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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 >>
Blogs
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
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 >>
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
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 >>
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 >>
Music
May 10, 2012
Betty Wright's Mother's Day Concert With Monica at the James L. Knight Center May 13
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 >>
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 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 >>
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 >>
Music
April 26, 2012
Rick Ross, Pitbull, and Other Rappers' Paternity Suits
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
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 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 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 >>
Music
April 5, 2012
Stalley at Eve Miami April 6
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 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 3, 2012
Stalley, Maybach Music Member and Rick Ross' Newest Protege, Performing at Eve Miami on April 6
Stalley falls somewhere between the consciousness-oriented backpack rap of the late '90s and the hardcore-hustler-turned-decadent-don narratives of contemporary hip-hop. Though those two approaches may seem to come from completely separate ends of the MC spectrum, the Massilon, Ohio rapper has m ... More >>
Music
March 29, 2012
The Roots at the Adrienne Arsht Center March 31
Stalley falls somewhere between the consciousness-oriented backpack rap of the late '90s and the hardcore-hustler-turned-decadent-don narratives of contemporary hip-hop. Though those two approaches may seem to come from completely separate ends of the MC spectrum, the Massilon, Ohio rapper has m ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2012
Six Best Hip Hop Club Parties on South Beach This Weekend
A faint ringing noise tickles our inner ear, the result of a lifetime's worth of WMC pool parties, electronic music cruises, and afterhours ragers cramped into one bleepity-bloopity-filled week of house music. After far too many dates with Molly (and 28 Vicks Vapor Inhalers later), we're regret ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2012
Alert: SXSW Coverage Ahead
"What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area." -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive You don't have to spend much time at South By Southwest to know that all of the above building ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2012
Lil Wayne Sells Mountain Dew, Six Others Rappers Who Love Soft Drinks
Fueling the obesity epidemic and enabling the Young Money Maniac's sizzurp addiction, PepsiCo's toxic green nectar, Mountain Dew, has a new spokesperson and his name is Lil Wayne. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. and Mountain Dew have come together to form DEWeezy, ... More >>
Music
March 8, 2012
Waka Flocka Flame's Spring Break Kickoff at SoBe Live March 8
Fueling the obesity epidemic and enabling the Young Money Maniac's sizzurp addiction, PepsiCo's toxic green nectar, Mountain Dew, has a new spokesperson and his name is Lil Wayne. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. and Mountain Dew have come together to form DEWeezy, ... More >>
Film
March 8, 2012
The Miami International Film Festival delivers Chinese hip-hop and Argentine culture clashes
Fueling the obesity epidemic and enabling the Young Money Maniac's sizzurp addiction, PepsiCo's toxic green nectar, Mountain Dew, has a new spokesperson and his name is Lil Wayne. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. and Mountain Dew have come together to form DEWeezy, ... More >>
Blogs
February 29, 2012
Eight Late '90s Acts (and One Whole Genre) We Beg Cash Money Records Not To Revive
In one of the last week's less predictable music developments, Lil Wayne announced that Cash Money Records had signed Fred Durst-led late '90s relics Limp Bizkit. Does this mean we could be in store for a late '90s nu-metal revival? The four year period right before the end of the millennium wa ... More >>
Blogs
February 27, 2012
Three Fun Facts About Waka Flocka Flame Before His Spring Break Kickoff at SoBe Live
Since bursting onto the scene with "O Let's Do It," the Billboard Hot 100's 62nd best song on April 3, 2010, Waka Flocka Flame has been going "hard in da muhfuckin'" record industry. At 25 years old, the Atlanta rapper has established himself as one of the hardest working artists in hip-hop. To ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
MTV: Rick Ross Is a Better MC Than Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne
The folks over at MTV News are the tits when it comes to milking arbitrary blog coverage for web hits. In December, Music Television's news team assembled a March Madness-like bracket system to countdown Britney Spear's 30 best videos. Over 1 million people voted and crowned "I'm A Slave 4 U" t ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Scott Storch's Top Ten Cocaine Bangers and Blow Ballads
Yesterday, Crossfade reported on prolific pop/rap producer Scott Storch's recent arrest for cocaine possession in a Las Vegas hotel. The story was simple: Homeboy didn't want to pay his bill (probably because he spent all of his money on coke) and when the cops rolled up they found a few grams le ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2012
Scott Storch Arrested for Cocaine ... Again
Back in 2010, Miami New Times ran a no-holds-barred expose on the life and lavish times of prolific hip-hop producer (and South Florida native) Scott Storch. As subtly alluded to via our front page illustration (see right), the Storch story involves a shit-ton of drugs. Not just any drugs, mind ... More >>
Music
February 9, 2012
Drake's Club Paradise Tour at BankUnited Center February 14
Back in 2010, Miami New Times ran a no-holds-barred expose on the life and lavish times of prolific hip-hop producer (and South Florida native) Scott Storch. As subtly alluded to via our front page illustration (see right), the Storch story involves a shit-ton of drugs. Not just any drugs, mind ... More >>
News
February 9, 2012
Aging rappers such as Rick Ross and Jay-Z are still on top
Back in 2010, Miami New Times ran a no-holds-barred expose on the life and lavish times of prolific hip-hop producer (and South Florida native) Scott Storch. As subtly alluded to via our front page illustration (see right), the Storch story involves a shit-ton of drugs. Not just any drugs, mind ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Arrested Development Rapper Speech: "I'm Disillusioned With Obama and I Would Vote Ron Paul for President"
There was a time, circa 1991, when hip-hop wasn't all about bling and bitches. Back in the day, the beat dropped and so did some Gil-Scott Heron-inspired wordplay, a call for justice in the inner city, and a shout-out to Malcolm X. Founded by rapper Speech (born Todd Thomas), Atlanta collectiv ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2012
Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap
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 says hip-hop artists are never too old to stop rapping.Rick Ross recently celebrated his 36th birthday. Some folks might ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2012
