Nelly (Rapper)

Mr. Mauricio

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Good and bad, music videos gave us something to talk about this year

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Good and bad, music videos gave us something to talk about this year

Dollars 'n' Sex

Can Luther Campbell still cash in on the history of 2 Live Crew?

Program Notes

Can Luther Campbell still cash in on the history of 2 Live Crew?

Nelly

Brass Knuckles (Derrty Ent./Universal)

Hip-Hop a Deux

The rap scene gets a twofer too!

No One Ever Really Disappears

Pharrell Williams is happy to be just one of the band again.

Chuck Brown

We're About the Business (Raw Venture)

Letters from the Issue of December 28, 2006

"I think he deserved to be executed"

Carat Marks

Kareem Edouard digs up the connection between hip-hop and its diamond obsession

Hustlin' Flow

Unconstrained by crunk, unconfined by law, Rick Ross defines only himself

Nonapparent Servitude

A splashy new eatery north of downtown, then reggaeton on Lincoln Road

The Long Kiss Goodnight

A splashy new eatery north of downtown, then reggaeton on Lincoln Road

Fat Joe

All or Nothing (Atlantic)

Hot Couture

All or Nothing (Atlantic)

SunFest

All or Nothing (Atlantic)

That's Incredible!

David Banner is a thug intellectual in a world of crunk

Livin' in a Video

The massive police presence might just add to the thrill of play-thuggin' on Miami Beach this Memorial Day

Hit Parade

A nonscientific tip sheet of WMC's breakout tracks

Sofrito con Guacamole

By now everyone knows the way to Latin kids is through urban music; now ATM wants to make that music truly Latin

Makeshift Patriot

Northern rapper Sage Francis works out his maverick tendencies

Stiff Drinks

Fresh energizers come our way

Still in the Hood

Can Ray "Benzino" Scott's new hip-hop club survive his reputation?

Frog's Legs

Schneider TM cooks up pop delicacies for your ears

Tiga

DJ-Kicks "Studio K7"

Ready for Lust

For Clubbed, opposites don't attract on Ocean Drive

Hip-Hop Till You Drop

Yet another South Florida radio station enters the fray, this time on autopilot

Dance with the Devil

How evil can an event hosted by the Viscayani be?

Fear of the Flighty

Grammy-winner Nelly Furtado takes pop deep

Shake

New era crunk-style shit

It's a Hip-Hop World

And thanks to hotshot entrepreneur David Mays, it'll soon be returning to Miami Beach

New Blair Waldorf -- uh, Leighton Meester -- Single is By Miami-Based Producer/Songwriter Rico Love

The Miami-based, 26-year-old Rico Love is quietly becoming one of the industry's most sought-after R&B and pop arrangers and songwriters. Starting out in his early 20s as a rapper in Atlanta, he got his real boost when, as a performer, Usher signed him to his J Records imprint. And while working ... More >>

Interview: Chef Doug Rodriguez Gets The 10

Chef Doug Rodriguez​Oft labeled the "Godfather of Nuevo Latino," bestselling author and Chef Douglas Rodriguez has also been heaped with praise by Newsweek and Zagat, among others. But folks 'round here mostly just know him as "That guy who takes the flavors of Latin America and whips them up into ... More >>

Nelly Punched by Fontainebleau Security

​Remember Nelly? Guy hasn't had a single in the Top 20 since 2005. Apparently the only hits he gets now are accidental ones from security at the Fontainebleau.According to Page Six, Nelly was scheduled to perform at a pre-Super Bowl party Friday night at LIV when his bodyguards got into a fight wi ... More >>

808s and Fast Breaks

​Remember Nelly? Guy hasn't had a single in the Top 20 since 2005. Apparently the only hits he gets now are accidental ones from security at the Fontainebleau.According to Page Six, Nelly was scheduled to perform at a pre-Super Bowl party Friday night at LIV when his bodyguards got into a fight wi ... More >>

This Week's New Times Broward-Palm Beach Split the Uprights

​Just a few items we tackled in this week's New Times Broward-Palm Beach print edition.In Music: Pitbull is throwing a party on Sunday. Carnaval Miami and Calle Ocho's guest list includes T-Pain, Flo Rida, Sean Paul, Spam Allstars and a million or so of their closest friends. Someone was also gon ... More >>

