Ciara (Singer)

Flute Salad's Sexxxy Dance Mix: A Soundtrack for Shaking Ass at Lester's Tonight

​It's Friday and we here at Crossfade wanna fuck. Er, we mean dance. And that's why we're humping over to Flute Salad at Lester's tonight. From 8 till 10 p.m., there'll be free drinks for the females. But don't get it twisted ... This little fuck dance party, hosted by County Grind music editor ... More >>

Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe" and Five Other Rap Videos Banned by Viacom

​Nicki Minaj is too hardcore for BET. Viacom-owned Black Entertainment Television is refusing to air the rapper's "Stupid Hoe" music video. Evidently, naked Barbie dolls and fishnets are far too risque for the network. We've embedded the 210-second, Hype Williams-directed video below. You'll ... More >>

Ciara at Malibu Rum's Radio MaliBoom Boom Tour, July 16

Photo by Gaby Izarra​Ciara With DJ Skribble Finnegan's on the River July 16, 2011 Better Than: Any other night at any other Finnegan's. Remind me to hit up every Malibu-sponsored event for the rest of my life. Watching Ciara for free was already a sweet deal. But free booze, t-shirts, and guac ... More >>

Who Wants Free Tickets for Ciara and Malibu Rum's Miami Concert?

Do shots with Ciara.​What exactly does it mean to "get your island on"? Well, we here at Crossfade spend most of our time on the mainland. But we're guessing it involves sun, sand, lots of baby oil, coconut bikinis, banana hammocks, consenting adults, and a safe, moderate, and very responsible ... More >>

Five Key Moments in the Chronology of Hipster Hop

Tyler the Creator: Is he the über-hipster hopper?​There is no escaping the young-and-vulgar West Coast hip-hop collective Odd Future. There was a brief incubation period on the internet. But ever since performing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the group has been everywhere: SXSW, Coachella, and ... More >>

Pictures of Amar'e Stoudemire's $6.5 Million Miami Beach Penthouse

​Now that Amar'e Stoudemire is playing for the anti-Miami Heat up in New York City he has no use for his lavish Miami Beach penthouse at the W Hotel & Residencies in South Beach. He's just put his 2,428-square-foot apartment (plus 2,700 square feet of private outdoor space) on the 20th floor ... More >>

Henry A. Ferguson, Repeat Felon, Arrested In Killing of Corrections Officer Ciara Lee and Her Son

via Miami-Dade Corrections​Police have arrested a Miami Gardens man with a long record of felony charges in the brutal late-night shooting earlier this month that killed 24-year-old corrections officer Ciara Lee and her two-year-old son as they slept in their bedroom in Liberty City.Henry A. Fergu ... More >>

Ten More Killer Halloween Parties: Greasers, Lingerie, Ciara, Teairra Mari, and Casual Sax

Image via mptvimages.com Get down like a greaser. ​If our first list of Halloween shindigs wasn't enough to satisfy that party craving, check out ten more gatherings that may do the trick. It's Crossfade's treat. Halloween at Buck15. Sunday, October 31, at 10 p.m. The best costume of the nigh ... More >>

Simply Jess of the 400 Club Talks T.I. and Tiny, Modeling, and SoBe's Hottest Parties

MQ Images​For the last few years, Simply Jess (AKA Jessica Fajardo) has been a promotions and marketing power player on the Miami Beach nightlife scene. She, her partner J. Little, and the 400 Club have been responsible for some of Miami's hottest parties in recent memory, hosting weekly throwdow ... More >>

The Best (and Worst) of the VMAs -- with Some Miami Touches

Photo by Getty ImagesChelsea Handler as a Lady Gaga-esque house​We were expecting quite the spectacle at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. In lieu of last year's Taylor Swift acceptance speech interruption, Kanye's apologetic tweets, and her tweets suggesting she was going to interrupt him this ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: DJ Spinna - Swag Skool Volume 4

​DJ Spinna (no relation to New York based hip-hop producer of the same name) is a young gunn in the DJ game, but it seems that at age 17, he's further along than his competition. Good song selection, quality graphic,s and great mixing -- these are all elements that DJ Spinna's mixtapes always pos ... More >>

New Nightlife: Three more clubs open in Miami

​DJ Spinna (no relation to New York based hip-hop producer of the same name) is a young gunn in the DJ game, but it seems that at age 17, he's further along than his competition. Good song selection, quality graphic,s and great mixing -- these are all elements that DJ Spinna's mixtapes always pos ... More >>

Miami Clubland Gets New Neighbors, But Will They Last?

