Miami, FL

Music connected to Miami

Miami: where the rhythm is as hot as the sun. This vibrant city has birthed a unique sound, Miami bass, that pulsed from its nightclubs and influenced hip hop. As the home of Pitbull, who reps Little Havana hard, and a frequent muse for Lil Wayne in tracks like "5 Star" and "Mercy," Miami's musical landscape is as diverse as its population. Trick Daddy's anthems like "Paradise" and "Shut Up" capture the city's raw energy, while artists from 2Pac to Bad Bunny drop Miami's name in their lyrics, solidifying its place in the music world.

But there's more to Miami than just beats. Founded in 1896 when Henry Flagler's railway arrived, this coastal city is a melting pot of cultures sitting just six feet above sea level. From the historic Venetian Pool to the vibrant Biscayne National Park, Miami's beauty is undeniable. Just remember, as Bob Seger croons in "Sunspot Baby," this city has seen its share of storms, but its spirit remains as resilient as the mangrove forests that line its shores.

About Miami

• Pitbull, the internationally known rapper, hails from Miami's Little Havana.
• Miami bass music, a subgenre of hip hop, originated in Miami's nightclubs.
• Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway put Miami on the map in 1896.
• The Venetian Pool, a historic public swimming pool, is filled with spring water.
• The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 devastated Miami, triggering the end of a boom.
• Miami is named after the Mayaimi Native American tribe and incorporated in 1896.
• With over 440,000 residents, Miami is smaller than Jacksonville, Florida.
• Sitting at just 6 feet above sea level, Miami is vulnerable to rising tides.
• Tourism is a major industry in Miami, drawing millions of visitors annually.
• The vibrant energy of Miami is a sun-soaked mix of cultures and endless possibility.
• The porous Biscayne Aquifer, a shallow groundwater source, provides Miami's drinking water.
• Biscayne National Park protects a unique ecosystem of mangrove forests and coral reefs.
• The Everglades watershed flows slowly southward, influencing South Florida's hydrology.
• American crocodiles, a threatened species, inhabit the coastal areas of Biscayne Bay.
• Mangrove forests are a vital part of Miami's coastal ecosystem, protecting shorelines.
• The Tequesta Native Americans inhabited the Miami area for thousands of years before European contact.
• In 1926, a devastating hurricane caused widespread destruction and economic hardship.
• The Freedom Tower, built in 1925, served as a processing center for Cuban refugees.
• The Rickenbacker Causeway connects Miami to Virginia Key and Key Biscayne.
• The Miami area is underlain by the Biscayne Aquifer, a shallow, highly permeable limestone aquifer.
• Biscayne National Park protects a large portion of Biscayne Bay and its coral reefs.
• The Miami River is a short tidal river flowing from the Everglades to Biscayne Bay.
• American crocodiles, unlike alligators, inhabit coastal areas around Miami.
• Pine rocklands, a globally endangered ecosystem, are found in southern Miami-Dade County.
• The Tequesta people inhabited the Miami area for centuries before European contact.
• Julia Tuttle, known as the "Mother of Miami," convinced Henry Flagler to extend his railroad in 1896.
• Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, a Gilded Age estate, was built in 1916.

