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Senator Marco Rubio Takes Subtle Jab at Lil Wayne, Still Thinks Tupac is the Greatest (Video)

Cottonmouth king and Miami-born U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is a sucker for good hip-hop. And as such, he thinks Lil Wayne Lame is simply a vehicle of mindless entertainment with little substance. TMZ caught up with the republican senator at Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport this morning and ... More >>

Gunplay Has Armed Robbery and Assault Charges Dropped

Gunplay won't be headed to prison for life after all. The up-an-coming Miami rapper had been facing charges of armed robbery and assault after video surfaced of him allegedly robbing his own accountant at gun point. Despite the video evidence, the case fell apart because the victim refused to cooper ... More >>

Gunplay Cleared of Armed Robbery and Aggravated Assault, Prosecutors Can't Locate Victim

Chalk it under a simple misunderstanding with a side of armed robbery and aggravated assault; Maybach Music Group's Gunplay will not be spending the rest of his days locked up behind bars for robbing his former accountant at gunpoint, TMZ reports, despite video surveillance that captured the entire ... More >>

Rick Ross Shooting: Rapper Hires 24-Hour Armed Security Team

Not long after becoming the target of a foiled drive-by murder plot, Rick Ross issued a musical warning seemingly directed at his would-be assassins: "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe." "Wishing death on you niggas, we never see eye to eye," Ross roars on the track. "Somehow I pray for you niggas at the ... More >>

Paulina Rubio, Latin Pop Sexpot, Sued for Beating Down Male Assistant at Miami Airport

Plenty of pervs (including certain particularly twisted members of the Crossfade staff) would probably pay for the pleasure of being punched, kicked, and slapped in public by Latin pop sexpot Paulina Rubio. But not her former male assistant, Mr. Felipe Restrepo Betancur. This guy's suing Ms. Rub ... More >>

Gunplay Surrenders to Miami Police on Armed Robbery Charge, Appearing in Court Tomorrow

Even though there's been an open, outstanding arrest warrant on his ass for the last six months, Maybach Music Group member Gunplay ain't sweating the small shit. You know, like an armed robbery charge. In fact, seven hours ago, the swastika-tatted rapper, aspiring escort service entrepreneur, and ... More >>

Nicki Bitches Out Mariah: "I'm Not F#$%ing Putting Up with Her F#$%ing Highness"

All is not well on the set of American Idol. More evidence that Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey despise one another was revealed last night after a video of the two Idol judges bickering like two drunk Hialeah chongas at an Ale House was leaked onto the Internet. According to TMZ, Nicki and Mariah ... More >>

Justin Bieber's Mile-High F$%@ Club: Five Hypothetical Pop Star Swearing Sprees

If a bar of soap were Justin Bieber's mouth's boyfriend, our skies would be a safer place. The Biebz was on a flight back from New Zealand when he and his fellow Biebonauts started spewing all sorts of nasty language. Even in doses of three ounces or less, the Bieb-Bop-a-Lula's hot liquid filth wa ... More >>

Lil Wayne Rejected by Oklahoma City Thunder, Denied Tix to NBA's Western Conference Finals

Scan the first few rows at a Miami Heat home game and you're sure to find a few celebrities. Birdman, for example, got plenty of TV time during Wednesday's win against the Boston Celtics. Oh, and Rick Ross, Diddy, Gloria Estefan ... They're all regulars at the AAA. On the other hand, celebrities a ... More >>

Lil Wayne and Drake Owe Vegas Club $400,000; Ozzie Guillen Shouts Out Weezy

Last year, it was a $5.6-million IRS tax debt. Last month, it was a $20-million "Lollipop" lawsuit settled out of court. Today, it's a $400,000 judgment for not popping bottles at a Las Vegas nightclub. Lil Wayne and his Canadian BFF, Drake, have been ordered to fork over $432,337.50 to Imperial E ... More >>

Trina Threatened With Lawsuit For No-Show Concert in St. Louis

Nah you don't know nann ho, who cancel a show like me, who cost a hefty fee and will walk away with all your money. That's the accusation being flung at our girl Trina over a no-show in St. Louis last Saturday. According to a promoter, the Baddest Bitch had agreed to play a set at the Imperial Pa ... More >>

