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Miami's Top Albums, EPs, and Singles of 2012

Miami's Best Albums, EPs, Singles of 2012

Heavy bass, ear-shredding distortion, booty beats, syrupy synths, and prime rhymes. Even though the 305 is a sunny city, it's definitely got a weird, dark, and dirty side. So while this year's top local releases were often sexed-up and fun-obsessed, they were also experimental, X-rated, drugged-ou ... More >>

Rick Ross Threatened by Gangster Disciples in Chicago: "F#$% You ... Cut the Check"

The Bawse might not be worried. But the Chicago Police ain't takin' chances. After receiving death threats last week from a North Carolina chapter of the Gangster Disciples, Rick Ross rolled up to the 99 Jamz studio to shrug off any beef with the GDs as "one sucka that got a personal vendetta." B ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 Music Guide: Acts Announced So Far

Sure, we like to pretend the week of Art Basel Miami Beach (AKA Miami Art Week) is all about the glorified flea market happening either side of the causeway. But you just want to party. You can't afford to pay $10,000 for a bike covered in Saran Wrap and called "Untitled." But you can afford the cov ... More >>

Rick Ross's MMG Tour at the Fillmore December 5

Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, and Machine Gun Kelly Tearing Up the Fillmore Miami Beach

The biggest Bawse in the rap game is taking over the Fillmore Miami Beach. And he's bringing his best buddies with him. Miami's phattest hustler, Ricky Rozay, is gonna tear the roof off that bitch and make all the hos scream when his Maybach Music Tour rolls through South Beach on Wednesday, Decemb ... 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 >>

Chris Brown's Rihanna Neck Tattoo and the Six Most Ratchet Rapper Tats Ever

When you really love someone, you tattoo their face on your neck to prove it. But when you've been in the news for beating up your beloved and everyone judges you for being a dick, then you get a tat that sort of looks like them and deny the resemblance. That's what Chris Breezy did. Look at him n ... More >>

Maybach Music's Gunplay Talks Rick Ross, Triple C's, and Medellin

Ice "Billion" Berg's KOD Strip Club Interview: "Adult Entertainment Is a Professional Sport"

See also "Rick Ross, Big-Booty Strippers, and 3,000 Ballers at King of Diamonds in Miami (NSFW)." Last time we caught up with Ice "Billion" Berg about the possibility of signing with Rick Ross and Maybach Music, he was just about to drop his Strictly For The Streets 3 mixtape. That was only in Jul ... More >>

Rick Ross's God Forgives Tops Billboard 200, Outsells Bieber, Zac Brown, Others Combined

See also "Rick Ross, Big-Booty Strippers, and 3,000 Ballers at King of Diamonds in Miami (NSFW)." Rick Ross is a fucking boss. But y'all already knew. What you may not know, however, is that the Maybach Music MC outsold some of the music industry's biggest names to claim the top spot on the Billb ... More >>

Gunplay: How Miami's Coke-Sniffin', Po' Pimpin' Maniac Joined Rap's Power Circle

As recently as a year ago, Miami rapper Gunplay was better known for a clip of him snorting cocaine outside a restaurant in Medellín than he was for his music. In recent months, however, the co-founder of Rick Ross's Carol City Cartel (AKA Triple C's) has flipped his image as an unhinged goon. Hi ... More >>

Gunplay on His Swastika Tattoo: "I Came to Nazi That Shit, Put All the Fake Motherf#$%ers in the Gas Chamber"

See also "Gunplay Quits Cocaine, 'Now I Just Pop a Molly, Fuck It.'" If you've ever considered getting a large swastika tattoo, but decided against some antisemitic ink because it might be seen the wrong way ... You probably aren't Miami rapper Gunplay. He's not only the untouchable Maybach Music ... More >>

Did Trina Sign with Maybach Music? Is Rick Ross After All of Trick Daddy's Former Artists?

