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Uncle Luke, as Part of Brew at the Zoo, May 4

Uncle Luke's Top Ten Booty Jams of All Time

Before Luther Campbell was Uncle Luke, he was Luke Skyywalker. But George Lucas sued him for violating copyright. And that's how the nasty boy went from car wars to Star Wars. The Lucas lawsuit was just the beginning of his infamy. Soon, Miami bass became the trunk rattle heard 'round the world. I ... More >>

Florida Bans EBT Welfare From Strip Clubs and Bottle-Service Party Palaces

It is a dark day for booty- and bottle-poppin' EBT welfare ballers in the FLA. Following a Thursday vote in the Florida house of representatives, Electronic Benefit Transfer cards are now prohibited "from being accepted in certain locations" like the strip club "or for certain activities" like buyi ... More >>

Stripper Tip Drill Is Now a Rapper, Unveils Shit Happens Mixtape Cover on Twitter

It was not long ago that we here at Crossfade knew Tip Drill simply as Miami's most recognizable stripper. But then a fall during one of her signature, death-defying slides down King of Diamonds' massive pole left her with a broken jaw, bringing a premature end to her days as the top money earner ... 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 >>

Best of Miami 2012 - Best Weekly Party: Peachfuzz at The Garret

​Want access to our Best Of picks from your smartphone? Download our free Best Of app for the iPhone or Android phone from the App Store or Google Play. Don't forget to check out the full Best of Miami® 2012 issue June 12 online and June 14 in newsstands.Best Weekly PartyPeachfuzzThe Garret697 N. ... More >>

11 Dancing GIFs From South Beach's Memorial Weekend 2012

See also "Top Ten Dance Moves at Ultra Music Festival 2012 in Animated GIF!" Memorial Day weekend 2012 on South Beach was a big-ass block party. Lots of em' really. Ocean Drive was all action. Collins and Washington had more Chevy's riding high than a Trick Daddy video. Every rapper from Two Chai ... More >>

Miami's Top Ten Underground Rap and Hip-Hop Acts

​New Yorkers still think they run hip hop. Canadians say, "It ain't dead. It lives in the North." L.A. radio plays more Pitbull than we do. Houston is still leaning off a never-ending cup of codeine. NOLA's doing it in the dark. Philly, Detroit, and Chi-Town are mad because it's winter. In Miami ... More >>

Black Eyed Peas' Final Concert in Miami With Cee Lo, Trick Daddy, and Queen Latifah

​See the full 36-photo Black Eyed Peas at Sun Life Stadium slideshow. Black Eyed Peas With Cee Lo Green, T-Pain, Jason Derulo, and Sean Kingston Sun Life Stadium Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Better Than: A nice nap on the beach that ends in a blistering burn. In the history of final li ... More >>

Top Five Rap Tracks That Ripped Off Classic Rock Songs

Does the Godfather of Heavy Metal get crunk? You bet he does. ​It seems like enough time has passed since the sweaty-armpit era of mainstream rock (otherwise known as the Nu-Metal Dark Ages) that we can finally, maybe, approach the subject of fusing hip-hop with rock and roll. It wasn't always Fr ... More >>

Thursday Night's Top Five Memorial Day Weekend Parties

Photo by Ivon David Rojas​Memorial Day weekend is officially here. And you know what that means? More ass on the beach than grains of sand, so much liquor you can't feel your face, and so many parties you can't even decide where to wild out without help from Crossfade.Kick your Thursday night of ... More >>

Luke's Miami pop quiz

Trick Daddy and MTV Launch Magic City Memoir at Club Play Tonight

Trick Daddy, Miami's own Tupac.​It's been a minute since we heard from Miami's native son, Trick Daddy. As the hip-hop industry focuses its attention on some New Orleans imports invading South Florida, it's easy to forget the OGs in this town. Yet there's no question that Trick Daddy (AKA Maur ... More >>

Bloodlust at the U

ArtOfficial Talks Jail and their New Album; Playing Transit Lounge on Saturday

​People say Miami's a dance town, and we can't deny that. But the 305 is a hip hop town, too. Look at Mr. 305, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Flo Rida, Trick Daddy, or Trina. Or if we need to take you from those last old school to out of school, the godfather himself, our very own Luke Campbell. And when Kat ... More >>

Mixtape Of The Week: Ice Berg - Strictly For The Streets 2: Color On Color (Hosted by DJ Obscene & Sam Sneak)

​A little while ago, we posted a track by Ice Berg called "Stop Look & Listen," which was meant to be a teaser for this then-upcoming mixtape Strictly For The Streets 2: Color On Color. On July 4 exactly at midnight, the tape was released, and in minutes garnered hundreds to thousan ... More >>

