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    June 15, 2011

    Alicia Keys Announced as Headliner for Zo's Summer Groove 2011

    ​Can you believe there is no Zo's Summer Groove block party this year? At least, y'all gonna get to discover a "Woman's Worth," chill with "My Boo," and slip into an "Empire State of Mind" at Saturday night's benefit dinner and gala. That's right ... Soul-pop diva, 14-time Grammy winner, and Sw ... More >>

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    May 16, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Count Down to Ultra Music Festival 2011 With Simian Mobile Disco's Fresh Meat Mondays

    photo via the Windish AgencySimian Mobile Disco​We love the trend Kanye started with his G.O.O.D. Fridays series of MP3s that led up to the release of his last album. Ever the maddeningly savvy businessman, Yeezy proved that free music -- executed well and released with careful marketing -- is an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Simply Jess of the 400 Club Talks T.I. and Tiny, Modeling, and SoBe's Hottest Parties

    MQ Images​For the last few years, Simply Jess (AKA Jessica Fajardo) has been a promotions and marketing power player on the Miami Beach nightlife scene. She, her partner J. Little, and the 400 Club have been responsible for some of Miami's hottest parties in recent memory, hosting weekly throwdow ... More >>

  • Music

    September 16, 2010

    Drake at James L. Knight Center September 20 and 21

    MQ Images​For the last few years, Simply Jess (AKA Jessica Fajardo) has been a promotions and marketing power player on the Miami Beach nightlife scene. She, her partner J. Little, and the 400 Club have been responsible for some of Miami's hottest parties in recent memory, hosting weekly throwdow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Jay-Z and Eminem Bring Surprise Guests Kanye, Chris Martin, Dr. Dre, and More on Stage

    ​Unfortunately not all big shows can launch their tours in Miami. We get that. But when we heard that last night's Jay-Z/ Eminem concert in New York -- the first in the new Yankee Stadium -- had a ton of special musical guests, we just had to share some footage we found.Their special guests includ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    The Best (and Worst) of the VMAs -- with Some Miami Touches

    Photo by Getty ImagesChelsea Handler as a Lady Gaga-esque house​We were expecting quite the spectacle at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. In lieu of last year's Taylor Swift acceptance speech interruption, Kanye's apologetic tweets, and her tweets suggesting she was going to interrupt him this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    MP3: New Kanye West "Power Remix;" Yeezy to Release New Song Every Friday 'til Christmas

    ​Kanye West has been busy lately. Of course there was the day he released his video for his first single "Power" the same night as Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie," his impromptu performances, and his infamous new Twitter account. Now comes his most recent announcement: He's releasing a n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    305 Live: Kanye West, Rick Ross, Ghostwridah, DJ Khaled, and More in Local Hip-Hop News

    Photo courtesy of Spiff TV​-Hip-hop fans can officially relax now that Rick Ross and company have released the Kanye West collabo track from Teflon Don titled "Live Fast, Die Young". The track features Kanye on the second verse as well as on the production side.Recorded in Hawaii not too long ago, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Adela, Pitbull, DJ Khaled and more

    Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- DJ Khaled continues to ride the wave of success that his song "All I Do Is Win" has garnered. Since releasing the song, he's received tons of iTunes downloads for it. So I guess as a thank you of sorts, Khaled recruits pretty much all of the most relevant rappers of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    Everybody Hates Chris

    Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- DJ Khaled continues to ride the wave of success that his song "All I Do Is Win" has garnered. Since releasing the song, he's received tons of iTunes downloads for it. So I guess as a thank you of sorts, Khaled recruits pretty much all of the most relevant rappers of ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Head Spins: Dean Michaels, the W Fort Lauderdale's resident empire builder

    Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​-- DJ Khaled continues to ride the wave of success that his song "All I Do Is Win" has garnered. Since releasing the song, he's received tons of iTunes downloads for it. So I guess as a thank you of sorts, Khaled recruits pretty much all of the most relevant rappers of ... More >>

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    Head Spins: DJ Elle

    Another New Yorker takes the plunge down South.

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Head Spins: DJ Elle (With a Free Mix For Download!)

    ​A Sunday afternoon barbecue on South Beach is probably not the best place to interview a DJ, especially if the spinner's been knocking back mojitos for a couple hours before you pose your questions. Then again, this is the Magic City, and a large part of its allure comes from the fact that pleasu ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2009

    A Club Guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2009

    ​A Sunday afternoon barbecue on South Beach is probably not the best place to interview a DJ, especially if the spinner's been knocking back mojitos for a couple hours before you pose your questions. Then again, this is the Magic City, and a large part of its allure comes from the fact that pleasu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Man Up to Memorial Day

    ​A Sunday afternoon barbecue on South Beach is probably not the best place to interview a DJ, especially if the spinner's been knocking back mojitos for a couple hours before you pose your questions. Then again, this is the Magic City, and a large part of its allure comes from the fact that pleasu ... More >>

  • Music

    January 29, 2009

    Estelle: Birth of a Diva

    She proves she's more than a lady in waiting.

  • Music

    June 26, 2008

    Sane in the Membrane

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

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Lil Wayne--Tha Carter III

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

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Fresh to Death

    Wait a minute, whoa — we’re totally feeling Estelle’s style.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Calvin Harris loves Rick Ross and T-Pain

    Wait a minute, whoa — we’re totally feeling Estelle’s style.

  • Music

    March 13, 2008

    Large and in Charge

    Fat Joe returns with The Elephant in the Room.

  • Music

    March 6, 2008

    The Kingston Kid

    Our own Sean Kingston just might be the hottest 17-year-old on Earth.

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    The Game

    Doctor's Advocate (Geffen)

  • Music

    April 20, 2006

    DMX

    "We in Here" (Sony Urban/Columbia)

  • Music

    June 16, 2005

    Fat Joe

    All or Nothing (Atlantic)

  • Music

    December 2, 2004

    T.I.

    Urban Legend Atlantic

  • Music

    December 19, 2002

    Eve

    Eve-Olution "Ruff Ryders"

  • Music

    March 28, 2002

    Sporting Life

    No Good is on top of the game

  • Music

    November 15, 2001

    Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

    Halfway Tree (Motown/Ghetto Youth)

  • Music

    November 11, 1999

    Eve of Destruction

    Dissed by Dre, rapper Eve struck gold anyway

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