Wiz Khalifa

Juicy J's Stay Trippy Tour Coming to Miami's Villa 221 on May 4

He's one of only a handful of men who can casually ask a woman to "suck a nigga's dick or something" without sounding like much of a chauvinist. "Bad bitches... [give] him head like lice" on a regular basis, and he's "been rich since the '90s." But Juicy J's success didn't happen overnight.

Marco Rubio Takes Rap Obsession to Senate Floor, Quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z in Filibuster

Marco Rubio has never been shy about his rap fandom, telling GQ that Tupac's "Killuminati" is among his favorite songs and offering Spotify playlists packed with Kanye, Pitbull, and Flo Rida.But last night probably marked the first time Rubio took his hip-hop love to the Senate floor, where he quote ... More >>

Ten Reasons the Grammys Actually Didn't Suck

We're experiencing a lot of weird feelings right now. We're not exactly sure how to cope with these emotions. But they say the first step to getting over your problem is admitting you have one. So deep breath ... Here we go. We actually enjoyed the 55th annual Grammy Awards. OMG, please don't ju ... More >>

Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees: From Frank Ocean to Black Keys and Rick Ross

Grammy-tastic! Last night, amid goofy, sexually tense intergenerational banter between co-hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States announced the nominees for its 54th Grammy Awards, airing Sunday, February 10, on CBS. Genre-bending ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, and Taylor Gang Smoke Out the University of Miami, December 1

Wiz Khalifa 2050 Tour With Juicy J, Chevy Woods, Lola Monroe, Tuki Carter, and Berner BankUnited Center, Miami Saturday, December 1, 2012 Better Than: Ridin' slow through your hood puffin' on endo, bumpin' Wiz in the trunk. Rap game Steven Tyler. That's the first thing that came to mind as we wat ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa at BankUnited Center December 1

BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Nominations: Rick Ross Gets Trampled by Kanye West

And the nominees are ... Kanye West, a handful of other MCs, and seven websites. During 106 and Park last night, actor-comedian Mike Epps announced that he'd be reprising his role as host of BET's annual Hip-Hop Awards, airing October 9, and revealed some of this year's nominees. Yeezy was nomin ... More >>

MTV Video Music Awards 2012's Big Winners and Even Bigger Losers

If, last night, you shouted, "Screw crappy pop!" and chose Barack, then you've probably got no effing idea who won and lost at the MTV Video Music Awards. Luckily, we here at Crossfade own a DVR. So while watching Obama goin' hard at the Democratic National Convention, we were also keeping track of ... More >>

MTV VMAs 2012: Seven Things That Sucked and Seven Things That Didn't Totally Suck

See also "MTV Video Music Awards 2012's Big Winners and Even Bigger Losers." Last night, America's pop culture elite came together in Los Angeles to celebrate almost 30 years of Moonmen. It was the 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards, and it coulda been worse. For one, Chris Brown and Drake didn't ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa Announces 2050 North American Tour: Miami, Montreal, Chicago, 33 Other Cities

Remember when Miami New Times columnist, booty bass pioneer, and free speech enthusiast Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell lambasted Pittsburgh weed rapper Wiz Khalifa (AKA "the boy behind the popular hit 'Black & Yellow'") for breaking the hip-hop code and hooking up with another rapper's ex-boo? We ... More >>

The 20 Richest Rappers: From Pitbull to Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Kanye, Jay-Z, and Dre Day

As the country sits waiting for the release of a certain Welsh cake eater's tax returns, other high-profilers are happy to let the whole world know how swole their pockets were this year. Forbes released its latest list of haha-they-have-more-money-than-you musicians. And this time, we're talkin' t ... More >>

The Weeknd Announces Show at the Fillmore Miami Beach on October 17

He's perhaps the most unrecognizable face in modern R&B, often photographed while hiding amid dark shadows. But Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye's music is anything but unfamiliar, especially if you've stumbled across a indie music blog over the past year. With three mixtapes, a co-headlining spot ... More >>

MTV Announces Video Music Awards Nominees, Snub Rick Ross

Like the History Channel, MTV is lying about itself. Despite their respective names, programming is anything but historical or musical. For example, Teen Mom and Snooki and JWoww are reality-ish shows, and they're light-years away from MTV's traditional business model built around a 24-hour music ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa and Weed: Where's He Gonna Get Arrested Next?

Busted while blazing ... Again. Last night, Wiz Khalifa got caught with weed by cops in North Carolina, according to TMZ. Reports claim that police found 11.39 grams of marijuana after searching his tour bus. He was cited and released. However, Khalifa is expected to appear in court at a future da ... More >>

SunFest 2012: A Ten-Act Guide With Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, and Matisyahu

Who's in the mood for a music festival? We are! Thankfully, we don't have to wait long 'cause Sunfest kicks off tomorrow on the sunny West Palm Beach waterfront, running through the week till Sunday, May 6. The line-up boasts 51 artists bringing everything from rock to hip-hop, reggae, punk, and d ... More >>

Rihanna Gets High at Coachella and Four Other Hip-Hop Heavyweights Who Love Weed

Music festivals and illicit drugs. It's no big deal to see someone roll up a fat blunt, get high, and force some dude to carry them on his shoulders at Coachella. But when a pop princess with a bangin' body does it, Media Takeout loses their shit. Over the weekend, "The most visited urban website ... More >>

