Why is Miami Florida called The Magic City?

Described by Dan Gartland of Sports Illustrated as a “legendary strip club that should be familiar to anyone who knows anything about rap music”, Magic City has well-documented ties with the trap and hip hop scene. It was partially responsible for launching the careers of Future and Migos.

In an interview in the Miami News in 1925, Blackman said: “In looking over the material, I got so enthusiastic over the possibilities of the city that bordered on the Gulf stream and faced the broad waters of Biscayne Bay, that I referred to it as the ‘Magic City’.” Blackman included the nickname in his article … Jun 9, 2021