Debbie Deb

Here's Our Official Petition For South Florida to Secede From The Rest of This Awful State

The old line goes that "the great thing about Miami is how close it is to the United States." The truth is, though, the worst thing about Miami is how close it is to Florida.So, when we learned yesterday that there was an effort underway to have Florida secede from the union, we were thrilled. Becau ... More >>

How Do You Know If You're a Real Miamian?

Ever notice how New Yorkers have such strong opinions about what makes a person a "real" New Yorker? (The answer: you have strong opinions about what makes one a real New Yorker.) The phrase "Real New Yorker" has 802,000 Google results. The phrase "Real Miamian" nets just 347 results.We're a tr ... More >>

Sweatstock 2012 at Sweat Records and Churchill's Pub April 21

Fatboy Slim at Ultra Music Festival 2012

​Back in the 1990s, Fatboy Slim helped establish the standard for EDM producers breaking through to the mainstream. A decade and half later, DJs and producers are once again showing up on Top 40 and what's left of MTV. We're not saying Slim has any sort of axe to grind. But it's quite possible a ... More >>

Miami's best albums, EPs, and mixtapes of 2011

Miami's Best Albums of 2011: Afrobeta's Under the Streets

​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking its favorite albums by 305 artists. Check out the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2011. Afrobeta Under the Streets (Do It Entertainment) This album was five years in the making. In 2006, Tony Smurphio and Cuci Amador joined forces as Afrobeta to ... More >>

Otto Von Schirach remixes Gloria Estefan's "Wepa"

Lookout Weekend 'Cuz Here Comes Debbie Deb This Saturday at Transit Lounge

​Transit Lounge continues taking you back to the old school this weekend with its '80s Freestyle Series, and the featured performer this Saturday is a heavy hitter indeed ... Debbie Deb! If you remember the '80s, you know it was impossible to flip on the radio dial and not land on one of th ... More >>

Ten Tracks No Freestyle Mix Cassette Should Be Without

​Remember the days of freestyle? Ah, a simpler time with much more complicated ideas about what constituted good style. But just try to tell us that you didn't think you were the absolute shit back in the day when you were rocking a teja and some Z. Cavariccis with a Members Only jacket and a pair ... More >>

Free Bass

Around Town This Weekend

  wikicommons Jaeger Jaeger Baby​Comedian DeRay Davis is at the Miami Imrov till Sunday, and he's been called the next king of urban comedy so just like you'll be forced to fulfill the club's two drink minimum, you'll be LYAO'ing too. Of course Rock Fashion and Funkshion Weeks are s ... More >>

The Over-the-Hill Gang

Saturday Night: Freestyle Invasion II at the BankUnited Center

Freestyle Invasion IISaturday, May 30BankUnited Center, Coral GablesBetter than: Singing along to the Power 96 Traffic Jam on the 836. The Review: Saturday night at the BankUnited Center, I basked in the laser light glow of the Freestyle Invasion concert with mixed emotions. Dios, how I wish the per ... More >>

Final Freestyle Interview: Q&A With Debbie Deb!

Click the artists' names to read Crossfade's previous Q&As with Rockell, Sa-fire, David of Nice N Wild, Judy Torres, and Johnny O. "When I Hear Music" and "Lookout Weekend" by Debbie Deb are Miami anthems. They are two timeless instant party starters. If you think you saw Debbie Deb perform in ... More >>

It's a Freestyle Invasion!

Taylor Dayne, Debbie Deb, Johnny O, Judy Torres, and many others.

Total Blast from the Past

More Freestyle: Q&A With Rockell

Click here to read Crossfade's Q&A with Judy Torres, here for the Q&A with David from Nice & Wild, and here for the Q&A with Johnny O.Rockell's "In a Dream" came out a decade after the initial freestyle wave. It was the only new Freestyle song on the radio in 1997, and it instantly ... More >>

And Even More Freestyle: Q&A With Sa-Fire

Sa-Fire is the singer of the memorable Freestyle hits "Don't Break My Heart" and "Boy, I've Been Told."José el Rey: Sa-Fire, thanks for being right on time! What are you up to?Sa-Fire: I'm always very punctual. If you're ever late, you might miss a great opportunity. My new single "Exotique" is n ... More >>

Countown to Freestyle Invasion II: Q&A with Judy Torres

via myspace.com/judytorresTo read yesterday's interview with Johnny O, click here. Judy Torres is the singer of the freestyle hits "No Reason to Cry" and "Please Stay Tonight." She is currently a radio host on WKTU 103.5 in New York City. And there is no doubt that she is the Queen of freestyle ... More >>

Countown to Freestyle Invasion II: Q&A with David of Nice & Wild!

Click here to read Crossfade's Q&A with Judy Torres, and click here to read the Q&A with Johnny O. When someone asks me what freestyle is, I play them Nice & Wild's "Diamond Girl." This song has it all: infectious hooks, English and Spanish vocals, an ominous rap part, lyrics about love ... More >>

Countdown to Freestyle Explosion on Saturday: Q&A With Johnny O

via myspace.com/johnnyofreestyleSaturday's Freestyle Explosion features some of the biggest names in the genre, and Crossfade's own columnist, Jose El Rey, interviewed most of them. We'll be publishing one or two interviews a day in celebration of the show, which takes place this Saturday night at t ... More >>

Throwback Tuesdays: Here's a Freestyle Invasion Play List

While we're on the subject of the Freestyle Invasion II concert this Saturday, we put together a play list of some of the best songs by the artists performing. Enjoy.Oh yeah - there's also another HUGE freestyle show coming up, the Freestyle Extravaganza on June 27 at the AAA. That one features Stev ... More >>

Taylor Dayne to Appear at Miami Freestyle Invasion at BankUnited Center, May 30

Unless you slipped into a coma during the mid-eighties, you couldn't have missed dance-pop sensation and Paula-Abdul contemporary Taylor Dayne, who produced '80s gold like "Tell It to My Heart" and "Love Will Bring You Back." "All you needed back then was a blowdryer and a dream." Yes, Dayne actuall ... More >>

Classic South Florida Roller Skating Tunes

Letters from the Issue of November 2, 2006

"The immigration system must be expeditious, fair, and just”

Look Out, Miami, Here Freestyle Comes

It's the peanutiest electro revival on the planet

Leslie and the LYs

Tripping Latino

Freestyle Reunion Concert Uno

Business is Booming

Jose Armada, Jr., has built his own empire from the spine-rattling, ass-shaking success of bass music.