DJ Laz

Calle Ocho 2013: Blow-Up Dolls, Harlem Shakes, and DJ Laz Says: "Lil Wayne Can Suck My Dick"

Miami is filled with interesting characters, to say the least. There's that guy who rides around on a motorized bicycle, that man who practically spends all day riding the Metrorail jammin' on his violin, that dude who walks around Hialeah carrying a banjo and wearing a Stetson hat -- the list goes ... More >>

Danny Daze's Top Five Miami Jams of All Time

DJ-producer Danny Daze is an international player now, zigzagging around the global party circuit and throwing down at all the hotspots from Los Angeles to Ibiza to Melbourne. But for Danny, it all started in Miami -- the place he still calls home. Back in March, he reminisced with Crossfade about ... More >>

Mr. Nice Guy Records' Second Anniversary at Mansion December 20

Jesse Perez's Mr. Nice Guy Records Dejan De Comer Tanta Pinga! Second Anniversary Party

Once Miami succumbs to the polar icecaps and the city is well under water, only the 305's ass-clapping, booty bass legacy will float on. Well, maybe DJ Laz too. He's got a boat. And if he's lucky, Mr. Nice Guy Records himself, Jesse Perez, will be on that boat too. After all, you can never have t ... More >>

Reader Mail: Drug Companies Want to Make Kratom Illegal

DJ Laz Does Peachfuzz! Da Pimp Wit Da Limp's Top Five Latin Booty Bass Bangers

It doesn't matter who you are today so long as you never forget who you were back in the day. And in Crossfade's case, that was a horny 14-year-old chamaco trying to dry-hump a fine Cubanita at Hot Wheels to the sounds of DJ Laz-produced Miami bass while her abuelita waited for us outside of the ... More >>

Ten Best Music-Related Things Under $10 To Do in Miami This Weekend

The Art Basel Miami Beach drums of war pound an ominous rhythm as our checking accounts commit Hari Kari because of the holidays. So are you, like Crossfade, a Friday-night professional with more moths in your wallet than bills? Take a look at our ten best music-related activities under $10 going ... More >>

DJ Laz Conquered Disability, Tragedy, and Miami's Airwaves; Now He's Aiming Higher

DJ Laz on Drugs: "I Did Ecstasy for About a Six-Week Period"

We've all been there. And now we totally realize that two months' worth of rolling balls was a bad idea. But shit ... It was fun. And drugs are what your 20s are for, right? DJ Laz did it. "When I was 27 or 28, I did Ecstasy for about a six-week period," Lazaro Mendez says in this week's Miami ... More >>

Obama "Insulted Blacks" By Appearing on DJ Laz's Show, Says Conservative Columnist

So remember when President Obama called into DJ Laz Morning Show last week? Well, according to conservative columnist Clarence McKee that appearance was an "insult" to all of black American that "cheapened the office of president of the United States." Because, you know, Laz goes by the nickname of ... More >>

Obama Rags on Miami Dolphins on DJ Laz's Show

The fact that President Barack Obama called into the DJ Laz Morning Show this morning to talk with Miami's favorite Pimp with a Limp, is something we still can't get our minds around. True, his campaign is focused on getting his message out through nontraditional methods, but, like, the man who brou ... More >>

Fourth of July Declared DJ Laz Day by Hialeah Gardens

See also "DJ Laz Returns to Miami Radio" and "DJ Laz Talks Returning to Miami Radio: 'I'm Still Split 50/50, But My Girl Miami's Gettin' a Little Extra at Bedtime.'" Despite the fact that every Fourth of July since 1776 has been set aside for the celebration of America's independence from those col ... More >>

DJ Laz Talks Returning to Miami Radio: "I'm Still Split 50/50, But My Girl Miami's Gettin' a Little Extra at Bedtime"

See also "DJ Laz Returns to Miami Radio, Romance 106.7 Becomes Spanglish Party Station." Where the #!@% is DJ Laz? Well, last night, the Pimp With the Limp and his current employer, Spanish Broadcasting System, held a press conference at the Doubletree Grand Hotel's Briza on the Bay to officially ... More >>

DJ Laz Returns to Miami Radio, Romance 106.7 Becomes Spanglish Party Station

Sadly, abuelita's favorite FM emisora is no more. Miami's WRMA, Romance 106.7, has dropped its Spanish-language adult contemporary format for a Spanglish party music concept. And next week, the station's reintroducing a familiar voice -- DJ Laz -- to local airwaves. Last night, Crossfade's Brow ... More >>

