This Week in Miami Hip-Hop: Zoey Dollaz, Trina, Rick Ross, and More

Miami’s rap stars have taken freestyles to a whole new this week level. DJ Khaled’s former artist Nino Brown fired back at Trick Daddy’s viral threats with his own freestyle, and Trina put her spin on Drake’s single “For Free.”  Meanwhile, Zoey Dollaz transformed a social media challenge into his…

Okeechobee Music Festival 2017 Tickets Go on Sale Today

Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, the four day event that drew thousands last year, will be holding a second edition. The 2017 dates are March 2 through 5, backers announced Tuesday.  Pre-sale tickets go on sale Wednesday morning, August 17 at 11 am at okeechobeefest.com. 4 day general admission passes…

YesJulz and Wale Go at It on Twitter

Twitter beef is a lot like McDonald’s beef: tasteless, poorly crafted, and devoid of substance. And such tastelessness was on full display this past weekend during a heated exchange between Washington D.C.-based rapper Wale and Miami Snapchat socialite YesJulz. Wale — who already has an extensive and well-documented history of…

Leitvox’s Debut LP Features Some Impressive Collaborations

Three years ago, Christian Cooley moved to Miami to open his own recording studio in the heart of Wynwood. “Before Miami, I was thinking to move to L.A.,” he remembers. He booked a plane ticket, landed, and shortly after, had an epiphany. “I realized they don’t need another producer.” Born…

Tama Gucci Could Be the Voice Miami R&B Needs

South Florida has never been the warmest place for male singers. We may have had our fix from Pleasure P and Pretty Ricky, but lately, South Florida has suffered from a distinct lack of great voices and exclusive styles when it comes to the male R&B vocalist. But if ever…

Ace Hood on Starvation 5 and the Future of Hood Nation

With the release of his latest mixtape, Starvation 5, under his belt, Ace Hood is aiming to focus on the next phase of his life and career. The Broward native has spent nearly a decade dropping off his revered mixtape series and a slew of radio smash hits, but now his…

This Week in Miami Hip-Hop: Fat Joe, SIN, Zoey Dollaz, and More

South Florida’s army of independent rappers continues to show its strength this week. While West Palm natives Malc Stewy and Wifisfuneral drop visuals for their fan’s favorite tracks, Miami rapper SIN and North Miami resident Zoey Dollaz keep Dade county hungry for more with fresh verses. Meanwhile, the anticipation for…

YesJulz Launches Her Own Station on Dash Radio

Julieanna “YesJulz” Goddard’s hustle as Miami’s premiere party host and Snapchat queen is taking a turn into a new medium: radio. In between flying around the country and throwing her infamous “1AM Vibes” party, the reigning it girl is busy building her brand new radio station on DJ Skee’s Dash Radio. It will…

Virgo Releases Her First-Ever Music Video, “Disappear”

From the start, Elizabeth Ann Clark, AKA Virgo, has taken care to craft herself visually as well as sonically. First through the self-portraits that presented her as an extraterrestrial siren, and later through her Water Planet video game. Virgo is as much as something to listen to as it is to…

Chaucer Debuts Video for His Ode to Teeth, “Chompers”

Josh Simkowitz has written fifty songs in the year and a half since he took up the moniker Chaucer. “I have a song in my head, but they usually come out as a different song than I thought they would,” the ultra-prolific Palm Beach native tells New Times. Inspiration can come…

Poorgrrrl Invites You to a Pitiparti With Her New EP

If you thought Tara Long’s music-cum-performance art project Poorgrrrl was just a temporary thing, Long is back to prove you wrong. Not that she ever really went away. After a buzzy — and busy — Art Basel this past December, Long opened for rising queer rapper Le1f at Bardot back…