The term “weird” can have so many connotations. You can call someone weird who prefers to eat the same meal at the same time every single day or for a kid who talks to dead people. Weird’s a many-faceted thing. “I used to try to invent stuff when I was…
See alsoTop Ten Best Broward Rappers, Part 1We recently presented you with part one of two of the top ten rappers of Broward County. Our list included Knowledge Medina, Jay Burna, Hi-Rez, Platini, and JW. Perhaps you agreed with some, disagreed with others. This here completes the list, so you’ll be…
It’s no secret the spotlight shines on South Florida when hip-hop is the topic of discussion. Sometimes, though, it seems the up-and-coming rappers sprouting up in the tricounty area receive more notoriety due to those who preceded them rather than the presence of actual talent. But not always. With mixtape websites…
Big K.R.I.T.Featuring Big Sant and Tito LopezRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleSaturday, August 11 Better than: Letting my subs blast Live From The Underground.Mississippi’s Big K.R.I.T. made quite an entrance at his Revolution Live performance this weekend. He let his presence be known by performing “Pull Up” and “My Sub (Pt. 2: The…
At first listen, Michael Anthony Alexander Hall speaks with the accent and demeanor of a native New Yorker. Songs such as “Man of the Year” and “Blood Flavored Vodka” show evidence of a tone and flow packed with the brute force of hardcore ’80s New York hip-hop.But Hall, 29, was born…
Terrence Howard once said, “It’s hard out here for a pimp.” Ask a pimp, he’ll verify this fact.But, it’s even harder for a Mississippi rapper, carrying the weight of a region on his back. The South has its fingers crossed for Big K.R.I.T. It’s hoping he’s the savior of an…
Photos: DMX at Revolution Live.DMXFeaturing Quest, Alligator City, and RabbitRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleFriday, July 6Better than: An episode of Celebrity Couples Therapy.”DMX! DMX! DMX,” a more than patient crowd of fans chanted. After the opening acts fell short of remembering lyrics to a certain rap classic “Sabotage” and female rapper…
Slide show of Action Bronson at Green Room.Robb Bank$ was named Best Hip-hip Artist by New Times Broward Palm Beach 2012.Click here for an interview with Robb Bank$.Action BronsonFeaturing Robb Bank$ and MeRcyGreen Room, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, June 27Better than: Any action in the kitchen.”Alright, time for a rap show,” Action…
Curren$y featuring Fiend, Cornerboy P, Young Roddy, Trademark, and Styles P Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Better than: Eating Breakfast while listening to elevator music.Click here for the full and fabulous slideshow. “Jet life! Jet life! Jet Life!”The crowd was feeling good enough to touch the ceiling as thin…
text-autospace:none”>”>Fiend exercisin’ this right, of exorcism bustin’ out the expedition/Bullets choppin’ haters business to about the size of prisms our mission” in 1998’s hit “Make Em Say Ugh.” text-autospace:none”>His verse served as an introduction to a young man who harbored anger and used it as a way to express and…
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Editor’s Note: This is a moment of full disclosure… I have hosted a Pajama Jam Kid ‘N Play House Party themed birthday party, and I dressed as Kid using a sheet of black cardboard taped into a cylinder atop of my head. It really worked. Feel free to take my…
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The feeling you get when you realize you have fallen in love with something you cannot separate yourself from, no matter what your friends or family tell you, you know how you feel. That’s called a jones. That jones could kill you, or it could mold you into one of the…
Raekownwith Freddie GibbsRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleApril 6, 2012Better than: Growing up on the New York Times side.Stepping into Revolution Live around 9 p.m., you’d expect the venue emptier than a desert. But this show was for the grown folks, not for the baby-aged rap fans. We arrive early.Raekwon began with…
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SlaughterhouseRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleMonday, March 29, 2011Better than: A 112 reunion concert Joell Ortiz was the first to step out from backstage to recite his share of “The Illest,” a song that samples fellow Brooklyn native Biggie. The song served as the introduction to Ortiz’s and fellow members Crooked I and…
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Attempt to have a conversation with Beville Quintal and you’ll get a soft-spoken 20-year-old who looks like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo meets Steven Hyde from That ’70s Show. Put a mic in front of him and you’ll get Beville. A purp-smoking drinker who isn’t afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve…
TygaRevolution Live, Fort LauderdaleWednesday, February 22, 2012Better than: Watching a below-average “swag” rapper.After a few high-energy openers, the crowd’s anticipation heightened after every song the DJ played before Tyga hit the stage. Cheers filled the room once the stage crew uncovered giant letters that lit up and spelled out his…