DJ Laz Says "I'm Not Leaving Miami for Los Angeles, It's Like Having Two Women"

After shocking South Florida last month by suddenly resigning from his longtime morning-show gig at Power 96, Latin booty bass pioneer and 22-year radio vet DJ Laz (born Lazaro Mendez) insisted that he was "going to take the boat out for a little while" and spend more time with his family. But the ... More >>

DJ Laz "Needed a Bigger Platform to Grow," Says Spanish Broadcasting Systems' Jesus Salas

Sandwiched between Detroit and Seattle, Miami ranks a depressing 12th among the largest radio markets in the country, according to Arbitron's spring 2012 rankings. Meanwhile, Los Angeles is second only to New York City. So for longtime Miami radio personality Lazaro "DJ Laz" Mendez, accepting a n ... More >>

DJ Laz Returns to Radio, Leaves Miami for Los Angeles

Check out Crossfade's interview with Spanish Broadcasting Systems' Jesus Salas: "DJ Laz 'Needed a Bigger Platform to Grow." Less than a month after DJ Laz "decided to move on and explore other professional opportunities," the "Pimp With the Limp" has announced that he'll be back on the airwaves i ... More >>

SomeJerk Talks Moombahton Over Miami and Gives Away Free EP

Moombah what? Moombahton! We here at Crossfade have been geeking over this quirky style of tropical bass music all year. And locals like DJ-producer SomeJerk and the good folks at (((SHAKE))) are giving us plenty of reason to with their monthly Moombahton Over Miami party at the Vagabond. Plus, t ... More >>

DJ Laz: Booty Music Pioneer

DJ Laz's Departure From Power 96 Marks the End of a 22-Year Era

DJ Laz Helped Put Miami On the Hip-Hop Map

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke opines on DJ Laz's departure from Power 96 and the death of FM radio.When my homeboy, Lazaro "DJ Laz" Mendez, suddenly resig ... More >>

Uncle Luke Says DJ Laz "Felt Stifled by the Current State of FM Radio" and Power 96

Seven days ago, the airwaves at "Miami's Party Station" went (figuratively) dead when SoFla booty bass pioneer and 22-year radio vet DJ Laz announced he was quitting his morning show at WPOW-FM. "Rumors are true, I am no longer with Power 96," Laz confirmed last Monday night via Twitter. "I wish th ... More >>

Six Best Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend

WWLD--What Would Laz Do? We've been asking ourselves that question since DJ Laz severed ties with Power 96, a radio station he helped build into what it is today, Miami's true party station... if you're party's in Kendall or Hialeah. Nevertheless, Lazaro Mendez's voice will be sorely missed. S ... More >>

DJ Laz on Power 96 Departure: "The Only Way to Get Change Is to Change"

Read our original report on DJ Laz's departure from Power 96 here. Former radio impresario and longtime Power 96 DJ Lazaro Mendez never returned our calls. The "pimp with the limp" did, however, sit down with NBC 6 last night to discuss his shocking, sudden and unexpected departure from the Miami ... More >>

DJ Laz and Power 96 Part Ways, Fans Suggest the Announcement is a Hoax UPDATED

UPDATE: Beasley Broadcast Group, Power 96's parent company just released a statement regarding Laz's departure."Effective today, DJ LAZ, who has been with the station for 22 years, has decided to move on and explore other professional opportunities."The rumors are in fact true, DJ Laz is no longer t ... More >>

Power 96 Exec on DJ Laz Departure: "No Hard Feelings on Either Side"

Read our original report on DJ Laz's departure from Power 96 here. First, a heartbreaking tweet that some interpreted as a cruel and belated April Fools' Day hoax. "Rumors are true, I am no longer with Power 96," tweeted Miami's beloved DJ Laz. "I wish them all the best. And to my coworkers and ... More >>

DJ Laz Talks Sipping Hennessy Straight From the Bottle and Drinking on the Job

DJ Laz doin' work.​If, like Crossfade, you are a serious drinker who loves to let loose, glug a couple of cocktails, and get responsibly wasted, we say: "Raise that Henny, son!" Now believe it or not, there is an international community of cognac connoisseurs called the Hennessy DJ Collective and ... More >>

