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…
In 1994, Hot 97 became the country’s first true rap station. Nearly 20 years later, FM rap music’s holiest institution is using its annual Summer Jam festival as a forum to diss one of contemporary hip-hop’s most powerful crews, Young Money. Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg was addressing a large…
Scan the first few rows at a Miami Heat home game and you’re sure to find a few celebrities. Birdman, for example, got plenty of TV time during Wednesday’s win against the Boston Celtics. Oh, and Rick Ross, Diddy, Gloria Estefan … They’re all regulars at the AAA. On the…
About two months ago, Kanye West released a Kim Kardashian love song (and Kris Humphries diss track) titled “Theraflu.” You know, like cold medicine. Since then, the rapper and reality star have neither confirmed nor denied their relationship. But they’ve totally been spotted holding hands and kissing while enjoying shit…
In June, Jazid celebrates its 16th anniversary on South Beach. And with live music every damn night, this club has seen some of Miami’s best bands get their start on its stage. Almost 14 years ago, Kulcha Shok Muzik collective founder Lance-O started hanging out at the laid-back SoBe party…
See also an interview with James Murphy about Shut Up and Play the Hits — plus LCD Soundsystem’s movie release party at Grand Central. Maybe every decade or so, a band — like LCD Soundsystem — will arrive with its own perfect take on pop music. The lyrics will be…
While a nude alumnus of North Miami Beach High was busy chewing a homeless man’s face off, Beyoncé was making headlines of her own some 1,200-miles from the gruesome scene now known as Miami’s zombie apocalypse. Of course, Mrs. Jay-Z wasn’t high on bath salts and going all cannibal. Instead,…
Though he lived life like a nine-year-old kid (climbing trees, hosting sleepovers, enjoying water-balloon fights, etc.), Michael Jackson was a grown man when he sent Lisa Marie Presley a hand-written note in the early ’90s about his battle with sleep deprivation. But despite its author being an adult male, the…
There’s a famous dicho Cubano that our grandmother used to say. And it goes, Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres. Roughly translated, it means you are the company you keep. And evidently, Justin Bieber’s relationship with Floyd “Money” Mayweather has transformed the innocent 18-year-old pop star into…
Last year, it was a $5.6-million IRS tax debt. Last month, it was a $20-million “Lollipop” lawsuit settled out of court. Today, it’s a $400,000 judgment for not popping bottles at a Las Vegas nightclub. Lil Wayne and his Canadian BFF, Drake, have been ordered to fork over $432,337.50 to…
The average rock ‘n’ roll animal, whether amateur or pro, is a totally absent-minded beast. He or she will always be late to the gig, forget to fill the gas tank, and constantly misplace gear. Sometimes, booze can be blamed. Others times, too much hydroponic herbal relaxant. Most often, though,…
Win free tickets to Afrojack’s Jacked Summer Tour at Mansion Miami on June 15 and 16. Afrojack is bummed. “Just found out some of my shows are postponed till November [because] of production delays,” he tweeted earlier this morning. “Maybe [I’ll] just go back to blackroom [and] strobes.” Though his…
Nah you don’t know nann ho, who cancel a show like me, who cost a hefty fee and will walk away with all your money. That’s the accusation being flung at our girl Trina over a no-show in St. Louis last Saturday. According to a promoter, the Baddest Bitch had…
Back in the days of the Sir John Knight Beat, the Harlem Square, Rockland Palace, Birdland Fiesta, Mary Elizabeth Hotel, Cafe Society, Red Tap, and many more, the streets of Overtown were filled with music spilling out of the many clubs, bars, and restaurants that lined its streets. For now,…