Deadmau5 on DJ Pauly D: Has No Talent, "Typical Bottle-Popping, Play-Pressing Garbage"

See also "Top Ten Totally Ridiculous Celebrity DJs." When he's not bitching about the correlation of ecstasy and dance music on Twitter or Ultra Music Festival ticket prices, Canadian electro artist Deadmau5 rants about reality TV DJs from the comfort of a custom trailer on the set of his forthcomi ... More >>

Young Buck and Five Other Rapper Evictions or Foreclosures

Just two months after he was the target of a drive-by shooting in Nashville, Young Buck has come under fire yet again. But this time, it's Uncle Sam pulling the trigger and blowing smoke up Buck's ass. According to TMZ, the Internal Revenue Service is demanding that the former G-Unit rapper fork ... More >>

Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston Says "Obama's a Socialist Asshole ... You're Fucked"

Don't be fooled by his laid-back California surfin' schtick or occasional impersonation of a "racially ambiguous homeboy" ... The Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston isn't some hippie in love with the Democratic party and Obama. In fact, he thinks our nation's first black president is "an asshole" who's pla ... More >>

Lil Wayne Settles "Lollipop" Legal Drama for $20 Million

It only took about 400 days, but Lil Wayne's $20-million "Lollipop" legal drama has finally been settled. Last year, producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records for unpaid royalties from sales of Weezy's 2008 Gramm ... More >>

Nate Dogg's Posthumous Porno: Wanna Watch?

​Prior to his untimely death last March, "G-Funk's most melodic homie" had several "hoes in different area codes." And on at least one occasion, he and his "Bad Girls" kept it "G-A-N-G-S-T-A" by shooting a homemade porno. According to TMZ, there is a Nate Dogg sex tape that's being "shopped arou ... More >>

Scott Storch Arrested for Cocaine ... Again

​Back in 2010, Miami New Times ran a no-holds-barred expose on the life and lavish times of prolific hip-hop producer (and South Florida native) Scott Storch. As subtly alluded to via our front page illustration (see right), the Storch story involves a shit-ton of drugs. Not just any drugs, mind ... More >>

Miley Cyrus Loves Penis (Cake)

Via TMZ.com​Miley Cyrus is proving she's a gangster, a down-for-whatever type of Disney-princess-gone-wild. Over the weekend, the 19-year-old daughter of country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus went down on a massive cock cake during boyfriend Liam Hemsworth's birthday party at an L.A. club. Phot ... More >>

Wikipedia Is Down Today: Don't Panic, We Have Your Alternatives

​Pity the University of Miami freshman who picked this morning to crap out a research paper, and the Miami Herald journalist trying to write about whichever moderately famous person dies today. Wikipedia has gone dark! The site is protesting the SOPA legislation that most sane people realize would ... More >>

Lil Wayne Pays Miami Strippers $1000 to Fight: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown

Oh, King of Diamonds, the adult entertainment megaplex complete with barbershop, basketball court, and, of course, mountains upon mountains of b-b-booty .... We here at Crossfade love KOD more than anyone else in America. Except, of course, acclaimed international pop-rap superstar Lil Wayne, whose ... More >>

Jay-Z And Beyonce Moving to Miami? World's Most Important Couple Toured Ricky Martin's Mansion

​Will the Beyssiah be raised amongst us?A very pregnant Beyonce and Jay-Z have been spotted house hunting in Miami Beach a few times over the past month, and TMZ reports that world's most important couple was in town last week to tour a mansion currently owned by none other than Ricky Martin.

T.I. Thinks Some Gays Are "Not American" and African Americans Are Too Sensitive

​Just 61 days removed from his 11-month stint in a federal prison and halfway house, T.I.'s already starting shit. In an interview with Vibe magazine, the Atlanta-based rapper, actor, and author is quoted as saying that some gays are "not American." He's also defended his statement on TMZ Live b ... More >>

Kim Kardashian's next husband: Justin Bieber?

Kim Kardashian's Next Husband Is Gonna Be...

Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke has some relationship advice for Kim Kardashian.It shouldn't surprise anyone interested in celebrity culture that Kim ... More >>

Five Really Old Rock Stars We'd Like to $#*%

We don't wanna be Robert Plant's groupie.​TMZ has got us playing a lil' game called, Who'd You Rather? Of course, the implied last half of that question is: "...do it with?" And by it, we mean da nasty. Yesterday, the gossip site asked us if we'd rather rub private parts with Led Zep shrieker ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Tweets His Own Naked Pictures

Travel ChannelTony Bourdain is nekked in Iceland​TMZ has leaked some naked pictures of Anthony Bourdain. No, they're not full-frontal, and no you really can't see junk or ass (there's a big red star over any interesting parts). The photos, taken a few years ago, show Bourdain and his then sous che ... More >>

Soulja Boy Gets Busted for "a Substantial Amount" of Marijuana

​Just as Big Boi was finally getting off the hook for trying to fly with a mountain of ecstasy, and, er, Viagra .... Another big-name hip-hopper is behind bars for possession of a controlled substance. The rapper? None other than barely-old-enough-to-drink proto-#swag spitte Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. ... More >>

Tupac's Sex Tape Features Unreleased Track Worth $1 Million

​From the day TMZ revealed the existence of an amateur sex tape featuring West Coast gangsta rap martyr Tupac Shakur getting, ahem, polished in public, Crossfade has been obsessed with unmasking the pornographic video's anonymous owner. We have a list of prime smutspects. And evidently, so does M ... More >>

Amy Winehouse Dead at 27

R.I.P. Amy Winehouse​TMZ is reporting that Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London apartment. Their source is a press release from the Metropolitan Police, reposted after the jump. The investigation into the cause of the 27 year old pop-soul singer is underway. Winehouse was last ... More >>

Coheed and Cambria Bassist Arrested For Trying To Steal Oxycontin From Walgreens

Mugshot of Coheed and Cambria's Mic Todd.​Last night, TMZ reported that Coheed and Cambria bassist Mic Todd was arrested for robbing a Walgreen's pharmacy in Attleboro, Massachussetts. Apparently, Todd wrote out a note on his cell phone demanding oxycontin and threatening the store employee with ... More >>

A Timeline of Steven Tyler's Transition From Sex Symbol to 63-Year-Old Grandma

Photo by MAVRIXPHOTO.comWhen did Steven Tyler become a naughty nana?​TMZ is circulating an image of 63-year-old Aerosmith frontman and American Idol judge Steven Tyler sporting extra-short daisy dukes while on vacation in Maui. The Crossfade staff has thoroughly analyzed the photo, cringed over ... More >>

Flo Rida Busted For DUI on South Beach UPDATED

photo by Leoboudv via Wikimedia Commons​Flo Rida, the Sunshine State's favorite boots-wit-da-fur spokesman, is headed to Dade County lockup after an early morning DUI bust on South Beach a few hours ago, Miami Beach police officials tell Riptide.We're guessing this might put a crimp in Flo's plans ... More >>

University of Florida Threatened Students Not to Hang Out with Jersey Shore Cast

​So after a brief flirtation with returning to Miami Beach for season four, the Jersey Shore-ites instead packed their bags and headed to Florence, Italy. It seemed that this time around, no Floridians would be harmed during filming. Actually, though, the University of Florida has a study abroad p ... More >>

Glen Rice Gets Sued Over a Handball Tournament

​We have no idea why former Miami Heat legend Glen Rice's post-NBA life involves hiring people to film and organize a handball tournament (hell, we have no idea why handball tournaments need to be filmed in the first place), and perhaps after finding himself in legal trouble Rice is thinking the s ... More >>

Iggy Pop on American Idol: Was It a Sign of the Apocalypse?

