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May 25, 2012
Memorial Day 2012: Fifteen Best Rap Parties in Miami and South Beach
See also "Memorial Day 2012: Six Best Electronic Music Parties Around Miami." The Beach is about to get flooded, son. At this very moment, there are 250,000 rappers, DJs, celebs, porn stars, strippers, and regular people packing the Hummer full of champagne, cash money, and 12 changes of clothes. ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
Mr. Vegas Talks "Sweet Jamaica" and Sweet Jamaica
You might not know the name Mr. Vegas. But if you've been within earshot of a dancehall DJ in the last 15 years, you've heard his music. Though little acknowledged in the broader music world, the singer is a Jamaican icon thanks to "Heads High," "Hot Wuk," "Bruk it Down," and other hits known fo ... More >>
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May 25, 2012
DJ Khaled and French Montana's Memorial Day 2012 Party at Cameo Miami, May 24
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because "We da best!" and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up and ready to pop bottles at Came ... More >>
Music
May 24, 2012
Future at Revolution Live May 29
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because "We da best!" and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up and ready to pop bottles at Came ... More >>
Music
May 24, 2012
Robert Elias and the Revenge at the Clevelander Hotel May 30
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because "We da best!" and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up and ready to pop bottles at Came ... More >>
Music
May 24, 2012
Best of the Best 2012 at Bicentennial Park May 27
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because "We da best!" and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up and ready to pop bottles at Came ... More >>
Music
May 24, 2012
Top 15 Memorial Day Weekend Parties in Miami
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because "We da best!" and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up and ready to pop bottles at Came ... More >>
Film
May 24, 2012
2012 Summer Movie Preview
DJ Khaled and French Montana Cameo Miami Thursday, May 24, 2012 Better Than: We want to say anything, because "We da best!" and all. But we would have much preferred to see Khaled do work. Yeah, Memorial Day weekend is upon us. And last night, we were all pumped up and ready to pop bottles at Came ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2012
Rick Ross and P. Diddy Party at Cannes: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown
Fact: Rick Ross is a jet setter, a 300-plus pound globetrotting A-lister with more stamps in his passport than the Secretary of State. Naturally, Ross is kicking it with all the other A-listers on the French Riviera this week for the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival. And last night, the Maybach Mu ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Robin Gibb, Bee Gees Singer and Songwriter, Dead at 62, Loses Battle With Cancer
Robin Gibb, one of the co-founding brothers of British pop band Bee Gees and the voice behind disco megahit "Stayin' Alive," died yesterday in London after a two-year battle with cancer, according to his official website. He was 62. "Sunday 20 May, 2012 at 10:46 pm: The family of Robin Gibb, of the ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Young Buck and Five Other Rapper Evictions or Foreclosures
Just two months after he was the target of a drive-by shooting in Nashville, Young Buck has come under fire yet again. But this time, it's Uncle Sam pulling the trigger and blowing smoke up Buck's ass. According to TMZ, the Internal Revenue Service is demanding that the former G-Unit rapper fork ... More >>
News
May 17, 2012
Justin Bieber Is on the Edge of Crazy
Just two months after he was the target of a drive-by shooting in Nashville, Young Buck has come under fire yet again. But this time, it's Uncle Sam pulling the trigger and blowing smoke up Buck's ass. According to TMZ, the Internal Revenue Service is demanding that the former G-Unit rapper fork ... More >>
Culture
May 17, 2012
Miami's Syndee Winters in The Lion King at the Arsht
Just two months after he was the target of a drive-by shooting in Nashville, Young Buck has come under fire yet again. But this time, it's Uncle Sam pulling the trigger and blowing smoke up Buck's ass. According to TMZ, the Internal Revenue Service is demanding that the former G-Unit rapper fork ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Radio One Fest With Waka Flocka Flame, T.I., Fat Joe Comes to Miami on July 7
