G-Unit

50 Cent Rejected by Erin Andrews at Daytona 500, Tweets "I Don't See No Black People"

He may have the "Magic Stick," but 50 Cent couldn't find an opportunity to "hit once" nor "hit twice" while kicking it NASCAR-style at the Daytona 500 yesterday. Before the start of Sunday's "Great American Race," FOX reporter Erin Andrews was working the pre-race beat when she spotted the G-Unit ... More >>

50 Cent Calls Rick Ross a "Fat Boy," Says Early-Morning Shooting "Looks Staged"

Case of the Mondays? At least you're not being ridiculed by 50 Cent on social media for crashing a $300,000 Rolls Royce into a building on your birthday after a failed attempt on your life. The G-Unit capo thinks that Rick Ross' early-morning brush with death was little more than a publicity stu ... More >>

Gunplay Surrenders to Miami Police on Armed Robbery Charge, Appearing in Court Tomorrow

Even though there's been an open, outstanding arrest warrant on his ass for the last six months, Maybach Music Group member Gunplay ain't sweating the small shit. You know, like an armed robbery charge. In fact, seven hours ago, the swastika-tatted rapper, aspiring escort service entrepreneur, and ... More >>

Rick Ross Becoming a Man, Announces Black Bar Mitzvah Mixtape

Oy vey, what are you supposed to get a 36-year-old, 300-pound MC for his bar mitzvah? Do you go the quarter-pound of OG Kush route? Or the subtly extravagant iPad sleeve made of purebred dachshund fur route? And what's the difference between a Black Bar Mitzvah and a standard run-of-the-mill bar m ... More >>

Gunplay on His Beef With 50 Cent: "If You F@#! With Me... You Might Get Gunned Down"

Many men wish death upon 50 Cent, but only one guy had the cojones to call a mainstream celebrity gossip website and ridicule the "twerp." Rick Ross protégé and Maybach Music foot soldier Gunplay (AKA The Human L.A. Riot) called into TMZ Live to discuss his ongoing beef with G-Unit, as well as h ... More >>

The 20 Richest Rappers: From Pitbull to Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Kanye, Jay-Z, and Dre Day

As the country sits waiting for the release of a certain Welsh cake eater's tax returns, other high-profilers are happy to let the whole world know how swole their pockets were this year. Forbes released its latest list of haha-they-have-more-money-than-you musicians. And this time, we're talkin' t ... More >>

50 Cent in Hospital After Mack Truck Crashes Into his SUV

Nearly seven months ago, an emo 50 Cent was texting about death, admitting that, "I don't think I'm gonna live much longer." A few months after that, the rapper tweeted a picture of himself laying helplessly in a hospital bed surrounded by stuffed animals as he prepped to go under the knife. For ... More >>

Top Ten Rap Felons: Shoot Outs, Beat Downs, and Face Eating

In the gritty rap game, honor is everything. And honor usually means a bag full of automatic weapons at an airport. Alright, not every rapper's got a rap sheet. But if you talk the talk, you're expected to do the time. A mean MC with a big mouth is just a poser without a felony charge. And getting ... More >>

Jared Chase: Before NATO 3, He Claimed To Be a Meth-Addicted, Gang-Affiliated Rapper

Ten days after the City of Miami evicted the Occupy Miami camp from the Government Center downtown, reporter Michael Miller and I visited "Fort Peace," the inner city apartment complex opened as a safehouse to the movement by Rodrigo "Señor Paz" Duque.One of the first photos I shot, of seven Occupi ... More >>

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 >>

50 Cent on Gay Marriage: "I've Encouraged Same-Sex Activities ... I'm For It"

See also "Is 50 Cent Dying? Rapper Tweets Pictures from Hospital, Reaches out to Floyd Mayweather." Just one day after having his colon stretched at a New York City hospital, according to Media Takeout, 50 Cent is following in Jay-Z's footsteps and weighing in on President Obama's decision to back ... More >>

50 Cent Drops New Mixtape, Download Link Breaks and Causes Internet Uproar

Cover of 50 Cent's new mixtape​Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent (pronounced fitty) unloaded a mixtape about an hour ago via Hulk Share, one of those download sites that looks mad shady. Evidently, The Big 10's so popular that it's caused a massive cyber traffic jam and subsequent comment up ... More >>

50 Cent!

Concert Review: 50 Cent at the Fillmore Miami Beach, June 15

Photo by Sayre Berman​Click here to view photos from this event.50 CentFillmore Miami BeachTuesday, June 15, 2010Better Than: Whatever you did last night, but not as much better as it should have been.The Review:If somebody tells me to put my hands up one more time I'm gonna flip. I mean, really. ... More >>

The Birth of a Baby Grand

Don’t Call It a Dive Bar

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 >>

Buggah Da Govannah Tells You Who's Haitian

Buggah D. Govannah (pronounced Governor) has been a fixture in Miami's hip-hop scene for a long time now. Here's an old picture of him with Wyclef. In this segment of Who's Haitian, Buggah gives you some black history, since it's February and all.

Rahsaan Releases Dadeland: The Dade County Project

Today one of South Florida's most slept on MC's, Rahsaan, released a new mixtape with DJ Epps of G-Unit/Shadyville fame that's worth downloading.The project is called, Dadeland: The Dade County Project, and is a good intro to Rahsaan's style for anyone that's not familiar with him. He's originally ... More >>

Shooting Stars

Wisin & Yandel aim for crossover staying power.

Kanye vs. 50 Cent--The Real Story

Album Review: Young Buck

I Ink I Can

Head down to Love Hate to hang with local stars

Oh Brother

As the memoir boom winds down, authors are training their sights on sis and bro

Prodigy

Return of the Mac (Koch)

Snap to It

Comeback kids, rhymin' Limeys, and songs about partying defined Hip-Hop Nation in 2006

Coke Dreams

In Scarface, slinging yayo is the name of the game

Two-Five

Who Is Two-Five? (Future Star Music Group)

Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent

"Have a Party" (G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope)

À la Chart

Use both hands and both ears to sample 2005's auditory offerings

The Revolution Revisited

Talib Kweli talks about the state of hip-hop

Kanye West

AZ

A.W.O.L (Quiet $$/Fastlife Music)

Feeder Bands

Who Shot Ya?

Hate It or Love It

The Anger Management Tour may be mainstream hip-hop's high-water mark, but has it poisoned the well?

Missy Elliott

The Cookbook (Goldmine/Elektra)

Rap Worms

This Just In

SET LIST

DJ Midas

Cotton Candy

SET LIST

Set List

DJ Iceberg

God Save the Scene

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

L-Smooth

Basshead

Ice Age

Lloyd Banks

The Hunger for More (G-Unit/Interscope)

Local Heroes

Wake Up!

A year-end rant or rave for the rap music industry

Hip-Hop Jazz

Soulive makes bebop accessible for the masses