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Five Things You Need to Make Your Own "Harlem Shake" Video

By Natalya Jones Tue., Feb. 19 2013 at 8:45 AM
Categories: Bangers, The Internet
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The internet is teeming with ridiculous, over-the-top, crap trends that make "hip you" blush with shame.

But secretly, there's an "inner you" who wants to burst out of your coolcoon and hop on it. The "it" being hopped on right now is the Harlem Shake, a video lasting about 30 seconds that includes the song "Harlem Shake" by Baauer.

Thousands of videos have already been uploaded to YouTube, each including one person dancing in the beginning, increasing their groove when the beat drops. And when it drops, that shit drops hard.

Here are five things you need to make your own "Harlem Shake" video.

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Top Ten Rappers Balls Deep in the Porn Industry: Kanye, Snoop, Luke, and Fitty

By Matt Preira Wed., Oct. 17 2012 at 10:30 AM
Categories: Bangers, NSFW?
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Before Kanye, there was Ray J. And the internet has the footage to prove it!
Rap music and pornography go together like love and marriage, which, in turn, go together like a horse and carriage.

Try playing 90 percent of hip-hop for your parents and, almost immediately, the genre's persistent obsession with the world of quiver-inducing carnal delights will either gravely offend them or make them blush. Play it for your grandparents and it will fucking kill them.

Rappers sing so much about sex (oral, anal, vaginal, group, expensive, etc.) that you would think the industry uses the BBC section of porn tubes to search for talent. But in actuality, it's usually MCs turning into adult actors rather than the other way around. Here are County Grind's Top Ten rap celebs moonlighting as smut stars. More »

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50 Cent, Coolio, Hip-Hop, Kanye West, Porn, Ray J, Snoop Lion
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A History of Cars in Rap: From Cadillacs to Impalas, Maybachs to My 911

By Matt Preira Thu., Sep. 6 2012 at 7:35 AM
Categories: Bangers
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Alongside big booty bitches and towering stacks of money, exorbitantly expensive automobiles are one of the most treasured motifs in hip-hop. Cars don't merely take you from one place to the next. No, these gas guzzlers also represent your personal style. Hell, Rick Ross even named a music group after his ride.

From the Impala to the 911, different rappers have repped different rides over the years. What follows is a loose history of cars in rap. 

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Protoman Drops New Track With New York City DJ Angston

By Lizzie Rae Wed., Aug. 29 2012 at 12:53 PM
Categories: Bangers, DJ Mix, Dialed In, Heads Up, Local Music
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Straight off the Black Locust Society "Sunshine State Tour," local hip-hop MC Protoman released a new track, "Live Fast," with New York DJ Angston. This song has next-level swag. Hip-hop meets EDM? There's oodles of dance potential here.

"Live Fast" has a party energy and touch of the experimental that is a departure from what Protoman typically puts out. "My direction is no direction," Protoman says, "I've been messing around more and more with other styles of production."

But, the maturity and commercial catch of "Live Fast" has us wondering why he's never attempted something like this before. "I'm not trend hopping," Proto asserts, "I'm just curious, I like the change, and I like the challenge."


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Fat Joe is A Fat Bitch, According to Best Diss Track Ever

By Chris Sweeney Wed., Jun. 20 2012 at 5:00 AM
Categories: Bangers
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Fat Joe, the iconic Bronx-born rapper who looked remarkably similar to King Hippo from Mike Tyson's Punch Out before going on a diet, is set to take the stage Friday night at Revolution Live and deliver what's sure to be a ground-shaking show. 

Terror Squad fans will rejoice in classic tracks and lean back to rock away the night. And while we commend Fat Joe for slimming down and promoting moderate meals and regular exercise, we just can't get past the slew of hilarious Fat Joe insults delivered in Papoose's glorious diss rap, A Fair One.
 

