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Madonna really ripped the tits off Turkey last week. She also showed ’em. During “Human Nature,” the 53-year-old pop star teased the crowd with flirty eyes and exhibitionism, publicly tweaking her nipple on stage and intentionally exposing her right breast for about two seconds. While it may have been sexy…
From Trick Daddy protege to self-made street monster, Ice “Billion” Berg has blazed his way through the rap industry since signing with the 305 Mayor’s Dunk Ryder Records back in 2007. That label has folded due to what Berg calls “bad business decisions” on the part of Trick’s brother Charles…
Roughly four years and 72 days. That’s the amount of time Kim Kardashian has put in as someone’s wife. More, however, may be on the horizon. Fox News (via Life & Style) is reporting that Kardashian’s boyfriend, Kanye West, is pressuring the 31-year-old reality star to hurry the divorce proceedings…
UPDATE The premiere of SAFE Miami’s show on Wynwood Radio will not air at 2 p.m. today as originally scheduled, because their “master file was damaged.” The program can now be heard on June 15. Earlier this week, we gave you a heads up on the new Wynwood Radio show…
Know what your life is missing? An awesome summer day of over-stimulation in the hippest part of the city, complete with a sick lineup of national and local DJs, art installations, a stellar laser light show, and an interactive dance floor. Well, that’s what 16-and-up partiers are gonna get with…
Miley Cyrus is getting hitched. After about a year of exploring her sexuality, running around barefoot and braless in Los Angeles, and allegedly becoming a pot head, the 19-year-old pop princess is ready to settle down with boyfriend of three years and The Hunger Games star, Liam Hemsworth. “I’m so…
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,…