DJ Laz's Gun Used in Miramar Murder-Suicide

​Power 96 morning host and Miami bass legend DJ Laz finds himself connected to a bizarre murder-suicide that occurred in Miramar this past weekend.Marcus Trotman, 25, shot his wife, 30-year-old Danielle Lorenzo, and his mother-in-law, Linda Scudera, before turning the gun on himself. All three die ... More >>

Radio Ha-Ha

Pitbull at Bongo's Cuban Cafe December 17

Pitbull Lights the Tree on Fire at Power 96's South Pole Party at Bongo's December 17

Pit says: "Quemar el arbol!"​Can you believe there was a time when Pitbull (AKA Don Armando Christian Pérez) couldn't even get his party jams played on Power 96? Back in the day, OG supporter and booty bass legend Luther Campbell tried pushing the radio station's jocks to slip some of Pit's earl ... More >>

305 Live: Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, and Gil Green are BET Hip Hop Awards nominated, plus DJ Obscene, Pitbull, and more

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​This week BET announced the nominees for its annual Hip Hop Awards, which air on Tuesday October 12th and is hosted by the always hilarious Mike Epps. We had a few Miamians score some nominations, like usual suspects Rick Ross and DJ Khaled, each picking up four noms i ... More >>

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors 2010 Recap: Top 10 Miami-Centric Moments

2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors |Hip Hop Rally Machine |Hip Hop Honors Video Last night's VH1 Hip-Hop Honors show was full of hits (the return of Missy Elliott, for one), and misses (the glaring omission of Outkast, among many others). Still, much of it gave us some serious hometown pride. In a move that pr ... More >>

Casely and DJ Laz Shout Out Miami New Times' Best Of Issue, Really

I guess the mini feud between DJ Laz and Crossfade is over. Apparently he didn't like what we had to say about his single "She Can Get It," and said as much on the air a while back. (But, hey, at least he reads Crossfade!) But that's all in the past ... especially because Miami New Times just awar ... More >>

Destinee From Miami's THC Crew Talks Hip-Hop, The Music Business, and Rockin Shows

image via Destinee"If you plan to be successful in ANYTHING you do, be prepared to live for it, breathe it, and die for it, if need be."Destinee aka Maiden Dade aka Rita N. is a Dade County Hip Hop impresario, performer, recording artist and member of the THC Crew.Crossfade recently spoke to her by ... More >>

Boots With the Furrr Are Completely Unacceptable Today

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? Bros Vs. Rockers

The events that happen in childhood shape us, haunt us and turn us into the men and women that will lead the world. It's sociological science fact. When I borrowed a taped copy of Appetite for Destruction from Enrique Fernandez at age nine, I had no idea that 2 Live Crew and NWA were on side 2. I li ... More >>

Video: DJ Laz Talkin' Shit at the Miami Tattoo Expo 2009

My Ink Is Bigger than Yours

Check out the work at the Miami Tattoo Expo.

Inked and Loud

Miami Tattoo Expo features sounds besides buzzing needles.

How Low Can You Go DJ Laz?

Seriously DJ Laz, are you that hard up for cash that you're resorting to doing awful local commercials for personal injury lawyers based on popular courtroom shows and Jerry Springer? There is a reason radio personalities go into the unseen medium. "Pimp with the Limp," stay off my TV screen and in ... More >>

Last Night: Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Busta Rhymes, Jazmine Sullivan and More at Cafe Iguana

Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Brisco, Jazmine Sullivan, Busta Rhymes, and more. Tuesday, December 16, 2008Cafe IguanaBetter Than: Watching BET's 106 & ParkPower 96 does not like to be showed up. Last weekend, much attention was paid to Y-100's annual Jingle Ball concert, and their star studded line-up of ... More >>

DJ Laz Extends Contract with Power 96

What's the Deal with the Weird Stereotypes on DJ Laz's New Single?

Throwback Tuesdays: DJ Laz - "Journey Into Bass"

The Pimp Show is M.I.A.

Rump Shaker

Want to hear the true sound of Miami? Check out bass veteran DJ Laz

Into the Night

Home Grown

Spring's sprung, so it's time for our critics to reap and sow the good and not-so-good of local recordings

Home Grown

Spring's sprung, so it's time for our critics to reap and sow the good and not-so-good of local recordings