Now you did it again, Lil Wayne. We’re sitting here reading an incarcerated rapper’s blog and getting all misty eyed with his message to the mothers of the world — several of whom happen to be the mothers of Weezy’s own children.On Friday, he posted “Letter #02: A Mother’s Worth”…
ArtOfficial continue their reign of promotion for their latest project The Payback. Just recently, they released The Payback via DJBooth.net. Its been well received by their fans and by hip-hop enthusiasts from all over the country. Their talent as a band is undeniable. Their type of hip-hop is such a…
C. StilesRob posing with his walleroo, Buckey.Rob Van Winkle, better known to the world as Vanilla Ice, is filming a new reality show in Wellington, the posh suburb west of Palm Beach. The show, tentatively scheduled to debut in September on the DIY Network, will feature Rob and some of…
– One of Miami’s longtime hip-hop heavyweights has got to be Garcia. Representing Crazy Hood productions, Garcia has resurfaced with a new album entitled Shattered Dreams. He held the release party for the album last night and released the album online as a free download. The album is produced predominantly…
A conundrum: What kind of sound would a morbidly obese, four-titted, screaming Cyclops make while being probed by multicolored psychic lamprey? Hmm … That’s a mind-bender so deep and twisty it could put you into a permanent coma, turning certain centers of your brain into scorched-out pudding. Thankfully, the New…
Shroud Eater Shroud Eater Self-Titled EP (Self-released) www.shroudeaterrocks.com If only the righteous will pass hereon then I’m an ecstatic little fuckin’ piggy to have received this EP in the mail because it is just what I had been craving. Talk about doctor’s orders. This heavy trio does the down-tuned stoner…
Image via NefariousGirl’s TwitpicOi! Looking for a posh British club? Well, keep looking.Remember Heathrow Lounge? No? Don’t worry, it was only a minor blip in South Beach’s nightlife scene. At one point it seemed like it could be the beach’s answer to a downtown rock club, then all of a…
We’ve all been to some kind of jam session–whether it be in a garage band’s garage, an intimate club or a full-on jam at a music festival. But bands usually only cover one or two songs. Not freestylin’, rhyme spittin’ ArtOfficial.Their new 12-track album “The Payback” (released April 23) covers…
Photo by Ian WitlenDashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba gives back to Boca RatonFriend of New Times Ian Witlen took some excellent photos at Friday’s Dashboard Confessional extravaganza at Lynn University in Boca Raton that are now up at Spin.com. Read our wrap of the event, which honored the memory of students…
New Times writer Esther Park wrote a profile of Trina and the activities surrounding the release of her triumphant fourth album, Amazin’. Read it here.TrinaAmazin’ (Slip-N-Slide Records) “Who is Trina?” — that’s the first thing you hear when you press play on Amazin’, the fifth full-length studio album from Miami’s…
There are really like three types of mixtapes: One that an artist puts out with back-to-back tracks and no DJ–usually comprised of freestyles and maybe some original songs; one that an artist puts out in conjunction with a DJ; and then there’s the original mixtape format, where an actual DJ…
When Katrina Taylor, better-known to the world as Trina, stepped into the hip-hop world in 1998 by appearing on Trick Daddy’s highly charged single “Nann Nigga,” she took an aggressively male-dominated industry and bitch-slapped it to a pulp. Her verbal bullets on the track wounded Trick, her musical adversary and…
Often characterized by eclecticism, Seattle indie pop group Minus the Bear just released a refined fourth album, OMNI, that is more mature than all of its past efforts combined. Unveiled May 4, the band’s first LP on Dangerbird Records features a new producer and a new attitude. Ahead of Minus…
Lady Antebellum’s collision of country with pop and rock ‘n’ roll is one of the most exciting examples of the current musical climate. Sample the crowds swarming to see Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Emmylou Harris, and the Dixie Chicks and try to discern any narrow demographic, class, or…
Sometimes Wilton Manors bars get a bit of a reputation as packed, low-lit meat markets where dancing, shirtless men slap skin and sip bitch drinks. Well, I am here to tell you this is not the case. I’ve been drunk in the Manors more nights than I can count, and…
Vibe.comTrina hits up Bal Harbour for some retail therapyOver at Vibe.com, we get an up-close look into the daily life of one of South Florida’s current musical successes, Trina. Amazin’, her fourth studio album just dropped yesterday, so the rapper has been working nonstop to keep her business in check…
L’Trimm Grab It! (Atlantic/WEA) I guess I always felt that hip-hop was a Miami thing since I grew up in Latin America and came here for summer visits with my relatives. Now, that does not mean that my relatives influenced me in some way or educated me in the ways…
Empty bars with sticky floors is a pretty good way of summing Fireside Social up as far as playing with gusto and passion is concerned. And while they are currently caught between Miami and St. Augustine, it is refreshing to find out they’ve committed to some studio time. This track,…
No confirmation if Caribou’s album title is a nod to Surfer BloodIn our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale’s Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.Hole is officially back. And, er, so is Caribou. Sure, it…
Jovi Rockwell is one of the most talented people you’ll meet. Hailing from Jamaica, her island roots are deep and intact to her sound and her presence. She has been in between Miami and Jamaica for a number of years now, but does call Miami her “home…” Well, at least…
Photo by Mickie CentroneSimply Puppets’ David Goboff shows how puppetry can bite — and still be worthwhileNew Times Broward-Palm Beach Calendar Editor Mickie Centrone has the enviable job of knowing about every event that happens within the boundaries of the two counties, and then some. When she attends some of…
OrionOrionEsperanza(O.E. Entertainment) www.orionhiphop.com Gauging from his work with Elastic Bond I could tell that Orion is the type of rapper who “gets it.” There is something innately eclectic from this young man that is refreshing and exciting and in his debut solo effort it comes through like an eighteen wheeler…