Artists From Miami

1st Lady 24 Hours to Live Abella Danger Abhomine Abiotic Adam Irigoyen Adassa Adore Miridia Afrobeta AG Al Hendrix Alexander Izquierdo Alexander Zenoz Alexis Grullón All Hell Breaks Loose ALX Amara la Negra Amigo The Devil Ana Cristina Cash Ana Villafañe Andres Fresko Angelic Montero AnnaMaria Anya Taylor-Joy Area 305 Ari Urban Arlene Sierra ArtOfficial Atom Smash Aton Ben-Horin Ava Mendoza Avenue D Awesome New Republic Ayleen Valentine Baby Calendar Baby Gramps Bacilos Bassadelic Beat Assailant Bergen White Betty Wright Bianca Billy Hayes Bizzy Crook Black Janet Black V Neck Blake Eiseman Blake Jenner Blue Mitchell Bonnie Beats Borgeous Brass Knuckles Brethren Brian Regan Brika Burning Strong Camila Cabello CASANDRA Casey Hogan Catherine Keener Caught Inside Cave of Swimmers Caveman Cult Cedric Wallace Charles Austin Chris Price Chris Smither Chrissie Fit Christie Prades Christopher Owens City Girls Clefs of Lavender Hill Climber CNCO Coco Montrese Coke Company B Connie Cool & Dre Cool Uncle Coral Way Chiefs Corinne Oviedo Craig Leon Craig Zadan Crestfallen Cris Cab Cristy C. Road Cynic César Morales Dance Floor Justice Danny Berríos Danny Santiago DARUMAS Darwin’s Waiting Room David Binney David Chesky David Goodstein David Thomas Dead Mens' Theory Dead Patriot Dead Weight Deborah Harry Deep South Delarosa & Asora Denzel Curry Dino Felipe Disco Rick and The Wolf Pack DJ Khaled DJ Laz DJ Uncle Al Dominique-René de Lerma Don ‘Red’ Roberts Dona Drake Donald Justice Dr. T. & The Undertakers DXJ and the Bassonlians Edgar Farinas Edward Jay Miller Elizabeth Keener Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Eva Mendes Explorers Fancy Olsen Farrah Burns Faune A. Chambers Fifth Harmony Flashback Repository Flawda Mang Flo Rida Floor Flying Tomatoes Foolproof Four O'Clock Balloon Fulah Funky Green Dogs Gabriel Blondet Gabriel Garcia GalaxyThePharaoh Geechi George Kelly George Noriega Glasseater Glenn Lee Gloria Estefan Gnosis Goodnight at the End of the Tunnel Gordon Tarpley Grachan Moncur II Grass Patch Guillermo Scott Herren Harry Pussy Herbie Jones Herizen Herman Kelly & Life Hexorcist Hotboxx Howard Johnson Hugh Wilson I Set My Friends on Fire Ice Berg Icee Interceptor Intruder Iron and Wine Jack Sherman Jacob's Ladder Jacuzzi Boys Jason Derulo Jencarlos Canela Jerry Rivers Jesse Perez Jessi Smiles Jessica Darrow Jessica Sutta Jive Jones Joe McPhee Joela Jones Joey Emmanuel Johnny Goudie Jorge Moreno JTC Judy Cheeks Justin Raisen K. Charles Kat Dahlia Kat Luna Kat Riggins Kelly Link Kenny Grohowski Kim Taylor King Friday Knock 'Em Dead La Goony Chonga Landon Knoblock Lasim Richards Lauren Giraldo Lauren Jauregui Lenny DiNardo Lewis Spratlan Liberty City Light at the End of the Tunnel Lil Daggers Lil Pump Lilith’s Demise Lindsay Usich Load Lone Wolf One Man Band Luccio