Just three days after the United States turns the big 2-3-6, BlackPlanet Radio, the U.S. Army, and other sponsors are throwing a post-Independence Day bash in Miami-Dade County featuring performances by some of America's biggest rappers. It's called the Radio One Fest and it'll be going down Satur ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Best of the Best 2012: A Five-Part Guide
Since the mid-'90s, Miami Beach has welcomed some of hip-hop's biggest names during Memorial Day Weekend for an alcohol-fueled, four-day throwdown, commonly referred to as Urban Beach Week. It began as a South Beach fashion event and eventually became an intercity celebration of black culture, com ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Was Tupac Shakur a Homophobe? Three Signs Makaveli Loved Gay People
At six feet, four inches and nearly 300 pounds, Suge Knight was once hip-hop's most respected feared label executive. The Death Row Records capo was often ruthless and his questionable business practices regularly involved physical violence. Rumors that he threatened to throw Vanilla Ice off a hot ... More >>
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May 16, 2012
The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre
Forbes just released its list of the "World's Most Powerful Celebrities," a somewhat arbitrary compilation that ranks everyone from athletes to movie stars to radio personalities "based on entertainment-related earnings plus media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online)." Acco ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10
There're only a handful of gin joints tough enough to survive prohibition, government raids, homeless squatters, and the crack epidemic. And Tobacco Road is one of them. For 100 years, this charmingly grimy bar has served up cheap booze to all types of folks -- rich, poor, popular, gay, straight, ... More >>
Music
May 10, 2012
Betty Wright's Mother's Day Concert With Monica at the James L. Knight Center May 13
There're only a handful of gin joints tough enough to survive prohibition, government raids, homeless squatters, and the crack epidemic. And Tobacco Road is one of them. For 100 years, this charmingly grimy bar has served up cheap booze to all types of folks -- rich, poor, popular, gay, straight, ... More >>
News
May 10, 2012
King of Diamonds: How America's Favorite Black Strip Club Won Its Crown
Click for King of Diamonds cover shoot outtakes.
Blogs
May 9, 2012
The Aggrolites Talk Skinhead Reggae
The Aggrolites are a skinhead reggae band from Los Angeles. With a faster pace than the ska and rocksteady that came before it, the style got its name from its old-school UK fans, the black Jamaican rudeboys and white mod factory workers who pioneered the original skinhead subculture. We spoke to ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2012
Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Is Transgender, Beginning Life as a Woman
Wearing a low-cut dress and a matching black head wrap, Against Me! singer Tom Gabel looks remarkably feminine in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Soon, the 31-year-old punk rocker will begin taking hormones and undergo electrolysis procedures that'll help Tom become Laura. After ye ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2012
Florence and the Machine Extend Tour, Announce September Show in South Florida
Under dark clouds and a "monster-sized extraterrestrial spider looming over center field," Florence Welch performed that catchy song from the Eat Pray Love trailer to close her opening set at last year's U2 concert at Sun Life Stadium. The boisterous reception following the final note of "Dog Days ... More >>
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May 8, 2012
The Daily Show Will Broadcast From Florida During RNC
Left-leaning Floridians are probably not too enthused that the Republican Party is descending on Tampa to crown Mitt Romney as its official nominee in August. But don't worry, you hippies -- there's now something for you to get excited about, too. The Daily Show has announced it'll tape a week's wor ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2012
Did Shakira Get Shafted? Her $60-Million Distribution Deal With Live Nation
See also "Shakira's 'Addicted to You' Video May Result in Sex Rehab." A couple of weeks ago, Shakira walked away with four Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year in both the songs and album categories, all despite the fact that her last record, Sale el Sol, was released n ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Dead at 47