​What? Are you serious? Iggy Pop on American Fucking Idol? I thought the apocalypse wasn't scheduled to swallow us all till 2012. Yet according to Crossfade's own personal bible, the end of the world would be heralded by five terrifying occurrences: (1) Steven Tyler would fall off a stage in Sturg ... More >>

Chris Brown Goes Chris Brown on a Window, Shatters Glass in NYC

TwitterShame on you, Chris Brown​Chris Brown's new album, F.A.M.E., is out today, and so is part of a window at Good Morning America's New York City studio. Various sources are reporting that the 21-year-old pop-star-with-major-anger-issues went all Chris Brown on a window, smashin' that bitch a ... More >>

Burn Notice Star Jeffrey Donovan Convicted of Reckless Driving

Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and will avoid DUI charges stemming from an incident in which he almost hit a police car on Miami Beach in 2009, reports TMZ. The deal with prosecutors will ensure that the actor doesn't face any jail time. 

Jersey Shore Season 4 to Shoot in Italy, Not Miami?

​Shortly after we survived the scourge of Jersey Shore's second season and the crew headed back home to Seaside Heights for their next string of drunken antics and silly fights, rumors started popping up that it was only a matter of time before they returned to Miami for season four. Well, now ... More >>

Queen Elizabeth II's Panties For Sale After Sitting in Miami for Decades

via TMZ​High level Riptide sources in Buckingham Palace (read: imaginary ones) claim that Queen Elizabeth II is very particular when it comes to her undergarments. Her entire lingerie collection, reportedly all quite dowdy, is meticulously inventoried and each piece is accounted for. Except of cou ... More >>

Usher, Jim Jonsin, Busta Rhymes, and the Runners at Red the Steakhouse

Usher Has Got a Message For Lil Wayne.​Usher. Just about every woman in the world wants to be his wife. And there Prunk TV was, standing next to him, as we both leaned against a wall on the rooftop of Red Steakhouse in Miami Beach. The party had just begun. Lord Usher was wearing dark expensive ... More >>

Chad Ochocinco To Appear on Basketball Wives, Dating Evelyn Lozada

​Liberty City-native Chad Ochocinco failed to find love with his own VH1 reality show, but as luck would have it he's apparently found love another star from the channel's reality TV line-up: Basketball Wives' Evelyn Lozada, the ex-fiancé of former Heat player Antoine Walker and owner of a s ... More >>

Fantasia Overdose Followed News of Affair Partially Set in Miami

photo via Wikimedia CommonsFantasia, in happier times.​Poor Fantasia. The erstwhile American Idol champion won fans and hearts on season three of that show with her squeaky, unusual voice and around-the-way appeal. Still, she was relatively public with her personal struggles, and then commerc ... More >>

Jersey Shore Breaks Ratings Records; Also, Snooki Just Got Arrested

via Terry's Diary​The ratings for last night's Miami-set premier of Jersey Shore season two are in, and they've broken records. Amongst advertiser's favorite demographics it was the most watched cable program of 2010, and the biggest MTV premier in ages. We'd pop bottles to celebrate, but sadly th ... More >>

Michelle "Bombshell" McGee Hosting Party at LIV at the Fontainebleau

via TMZ​Fresh off a skanky smack down at the hands of Tina Fey on this weekend's Saturday Night Live, Michelle "Bombshell" McGee is set to guest host at LIV. Yes, the lady famous for flirting with Nazi propaganda and giving Sandra Bullock's husband full range of her tattooed body will be coming to ... More >>

Lil Jon Talks Extensively to TMZ, Rocks Amazing Mishka Sweater, Plays WMC

Lil Jon recently sat down with TMZ for about a half-hour-long interview as part of the site's ongoing video interview series, TMZ Live. In it, he discusses Weezy's upcoming jail sentence, why he hasn't worked with Justin Bieber, and why fans should stop screaming "Yeah!" and "Okay!" at him i ... More >>

Tyrese's Felony Charges Dropped by City of Miami

Tyrese, the singer, actor, and model who is best known for having great abs, is no longer facing felony charges after an accident on Biscayne Blvd last month. Tyrese's Dodge Charger hit a white SUV driven by a mother of four. Though the SUV wound up on its back faster than a groupie in Tyrese's ... More >>

Jersey Shore Producers Officially Scouting South Beach Locations

​We're not sure if this is a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare, but the prospect of the Jersey Shore cast coming to South Beach for season two just got a little more real.TMZ reports that producers sent a letter to Mynt Lounge asking if they'd be able to shoot footage for the show this March an ... More >>

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