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In Memoriam

Five of Metallica's Best Bass Songs for Cliff Burton 50th Birthday

By Rich Abdill Fri., Feb. 10 2012 at 2:51 PM
Categories: Bangers, Birthday, In Memoriam
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​If you clicked on this, you probably already know the story: It was 1986, and Metallica released their third album, Master of Puppets to wild acclaim. They took their Damage, Inc. tour on a massive swing through Europe, only to have the excursion interrupted by a bus crash in Sweden. Everyone escaped the turned-over tour bus except for their bass player, 24-year old Cliff Burton, a classically trained metalhead with long hair, denim jacket, and a Misfits tattoo. He was crushed by the bus and died Sept. 27, 1986.

Though the remaining band members picked up Jason Newsted as a replacement by the end of the year and would go on to sell a zillion records, fans still readily point to the Burton era as the band's musical heyday (though Lulu doesn't make the distinction particularly hard to make). Today would have been Burton's 50th birthday -- in memory of the man behind the mustache, here are five of his best contributions to Metallica's early catalog.

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Miami's 50 Best Rap Songs: A Dirty, Delightful Bag

By Reed Fischer Fri., Dec. 16 2011 at 2:40 PM
Categories: Bangers
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L'Trimm likes the lists with the boom!
​As an official South Florida welcome to New Times contributor and Brickell transplant Jesse Serwer -- who recently dug up Blowfly/Clarence Reid's best tracks for us -- here's a heavy nudge to check out his "The 50 Best Miami Rap Songs" list at Complex.com.

The usual suspects like Trina, DJ Khaled, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, and 2 Live Crew all figure in. But this this heavily researched collection has plenty of regional gems too. (A few of us dig into L'Trimm from time to time -- but are you up on Smitty and Poison Clan?) Expect some nodding, maybe some shouting at the screen, and definitely the wish that you were reading this list with the computer hooked up to your Ford Mustang's subwoofer.

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Sleigh Bells and Diplo Team for Florida Tour!

By Reed Fischer Wed., Dec. 7 2011 at 10:25 AM
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​Two acts with Sunshine State ties are canvassing Florida in February! Diplo and Sleigh Bells team up for the Paradise Lost tour, which includes eight dates -- including two in South Florida. Judging by the trailer dropped last week for Sleigh Bells' sophomore album, Reign of Terror, this is going to be a tour of legend.

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New Rick Ross Tracks From God Forgives, I Don't Emerge

By Reed Fischer Wed., Oct. 5 2011 at 9:36 AM
Categories: Bangers, Local Music
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​For the boisterous fan base of Rick Ross, it's almost like two suns rose in the sky today or the Wingstop delivery boy accidentally brought two orders. Making the rounds are a pair of new tracks that are reportedly part of the South Florida-bred rapper's fifth studio album, God Forgives, I Don't, which is due in December.

Since both seem to sound expensive and polished and they were debuted via Funkmaster Flex's site, there's considerable evidence to suggest that the Just Blaze-produced "I Love My Bitches" and "You the Boss" featuring Nicki Minaj will be on God Forgives. It's a ballsy move to unload a pair of high-profile tracks at once, but so's hanging out at Tate's Comics.

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MP3: DJ Khaled's "Money" Featuring Young Jeezy and Ludacris

By Reed Fischer Fri., Jul. 15 2011 at 10:11 AM
Categories: Bangers
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​We are now at the finish line. DJ Khaled's Cash Money debut, We the Best Forever, is out next Tuesday. After many, many, many months of buildup since "Welcome to My Hood" entered our consciousness back in January, the rollout has been steady.

Most will hold every Khaled track to come up against the star-studded "All I Do Is Win" from last year's Victory. However, the impressive thing about "I'm on One," featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross, which dropped in May, is that it's relatively restrained (for a Khaled tune). Regardless, it's the highest-charting single of the Miami impresario's career. The third single, "It Ain't Over Till It's Over," is an upbeat Mary J. Blige special from the gritty concrete.

Compared to the party anthems just mentioned, a new leak from We the Best Forever -- "Money" featuring Young Jeezy and Ludacris over a Lex Luger beat -- is downright grim.

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