... stripclubs in miami ...
"...
... the perfect barometer to judge what's hot in urban music.
Songs still months away from radio play are on regular rotation here.
And girls who work at ... consider themselves the best ... strippers in Miami.
So the place is always a party ...
...
For many South Florida urban musicians, popularity in strip clubs means success.
More new songs are debuted in these erotic venues
than on any mainstream local radio stations ...
...
If girls can bump and grind to a new song, and guys want to spend money
while it's playing, there's a good chance it'll be a hit ...
...
All these new songs on the radio that you hear, even national stuff,
it doesn't get broken on the radio.
Those songs are big in strip clubs first ...
...
"But when you go to the strip clubs, you're hearing all kinds of new stuff.
The girls listen to music and request songs they like, 'cause they want to dance
to songs that will generate them the most revenue.
There's an entire music culture that exists inside of these clubs if you pay attention to it. When I'm in there, I always watch what the girls are requesting —
it helps keep me current." ...
...
Certain strip clubs down here, the energy is just like regular clubs in other places.
So I know that if my music is hot here, it can be hot anywhere ...
...
"Yo, we figured out early on, if you got 50 strippers all dancing and shaking
they asses to one song, saying, 'That's my jam,'
the guys in the club are gonna be like, 'Oh ****, that's my jam too, ...
It really is that simple."
..."
www.miaminewtimes.com/2008-10-16/news/hip-hop-fame-at-south-florida-strip-clubs/1