See Russell Simmons, Rev Run, and others' Twitter reactions to the death of Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch (AKA MCA) is dead. Details about what ultimately took his life have not yet been released. UPDATE: The rapper a ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Russell Simmons, Rev Run, and Others' Twitter Reactions to Death of Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch
See Crossfade's obituary for Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is dead. But the Beastie Boys live forever. The rap crew's global cultural influence was cemented the moment they dropped the atomic boulder of musicality ... More >>
Music
May 3, 2012
Iggy Azalea at LIV Nightclub May 9
See Crossfade's obituary for Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is dead. But the Beastie Boys live forever. The rap crew's global cultural influence was cemented the moment they dropped the atomic boulder of musicality ... More >>
Calendar
May 3, 2012
Dance Gone Global
See Crossfade's obituary for Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is dead. But the Beastie Boys live forever. The rap crew's global cultural influence was cemented the moment they dropped the atomic boulder of musicality ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
Miami Soul Queen Betty Wright Talks The Roots, Lil Wayne, and "Old Songs"
Betty Wright should need no introduction, especially in Miami. The lifelong 305 resident has been making records in South Florida since 1956 when she sang on an album from her family's gospel band, Echoes of Joy, at age two. A veteran solo act by her late teens, Wright became one of R&B's top fe ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Mayhem Cruise 2012 Announces Lineup: Lamb of God, Machinehead, Anthrax, Hatebreed
Caution: If you're an old lady looking for a relaxing weekend of easy listening on an ocean liner, you may as well kill yourself. The Mayhem Cruise 2012 is pure brutality. This inaugural Atlantic-bound metal fest will crush, punish, destroy, and burn down every other music cruise's lineup. And when ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2012
Billboard Latin Music Awards: The Winners and Losers
Three hours. Three long hours of fake tears, fake tits, and fake singing. It's the nonsense that we sit through so that you don't have to. Admit it, you didn't watch last night's Billboard Latin Music Awards on Telemundo, that's why you're reading this recap. Instead, you spent the evening watchin ... More >>
Music
April 26, 2012
Rick Ross, Pitbull, and Other Rappers' Paternity Suits
Three hours. Three long hours of fake tears, fake tits, and fake singing. It's the nonsense that we sit through so that you don't have to. Admit it, you didn't watch last night's Billboard Latin Music Awards on Telemundo, that's why you're reading this recap. Instead, you spent the evening watchin ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Taste Iggy Azalea's "Pu$$y" at Miami's LIV Nightclub on May 9
Nearly a million people have seen Iggy Azalea's "Pu$$y." About 4,000 really liked it. But it left a sour taste in about 770 others' mouths. "No words," says YouTube user Serbsaint. "I hope she dies from bleeding of the asshole." Meanwhile, non-fan Slimjim90tj quips, "I bet those beef curtains flap ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Top Ten Totally Batshit Crazy Musicians
It's a fine line between pure genius and utter insanity. Many musicians have made a career out of toeing that line. Or, uh, totally jumping it and never looking back. As it turns out, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And since batshit crazy people don't care what month it actually is, neither ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2012
Coachella 2012: Snoop, Dre, Santigold, and Other Top Moments From Sunday, April 22
See LA Weekly's complete Coachella coverage -- plus the top moments from Friday, April 20 and four highlights from Saturday, April 21, including Black Lips' Biggie Smalls "hologram." By the third day of Coachella's second weekend -- the sixth and final day of this year's festival -- folks had more ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Rihanna Shows Boobies in Hawaii! The Pop Star's Top Five NSFW Moments
This isn't the first time you've seen Rihanna's boobs. And it probably won't be the last. RiRi has stripped down and freaked out an Irish farmer. She's flashed her nipple rings in public. She's even immortalized her fondness for sado-masochistic sex play. Basically, the pop star doesn't mind givi ... More >>
Music
April 19, 2012
Marley Documentary April 20-29 at O Cinema
Read "Marley Film Review: A Fascinating Look at the Reggae Legend."
Calendar
April 19, 2012
Verses and Violins
Read "Marley Film Review: A Fascinating Look at the Reggae Legend."