Amber Rose Gets a Face Tattoo, But Is She Really an Avatar? Take Our Poll

​Kanye West's ex-girlfriend and Wiz Khalifa's current girlfriend Amber Rose was struck by lightning on Saturday night at Cameo. The 28-year-old bald supermodel was in Miami over the weekend with Wiz and she was spotted sporting a lighting bolt face tattoo.. TMZ broke the story, questioning whet ... More >>

Lil Wayne, Birdman, and DJ Khaled Performing at MTV's Sucker Free Awards in Miami

Photo by Sayre BermanLil Wayne ain't no sucker.​Admittedly, we here at Crossfade have gotten into the habit of hatin' on Lil Wayne. We ragged on "How to Love" for months. We insisted on enumerating the top five signs that the Young Money maniac's finally gone soft. We called Tha Carter IV crap. W ... More >>

B2K's Lil' Fizz Arrested For Pot Shop and the Five Wildest Rapper Weed Busts of All Time

Lil Fizz is wildly weedy. ​Aside from your standard Gucci Mane flareup, the world of hip-hop arrests has been pretty boring lately. Who cares about Ja Rule's back taxes? Thankfully, early 2000s R&B boy band vocalist Lil' Fizz (AKA Dreux Pierre Frederic) is bringing some flair back to notable ... More >>

Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Mobb Deep at the Fillmore Miami Beach September 13

Lil Wayne Earns 18 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominations, Tweets About "Wakk" Skate Park

​Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne shot off a sour-ass tweet about a "wakk" Nebraskan "Sk8 park." Evidently, the Cash Money Millionaire was too busy skating shitty ramps and rails to address the news of his 18 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations. Naturally, Mr. Carter received nods for his personal sty ... More >>

Raekwon the Chef and Ghostface Killah Cook Up Classic Gangsta Rap at Rock the Bells Miami

​The Wu-Tang Clan has never been modest about its skill set. With hundreds of releases tied to the Wu-Tang brand, this now-legendary '90s gangsta rap collective has always been upfront about what it brings to the table. If you know your Wu, you know nobody else cooks, serves, and keeps 'em coming ... More >>

Rick Ross Joins Wingstop Chicken Franchise and Drops Maybach Munchies Mixtape

​Miami rapper Rick Ross has announced a new development deal with chicken franchise Wingstop. The partnership makes a lot of sense for The Boss, who, according to his single "M.C. Hammer" is quite regularly "fiending" the chain's delicious wings. Rozay told AllHipHop.com that, "After tasting Wing ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa at Sunset Cove Amphitheater July 15

Wiz Khalifa broke hip-hop code

Wiz Khalifa Broke Hip-Hop Code

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once 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 explains why Wiz Khalifa shouldn't settle for Kanye West's sloppy seconds.Wiz Khalifa needs to have his head examined. The b ... More >>

Cris Cab's EP-release party at Grand Central June 4

Top Five Fan-Made Miami Heat Rally Songs and Videos for the 2011 NBA Finals

Ha! Yeah right. No fuckin chance Texassholes​Damn near everybody in Wade County knows wassup. It's time to put Dallas in the furnace, turn the Heat up, and watch em' burn, baby! Burn!And since we the best and all, here are the five best new fan-made songs and videos rallying for our hometeam to st ... More >>

Big Sean Talks Tupac vs. Biggie, Last Meals, and His Mom

​As many of you know, Big Sean is G.O.O.D. Music's newest star and Kanye West's protege. Having entered the scene back in 2007 with a totally ill mixtape entitled Finally Famous Vol. 1, this Detroit native brought the fire, which eventually led an enthused West to scout him out during his first ... More >>

Is Cris Cab the Cure for Sucky Soul Pop by White Guys With Acoustic Guitars?

​C'mon ... Why aren't you a fan of reggae-ish soul pop played by white guys with acoustic guitars? Do John Mayer's douchey jokes make you wanna knock his perfectly coiffed hair off his perfectly shaped head? Do Jason Mraz's sugary vocal croaks cause your ears to bleed uncontrollably? Do Jack John ... 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 >>

Sleigh Bells at Grand Central Miami April 30

Pittsburgh's Black Sheep

Pittsburgh's Black Sheep

Wiz Khalifa at University of Miami December 3

Ashley Outrageous Talks About Tomorrow's Pac Div and Dom Kennedy Show at Club Mekka

Photo by Smithography​Ashley Outrageous runs hip-hop website AshleyOutrageous.com, and has established herself as a force to be reckoned with in South Florida. You can always catch the 5'2" Giant (as she calls herself) and her team scoring interviews with different hip-hop artists coming in and o ... More >>

Wiz Khalifa Won't Sign to Maybach Music After All, Still Working With Rick Ross

via @rickyrozay on Twitpic​Sometimes, getting dropped by your label is a good thing.... Actually, it seems to be better and better these days. Going independent allows an artist to build up his or her fan base, release music when- and however he or she wants, and then take all that added value to ... More >>

Whiz Kid Rapper Wiz Khalifa Hits Revolution Sunday, June 20

Wiz Khalifa gives Pittsburgh a better name than Ben Roethlisberger​If Wiz Khalifa were stuck on a deserted island and could only bring two things with him I'm guessing they would be kush (AKA cannabis) and orange juice, although on his brand spanking release, Kush and Orange Juice, he makes a much ... More >>