Download: Waco Boyz Yung Planetz EP

Last summer, South Florida rapper Bleubird and Fake Four Inc. label mate K-The-I??? headed cross country in the “Freeebird”. At some point during the road warrior adventure, the two stopped in Denver to spend a week with friend and artist Sole . After a week of partying and good times,…

Happy Birthday, Cyndi Lauper… And Girl, Keep On Havin’ Fun

Born Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper on June 22, 1953, Cyndi Lauper is best known as the kooky, squeaky-voiced singer with the multi-colored hair and a giddy onstage persona. Yet despite that flighty attitude, she made some serious impressions on the pop charts early on. In the mid ’80s she dominated…

Gothic Corner: Dead Celebrities Invade Green Room for Black Friday

Green Room’s weekly Black Friday event is letting those six feet under rise again on June 22, for the Dead Celebrity party. Partygoers are asked to dress as their favorite deceased musician, artist, or pop-culture icon, or hell, even a zombie, and dance the night away to the Goth anthems…

Gay Relay Dating at the Manor: What One Floridian Man Learned

When the Manor announced its first speed-dating event, I was ecstatic. As a gay man, I’ve always had an infatuation with speed dating, so the idea of having a homo-friendly version was instantly appealing. “Relay Dating” is a gentler name for speed-dating. It brings to mind a sense of camaraderie and…

Spaceghostpurrp Announces Project with Odd Future, Finally

South Florida native, up-and-coming, illuminati loving hip-hop artist Spaceghostpurrp told BET that a project with Odd Future will become a reality. He won’t say when it’s going to drop, or give any details, but merely the notion that this collab is finally on the way is some really nice Miami…

Schoolboy Q on June 21 at Grand Central

The West Coast is the homeland of gangsta rap. From cop killing to drug dealing, every horrifically real element of life in the hood has made it into song. Though the game hasn’t changed much since its earliest pioneers, the message and the messenger have. And at the center of…

Fat Joe on June 22 at Revolution Live

More than one-third of American adults simply “pull up their pants” and go about life carrying an alarmingly high amount of excess body weight. Over the past 20 years, obesity in this country has risen steadily, costing more than $140 billion a year in medical expenses. “I think I weighed…