LunchMoney Lewis Mad Margritt Maddax Madison Stone Major Nine Marcus Cooper Maria Vidal Mariah Angeliq Marion Williams Mark Mangold Markese Money Rolle Marty Mary Stuart Matrix Metals Matt Gerald Matthew Lewin Matthew Taylor MC Jin McKenzi Brooke Mel Rodriguez Melissa Melton Mustafa Mendacity Michael Greger Michael O'Brien Michael Rudy Guess Mika Fineo Mike Vetro and The Cellar Dwellers Monotract Montells More Than Ever Muney Jordan Murk Myron Walden Nathaniel Mackey Naïka Negroni's Trio Nicholas Collins Nini Camps Niteflyte Nothing Rhymes With Orange NRBQ Nuclear Christ Obed Calvaire Odd Sweetheart okayceci Omnisium Once a Hero Oscar G. Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon Outer Limits Recordings PALO! Panama Francis Paperdolls Patricia Cornwell Paul Deakin Peace & Quiet Peyton List Phantom Drive Phil Lord Phillip Wright Phoenecia Pitbull PLAINS Pleasure P Poison Clan Porro y los Bobos Pouya Power Play PRATO Prefuse 73 Pride Aside Psychic Mirrors Purvis Young Push Button Objects Quit Ramirez Raul Malo Raíces Jazz Orchestra Real Randz Red Spyda Richard DeVinck Rick Ross Rick Yancey Rita Rudner Robert Thomas, Jr. Roe Ethridge ROM Roxe Karvell Rufftown Mob Ryan Smith Sabrina Claudio Sage Francis Sam & Dave Sam E. Dangerr Sam Mehran Sam Moore Sam Pilafian samari Sammy Arriaga Sammy Jay Love Sara Ontaneda Saunders Sermons Savath & Savalas Screaming Sneakers Sean Klitzner Sean Reinert Seizure Machine Serge Severance Shandi Sinnamon Shanica Knowles Shintaro Yasuda Shroud Eater Sidney Poitier Silver Spine Since I… Sloane Peterson Smitty Soman Chainani Soul Oddity SpaceGhostPurrp SpinnZinn Splat Stacks Stazthehokage Steve Aoki Stonecast Streetrunner Sue Shifrin SunGhosts SUPA CINDY Suénalo Target Nevada Tariq Creque Teraj Terell Stafford Teri DeSario Terri Gibbs Terry Wollman The Agency The American Beetles The Baboons The Beat Club The Blue Denim Band The Burgundy Blues The Cichlids The Crumbs The DeCastro Sisters The Eat The Echo The Echoes of Carnaby Street The Evil The Gun Hoes The Invaders The Lead The Lee Boys The Mavericks The Modds The Monas The Phantom Operator The Pom-Poms The Puppies The Rising Sun The Shades, Inc. The Squiremen The Stix & Stonz The Sunergyans Thomas Andersen Thomas Rankine Timothy Ferris Torche Trick Daddy Trina Trinere Truckstop Coffee Trust No One Ts Madison Tunes for Bears to Dance To Uffie Vampire Money Vladimir Ernesto Garcia VOUS Worship Vulkan The Krusader Where Fear and Weapons Meet Wild Wind Will to Power William Burden Willis Jackson Wilmer Valderrama Wingdings Wishes for World War III Wizard Sleeve WRONG Yazmine Young & Restless Young G.p Yung Simmie Zzz. RAEGAN Cannibal Kids Cavity Deux Visages GlumDays! Hibernus Mortis Iliad Mustard Service Palomino Blond Sunny Side Up! Supergold The Dominoes The Polar Boys Ricardo Arjona Sebastian Yatra El Alfa

