Wow, a big congratulations to David Rousseau and the entire CreativeSeen family. David and crew, along with Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull – were nominated in the “Best Dance Video” category at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards for their video “I Like It”.
I’ve seen David grow and come a long way and its great to see his hard work pay off.And I definitely hope he brings this one back home to Dade County. Plus, the video is all Miami all the way through. It was shot down here, it has Pitbull in it and you know Enrique is more 305 than most people I know (lol).
Its been a slow week or two with Miami related news and etc. So thanks to all of you baring with it. I should have a good amount of posts and articles streaming in starting today (Friday) afternoon all throughout the weekend going into the entire month of August. Stay tuned and as always, thanks for the continued support…
- DRO
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Allright, so we held a contest for two pairs of tickets to the Marlins Game with the Diddy concert. Thank you to everybody that entered. With over 300 entries, we have our two winners.
1) Heidi H. from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2) Alison R. from Miramar, Florida
Congratulations ladies. And you have been sent an email with details of how and when to pick up your tickets.
Allright. I’m putting a call out for anyone who is interested in writing and blogging for The305.com. If you have some interests and knowledge in music, fashion, events, sneakers, or any topic related to what we cover – then contributing to The305.com might be the perfect fit for you.
I’m really looking for people living in the South Florida area to help contribute to the site and help grow with the site. A person that can write a minimum of 5-6 blog posts a week, length of articles not really a factor, its more so about the content that’s being covered. Your creative input is encouraged.
This is a non-paying position, but monetary compensation and other benefits are available depending on performance/contributions. And if sent on assignment, your expenses will be covered. Plus, if a full-time or part-time paying position does become available in the future, you will definitely get first consideration.
If interested, please submit your information, sample pieces and/or any other pertinent information to miamihiphop@gmail.com.
DJ Entice has teamed up with Charity: Water in hopes to support their continuous effort to provide clean water to Africa and other impoverished nations. He’s using his Birthday [June 4th as the deadline] as the opportunity to raise $5,000 so that Charity: Water can provide clean water to 250 people. In place of any gift this year, he’s calling all friends, fans, colleagues, DJs, former schoolmates, family, neighbors and members of the South Florida community to donate what they can.
1) The events section is back up. I still have a lot of stuff to add. But I do have quite a few new events listed. If you look on the left column of the site and scroll down a little bit, you’ll see the long list of events. The event list will be updated throughout the weekend.
2) On Monday and throughout all of next week, we will have tons of posts to prepare you for Memorial Day Weekend in Miami. We’ll have the official events guide. And we’ll definitely have a couple great Memorial Day Weekend related posts as well. Stay tuned.
DJ Entice has teamed up with Charity: Water in hopes to support their continuous effort to provide clean water to Africa and other impoverished nations. He’s using his Birthday as the opportunity to raise $5,000 so that Charity: Water can provide clean water to 250 people. In place of any gift this year, he’s calling all friends, fans, colleagues, DJs, former schoolmates, family, neighbors and members of the South Florida community to donate what they can.
Originally when the song leaked there was no mention of Jovi, but just got word that Jovi Rockwell did indeed perform the chorus on that new Flo-Rida and Lil Wayne song “Fresh I Stay Part 2″. So yeah, definitely a dope look for Jovi. She’s talented and I’m glad she’s getting her voice out there,
Whattup er’body. Thank you for all the continued support and readership. I love doing this site and I’m glad I can keep it going strong like this and update it like I do. We definitely get thousands of people that visit the site a day, and we hope all of you keep coming back. Anything I can do to help improve the site, feel free to suggest it here in the comments or via email.
However, for now, I need a favor though. When you find a chance…help spread the word about The305.com to anyone who might not necessarily know about the site. Via Facebook, Twitter, text, or even in person with some of your friends, family or co-workers. Tell them that The305.com exists and is here to serve the Miami community.
