Miami MC Thousand Releases Video for “Acid Trips”

I don’t usually go around spouting the hip-hop Gospel, but I’ll be damned if I don’t happen to cross paths with some hot shit. Here’s a home-made video by my holmes Orion for Thousand’s track “Acid Trips” and in true form, it is found footage from some arcane Japanese arcade…

Memphis Blac & Smokahontas Jones Performing Live at Vagabond Thursday

When we last left our viral hooker-cum-rappers heroines Memphis Blac and Smokahontas Jones, they explained to us what all the hoopla surrounding the YouTube sensation “Got Dat Work” was about. The Dallas aunt-and-niece team had experienced a bit of a backlash, but Blac insisted they were only rapping about what…

Local Motion: Beings – Self-titled

Beings Self-titled (Amnesian Records) www.amnesianrecords.com Beings is Miami’s newest power trio and in its short span of time it has been creating some serious waves across the land with this nifty eight-track album and their recent high profile touring with hometown darlings Torche. But it should come as no surprise,…

Local Motion: Furious Dudes – Florida Sucks

Furious Dudes Florida Sucks (Livid Records) www.lividrecords.com There’s a special place in punk rock hell reserved for these motherfuckers. It’s somewhere between Miami and Chattanooga, but it certainly is within the swampy wastelands of Florida because contrary to their furiously incorrigible beliefs, Florida does not suck. And these “dudes” make…

Local Music Review: New Singles and Reissues From Forward Motion Records

This week on Crossfade, we’ve been taking a look at a number of recent releases from local label Forward Motion Records, headed by Fernando Perdomo. Here’s the last of the round-up.Jorge Moreno”Thank You” (single)This single is culled from his upcoming English-language debut, Grammy Award-winner Jorge Moreno makes a powerful case…