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A Lesson In How To Get Money feat. Pluck from Ink Music Group

image via amagill's flickr Jorge Marquez a.k.a. Pluck from Ink Music Group is in the middle of brokering the deal between Diddy and Xplicit for his role in the song Diddy Bop, produced by Isaac Opus. I asked him some questions about what he and his company do.This interview is an excellent r ... More >>

A Club Guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2009

image via amagill's flickr Jorge Marquez a.k.a. Pluck from Ink Music Group is in the middle of brokering the deal between Diddy and Xplicit for his role in the song Diddy Bop, produced by Isaac Opus. I asked him some questions about what he and his company do.This interview is an excellent r ... More >>

Sunday Night: Trey Songz at Sobe Live

Trey Songz Sunday, May 24, 2009 Sobe Live, Miami Beach  Better Than: Anything I could have expected, given the hectic nature of Memorial Day Weekend. The Review:On Memorial Day Weekend the streets of South Beach were full of culture, excitement, and overall craziness, and the same could be said ... More >>

Super Bowl 2010: Surprising Music Bonanza at ... Jungle Island?

​Just like Art Basel, the Super Bowl here seems to have exploded into a series of satellite celebrations with little connection to the main event. Still, any excuse for a megawatt party, right? And the hallmarks of these shebangs is huge shindigs at unlikely venues. And so it goes that for three d ... More >>

Super Bowl 2010: Big Game Extravaganza with Lil Wayne Canceled

Photo by Sayre BermanSorry, Lil Wayne won't be partying with the animals at Jungle Island.​If you were hyped up to see Lil Wayne, Sean Kingston, and Trey Songz Saturday at the Miami Big Game Extravaganza at Jungle Island, sorry to break the news to you that the event has been canceled. According t ... More >>

Concert Review: Jay-Z at BankAtlantic Center, February 20

Photo by Sayre BermanClick here to view a slideshow of photos from the show.Jay-ZWith Trey Songz and Young JeezyBankAtlantic Center, SunriseSaturday, February 20, 2010Better Than: Listening to the AutoTuned train-wreck on "We Are the World 25 for Haiti." The Review:Jay-Z's last two appearances ... More >>

Head Spins: Top Feelin

​Anyone who has swung through Miami's Design District on any given Tuesday over the last two years would have noticed a fair bit of bedlam. Not that there have been riots -- but there has been the kind of heavy traffic that comes about when something successful is going down. In this case though, ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Top Feelin

​Anyone who has swung through Miami's Design District on any given Tuesday over the last two years would have noticed a fair bit of bedlam. Not that there have been riots -- but there has been the kind of heavy traffic that comes about when something successful is going down. In this case though, ... More >>

BET's Spring Bling Hits West Palm Beach in Mid-April

​Time to hit the gym because BET's Spring Bling 2010 is right around the corner. On April 10, West Palm Beach's Rivera Beach will host the spring's hottest revelers. A couple names that might be on the bill include: Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Trina.If you're a dead-ringer for Diddy, D ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ 360

​Time to hit the gym because BET's Spring Bling 2010 is right around the corner. On April 10, West Palm Beach's Rivera Beach will host the spring's hottest revelers. A couple names that might be on the bill include: Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Trina.If you're a dead-ringer for Diddy, D ... More >>

Pass the Courvoisier

​Time to hit the gym because BET's Spring Bling 2010 is right around the corner. On April 10, West Palm Beach's Rivera Beach will host the spring's hottest revelers. A couple names that might be on the bill include: Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Trina.If you're a dead-ringer for Diddy, D ... More >>

Trey Songz

​Time to hit the gym because BET's Spring Bling 2010 is right around the corner. On April 10, West Palm Beach's Rivera Beach will host the spring's hottest revelers. A couple names that might be on the bill include: Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Trina.If you're a dead-ringer for Diddy, D ... More >>

