a la Playa, was arguably one of the station’s most recognizable, thanks in large part to Sutnick’s mix of indie rock, dance music, and local acts. Why did she…