Songs About Miami

5 Star by

Yes Indeed by

Strawberry Syrup by

Paradise by

Can’t F by Trick Daddy

Take It to da House by

Sunspot Baby by

I’m Me by

Mercy by

Watch My Shoes by

Versace (Remix) by

Think Like a Man by

Wasted by

The Last Resort by

Shut Up by

Peepin’ in My Window [Screwed] by

Nothing by

Back in the Days by

Can’t Fuck With the South by

What’s Happenin by

A Pirate Looks at Forty by

For All My Ladies by

Fuck the Other Side by

Wit Me by

Enough (Miami) by

Let’s Go by

What’s Happnin! by

Tú No Metes Cabra (Remix) by

Brincar by

Miami, My Amy by

Miami by

Bickenhead by

No Limit REMIX by

Big Energy (Remix) by

Forever by

miami vice theme by

Cocaine Cowboys by

Can’t Believe It by

Dancer by

Level Above by

The Recipe - Bonus Track by

Rubber Band Man by

Shake by

Tú No Metes Cabra by

Pride by

Lobster & Scrimp by

Pepas by

Trust Nobody by

Benihachi by

The Language by

Keith Whitley by

Miami by

Bye Baby by

Hustlin' by

Step Yo Game Up by

Days Before Rodeo: The Prayer by

2 Bitches (Danny Glover) by

crockett's theme by

Could’ve Been by

The Recipe by

That’s What I Like by

Without You Here by

Do It On The Tip by

Same Girl by

Blessed by

GDFR by

In the Ayer by

Tesla by

Lookin’ at Me by

Know Bout Me by

All the Way Up by

Scottie Beam by

MIA Down In MIA by

Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine by

Miami by

Orthodox by

Armada Latina by

Choosin’ by

Danny Glover (Remix) by

Numb by

gasolina by

4 Min Convo (Favorite Song) by

Bitch From Da Souf (Remix) by

It’s In Da Game by

Fake Names by

Give Me Everything by

Cold December by

La Reina del Sur by

Timber by

Best Time by

Frank Lucas by

Keep It Real by

Allah Sent Me by

Gotta Have It by

Square Dance Rap by

A Black American by

You’re Everything by

My Projects (Remix) by

New South by

I Don't Care by

Lonely Thoughts by

Hell on Earth, Pt. 2 by

Miami by

Whack Rappers by

Heroes by

Pop It 4 Pimp by

Real by

If the South Woulda Won by

Area Codes by

Beez In The Trap by

Want Some More by

Laila’s Wisdom by

Big Ass Bracelet by

6 Rings by

Nann Nigga by

DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love by

A Milli by

Granpa Gametight by

My Block by

Kosher Certified by

No Problem by

Private Landing by

All Me by

Do Not Disturb by

The Motto by

Berzerk by

Legacy by

My Dad’s Gone Crazy by

Lost by

Compton by

Institutionalized by

Goin’ Through Some Thangs by

Don’t Stop by

EPMD 2 by

Yellow Bike by

OG by

Point Seen Money Gone by

Tha Shiznit by

1970 Somethin’ by

Hypnotize by

Niggas by

You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) by

K-POP by

MELTDOWN by

SHYNE by

SICKO MODE by

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Gnosis Goodnight at the End of the Tunnel Gordon Tarpley Grachan Moncur II Grass Patch Guillermo Scott Herren Harry Pussy Herbie Jones Herizen Herman Kelly & Life Hexorcist Hibernus Mortis Hotboxx Howard Johnson Hugh Wilson I Set My Friends on Fire Ice Berg Icee Iliad Interceptor Intruder Iron and Wine JTC Jack Sherman Jacob's Ladder Jacuzzi Boys Jason Derulo Jencarlos Canela Jerry Rivers Jesse Perez Jessi Smiles Jessica Darrow Jessica Sutta Jive Jones Joe McPhee Joela Jones Joey Emmanuel Johnny Goudie Jorge Moreno Judy Cheeks Justin Raisen K. Charles Kat Dahlia Kat Luna Kat Riggins Kelly Link Kenny Grohowski Kim Taylor King Friday Knock 'Em Dead La Goony Chonga Landon Knoblock Lasim Richards Lauren Giraldo Lauren Jauregui Lenny DiNardo Lewis Spratlan Liberty City Light at the End of the Tunnel Lil Daggers Lil Pump Lilith’s Demise Lindsay Usich Load Lone Wolf One Man Band Luccio LunchMoney Lewis MC Jin Mad Margritt Maddax Madison Stone Major Nine Marcus Cooper Maria Vidal Mariah Angeliq Marion Williams Mark Mangold Markese Money Rolle Marty Mary Stuart Matrix Metals Matt Gerald Matthew Lewin Matthew Taylor McKenzi Brooke Mel Rodriguez Melissa Melton Mustafa Mendacity Michael Greger Michael O'Brien Michael Rudy Guess Mika Fineo Mike Vetro and The Cellar Dwellers Monotract Montells More Than Ever Muney Jordan Murk Mustard Service Myron Walden NRBQ Nathaniel Mackey Naïka Negroni's Trio Nicholas Collins Nini Camps Niteflyte Nothing Rhymes With Orange Nuclear Christ Obed Calvaire Odd Sweetheart Omnisium Once a Hero Oscar G. 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