Silky-smooth Loverman

​Time to hit the gym because BET's Spring Bling 2010 is right around the corner. On April 10, West Palm Beach's Rivera Beach will host the spring's hottest revelers. A couple names that might be on the bill include: Soulja Boy, Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Trina.If you're a dead-ringer for Diddy, D ... More >>

Rick Ross Releases Free Albert Anastasia EP For Memorial Day Weekend 2010

​We all know that the music industry isn't the same anymore for all of these artists and record labels. And in hip-hop, artists have capitalized on being able to put out free mixtapes to promote their upcoming store-bound projects. As such, Rick Ross has been preparing his Memorial Day Weeken ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: Poe Boy, I.M.G., and Strong Arm DJs - Welcome 2 Miami

​Some of us are still recovering from Memorial Day Weekend, and we're still sifting through the annual deluge of mixtapes that the weekend brings. Poe Boy, I.M.G. and Strong Arm DJs (Entice, Kronik, and Mister Hustla) used the weekend to flaunt their diverse roster of artists in a 15-track mixtap ... More >>

Rick Ross, DJ Khaled Added to List of Performers at BET Awards 2010

photo by David "Dro" Rosario​It's officially music awards season, so in the hip-hop arena, expect plenty of news of accolades for this year's big names from Miami. After the recent VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, the next big event at which the 305 hopes to grab some laurels is the 2010 edition of the annual ... More >>

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 >>

Raheem DeVaughn, Jaheim, Anthony Hamilton Headline Budweiser Superfest at American Airlines Arena, August 19

Raheem DeVaughn did not, in fact, win the award for Best Male R&B artist at the BET Awards last night. Also up for the nod was fellow soulful singer Maxwell -- but in our heart of hearts, as much as we hoped, we knew neither would win. Each category always nominates a few more "underground" typ ... More >>

Cool and Dre: Miami superproducers aim for new heights

Raheem DeVaughn did not, in fact, win the award for Best Male R&B artist at the BET Awards last night. Also up for the nod was fellow soulful singer Maxwell -- but in our heart of hearts, as much as we hoped, we knew neither would win. Each category always nominates a few more "underground" typ ... More >>

Fat Joe: Cool & Dre Inspired Direction of New Album Darkside, Vol. 1

​Fat Joe's new, 10th studio album, Darkside, Vol. 1, dropped just two days ago, but is already expected to debut in the Billboard 200. Why all the sales fuss over Jose's latest? Well, it's a return to his old, street-level form -- a 180 from the continued attempts at pop crossover that marked his ... More >>

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 >>

Rick Ross Sex Tape Allegations, Pitbull Hooks Up With Kodak, and More Local Hip-Hop News

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Rick Ross controversies are back in the news again. It seems that constant foe 50 Cent used his website (ThisIs50.com) to post this unclear video of someone with a close resemblance to Rick Ross in a racy video clip. It was said to have been recorded way before Ross b ... More >>

Pitbull Fractures His Hand, Flo-Rida's Birthday Party at LIV Tonight, and More

Photo by David "Dro" Rosario​Mr. 305, Pitbull, had an interesting week. He had a big concert lined up in New York with Drake and Trey Songz to promote the new "So Kodak" campaign. And he also had a video shoot scheduled with T-Pain for Pit's song "Hey Baby." But all of that suddenly came crashing ... More >>

Halie305: Miami Video Vixen and Chad Ochocinco's Ultimate Catch

2 Starz Studio​If you've paid attention to recent hip-hop videos or maybe even watched VH1, then you've probably seen Halie, AKA Halie305, AKA Heather from The Ultimate Catch. A curvaceous 36-25-41 beauty from Miami, Halie's appearance (as Heather) on VH1's summer reality dating series s ... More >>

Top Ten Worst Christmas Songs of All Time

Turn that shit off! You're making Santa sad!​Shitty Christmas music makes Santa mad. Hey, the guy's gotta drive 'round the whole world and the last thing he wants on such a long road trip is crappy tunes. And that means all the CDs he throws out of his sleigh end up falling down your chimney. Whic ... More >>

