With his first EP, Velvet, Austin Paul won the hearts of musical taste-makers from soulful-producer Kastle to groove-guru Pharrell. In the few months since it dropped, he’s traveled the nation making musical connections with big brands from Vogue to Porsche, and it’s just the beginning. Still, success can be stressful,…
If The Clash were from Miami and made a record in 2013, it might sound like ¡Mayday!’s new album, Believers. With rock and Caribbean guitar riffs, simple and heavy basslines, snap-and-crack drums, multilayered lyrics, and catchy hooks, this slab is the Miami rap crew’s latest masterpiece. We spoke with MCs…
“Miami bass is the ghetto-style hip-hop that came out of Miami in the ’80s,” says DJ Jerry Pulles. From 1989 to 1994, he drove a van loaded with speakers and records from Miami Lakes to Hialeah to Carol City, playing house parties for his friends from American High. Later, he…
Flo Rida is a Florida boy who’s basically made a career of ripping off dance music instant classics, and Diplo is a Florida boy who’s made a career spawning them. So far, the two haven’t really crossed paths. But it seems that’s all changed in the time it takes to…
“The best day of the year.” Yesterday, it was Miami Beach rapper Kat Dahlia’s 23rd birthday. And that’s what she tweeted 14 hours and 27 minutes before being busted by Miami Beach Police. The misdemeanor charge: “DUI” and “Resisting [Arrest] W/O Violence.” See also: -Five Rappers Dumb Enough to Get…
The Bawse is a former officer with the Florida Department of Corrections. Of course, though, he usually plays the role of gangsta thug drug dealer who “got a chopper in the car.” Hence the professional moniker, Rick Ross, a name lifted from an infamous Cali crack peddler. But on a…
Trina is Da Baddest Bitch. And that’s the way it’s been ever since her career first took off in the late ’90s. But it’s a decade and a half later. And the 34 year old’s got some stiff competition, what with all these bodacious youngins hitting the charts. In an…
Dr. George Clinton, the Godfather of Funk, “stand[s] in support of the spirit of the ‘boycott Florida’ movement” launched by Stevie Wonder in protest of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case. But he also lives in the Sunshine State. So, as the Parliament/Funkadelic founder and his management team…
Kevin Hart’s a baller. He is America’s newest standup comedy superstar. He is personal pals with rap heavies like Rick “The Bawse” Ross. And he is the reigning MVP of the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game too. Unfortunately, though, Kev’s love of the limelight, celebrity friends, and pro ball recently…
OK… So it’d been widely (and frantically) reported throughout the blogosphere that Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, and nearly two dozen other celebs had decided to join Stevie Wonder’s Florida boycott in protest of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. Yesterday, though, Crossfade helped cast doubt on this…
It’s been nine days since a six-person jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Yet despite President Obama’s unscripted personal address to the nation and the possibility of a civil case against Zimmerman, many Americans’ anger over the acquittal hasn’t dimmed. In fact, popular…
Scoring one of Jimi Hendrix’s chromatic gauze button-downs on eBay won’t be smooth sailing. But how about a band tee from the closet of a South Florida music legend? The first-ever Churchill’s T-Shirt Swap Meet will be a congregation of exactly that sort, where you’ll be able to peruse the…
Hey, racist America! Remember Marc Anthony, that raging Mexican impostor that crooned “God Bless America” at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday? Turns out, he’s a good ol’ Yankee. Even better, the Puerto Rican-American, Grammy-winning recording artist was born in New York State, and grew up in East Harlem, not…
They may “hail from the Netherlands.” But like lots of other famous Dutch DJs, Bingo Players’ Paul Baümer and Maarten Hoogstraten have made a second home of South Beach and Miami. Over the last year alone, they’ve headlined multiple times at megaclubs like LIV and Story, while also securing a…
If we had to name our most anticipated albums of 2013, Jacuzzi Boys would easily be on that list. But the wait is almost over. The Boys’ self-titled LP drops September 10 via Hardly Art. And they already gave us a taste of what to expect, first with the track…
Dinner without music. It lacks what the French call ambiance. That’s why we here at New Times always pair our Iron Fork fiesta (AKA “Miami’s most hotly anticipated culinary event”) with some tasty local tunes. And this year, we’ve ordered up a trio platter of pop-rock, Latin funk, and dirty…
South Beach is a dance music mecca. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, and that’s why OFM Talent is excited to be celebrating two years as one of Miami’s most successful EDM startups, at Wall Lounge on Tuesday, July 23. “It’s been a lot of…
Trick Daddy luh the kids. And as the self-proclaimed Mayor of the 305, you know he’s got to keep watch over the Florida justice system. So when an unarmed, 17-year-old kid is shot and killed by a grown man who then walks free, Trick Daddy calls shenanigans all over the…
While some are questioning the motives behind his latest business-slash-philanthropic venture, Pitbull’s foray into the charter school industry should come as no surprise. El tipo is a father of six who loves education. He even taught listeners how to count in Spanish with the opening of one of his biggest…
Sorry, Miami. But if we ever want to see Stevie Wonder again, we have to start making some changes. It’s time to get political. You see, Stevie Wonder made a pledge and he signed, sealed, and delivered that promise right to our doorstep. Actually, he said it on stage in…
If you haven’t been following the strange saga of Jake the Dog, it’s basically me getting high as shit with John Cougar Mellencamp’s bass player and making booty music for the inventor of disco. I signed a record deal. Along the way, I’ve ridden a bike for miles through the…
I slam a 16-ounce can of Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor, take a big hit off a joint of brown weed, put pen to paper, and write a line. “She got a booty, though/She can’t fit it through the door,” I rap. “Plus, she a stripper now/Working for that booty dough.”…
