Ludacris

Student Art Embraces New Mediums

Concert Review: State of the Art (Rawkus Edition) at PS 14

DJ Tom Laroc's State of the Union Mix

Sofla Kingz

The Loitering Album Self-released

The Bitch

Potemkin

Who Shot Ya?

Potemkin

Loverboy

As the Scream IV Presents Heartthrobs Tour winds down, we wonder: Have we seen it all before?

Girl Talk Plays the Culture Room

Gregg Gillis's cut-and-paste is the present and future of pop music.

Max Payne

Now playing.

T.I.

Paper Trail (Atlantic)

Head Spins: Drop.D

Love Hate's resident hip-hop hero.

We're No Angels

In Paul Haggis's Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another

Funkmaster Flex's Celebrity Car and Bike Show

In Paul Haggis's Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another

We Want Our Baby-Back

In Paul Haggis's Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another

Midnight Glimpse: Nocturnal

In Paul Haggis's Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another

Lady Sovereign

Vertically Challenged (Chocolate Industries)

Literary Crunk

Author Tamara Palmer digs deep into the Dirty South's rap explosion

Excess Hollywood

Some interesting horror flicks, a couple of relationship movies, and plenty of action save summer from sequels

I-20

Self-Explanatory Capitol

See You

On a busy VMA weekend, Miami raised the art of celebrity worship to new heights

The Bitch

De La Carnival of Souls

BEST JUKEBOX

The Sandbar Lounge

Rah Power

Cheerleaders get their props

Move It!

Mystikal electrifies rap beats

Dancehall Harmony

TOK is no barbershop quartet

Street Team Dream

Rising rappers get close to fans on Memorial Day -- sometimes too close

Bastard Out of Miami

Dirty South documents the triumph of down-home hip-hop

Man Up to Memorial Day

Dirty South documents the triumph of down-home hip-hop

Bonus Free Music: New Mixtape From Shonie, Hosted by Slip N Slide DJ 5053

​You may remember rising local R&B queen Shonie from an episode of Prunk TV here on Crossfade from last May. Since then, she's been working on material for her upcoming debut album, to be released on Slip N Slide and Def Jam, for now titled Passionate... Pieces of Me. Recently, she scored some ... More >>

Stargaze on Earth at LIV

​You may remember rising local R&B queen Shonie from an episode of Prunk TV here on Crossfade from last May. Since then, she's been working on material for her upcoming debut album, to be released on Slip N Slide and Def Jam, for now titled Passionate... Pieces of Me. Recently, she scored some ... More >>

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges Talks Conjure Cognac, Eating in Miami, and Drinks for Breakfast

via conjurecognac.com20 million album selling rapper Chris "Ludacris" Bridges with world renowned Cognac maker Kim Birkedal Hartmann.​No competitive cognac introduced to the market in the past 50 years? That's Ludacris.A new cognac to dip cigars in? That's Ludacris.Conjure Cognac? That's Ludacris. ... More >>

Ludacris' House of Conjure Superbowl Miami Weeklong Bacchanal

via Vanity Fair magazine​Parlez vous Cognac?Oui, je parle Conjure.Get with the program.Ludacris has his own brand of Cognac, he has partnered with Birkedal Hartmann to create it, it debuted in Miami and Atlanta, and this Super Bowl season, he'll throw a weeklong party at a Miami Beach mansion dubb ... More >>

Ludacris Gets Miami Liquored Up With Super Bowl House of Conjure

Jacob KatelLudacris on the second floor of the House of Conjure.​What happens when one of the world's biggest names in rap starts a liquor company, launches in Florida, and rents a mansion on Miami Beach for the week of Super Bowl?Ludacris' House of Conjure on Miami Beach, just across the channel ... More >>

Audio Interview: Kim Birkedal Hartmann Talks Cognac

Kim Birkedal Hartmann is a fourth generation French Cognac boss. His family has been in the business since 1887.He recently partnered with American rapper Ludacris to produce Conjure Cognac, a liquor blended purposely for mixability, a concept alien to Cognac purists who believe the drink should ... More >>

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors 2010 Recap: Top 8 WTF-Worthy Moments

2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors |Hip Hop Rally Machine |Hip Hop Honors Video Despite the theme of our earlier post about last night's VH1 Hip-Hop Honors show, the entire thing was not, in fact, about Miami. Atlanta, Virginia Beach, New Orleans, and Houston all got their due as well, represented by arti ... More >>

