“Rozay, how you lose all that weight?” He once tipped the scales at 160 kilos. (Or 350 pounds for those hustlers not “in the distribution.”) But big homie’s recently shed the equivalent of a modest midweek cocaine shipment. And in a new workout video for Funny or Die, Rick Ross,…
As Bob Marley once said: “Herbs are good for every-ting.” Indeed, mon. And now Momma Marley and many of Bob’s children have actually gotten into the ganja-selling game. The family just launched Marley Natural, “the world’s first global cannabis brand,” set to start peddling product to potheads and Rastas in…
Crows squack. Doves coo. Turkeys gobble. Birdman goes brrrrrr. We’re talking about that big boss dawg Baby Birdman of the Cash Money crew, and he’s ready to act fowl all over the streets of Miami. No, he’s not bringing any static, but he is bringing 1,000 turkeys to needy families,…
#HeatNation… The Bawse got your back. Even though he admits LeBron is “one of the greatest, if not the greatest ever,” it ain’t gonna stop big homie from plotting the demise of King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In fact, during a recent interview with Funkmaster Flex on NYC’s Hot…
The life of the party is in the hands of the DJ. They play the cuts that keep the people dancing, moving, and shouting along. They are also in charge of bringing the newest sounds of the streets into the clubs and onto the radio. DJ Bre is an up-and-coming…
Has it always been your dream for someone to pay attention to you? Perhaps your parents ignored you as a child? Or you were too afraid to speak up during those awkward teenage years? Well, that’s why God created music journalism, so we could compartmentalize all the painful trials and…
Going from dirty clothes to filthy rich isn’t easy, but Fort Myers’ Pretty Boy Gangsta has done it by traversing Alligator Alley to Miami for more than a decade. The rapper whose brother built the label and studio that made Plies famous is about to star in his own MTV…
Haochi Waves has been living up to the second part of its name for some time now. From the ashes of Pretty Please, husband-and-wife creators Juan Oña and Ana Farina Mackliff reemerged, joined again by Didi Aragon. And now they’re poised to release their latest band’s first full-length album, Peggy…
Before Sam Forgarino provided the beat for Interpol, one of the biggest (and best) indie-rock bands of the past decade, he was a fixture of our city’s punk scene. As a member of one of the area’s most underrated bands ever, the Holy Terrors, Fogarino has deep musical roots in…
Blowfly, otherwise known as Clarence Reid, is more than just the world’s first recorded rapper, a smooth-singing soul crooner, and a sex prophet for profit. He is living proof of Miami’s global relevance to the world of music. And there are not many people who know Blowfly as well as…
Amid the megaclubs and tourist traps that dominate South Beach, it’s tough to find a cool, laid-back bar where you can enjoy a few brewskies, chow down on some tasty grub, and jam to live music. But Hush Bar & Lounge hopes to change that. “We’re definitely catering to industry…
Shockingly and suddenly. Just an hour ago, Wood Tavern owner and Wood Tavern Group founder Cesar Morales announced that he is shutting down both of his most recent nightlife ventures, Bizerq and Benchwarmers. Located in the former Soho Lounge building at 175 NE 36th St., Morales’ club and sports bar…
Don’t you just hate it when dumb TV funnymen joke about DJs being nothing but “professional iPod controllers”? Just because a few lazy douchebags get paid millions to fist-pump, mix overplayed tracks, and strike Christ poses … It doesn’t mean that “DJing is easy,” And the 305’s own DJ Craze,…
Remember Bar? It was the nightlife spot on NE 14th Street that became one of the city’s most infamous watering holes until it closed in July 2011. A lot of people were involved with it, but the main contributors were Raul Sanchez (now of Peachfuzz fame), Pres Rodriguez, and the…
Miami New Times is looking for a writer and editor to oversee coverage of all things related to art, theater, and other cultural happenings in America’s hottest city. The job entails working closely with a pool of freelancers to produce Night+Day, our weekly print guide to the city, while editing,…
Her skull was fractured. And her leg was broken. However, beyond those basic facts, the seriousness of security guard Erica Mack’s injuries, sustained during a gatecrashing incident at Ultra Music Festival 2014, was unknown. At least until yesterday, when Mack spoke for the first time, after seven months of silence,…
In the late ’70s, California bands like the Screamers and the Unit were creating what we currently refer to as synth punk. Meanwhile, South Florida — often maligned for its geographical and cultural isolation — was witness to the creation of a similar (if not more refined) sound through the…
On Friday, March 28, 2014, Erica Mack, a 29-year-old security guard working Ultra Music Festival was critically injured when she was trampled by a stampeding horde of gatecrashers. “I suffered two fractures in my skull. A temporal fracture and a fracture at the base of my skull,” she tells Crossfade,…
On opening day of Ultra Music Festival 2014, security guard Erica Mack was trampled by a gatecrashing mob that rushed the festival’s fences. She sustained a skull fracture and broken leg. And seven months later, she is still going through rehab for her severely injured lower limb. That’s why, as…
Legend has it that Miami was just 15 years old when the city’s mayor lost its first liquor license in an illegal poker game with a Miccosukee card shark. Now, 102 years later, that document has been to hell and back, and Tobacco Road is proof. The joint has been…
Only three days till Tobacco Road closes. But today, a news conference was held at the almost-102-year-old club to reaffirm that “Miami’s oldest bar will live on.” As reported by Crossfade seven months ago, the Road’s staff, led by General Manager Joel Rivera, plans to raise money and move to…
Since 2006 Miami’s Webbz has worked with Rick Ross, Flo Rida, and Gunplay. And though he’s always proud of his friends’ triumphs, it can still get a little frustrating when everyone around you seems to be enjoying great success. Especially if you’re still considered “an up-and-comer.” But even if he’s…
