“Love is the only thing worth doing. Anything else is secondary,” unsigned R&B singer Nil Bambu Tweets out to just a few hundred followers. We first caught wind of the Fort Lauderdale up-and-comer via the visual for her latest release, “Time Travel,” which dropped on YouTube on June 14 and…
DJs hold a lot of responsibility, from keeping the bar full and the dance floor packed, to making your girl’s ass shake all night long. Ultimately, they hold the keys to the whole party vibe. For these five South Florida ladies, working the turntables comes easily. They know exactly how…
The possession and recreational consumption of marijuana is still illegal in the state of Florida, but behind closed doors, seeping from cracked car windows, and wafting over neighborhood alleyways, a certain dank aroma tells a different story. In honor of 4/20, the unofficial day of marijuana appreciation, we spoke with…
Cafe Iguanas is a go-to spot for BroCo residents who’d rather save the gas than drive down to the struggling South Beach nightlife scene. The Pembroke Pines nightclub features a steady lineup of some of our favorite artists, a pretty decent happy hour, and regular parties hosted by hip-hop/R&B radio…
At only 19-years-old, South Florida R&B singer Aleicia Nicole tells stories of heartbreak and good loving through her music better than a 50-year-old widow with six ex-husbands. Usually dressed up in all black, the Pembroke Pines native keeps a straight face in her visuals to let it be known she’s not…
Apart from Dilla, Dre, Kanye, and handful of others, producers rarely rise from behind the boards to achieve the same kind of recognition that recording artists garner for their hits. Not that vocalists don’t deserve credit for their tracks, but we’re timing out to show some love to the producers…
Venus Amor’s naturally pretty, round baby face is adorned with a heart-shaped tattoo under her right eye, and she sports numerous other tattoos on her arms and body. Her Instagram (she calls herself “La jefa”) is filled with grainy selfies in which she wears dark-purple lipstick, choker necklaces, and elaborate…
We’ve seen Chris Brown’s name in lights at the biggest stadiums across the world, so to find him on a Café Iguana flier that most likely cost 5 cents to print certainly raises an eyebrow. Nonetheless, Breezy will hit up the Pembroke Pines hot spot as part of its #BFF…
We often hear the final product of an R&B single dropped into a late-night “Slow Jamz” segment on the radio, but we’d never witnessed how the true passion and emotion of a love song gets translated from the artist’s pen and paper to the airwaves. We hung out with South…
When it comes to making music in 2016, it pays to be multitalented. Perhaps no up-and-comer embodies that idea more poignantly than Toronto’s Tory Lanez. The 23-year-old rapper/singer/producer/director/fashion designer’s hit single “Say It” dominated the charts this past fall, and we’re crediting his ability to switch effortlessly from thought-provoking bars…
Derived from Japanese etymology, Oyabun means “the father” and refers to an absolute leader of a Yakuza clan. While 23-year-old Royal Palm rapper Oyabun takes his name from that mythic and shadowy underworld of organized crime, the Brooklyn transplant is still working hard to lay down roots and stake a…
In a male-dominated music industry, women still run things here in South Florida. Gone are the days when women were expected to stay quiet and do as they’re told — these five South Florida ladies have something to say, and they’re singing it loud and clear. They range from classic…
‘Tis the season for Y100’s annual Jingle Ball. Your favorite artists throughout the year blessed the stage with those songs you heard on the radio over and over…and over. The crowd was filled with 15-year-old girls, chaperoning moms, pissed-off dads, and even more pissed-off boyfriends who’d been dragged along by…
Kodak Black may be the best rapper to come out of Pompano Beach. By 18, he snagged himself a deal with Atlantic Records, put out some of our favorite tracks of 2015, and earned co-signs from Drake, Meek Mill, K Camp, and Earl Sweatshirt. Known for his wild live shows…
2015 is nearing its end and you have to admit, it was a great year for hip-hop in South Florida. All your favorite artists, like Pouya, Denzel Curry, and Yung Simmie, dropped some bangers that are still in heavy rotation on our playlists. But what about the head-nodders we overlooked?…
The South Florida rap scene has been going pretty hard lately, but if you’re looking for a breath of fresh air, we’ve got your back. Fort Lauderdale DJ/producer Nick León has teamed up with Kendall’s sultry R&B production duo the Loft on a new track, “Glass Walls,” that will have…
It’s hard to put a finger on the roots of his sound, but “somewhat nostalgic” is what Clayton Griffin, better known as Fort Lauderdale rapper/producer Broken Eclipze, wants us to feel. The South Florida native produces heavy, lean soaked and trilled out beats that fit in the wheelhouse of other…
The local rap scene in South Florida is not complete without a visual collaboration to go along with that fire mixtape your favorite rapper just dropped. It takes a skilled videographer to capture the vibe of a song and work with an artist to create a clip that tells a…
If you’re unaware of South Florida’s rising rap scene, you might be living under a rock. Miami has always been known for its raging EDM festivals, but in 2015, the rap game stepped up big-time. Rap-based festivals like Dope Entertainment’s Rolling Loud, Vive Block Party, Underground Report, and MIA Jam…
A common complaint from young rappers hustling to make it is that record labels tend to suck artists dry of their creativity, their sound, replacing it instead with a cold formula they believe will yield numbers. Palm Beach rapper wifisfuneral, who recently earned some praise from Earl Sweatshirt, has brilliantly…
