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Mary J. Blige on Life, Death, Drugs, and Whitney Houston

By S. Pajot

Miami New Times | March 12, 2012

"I wanted Whitney to make it ... I didn't want her to die like that."

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Tags: Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige

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Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah, and Obama to Pay Tribute to Executed Prisoner Troy Davisnew

On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m. in Jackson, Georgia, a death row inmate named Troy Davis, convicted 20 years ago for the murder of off-duty Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail, was executed by lethal injection. And in the final weeks leading up to his scheduled execution, celebrities and rap stars helped lead a last-minute push to save Davis's life, even pleading with President Obama to personally intervene.

Miami New Times | S. Pajot | 09-28-2011 | Crime & Justice

Tags: execution, Mos Def, prisoner, Troy Davis

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Frederick “Toots” Hibbert on his band and the birth of reggae.

Miami New Times | S. Pajot | 11-16-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Reggae, Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, Toots and the Maytals

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Lil Wayne's DEA Bustnew

The agency comes up empty-handed when searching the rapper.

Miami New Times | Kyle Munzenrieder | 02-28-2011 | Music

Tags: DEA, Lil Wayne, Drug Bust

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Frederick “Toots” Hibbert on his band and the birth of reggae.

Miami New Times | S. Pajot | 11-16-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Reggae, Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, Toots and the Maytals

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Q-Tip Talks Kanye West, the Roots, and the Reunion of A Tribe Called Quest.

Miami New Times | Stacey Russell | 10-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Roots, Kanye West, ATCQ, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip

Lil Jon Talks 'Crunk Rock,' Pitbull and Fine Winenew

Don't make the mistake of thinking rapper/producer/all-around Svengali Lil Jon is a buffoon. The man behind the blinding grills and creatively shocking lyrical allusions to sex is a shrewd businessman and songwriter who swirls the winds of pop into his own entertainment hurricane.

Miami New Times | Arielle Castillo | 09-28-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Crunk Rock, Lil Jon, hip-hop