I do this strictly for our city and also, for the people from everywhere else who take interest into everything Miami and “305” related. But point blank, the more people keep coming back to the site, the better the content gets and the more frequent I can keep updating. So definitely spread the word and help The305.com grow. Your support is appreciated.
And again, feel free to send me an email with any comments of what you would like to see more of, less of…etc. Or even if you have new ideas of stuff/people we should feature in the future.
Allright, lots of stuff is happening all over the city. And you know how we do – we have here most of the hip-hop related and more music related type of events that you find going on around the city during the Super Bowl week festivities. Starting from Wednesday, all the way up until the big game on Sunday night. Read the list thoroughly to make sure you don’t miss out on seeing your favorite artists and celebrities. Click below for a detailed breakdown of all five days of events.
Allright, so concerns about the cancellation of the Jungle Island series of concerts – turned out to be justified. Per Jungle Island’s official statement to The305, concerts including Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Sean Kingston, Maze and Freddie McGreggo – have all been canceled. It seems that the events were canceled, not sure why….but this is exactly what the PR department at Jungle Island said (and reconfirmed at 10:51AM).
Unfortunately, the promoters for the Miami Big Game Extravaganza have not fulfilled their obligations and consequently the events scheduled for February 5-7, 2010 on Jungle Island have been canceled. As always, Jungle Island will be open every day this weekend from 10am until 6pm and will feature all of our animals, shows and exhibits for the public to enjoy.
Jungle Island was in no way involved with the ticket sales for these events. We recommend contacting the company from which the tickets were purchased.
Updates coming shortly, I want to apologize for the lack their of for yesterday (Monday). As well as being a little light a couple days last week. I have had a family member in my immediate family who is very sick, so I’ve been dealing with that and arranging things in place of possibly dealing with the worst case scenarios. All in while trying to keep composure, I been working real hard on multiple projects and photoshoots, including a couple features for The305.com. So please bare with me, I’m a one-man-operation here, so we should get a good stream of new updates shortly in a few hours and I will keep me promise that 2010 will be a great year for the site and for South Florida if I have anything to do with it. Stay tuned and thanks for the support.
My apologies on the late updates today (Tuesday). Updates will take place today around 6:30 PM or so. Sorry for the delay and for the irregular posting schedule, the holidays got me running around all over the place – but we have a lot of updates today in a couple hours and all day tomorrow so stay tuned. Also we’ve put together a year-end feature dubbed the 2009 Best Of The 305 list with our picks among various categories like Best Album Of The Year, Honey Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Promoter Of The Year and etc. So stay tuned, winners and categories will be posted in the evening of Wednesday December 30th.
First of all hope everybody’s holidays went well. I sure enjoyed mine. Especially the days we had some cold weather down here in the 305. On Tuesday, I should have a listing of most of the new Years parties going down, although most are incredibly overpriced, there are tons of options. Look out for that list tomorrow. Also, the next This Is Dade Volume III coming soon, hopefully within a week or so. Any last minute song submissions must go to mp3@the305.com.
Mixtape Section – I added a new panel on the right column. If you scroll down a bit on the right column of every page you’ll see a new spot I have dedicated to free mixtape downloads. I’ll probably throw like 8 or 9 mixtapes at once and change around every couple weeks. This past week, in case you missed it, make sure you download J. Nic$ and Brianna’s mixtapes. Both are very dope.
And that’s pretty much it. I’m putting together an end-of-the-year post for this Thursday night with a recap of 2009 and a “best of” list of sorts.
So once again, thanks for your continued readership.
Well, The305.com partnered with Shoe Gallery to present a video contest to give away a free pair of highly coveted Air Jordan XI “Space Jams”. We got numerous entries and while most of them showed heart, there was one entry that stood out and was so well put together, that it was almost instantly that we knew we received the winning entry. And funny enough, it was one of the last entries submitted.
The winner was Luc Alexandre (aka UnkleLuc) with the above video. We want to congratulate Luc for the effort and for putting together a great piece. You definitely have a great eye for video. Enjoy your Space Jams!