​Here in Miami it feels like a new club is born and dies every week. Regardless, the party-hopping frenzy continues when a new neighbor takes over the lost one. Here are some new paint jobs and fixer-uppers to get your party panties rattled up. Lux1439 Washington Ave., South Beach The 400 Club has ... More >>

Stream The-Dream's Love King, New Album Recorded in Miami

​So much of what passes for R&B on the radio these days is boring, syrupy synth-pop that tastes good for a minute but, like all sugar rushes, hits quick and wears off a few minutes later. Then, there are the rare artists like The-Dream, a singer / songwriter / music mogul who is currently the ... More >>

Adidas World Cup Commercial 2010 Features Daft Punk, Oasis, Snoop Dogg and More With... a Star Wars Theme?

Picture this: You're channel-surfing when you see a weird mixture of characters in what looks like a scene from Star Wars. Daft Punk is hanging out with the droids, Snoop Dogg is chilling with Obi-Wan Kenobi and seems to be mimicking a Jedi, and they're all hanging out at the local cantina to watch ... More >>

Top Ten Thursdays: The Top 10 Sexiest Britney Spears Videos

via ticketmaster.com​Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait "...Baby One More Time" video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we've followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Do ... More >>

Last Night: Girl Talk at Studio A

via ticketmaster.com​Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait "...Baby One More Time" video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we've followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Do ... More >>

Last Night: Lil' Blaze and Yungen at Cameo

via ticketmaster.com​Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait "...Baby One More Time" video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we've followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Do ... More >>

Last Night: Beyonce at the BankAtlantic Center

via ticketmaster.com​Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait "...Baby One More Time" video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we've followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Do ... More >>

New Joc Swing

via ticketmaster.com​Britney Spears has been an object of desire for more than a decade. Her jailbait "...Baby One More Time" video became a salacious sensation in 1998. Shamefully, often secretively, we've followed her kinky, wacky, outrageous endeavors ever since. If you believe the wisdom of Do ... More >>

Look Out, Miami, Here Freestyle Comes

It's the peanutiest electro revival on the planet

Loverboy

As the Scream IV Presents Heartthrobs Tour winds down, we wonder: Have we seen it all before?

Missy's Recipe for Fun

Missy Elliott is both the strangest and brightest star in MTV's galaxy

Various Artists and

Bow Wow

Jermaine Dupri Presents . . . Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 So So Def/Virgin

Wanted Sony Urban Music/Columbia

Missy Elliott

The Cookbook (Goldmine/Elektra)

Literary Crunk

Author Tamara Palmer digs deep into the Dirty South's rap explosion

Here Comes the Drums

Songstress Amerie and producer Rich Harrison are reinventing the art of R&B

This Just In

Songstress Amerie and producer Rich Harrison are reinventing the art of R&B

Buzzing in the Bassbin

M.I.A. is blowing up in New York, but will she go pop?

Hit Parade

Our annual nonscientific tip sheet for WMC/M3's breakout tracks

Best of 2004

Our annual nonscientific tip sheet for WMC/M3's breakout tracks

God Save the Scene

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

Freshly Baka-ed

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

Mr. Mauricio

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

Big City Bacchanalia

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

DJ Entice

Sassy Brits, hoochie mamas and a dude named Beans attempted to invigorate a stagnant year for hip-hop.

Float On

Whether it's festivals, VIP-only events, or block parties, it's all about how you work it

Easy Star

A typical afternoon for producer Jazze Pha involves jokes, beats, and plenty of cookies