Marlins Super Saturdays: Kevin Rudolf Says Heckle The Other Team

via kevinrudolf.com​Let it rock!This Saturday April 10th, and at each of 13 Saturday home games this season Florida Marlins games become Super Saturdays, major concert productions with national caliber acts followed by fan giveaways and firework shows.At the end of this season's first home game Ne ... More >>

And Now, Deep Thoughts With Kat Stacks

​A few years ago, Karrine Steffans, AKA "Superhead," took the hip-hop gossip world by storm when she published a memoir dishing dirt on claimed former flings such as Dr. Dre, DMX, P. Diddy, Ja Rule, and Shaquille O'Neal. Now meet her heir apparent, Miami's own Kat Stacks -- a foulmouthed, bubble- ... More >>

Hip-hop groupie Kat Stacks dishes Z-list dirt

​A few years ago, Karrine Steffans, AKA "Superhead," took the hip-hop gossip world by storm when she published a memoir dishing dirt on claimed former flings such as Dr. Dre, DMX, P. Diddy, Ja Rule, and Shaquille O'Neal. Now meet her heir apparent, Miami's own Kat Stacks -- a foulmouthed, bubble- ... More >>

DJ Khaled: Still the best?

​A few years ago, Karrine Steffans, AKA "Superhead," took the hip-hop gossip world by storm when she published a memoir dishing dirt on claimed former flings such as Dr. Dre, DMX, P. Diddy, Ja Rule, and Shaquille O'Neal. Now meet her heir apparent, Miami's own Kat Stacks -- a foulmouthed, bubble- ... More >>

Leona Lewis's "Can't Breathe" Dance Remix by Miami's Uriel "Frenchie" Kadouch

​If you still haven't heard of Parisian-born, Miami-based studio producer Uriel "Frenchie" Kadouch, it's only a matter of time. His A-list accolades speak for themselves. By his early 20s he was already making beats for the likes of R&B stars Robin Thicke, Ashanti, and Cassie while also collab ... More >>

Rico Love and Usher at the Division 1 label launch November 5

​If you still haven't heard of Parisian-born, Miami-based studio producer Uriel "Frenchie" Kadouch, it's only a matter of time. His A-list accolades speak for themselves. By his early 20s he was already making beats for the likes of R&B stars Robin Thicke, Ashanti, and Cassie while also collab ... More >>

2010 Latin Grammy Awards: Crossfade Makes Some Heavy Bets on the Big Winners

Will Camila win Record of the Year?​The Latin Grammy awards are upon us once again. It's a night when the hottest stars in the Hispanic entertainment cosmos gather together in one spot. And this year, that spot is ... Where else? Sin City. They couldn't have picked a better locale. Last year's sh ... More >>

Letters from the issue of December 2, 2010

Will Camila win Record of the Year?​The Latin Grammy awards are upon us once again. It's a night when the hottest stars in the Hispanic entertainment cosmos gather together in one spot. And this year, that spot is ... Where else? Sin City. They couldn't have picked a better locale. Last year's sh ... More >>

Five Super Bowl Halftime Moments That Totally Sucked

Steven Tyler and Britney Spears ... That totally sucked.​We know you're gearing up for the big game this Sunday. Maybe you're actually washing your Ben Rapistburger jersey for the first time all season, or polishing your cherished wedge of cheesehead. Whatever you're doing, you're getting pumped ... More >>

Rico Love Sweeps 2011 SESAC Awards and Wins Songwriter of the Year

Courtesy of Made Communications​As Crossfade has chronicled the career of twentysomething, Miami-based songwriter Rico Love, his star has continued to rise. Last year saw major Billboard Hot 100 success for three songs he penned for Usher's "There Goes My Baby," Nelly's "Just a Dream," and Diddy D ... More >>

Pitbull Makes GQ's "Least Influential" List, But Not Ours; Meet Miami's Five Least Influential

GQ​​In the December issue of GQ magazine, our hometown boy Pitbull is the only Miamian to make the list of the "25 Least Influential People Alive." Tim Pawlenty claimed the top spot and others on the list with less clout than the Cuban-American rapper include actress Gwenyth Patrow, deposed ... More >>

Rosie O'Donnell Couldn't Get Into Diddy's Star Island New Year's Eve Bash

​Want to know what the biggest celebrity hotspot in Miami was on New Year's Eve? Sean "Diddy" Comb's Star Island mansion, of course. Everyone was there, including Rihanna, Vivica Fox, Nelly, Matt Kemp, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton. Everyone that is except for Rosie O'Donnell. She got turned away ... More >>