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Sep 20 2010
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Review and Setlist: Drake in Miami

As featured on Miami.com and in the Miami Herald

Having recently moved to Miami, it was only appropriate for the most hyped freshman in hip-hop to open his first large-venue tour in the Magic City.

“I just moved to Miami, y’all,” Drake said halfway through his 85 minute set Monday. The crowd – predictably — cheered enthusiastically.

The 23-year-old Toronto rapper, singer and former teen actor kicked off his Light Dreams & Nightmares Tour with a sold-out, two-night stint at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. The performance managed to be a spectacle of sight and sound, while still highlighting Drake’s nuanced, introspective songwriting. Continue reading →

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Aug 24 2010
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Review and Setlist: B.o.B in Fort Lauderdale

As featured on Miami.com

Upon walking into Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday night, one immediately realized how unique the show would be based on the audience: Gossipy tweens with their reluctant parents, backpack wearing hip-hop-heads, and Generation Y couples. Continue reading →

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Aug 19 2010
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Review and Setlist: Big Boi in Miami Beach

As featured on Miami.com

If you were silly enough to miss the free Big Boi performance at SOBE Live in Miami Beach on Wednesday night, fear not: The show, which was streamed live on MySpace, is archived for your viewing pleasure on Big Boi’s Ustream page.

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Jun 24 2010
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Review: The Roots “How I Got Over” (2010)

The Roots’ frontman Black Thought is not kidding when he rhymes “Dear diary, the fans still swear by me / Even though I’m Late Night now like ‘Here’s Johnny’ ” on “Doin’ It Again,” a remixed version of John Legend’s “Again.” While the hip-hop group is loose and playful on its day job as house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, it aimed to please long-term fans on its 11th studio release, How I Got Over. Continue reading →

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May 20 2010
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Review: Janelle Monae “The ArchAndroid” (2010)

Artists like Janelle Monae make music genre classification futile. Equal parts James Brown funk and Outkast spacey-ness, the 24-year-old Kansas City native redefines R&B and hip-hop on her full-length debut, and in the process, may revolutionize pop music as a whole. Continue reading →

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