Lupe Fiasco

Ten Best Music-Related Things Under $10 to Do in Miami This Weekend

If you're anything like the average American, you spend at least 40 hours a week slaving away in a cubicle. Yep, you work hard. But chances are you play even harder. And you friggin' deserve it. The good news is you don't have to blow all your hard-earned cash on beer, parties, and debauchery. All ... More >>

Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees: From Frank Ocean to Black Keys and Rick Ross

Grammy-tastic! Last night, amid goofy, sexually tense intergenerational banter between co-hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States announced the nominees for its 54th Grammy Awards, airing Sunday, February 10, on CBS. Genre-bending ... More >>

BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Nominations: Rick Ross Gets Trampled by Kanye West

And the nominees are ... Kanye West, a handful of other MCs, and seven websites. During 106 and Park last night, actor-comedian Mike Epps announced that he'd be reprising his role as host of BET's annual Hip-Hop Awards, airing October 9, and revealed some of this year's nominees. Yeezy was nomin ... More >>

Lupe Fiasco Plans Retirement After Chief Keef Laughs About Lil JoJo's Murder

Black Star's Mos Def and Talib Kweli said it best when they sang, "It's kind of dangerous to be an MC." There's just too much violence in hop-hop. So much in fact that it might make bleeding heart Lupe Fiasco hang up his hat for good. He threatened to retire after a twitter bout with fellow Chigoan ... More >>

Nicki Minaj Not Registered to Vote, Mitt Romney Endorsement Nullified

See also "Nicki Minaj Goes Republican, 'Voting For Romney,' Calls 99 Percent 'Lazy Bitches.'" Even if Mitt Romney may have Nicki Minaj's endorsement, the Republican Party's presidential candidate can't count on her vote. She's not registered. As noted by Hip Hop Wired, the alleged Young Money Mit ... More >>

Top Ten Seizure-Inducing Music Videos

Music videos are the ultimate promotional tool. Sometimes they tell a story. Sometimes they bring the concert into our homes. And sometimes they just slam us in the face with superfast editing and more erratic, bright lights than is medically advisable. Everyone knows the best vids come with a sur ... More >>

Parable MC Takes America, Talks 40 Days of Warped Tour, New Music, and Video

Professional hip hop lyricist Parable MC only spent three months out of the last year in Miami. The rest of the time he was working events across America as an MC for hire. He was on a side stage at the Superbowl, and working at a Lil Wayne concert too.But when he hitches a ride on the Warped Tour t ... More >>

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 >>

Lupe Fiasco's SNDCLSH Invades LIV on Wednesday

​Part passion project and part philanthropic endeavor, Lupe Fiasco's latest gig is both catchy and admirable. The Chicago-based rapper has combined forces with longtime friend Sky Gellatly to form Soundclash (SNDCLASH), an electro-clash collaboration appearing at LIV this Wednesday. The duo's ... More >>

Lil Wayne, Birdman, and DJ Khaled Performing at MTV's Sucker Free Awards in Miami

Photo by Sayre BermanLil Wayne ain't no sucker.​Admittedly, we here at Crossfade have gotten into the habit of hatin' on Lil Wayne. We ragged on "How to Love" for months. We insisted on enumerating the top five signs that the Young Money maniac's finally gone soft. We called Tha Carter IV crap. W ... More >>

Tinie Tempah Drops $35K on Sneakers, Announces Miami Show with Lupe Fiasco

​British rapper Tinie Tempah either (A) shits money, or (B) loves Michael J. Fox. The 22-year-old Londoner recently dropped a staggering $37,500 on a pair of Nike Mag sneakers at a Los Angeles charity auction benefiting the Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's foundation. The limited-edition kicks ... More >>

Lupe Fiasco Goes From Rap to Rock with New Band Japanese Cartoon, Paying Tribute to Joy Division

The cover art for Japanese Cartoon's In the Jaws of the Lords of Death​You probably know Wasalu Jaco best for all of his hip-hop collaborations. With Lupe Fiasco as his stage name, he's worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Pharrell Williams, Justice, and Rihanna. But now h ... More >>

Star Is Born

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Garcia, C9, Trina, QuEST and more

​-- One of Miami's longtime hip-hop heavyweights has got to be Garcia. Representing Crazy Hood productions, Garcia has resurfaced with a new album entitled Shattered Dreams. He held the release party for the album last night and released the album online as a free download. The album is produced ... More >>

JK Citizen Rocks Hip-Hop

"Hip-Roc" rapper JK Citizen has a message "We tryina bring back music, we trying take it to a different level." You may have seen his "Rock The Vote" video on YouTube, over 150,000 people have, but JK Citizen is just getting started.After the jump, see the transcript of the Crossfade interview.

Miss Face Mixtape Download

Attn. All Local "Thugs": MTV Wants To Turn You Into A Dandy

Sane in the Membrane

Believe it or not, Lil Wayne is cool, calm, and calculating.

Bun B and Prodigy

II Trill (Rap-A-Lot) and H.N.I.C., Pt. 2 (Voxonic)

MTV's Hottest MC's List Gives Florida Props

Last Night: Jay-Z and Friends at the American Airlines Arena

Monday Afternoon Music Fix: Black Thought, Black Keys and Lot's of Free Music.

Lupe Fiasco

Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (Atlantic)

Monday Afternoon Music Fix: Led Zeppelin, Portishead, Daft Punk and more

Monday Morning Music Fix: Steve Malkmus, the Von Bondies, and more.

Tuesday Afternoon Music Fix - Raveonettes, Michael Jackson and Ghostface

Tuesday Morning Music Fix: OutKast, the Kills, Animal Collective, J Dilla and more

Monday Afternoon Music Fix

Monday Afternoon Music Fix: Cat Power, Radiohead, Lupe and more

Lupe Works His Way Toward Hip-Hop Redemption

Chicago (vs. Indy): The Musical!

Why da Bears will spank the Colts come Sunday

It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

The year in unfair shares

DJ Sire Esq.

Fuggetaboutit Vol. 2 (Say Uncle Productions)

Lupe Fiasco

"Kick Push" (Atlantic/WEA)