And on a last note, I want to give a BIG shout out and thank you to Shoe Gallery for teaming up with us on this and for working with us on numerous projects over the last year. Happy Holidays to Danny and the rest of the team. Make sure you stop buy Shoe Gallery for any last minute Christmas shopping…
I want to send a big congratulations to David Rousseau and the entire CreativeSeen family and to Team Pitbull for their work on Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” video. The video ended up being the most watched music video on Youtube for the entire year of 2009 with 82 Million Views. And the second most watched video on the website overall.
1. Pitbull “I Know You Want Me” (82+ million views)
2. Miley Cyrus “The Climb” (64+ million views)
3. Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (54+ million views)
4. The Lonely Island “I’m On a Boat” (48+ million views)
5. Keri Hilson “Knock You Down” (35+ million views)
In comparison, what topped Pitbull in the “overall” category was Susan Boyle with 120 Million views of her breakout and shocking performance on Britain’s Got Talent.
We here at The305.com have teamed up with Miami sneaker store Shoe Gallery to give you a chance to win your very own pair of one of the most sought after sneakers in a long time – the Air Jordan XI “Space Jams”. We’re looking for those real Jordan fans to enter a video and tell us WHY we should give you this free pair of the Space Jams. Read below for details on how to enter….
I know the above photo has nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but its one of my favorite photos from a photoshoot I did with the lovely Erika Ivette. Either way, Happy Thanksgiving to all reading this. Hope you and your family enjoy yourselves today and all weekend for that matter. As for The305.com, Its been a hell of three days. I am pretty sure that if you frequent The305.com, you may have noticed that the site was either down or tagged as being under a “malware” attack.
Long story short, The305.com was attacked by a malware virus of some sort – actually TWICE in two days. Not sure where it came from but point is, it looks like the worse is over. The forums should be active within the next day or two. I am keeping my eyes open in case something springs back up. But just take notice, that is safe to log on The305.com. Please spread the word that The305.com is back online and that if for whatever reason we are down at any point, its only temporary.
I will definitely resume to normal updates between tonight and tomorrow for Black Friday all day. And remember to head over to Shoe Gallery in Downtown for their 40% Off Everything Black sale. I heard D.A.D.E. wear will have tons of goods as well out there. Click here for details.
Thanks again for continuing to visit the site and thank you for all the support.
Wow, so last night the list leaked of XXL Magazine’sTop 100 Hip Hop Websites and The305.com was listed on there as one of the top 100 sites. There weren’t any rankings for the sites, just a straight top 100 list. I’m definitely honored to even be considered amongst that list with all them other sites, especially being that The305.com is Miami-focused for the most part. I also saw Fakeshoredrive.com on there, which is a Chicago focused site – shouts out to them!
“Since 2002—well before Miami emerged as the muggy residency du jour for moneyed rappers and producers—The305 was documenting the South Florida hip-hop scene. It’s pretty much a men’s-magazine catchall: Content includes MP3s, videos, biddies in bikinis, sneakers and Miami Heat news. Hey, what else matters?” – XXL Magazine
But yeah, over the last year or so, The305.com has grown tremendously and I definitely work hard er’day trying to update as frequently as possible (its literally a full time job that doesn’t pay like one, lol). But I want to thank everybody that checks the site daily, everyone who has supported and copped an ad to support, all the local artists that submit music and a special thanks to all the anonymous comments I get, especially the haters that hate on me with those fake names and IP addresses. Thank you all.
No lineup yet, but pre-sale tickets are on sale for the 12th annual Ultra Music Festival being held March 26 and 27 during WInter Music Conference. Crowds usually reach up to 20,000 – 30,000 patrons. A 2-Day General Admission ticket will run you $99. Click below for more info and to purchase…
Vote for for Miami’s DJ Dephtone at the SEA Awards for “Specialty Best Of Mixtape Of The Year” for his mixtape with Trick Daddy, the Product 7. Click below to vote….
Our question was: What was the name of Triple C’s original album that was supposed to come out in 2007…?
