Last night before Thanksgiving dinner, Crossfade joined hands with friends and family to recite our Lord’s Prayer, “Go DJ.” Since Lil Wayne’s 2004 breakthrough record, Tha Carter, we have been loyal disciples of the dreadlocked messiah, praising his name before each meal and thanking the hip-hop gods for bestowing their…
Déjà vu! That’s right … Le Baron — everyone’s favorite, occasionally nomadic chi-chi French nightclub — will be popping up for another Art Basel Miami Beach week. However, unlike its last few visits to Basel on the Beach, the Parisian party spot won’t just be plopping down at the Delano’s…
It’s OK to be gay in Russia. Well, it’s actually okay to be gay anywhere. But in St. Petersburg, the “propagation of homosexuality” and “promotion of gay lifestyles” is severely frowned upon. And it’s illegal. So when Madonna showed up for a concert back on August 9, the singer did…
Just a couple of chicos, hablando mierda in matching suits … Our homie Pitbull recently visited Jimmy Fallon’s casa (AKA NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City) for a lil’ late-night shit talking. The topics: Ancient Cuban wisdom, the experience of being…
It ain’t easy being Flo Rida, but it’s gotta be a “Good Feeling.” And the positive vibes just keep flowing for the Carol City pop-hopper. Like, say, scoring the cover of New Times’ Miami People 2012. See also: -Flo Rida: Hit Maker, The Miami People Profile -Miami People 2012: The…
Wanna ball like the Bawse on Turkey Day? Well, you’re gonna need a big fat bird. So go grab about 10 pounds of frozen fowl at Charles Hadley Park when Ricky Rozay and the Maybach Music fam give back by giving away free Thanksgiving food…
According to UR1 Festival organizers, the fest has been postponed, not canceled. The reason given for the rescheduling: a weather forecast that predicts strong winds the weekend of December 8 and 9. Once the new dates are announced, ticket holders can decide whether to ask for a refund or use…
In sickness and in health, count on Justin Bieber to stand by his allegedly on-and-off-again lady tiger, Selena Gomez. Biebz spent part of his Monday outside of a Reseda, California hospital waiting for Gomez to undergo a 20-minute medical examination, according to Extra. Naturally, the hospital visit has triggered a…
You will not believe what DJ Paris Hilton did last night. She got exposed a new collabo track with Lil Wayne. And we here at Crossfade think she just might have “bust it wide open for a Trukfit sweater.” Or at least for a 16-bar feature. In her new unreleased…
Ramen noodles, Capri Sun, and a bag of Ruffles basically sums up our diet because we’re poor. But ramen noodles, Capri Sun, and a bag of Ruffles basically sums up Rihanna’s diet because she’s perpetually baked. TMZ got a copy of RiRi’s tour rider this morning and highlighted some of…
Last night, the American Music Awards turned 40. And we know what you’re thinking: WTF the American Music Awards? Well, it’s an ABC tradition, originated by the late, great Dick Clark. It’s like the American Idol of shitty award shows, in that the fans choose the winners by an online…
If you’re going to close up shop, you might as well go out in style. And by “in style,” we mean “total cacophony, the kind that makes your bones hurt so much that they feel good.” The already completely insane lineup for the final edition of Death to the Sun…
Ice “Billion” Berg ain’t got no time, he’s chasing money. The only thing on his mind is stackin’ those gotdam hundreds. He told his “bitch” he’s on his grind, she says she understands, and even if she don’t, then she gon’ need another man. ‘Cause he ain’t got no time…
The Road is 100 fucking years old! There’s never been a better time to get wasted, eat great, and have consensual drunk sex in a parking lot than tomorrow’s big birthday bash. Here are the top ten reasons Tobacco Road should live another hundred years. See also: -Graham Wood Drout…
Sí, anoche, the 13th annual Latin Grammys went down in Vegas. Of course, Crossfade’s homie Pitbull was part of the hoopla, dressed in black tie, mugging with babes in hot-pink bathing suits, and getting it all started with a “Daleee!” … Even though Mr. Worldwide wasn’t actually nominated for a…
When an “American Gangster” bumped into “Vito Corleone” at Leonardo DiCaprio’s New York City birthday party, attendees witnessed firsthand how rival celebrity Gangs of New York settle unfinished business. And it wasn’t pretty for Jay-Z. According to the New York Post, Jigga waltzed over to Robert De Niro’s table for…
She loves, she loves, she loves it when you eat it. And we love it, we love it, we love it when Rihanna puffs a fatty. RiRi’s affinity for blunt smoking is no secret. We here at Crossfade caught her blazing that California cannabis at Coachella. Then she wore a…
Metro Zu is high above Miami on a cumulus of kush. They’re dropping acid rain on the people in the streets. They’re surfing through the County on a tidal wave of bass. They’re wide awake, they’re making tracks, they want to blow your mind. See also: -Metro Zu, O’Grime, and…
Amnesia is an inability to recall things because of brain damage. A story is something you have when lots of really exciting things happen in your life. Both can be caused by excessive amounts of drinking, and both can be really awesome clubs on South Beach, but not at the…
Despite once being “an essential mid-20th century] stopover on the Southern tour circuit for legends like Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nat King Cole,” Miami was never a straight-up jazz town. Our city’s always been more about the crooners, salsa, disco, booty bass, freestyle, street rap, and electronic dance music…
You are the company you keep. Or so reads a self-righteous bumper sticker on the back of a Prius. And by that logic, Miami’s SpaceGhostPurrp is definitely not “a good nigga” like NYC’s A$AP Rocky. “I’m a good nigga, and a lot of people fuck with me and then leave…
Wearing little more than a bad decision (read: underboob Iris tattoo) and a black, unzipped leather jacket draped over her bare shoulders, a nearly naked Rihanna will grace the cover of GQ’s Men of the Year issue. According to the magazine, “men straight lost their minds over” Rihanna in 2012,…