Blogs
April 17, 2012
DeLuna Festival 2012 Announces Lineup, Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters Headlining
Yesterday, CNN ran an interesting article about Southern stereotypes, "The South: Not all Bubbas and Banjos." "The lower right-hand portion of the U.S. of A. is often pigeonholed as a tobacco-spittin', Bible-thumpin', gun-totin' (and worse) backwater," writes Todd Leopold. "So go ahead, fry up the ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2012
Video: Tupac Rises From the Dead and Performs Live With Snoop Dogg at Coachella 2012
A resurrection of biblical proportions -- Tupac Amaru Shakur rises from the dead for a three-song set with his homie Snoop Dogg at Coachella 2012. In miraculous fashion, the unbelievable happened last night in the desert. In front of a massive Coachella crowd, a shirtless Tupac 3D hologram virtual ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Nate Dogg Becomes First Dead Musician to Co-Headline Major Music Festival
Headlined by the Black Keys, Radiohead, and west coast rap superstars Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Coachella's back-to-back weekend stint at Indio, California's Empire Polo Ground kicks off tomorrow. While the festival will inevitably produce memorable moments, few will top the resurrection of Nate Dog ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
Rap Music's Top Six Paternity Suits
Did you know that Ol' Dirty Bastard had 13 kids, three of whom he neglected to pay child support for in 1997 alone? Illegitimate children are overwhelmingly common in rap music. From Brooklyn to the Louisiana bayou, rappers' baby mamas have tried pushing paternity suits on their rhyming exes ever s ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Nina Simone: A Fantasy Jazz Jam Septet for National Jazz Day
It is no secret that jazz music is a national treasure. And locally, jazz served as the soundtrack to South Florida and its sunny lifestyle way before megaclubs and laptop DJs took over. But we're not here to bitch about overpriced nightlife spots or knob-twiddlers. It's simply time to celebrate o ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2012
Bob Marley Documentary Fittingly Opens on 4/20, Miami Premiere at O Cinema
Bob Marley is without question the world's most beloved reggae artist, but not because his music was more appealing or accessible than the multitude of trad, ska and, dub artists that preceded him or the throngs that followed.Rather, Bob Marley, for some reason or another, commanded international at ... More >>
Music
April 5, 2012
Stalley at Eve Miami April 6
Bob Marley is without question the world's most beloved reggae artist, but not because his music was more appealing or accessible than the multitude of trad, ska and, dub artists that preceded him or the throngs that followed.Rather, Bob Marley, for some reason or another, commanded international at ... More >>
Music
April 5, 2012
Van Halen at BankAtlantic Center April 10
Bob Marley is without question the world's most beloved reggae artist, but not because his music was more appealing or accessible than the multitude of trad, ska and, dub artists that preceded him or the throngs that followed.Rather, Bob Marley, for some reason or another, commanded international at ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
"Backwoods" Country Singer Calls Ashton Kutcher a "Douche"
Not Demi, but Justin. "Backwoods" country singer Justin Moore thinks Ashton Kutcher was out of line by showing up at the American Country Music Awards this past weekend dressed like a rodeo clown, rocking a goofy cowboy hat and even goofier red suit. After Sunday night's ACM Awards, Moore sucke ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Top Ten Raunchiest Rappers of All Time
Earlier this week, Crossfade reported on Khia -- the rapping stripper from Tampa, Florida -- and the naked picture she Tweeted on Sunday. Khia's stated motivation for leaking her own nudes was to celebrate the ten year anniversary of "My Neck, My Back," the MCs super explicit, lone hit single devot ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Madonna's Phony Bologna Feuding: The Material Girl's Five Best Beefs of 2012
We're not entirely sure why, but it seems that all of popular culture is rebelling against Madonna. Talk show hosts, contemporary pop stars, and LARPers have all had something nasty to say about The Queen of Pop over the past few months. In fact, the snark has been so intense, we wouldn't be surpr ... More >>
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