The answer was: Black Flag
There were about 150 qualifying entries. Out of those, 40 or so people got it correct and from there we randomly chose our winner “name-in-the-hat” style.
The winner was Kali Heart of Hallandale, Florida.
Congratulations, you should be receiving your Triple C’s jacket and a copy of Custom, Cars & Cycles very soon.
Triple C’s album Custom, Cars & Cycles is in stores now!!!
Its been a long time coming, but the new PRINT issue of 305 Magazine is coming soon. Its an actual PRINT magazine for those of you that don’t know and never saw it. I used to put these out with a partner of mine – we had Pitbull, Rick Ross and Khaled on the covers (pictured above), with features from dozens of big names as well.
Well, since putting out our last issue (with Khaled on the cover), we had a little hiatus, but…we’re definitely and officially back to put out a new issue. More details will be revealed shortly.
But in the meantime, if you are interested in advertising in the new issue, which will be one of the most sought after issues, please email me at miamihiphop@gmail.com for more information. Trust me, you’re going to want to be a part of it…
The Miami Music Festival is taking place this December. If you think you have a shot at being accepted as a performer and are willing to cough up $35 for the application fee, then this is for you. Read details below.
Now accepting performance applications!
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 1, 2009! MMF has secured additional performance stages and can now accommodate a larger number of acts!
To perform
at the Miami Music Festival, artists must complete the online application and submit a $35 fee to be considered for showcase participation. Broadjam.com is the official application submission partner and a sponsor of The Miami Music Festival. Those who apply automatically receive a free 6 month membership to Broadjam.
Festival venues offer some sound equipment, however, artists are encouraged to bring their own equipment. Once selected to perform, venue information will be made available to artists.
All performance applications must be received no later than NOVEMBER 1, 2009. All artists who have applied by October 15 and are selected to perform will be notified by November 1, 2009. Late applications will be reviewed and contacted promptly if selected. If artists applying to perform are not selected, the Festival will issue a $35 credit toward one conference badge or one three-day wristband.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month we’re going to post related articles and stories here and there in support of the month. This is something that affects alot of us and/or someone we know in some way or fashion.
Visit www.nbcam.org for more information and materials
Photo of the “I Love Boobs” shirt with the DadeWear chain, is courtesy of AlreadyDope.
Trick Daddy’s new album Finally Famous, is in stores today. Make sure you go out and support The Mayor of Miami in his latest effort. And to celebrate the release of the album, he will be having an album release party tonight at Martini Bar in Sunset Place (South Miami). Make sure you stop on by tonight…
Martini Bar Miami
5701 Sunset Place #124a
Miami, FL 33143
(305) 665-3052
Updates coming shortly, I want to apologize for the lack their of for yesterday (Monday). As well as being a little light a couple days last week. I have had a family member in my immediate family who is very sick, so I’ve been dealing with that and arranging things in place of possibly dealing with the worst case scenarios. All in while trying to keep composure, I been working real hard on multiple projects and photoshoots, including a couple features for The305.com. So please bare with me, I’m a one-man-operation here, so we should get a good stream of new updates shortly in a few hours and I will keep me promise that 2010 will be a great year for the site and for South Florida if I have anything to do with it. Stay tuned and thanks for the support.
Well, The305.com partnered with Shoe Gallery to present a video contest to give away a free pair of highly coveted Air Jordan XI “Space Jams”. We got numerous entries and while most of them showed heart, there was one entry that stood out and was so well put together, that it was almost instantly that we knew we received the winning entry. And funny enough, it was one of the last entries submitted.
I know the above photo has nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but its one of my favorite photos from a photoshoot I did with the lovely Erika Ivette. Either way, Happy Thanksgiving to all reading this. Hope you and your family enjoy yourselves today and all weekend for that matter. As for The305.com, Its been a hell of three days. I am pretty sure that if you frequent The305.com, you may have noticed that the site was either down or tagged as being under a “malware” attack.