Trina's a bad bitch. In fact, she's Da Baddest Bitch. And when you've earned that title, you're granted a virtual get-out-of-jail-free card and the license to do pretty much whatever you please. So, while the rest of us are stuck in an office cubicle, Trina's off presumably getting high and nodd ... More >>

Radio One Fest at Bayfront Park's Klipsch Amphitheater July 7

Meek Mill's Announces Dreamchasers Tour, Show at Fillmore Miami Beach on August 13

To quote a wise man named Meek Mill, "Dreamchasing is an occupation." As opposed to a simple hobby or some shit, the act of hustling after one's essential needs and wildest wishes (e.g. "tryna fix the roof leak," "tryna keep the house warm," "tryna touch a million dollars") should consume every hou ... More >>

Stalley Puts Hair on Grand Central's Chin, June 22

See also "Stalley on His New EP, Mixtape and Album Plans" and "Stalley on Sharing Beard Picks with Rick Ross, Beating 2 Chainz in One-on-One" Stalley Grand Central, Miami Friday, June 22, 2012 Stalley's concert poster bragged of "Special Invited Guests" Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Wale, although we ... More >>

Stalley on Sharing Beard Picks with Rick Ross, Beating 2 Chainz in One-on-One

See also "Stalley on His New EP, Mixtape and Album Plans" When Crossfade spoke with MMG's unstoppable Stalley earlier this week, he gave us exclusive info about his release plans for the rest of the year. He also told us about how he had been "getting back in the groove of recording after being on ... More >>

Ace Hood's Fisker Karma and Seven Other Hip-Hop Eco-Whips

Recently, Ace Hood was back in town shooting the video for his feature on DJ Absolut's "Untouchable." And like most ballers, Ace was driving a sick whip. But what's notable is he was driving a Fisker Karma, a hybrid that can get 52 miles per gallon. Between money and marijuana, hip-hop was already ... More >>

Best of the Best 2012 at Bicentennial Park May 27

Grand Central Miami Adds Robyn, Digitalism, Just Blaze, and Others to Summer Lineup

Just when Downtown Miami's dearth of Swedish dance-pop divas was starting to get a little embarrassing, Grand Central is here to save the day with an announcement of new additions to their summer lineup. Five new shows have been added for June: Just Blaze; Munchi; Digitalism; Flosstradamus and Drop ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Stalley at Eve Miami April 6

Nine Mile Music Festival at Virginia Key Beach Park March 3

Rick Ross's Birthday Bash at Amnesia Miami January 29

Miami's Best Albums of 2011: Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group's Self-Made, Vol. 1

​To close out the year, Crossfade is picking its favorite albums by 305 artists. Check out the full list of Miami's Best Albums of 2011. Don't no one got grind like The Boss. When it comes to the post-gangsta rap game, Rick Ross is the hardest working man in show biz. His mantra is "Every day, ... More >>

Santigold at LIV's Dirty Hairy party November 30

Rick Ross's Seizures Caused by Lack of Sleep; The Bawse Needs Maybach Muscles Program

Rick Ross needs to get healthy and Crossfade is here to help.​Last month, Crossfade reported a series of seizures suffered by M.I.Yayo's own Teflon Don, Rick Ross. The mess started aboard a flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Mephis, where Rozay was opening a brand new Wing Stop franchise. And matters ... More >>

Rick Ross Suffers Second Seizure Aboard Private Jet, Admitted to Alabama Hospital

​Looks like the Bawse should've stayed under doctor's supervision. At approximately 12:55 p.m. this afternoon, a Delta flight carrying Rick Ross was grounded in Fort Lauderdale when the rapper suffering a seizure. He was immediately treated by EMT and taken to the hospital. Less than four hours ... More >>

Nicki Minaj's Pink Chicken Wing Necklace and Five Suggestions For Future Food-Based Bling

​Lately, Nicki Minaj has been all about them chicken wangs Back in August, the Young Money diva showed up to a Good Morning America photo shoot decked out like the prom queen in a John Hughes movie, and waving around a mighty fine, golden brown chicken leg. Then this past weekend, Nicki wore a pi ... More >>

Take a Ski Trip (Literally) With Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and Lil' Kim

​Dude's already a boss at freestylin' rhymes. But does Rick Ross have what it take to be America's next best freestyle skier? Probably not. Nevertheless, you might catch him on a Pennsylvanian ski slope come February when the Teflon Don headlines the MMG and Friends Weekend. Together with Mayb ... More >>

Rick Ross Joins Wingstop Chicken Franchise and Drops Maybach Munchies Mixtape

​Miami rapper Rick Ross has announced a new development deal with chicken franchise Wingstop. The partnership makes a lot of sense for The Boss, who, according to his single "M.C. Hammer" is quite regularly "fiending" the chain's delicious wings. Rozay told AllHipHop.com that, "After tasting Wing ... More >>