2 Live Crew's Uncle Luke: No Mandatory Retirement for Rappers!
A memo from Uncle Luke to all y'all haters who seem to think the hip-hop industry should institute some sorta superstrict mandatory retirement policy ... Screw you. That shit's ageist. In today's edition of Luke's Gospel, entitled "Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap," New Tim ... More >>
News
January 26, 2012
2 Live Crew will reunite to save Miami booty music
A memo from Uncle Luke to all y'all haters who seem to think the hip-hop industry should institute some sorta superstrict mandatory retirement policy ... Screw you. That shit's ageist. In today's edition of Luke's Gospel, entitled "Jay-Z, Eminem, and Rick Ross Are Never Too Old For Rap," New Tim ... More >>
Blogs
January 23, 2012
2 Live Crew Is Reuniting Because Our Fans Want To Shake That Booty
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 explains why a 2 Live Crew reunion tour will prove booty music desegregated hip-hop.After 2 Live Crew and I performed at the ... More >>
Music
January 12, 2012
Black Violin at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center January 15
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 explains why a 2 Live Crew reunion tour will prove booty music desegregated hip-hop.After 2 Live Crew and I performed at the ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Lil Wayne and DMX's Best Quotes From New Year's Day 2012 at LIV (Video)
Via DJ Irie TVWayne and DMX at LIV New Year's Day 2012DMX may be the Marion Barry of the rap game. Like the former Washington D.C. mayor, Earl "DMX" Simmons has overcome drug charges and prison time to remain a fan favorite in the world of urban entertainment. He proved it on New Year's Day at ... More >>
Music
December 29, 2011
Miami's ten best New Year's 2012 parties
Via DJ Irie TVWayne and DMX at LIV New Year's Day 2012DMX may be the Marion Barry of the rap game. Like the former Washington D.C. mayor, Earl "DMX" Simmons has overcome drug charges and prison time to remain a fan favorite in the world of urban entertainment. He proved it on New Year's Day at ... More >>
News
December 29, 2011
In 2011, Luther Campbell ran for mayor, sued Nevin Shapiro, and called out rappers
Via DJ Irie TVWayne and DMX at LIV New Year's Day 2012DMX may be the Marion Barry of the rap game. Like the former Washington D.C. mayor, Earl "DMX" Simmons has overcome drug charges and prison time to remain a fan favorite in the world of urban entertainment. He proved it on New Year's Day at ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Miami's Twelve Best New Year's 2012 Parties
Soar like a half-naked angel this NYE with Bob Sinclar.Forget your personal trainer, chartered accountant, and life coach. We here at Crossfade are the highest authority on how to spend New Year's in Miami. And we say: "This is no time for moderation!" Go live out the dying days of 2011 in a ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2011
Blueprint at Propaganda December 20
Soar like a half-naked angel this NYE with Bob Sinclar.Forget your personal trainer, chartered accountant, and life coach. We here at Crossfade are the highest authority on how to spend New Year's in Miami. And we say: "This is no time for moderation!" Go live out the dying days of 2011 in a ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2011
Art Basel Music: Basel Castle With Pharrell Williams and Yelawolf, December 3
Photo by Ian WitlenPharrell dropped by Basel Castle to hang with The Overthrow.See the full 38-photo Basel Castle 2011 at Overthrow Castle slideshow. Basel Castle With Pharrell Williams, Yelawolf, Penguin Prison, Caligula, Heroes x Villains, Tamara Sky, and a million others The Castle Saturday, ... More >>
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