Rick Ross, DJ Khaled Added to List of Performers at BET Awards 2010

photo by David "Dro" Rosario​It's officially music awards season, so in the hip-hop arena, expect plenty of news of accolades for this year's big names from Miami. After the recent VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, the next big event at which the 305 hopes to grab some laurels is the 2010 edition of the annual ... More >>

305 Live: Pitbull, Plies, Mayday and More in Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​In another test of Pitbull's continued impact on the music scene, he's been nominated for the "Best Rap Artist" at this year's Teens Choice Awards. He faces some stiff competition as Jay-Z, Ludacris, Drake and Eminem are also up for the award. Fans will be able to go t ... More >>

Top 10 Moments of the BET Awards 2010: Chris Brown, Drake, Rick Ross, and More (With Video!)

We love music awards season this year, largely thanks to Twitter -- the real-time discussion and dissection of the county's pop-stars makes for an entertaining way to spend a few hours "working." (Plus, some of you all on our Twitter feed, at @Crossfade_SFL, are hilarious).Anyways, we glued ourselve ... More >>

Breaking: The King is Dead , Grass Restaurant and Lounge Hosts "Thank You" Closing Party Tonight

​Grass Restaurant & Lounge and neighboring The King is Dead Lounge in the Design District will close their doors after tonight's Lavish Tuesday's "Thank You" Party. A call to the venue lead to the expected "closing for summer renovations" talk.Grass won "Best Outdoor Dining" from New Times&nbs ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: DJ EFX - Studio Session

​DJ EFX has been heavy on the South Florida mixtape scene and definitely left a mark on creating highly demanded instrumental mixtapes - as well as "Best Of" mixtapes. And more recently over the past couple years, EFX has been driven in the "Music Video DVDs" market that not a lot of people dive ... More >>

The Kings of Rap Concert Originally Scheduled for September 18 Rescheduled

​The Kings of Rap Concert scheduled for this Saturday with Ludacris and Rick Ross has been canceled. We started to get a bit suspicious when we saw the James L. Knight Center's site mention that Rick Ross will no longer be performing, but kept our hopes up, anyway.We've just received confirmation ... More >>

Will Ludacris Bring Nude Waterskier Enrique Iglesias to His Miami Show November 11?

​Not only is OG Dirty South spitter Chris "Ludacris" Bridges the star of such upcoming films as Fast & the Furious 5, chairman of the non-profit Ludacris Foundation, and a connoisseur of fine cognac. But he has also become an unlikely mentor to former Latin heartthrob and nude waterskier Enrique I ... More >>

Ludacris at James L. Knight Center November 11

​Not only is OG Dirty South spitter Chris "Ludacris" Bridges the star of such upcoming films as Fast & the Furious 5, chairman of the non-profit Ludacris Foundation, and a connoisseur of fine cognac. But he has also become an unlikely mentor to former Latin heartthrob and nude waterskier Enrique I ... More >>

Five Latin Albums That Might Ruin Christmas

​With the holiday season in full swing, it's a great time for music. And in particular, Latin music. Because nothing says SoFla holidays better than a nice little salsita. Maybe something by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico or Jose Feliciano. But glaringly absent from the music out this holiday season ... More >>

Ludacris at SoBe Live on new year's day, January 1

​With the holiday season in full swing, it's a great time for music. And in particular, Latin music. Because nothing says SoFla holidays better than a nice little salsita. Maybe something by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico or Jose Feliciano. But glaringly absent from the music out this holiday season ... More >>

Ludacris at Sun Life Stadium June 11

​With the holiday season in full swing, it's a great time for music. And in particular, Latin music. Because nothing says SoFla holidays better than a nice little salsita. Maybe something by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico or Jose Feliciano. But glaringly absent from the music out this holiday season ... More >>

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 >>

Miami's ten 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 >>

Photos: Ludacris and Mike Posner Drop the Big Orange on 2012 in Downtown Miami

Photo by Yesenia Hernandez​It's no secret that New Year's Eve in Miami ain't cheap. But on a night when Rick Ross was (literally) making it rain money at his $100,000 SoBe bash, the EC Twins were charging $30,000 for 18 bottles of booze at SET, and Afrojack was packing WET with house junkies ... More >>

Great Big Fruit Drop

Photo by Yesenia Hernandez​It's no secret that New Year's Eve in Miami ain't cheap. But on a night when Rick Ross was (literally) making it rain money at his $100,000 SoBe bash, the EC Twins were charging $30,000 for 18 bottles of booze at SET, and Afrojack was packing WET with house junkies ... More >>