Rick Ross at King of Diamonds July 1

Five Tips for Ballin' on a Budget at Rick Ross's Fourth of July Strip Club Party

​Rick Ross is the Boss. And he's got a personal stockpile of greenbacks almost as huge as the Federal Reserve's cash stacks. So needless to say, Mr. Ricky can afford to celebrate American independence and excess in a bling-bang way that'd make even the fattest capitalist shine bright and star-spa ... More >>

Birdman Lost His $2 Million Heat Bet but Still Parties With Mavericks

​Last night was brutal for Miamians, but considering rapper Birdman had boasted he made a $2 million bet on the Heat in the NBA Finals, we figured he'd be a bit more despondent than the rest of us. Apparently watching his team and bank account lose didn't stop Baby from having a good time las ... More >>

Top Five Obscene Florida License Plates, Visualized For Your Pleasure

​Thanks to the cackling eight-year-old child making poop jokes inside the minds of all Floridians, Riptide hit the mother lode last week. We made a Freedom of Information Act request for a list of all the objectionable personalized license plates reviewed by state officials in the last few years, ... More >>

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Rick Ross and Raekwon Slang and Spit at Sneaker Pimps Miami, October 23

Marta Xochilt PerezBig pimp Ricky Rozay flashes some deep V.​Rick Ross and Raekwon With Thee Tom Hardy, Phil Adé, DJ Keen One, and DJ Money Mekka Saturday, October 23, 2010 Better than: Ten cargo containers full of fake shit. At precisely 8 p.m. on Saturday night, international swag smuggling o ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa Won't Sign to Maybach Music After All, Still Working With Rick Ross

via @rickyrozay on Twitpic​Sometimes, getting dropped by your label is a good thing.... Actually, it seems to be better and better these days. Going independent allows an artist to build up his or her fan base, release music when- and however he or she wants, and then take all that added value to ... More >>

Video and Q&A: Maybach Music's Gunplay, of Triple C's, Talks "Cigar Fare & Hardware"

Rick Ross's homie, Maybach Music's Carol City Cartel member Gunplay a.k.a. Don Logan, takes his name seriously. Just watch this new Dre Films video production to confirm the dude's firepower, which includes "two Kalashnikov AK-47s, one with a 100-pound drum and red beam, the other with the fli ... More >>

Q&A With Dre Films about Colosus' "Put That On Everything" Video

COLOSUS 'PUT THAT ON EVERYTHING' MUSIC VIDEO BY DRE FILMS from DRE FILMS on Vimeo. Here's a new music video from longtime Miami underground stalwart Colosus for his song "Put That On Everything." The video's produced and directed by Dre Films. In 1993 a video of this caliber would have used a big ... More >>

PrunkTV: Totally Guitarded, Floor, and Maybach Music Events All Coming Up

"You like to eat girls out who just peed...wtf?" It seems like just yesterday that I was at Uncle Luke's house talking about Rick Ross being a former C.O. Man, time flies. And to think that Mr. Campbell now has a weekly column on this very website. Last week he said, "I am usually at clubs like LIV ... More >>

South Florida Voters and Winners in the Village Voice's New Pazz Jop Poll

​It's January, which means it's time for another edition of the Village Voice's annual Pazz and Jop poll of music critics. Yes, it's probably the latest, high-profile wrap-up of the best music of 2009, but it's also the biggest in sheer number of voices -- some 697 voters submitted ballots this ye ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Maybach Music Pt. 2" by Rick Ross

Rick Ross has got lots and lots of money, and he wants to keep reminding you of that. Why else name his new single "Maybach Music Part 2" -- a sequel to, well, "Maybach Music?"But damn, the unemployment rate here in Florida alone is 10.2 percent as of May. Do folks still want to hear about all this, ... More >>

Rick Ross Busted by Louis Vuitton For Wearing Knockoff Shades on XXL Cover

via xxlmag.comRick Ross' cover story for the May issue of XXL was meant to be his hip-hop media comeback, an attempt to quash the corrections officer thing and clear the air on his beef with 50. The thrust of the article is made clear by Ross' cover line quote: "I've never had a problem with credibi ... More >>

Pitchfork Gives Rick Ross Album a 2.4

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