Songz into the New Year

Turn that shit off! You're making Santa sad!​Shitty Christmas music makes Santa mad. Hey, the guy's gotta drive 'round the whole world and the last thing he wants on such a long road trip is crappy tunes. And that means all the CDs he throws out of his sleigh end up falling down your chimney. Whic ... More >>

Usher Ends Another Sexy Year at the American Airlines Arena

Photo by Sayre Berman​See the full 25-photo slideshow of Usher at the American Airlines Arena. For the 19,600 lovely females (and their reluctant boyfriends, husbands, brothers, fathers, etc.) who turned Usher's New Year's Eve concert at the American Airlines Arena into a swooning, screaming, swea ... More >>

Who Wants a Free CD Full of Katy Perry, Pitbull, and Wacka Flocka Flame Hits?

NOW That's What I Call Pop Appeal!​If you're the kind of weirdo who still owns a "compact disc player," then you're probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to "commercial pop radio." Well, amazing news for you! We're giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. ... More >>

Weezy! Jeezy! Drizzy! The 305's Five Best Parties for Memorial Day Weekend 2011

Ivon David Rojas​During Memorial Day weekend in Miami, even if it doesn't rain, there will be a perfect storm of liquor, music, and dancing from South Beach to downtown, and up I-95 to King Of Diamonds -- not to mention every strip club in between. From all-day festivals at Bicentennial Park and ... More >>

Crossfade's Guide to Day One at Best of the Best 2011 With Chris Brown, Rick Ross, and Others

Join the Boss and go ball with the best.​It's almost Memorial Day weekend. And as any backyard playa who's ever organized a badass barbecue block party will recognize, you can't honestly call it a holiday blowout unless you hold strong and fast to the following checklist: (1) The guest list should ... More >>

Crossfade's Guide to Day Two at Best of the Best 2011 With Shabba, the Marleys, and Others

Throw it back and ball wit' the Diamond Princess.​Yesterday, Crossfade hooked up a guide to the first day of the Best of the Best fest. We got the mob. We got the grub. And we got the booze. But most of all, there's that block party music with rappers like the Boss Rick Ross and Travis Porter, di ... More >>

Best of the Best 2011 at Bicentennial Park May 28 and 29

Throw it back and ball wit' the Diamond Princess.​Yesterday, Crossfade hooked up a guide to the first day of the Best of the Best fest. We got the mob. We got the grub. And we got the booze. But most of all, there's that block party music with rappers like the Boss Rick Ross and Travis Porter, di ... More >>

Top Ten Rap Tracks About Gettin' Drunk

Straight wasted with Gucci Mane.​Pop music will never run out of ways to rework classic stuff like love, life, lust, etc. But let's not forget the always-popular, never-grows-old topic of getting wasted! In fact, hip-hop philosopher extraordinaire Gucci Mane even had a song appropriately entitle ... More >>

Trey Songz Makes "Love Faces" for Strippers at King of Diamonds September 24

Now ... That's a very effective love face.​Yes, we here at Crossfade are bona fide music journalists. But we also happen to be fully licensed sexperts. And as our esteemed colleague Trey Songz would undoubtedly agree, the key to a hearty and healthy life of carnal pleasure is correcting those cree ... More >>

Trey Songz at King of Diamonds September 24

Now ... That's a very effective love face.​Yes, we here at Crossfade are bona fide music journalists. But we also happen to be fully licensed sexperts. And as our esteemed colleague Trey Songz would undoubtedly agree, the key to a hearty and healthy life of carnal pleasure is correcting those cree ... More >>

Party With Porn Star Cherokee D'Ass at Miami's Take One Strip Club

Via cherokeedass.us​Listen up, all y'all porn-y playas. Go party with sex professional, adult entrepreneur, and genuinely sweet chick Cherokee D'Ass tonight. She'll be droppin' her famously fat, 47-inch booty at Little Haiti's Take One Cocktail Lounge while DJ Black Holiday cranks out the XXX sou ... More >>