Ice Billion Berg "On My Grind" Video; Q&A With Director Justin Lopez

Ice Billion Berg is the young Trick Daddy protege on a trajectory to becoming a major name in the rap game. He has over 12,000 twitter followers, a dedicated fan base around the world thanks to the web, and Dunk Ryder Records behind him. Ever since "Fuck The Other Side," he's continued to release ... More >>

Mixtape of The Week: Gunplay - Don Logan Mixtape (Hosted by P-Cutta)

​Gunplay has been doing the artist thing for a long time now. First time a lot of people heard him was on the "Represent (Remix)" with Trick Daddy and others. He's come a long way since then. He's been part of Triple C's for almost a decade now and has ridden with Rick Ross through thick and thin. ... More >>

"Miami State of Mind," Empire State Remix by D Shep and Veronica V

Jay Z's Empire State of Mind was an instant classic. It's still on the radio, it still gets stuck in your head when you hear it, and it still appeals to everyone from farmers to lawyers to middle school nerds to prison bound thugs.But if it does one thing other than ride, it makes you want a song ... More >>

Miramar's The Last Heads to St. Louis for Harrah's Next iBar Star Competition

Jacob KatelThe Last​Crossfade met Miramar's The Last at PPR101 music conference in downtown Miami where they were taking notes on the industry and performing in a showcase.We shot a quick video clip of them performing acapella in the upstairs lobby of the Hilton (freeze frame at right), and their ... More >>

Video: New Dunk Ryders/Iceberg Song Premiered by DJ at Miami Nights in Naranja

Here's a video of Iceberg aka Ice Billion Berg's from Dunk Ryder's new "Nigga U Did Dat" song getting broken by a club DJ at Miami Nights deep down in South Dade in Naranja.The song features Trick Daddy and Fella and is featured on the new Trick mixtape called The Shit That I Live. (Click here fo ... More >>

Bonus Free Music: New Mixtape From Shonie, Hosted by Slip N Slide DJ 5053

​You may remember rising local R&B queen Shonie from an episode of Prunk TV here on Crossfade from last May. Since then, she's been working on material for her upcoming debut album, to be released on Slip N Slide and Def Jam, for now titled Passionate... Pieces of Me. Recently, she scored some ... More >>

New Trina: "That's My Attitude"

  pic courtesy bossip.com ​                   Besides Young Money's still-really-underground Nicki Minaj, the term "mainstream female rapper" is one usually heard before "ain't doin' shit."  ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: Trina - "That's My Attitude"

​Besides Young Money's still-really-underground Nicki Minaj, the term "mainstream female rapper" is one usually heard before "ain't doin' shit." Kim tried to come back with a song that was so 2002 that I nearly called my mom to ask her money for books and a plane ticket home fr ... More >>

10 Music Stars Who Should Own a Piece of the Dolphins (Part 1)

​The Miami Dolphins are for sale to the highest musical bidders. Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony have both recently bought minority shares of the franchise, leaving us all wondering: Who's next? We've compiled a list of 10 most wanted musicians with a tie to Miami who would be great partial owners ... More >>

A Club Guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2009

Best Local Music Albums of 2008

Power to the people.

Video of the Day: Trick Daddy, Lil Jon, and Twista--"Let's Go"

Yesterday I was hanging in the studio with Jim Jonsin, the local producer extraordinaire who produced two of the biggest hip-hop tracks of the year, Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" and T.I.'s "Whatever You Like." We were basically chopping it up about music, the industry, his upcoming five Grammy nominatio ... More >>

Head Spins: DJ Self Born

From South Side to South Beach.

Pirate Radio Station Wasn't Exactly Low Key

Concert Review: Artopia at Parkwest Night Club

Concert Review: State of the Art (Rawkus Edition) at PS 14

Rollin' with the Holy

Who is Slip-N-Slide Records CEO Ted Lucas's number one homeboy? Jesus Christ, of course

Bigg Dreams

Young quartet Bottom of da Map and manager/producer Bigg D hope to create a new Miami sound

Still Ballin’

But Magic’s on a different court now

United and It Feels So Good

Dirty deeds and unsung honors from the Ozone Awards

Slip Sliding a Ride

Trick or Trina?

With her new CD Glamorest Life, Miami rapper Trina continues to evolve

The Bitch

Potemkin

Basshead

Top Prospects

L-Smooth

DJ Entice

BEST LOCAL GIRL MADE GOOD

"Jacki-O" Kohn

Anatomy of a Hit

What's in the "nookie" song? A tale from Miami's rough-and-tumble hip-hop scene

Various Artists

Crunk and Disorderly (TVT)

Glam-Dunk

Hip-hop hoops it up

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Dollar Bill and a Dream

Who says Liberty City can't be a live-music mecca?

BEST LOCAL RAP GROUP

Trick Daddy

Best Use Of A High School Marching Band

Trick Daddy's "Shut Up"