Forget a big booty ho. All Rick Ross wants for his birthday are some goddamn answers. The b-day Bawse — Ross turns 37 today — and an unidentified female companion were allegedly heading east on Las Olas Boulevard at around 5 a.m. this morning near 15th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale,…
Go ramblin’ with the Gambler on a boat! Or as Kenny Rogers himself might croon: “On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a huge ship bound for paradise …” The Country Music Cruise has announced its maiden voyage and initial lineup, including Rogers, Vince Gill, and a dozen other high-seas high…
All passengers looking for a dope-ass ride to the heart of the dance floor, please proceed to the gate. Luis Crucet might be one of the friendliest faces among Miami’s up-and-coming DJs and producers, and he’s got a new treat for everyone who’s ever supported his funky yet aggressive style…
It’d been a while since Chris Brown acted up. But it’s Grammy season, and that means Breezy’s in fight mode! According to TMZ, Brown allegedly “jumped” R&B crooner Frank Ocean last night outside of Westlake Studio in Los Angeles after the Grammy-nominated Odd Future crewman reportedly blocked Breezy from exiting…
Who’s noticed Justin Bieber acting like a gaping, fully grown asshole for, like, the last 332 days? OMG, sooo hot. On March 1, 2012, the boy with the beautiful bowl cut who once sang “Baby” turned 18, officially becoming a mature ‘n’ sexy man. But just being recognized as a…
While looking through Bad Girl Ri Ri’s Instagram gallery, we came to the conclusion that Def Jam’s Barbadian princess should just be real and change her name to #Rijuana. This chick don’t need to wait till 4:20. She just wakes and bakes while dressed in some expensive lingerie. Or an…
Miami’s nightlife scene is moribund. It’s hard to argue otherwise, especially if you witnessed its growth during the last decade. What happened was originality and vitality got replaced by velvet ropes and bottle service. But Poplife and Off the Radar are hoping to change that sad fact. The two entities…
Just when you thought the party couldn’t get any better, Ultra Music Festival has announced its Phase 2 lineup. So let’s not bother with the formalities. Here’s who’s been added: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Dirty South, Dog Blood (Boys Noize & Skrillex), Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Loco Dice, Lucian,…
Does South Beach need another hotel ultra-lounge? Probably not. That’s not stopping the EMM Group, the company behind hotspots like Tenjune and Catch Roof in New York, from trying.SL Miami, the South Beach outpost of the Meatpacking District lounge of the same name, is bring its high-end nightlife experience to…
Ultra Music Festival loves theatrics. We’re all sitting here, biting our nails to find out about Phase 2 lineup. And finally … Today is the day! UMF organizers are happy to announce the addition of Afrojack and Hardwell to the list of headliners performing at this year’s Ultra Europe in…
Although we may have been spared the Mayan apocalypse, this Saturday night will mark the end of the world for Crescendos Piano Bar. The news of the closure of the Lincoln Road lounge located at the Ritz-Carlton came as unexpected as the fifty-degree weather that we woke up to this…
A media titan who made billions buying up everything from Graceland to American Idol, is poised to become the Tsar of Miami Beach nightlife. New York businessman Robert F. X. Sillerman has made a significant investment in the Opium Group — owners of Mansion, Set, Mokai, Cameo, and Opium at…
Venues on Lincoln Road come and go like Sunday morning hangovers. Just take Vice Lounge, a restaurant and club at 330 Lincoln Road that’s been closed for about a year now. The good news: If you wanna gamble your life savings on the volatile nightlife market, It’s now up for…
Mansion hasn’t been on the best terms with the underground lately. But the South Beach nightclub’s newest import should bring a smile to the face of even the most discerning EDM aficionado. DJ Craze will be bringing his champion style to the decks for a new monthly residency, kicking off…
Ultra Music Festival may have caught a little flak for expanding its Miami presence to two weekends, but nothing can stop UMF from total world domination. Did you know the Ultra brand takes its good time to four continents? There are Ultra fests in Brazil, Chile, Spain, and even Seoul,…
A lot’s happened in the 15 months since Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from NBA power forward Kris Humphries. Humphries went from E! to ESPN, averaging 11 rebounds per game in the 2011/2012 season that helped secure a lucrative two-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets worth $24 million. He also…
Mansion and Cameo may grab all the headlines, but the Opium Group’s other megaclub SET was always about providing ultra-exclusivity and privacy to its VIP clientele. Like any other South Beach beauty, though, a little nip and tuck is needed every now and then to stay looking “fresh.” So after…
DJ Craze ain’t like those other DJs. A repeat offender on our Best of Miami lists and six-time DMC champion, he was even recognized by Time Magazine as America’s Best DJ in 2001. Basically, Miami is lucky as fuck to have him, and you should never, ever sleep on one…
What you know about the science of marijuana? We’ve been asking policy makers the same thing for decades, tirelessly fighting for a little leniency from the long dick of the law and its perpetual screwing-over of non-violent, tax-paying, responsibly recreational pot smokers around the country. But it always seems to…
After all the drama about canceling the second weekend of Ultra Music Festival, the festival will not be “contained” or cut back to just one week. In the end, with tickets already sold and acts being announced, the City of Miami commission was willing to see how a six-day, two-weekend…
Long before the rapper Rick Ross allegedly started “selling dope straight off the iPhone,” the drug dealer Ricky Donnell Ross, a man the Wall Street Journal called “a mastermind of the crack-cocaine trade,” was pushing 100 kilos of Nicaraguan blow per day and building a $600 million criminal empire under…
As usual, the City of Miami commission meeting convened at 9 a.m. today. Amid discussion of telecommunication contracts and waste management, our municipal pols will also decide whether vice chairman Marc Sarnoff was correct when he called Ultra Music Festival fans a “urinating, defecating … throwing up” mob of “kids…
