See also “Gunplay: How Miami’s Coke-Sniffin’, Po’ Pimpin’ Maniac Joined Rap’s Power Circle.” Gunplay was consuming so many narcotics while making his aptly-titled debut mixtape Sniffahill in 2008 that he dubbed himself “five-drug minimum” on one of its freestyles. Actually, for meter’s sake, he said it in an abbreviated form…
See also “Rick Ross, Big-Booty Strippers, and 3,000 Ballers at King of Diamonds in Miami (NSFW).” Last time we caught up with Ice “Billion” Berg about the possibility of signing with Rick Ross and Maybach Music, he was just about to drop his Strictly For The Streets 3 mixtape. That…
See also “Vagabond Owner Carmel Ophir Rumored to Be Opening Barfly, New Club in Old Bar Space.” Perhaps the worst-kept secret in Miami’s nightlife scene was what was happening to the space formerly occupied by Bar and PS14. Shortly after the decision had been made, local nightlife sources told us…
Paul van Dyk has become the latest European to shit on Madonna. In a recent interview with Deutsche Presse-Agentur the Berlin-based DJ and producer accused Madge of working well beyond her prime, suggesting that Madonna should’ve hung up her leotard nearly 15 years ago. “I think she should have quit…
In the make-believe world of reality television, anything is possible … So long as it’s marketable. Take Teen Mom starlet Farrah Abraham, the 21-year-old aspiring chef-turned-model-turned-author who snuck into America’s collective heart with her charming smile and piercing gaze, who’s looking to capitalize on fame by dipping her toes into…
Dude … Why are there so many people here? Every time we go to Churchill’s Pub (or The Electric Pickle or Grand Central or Treehouse or Mansion), it’s such a mission even getting an alcoholic beverage. (Not to mention scamming our way into the back of the band’s van.) Just…
Madonna’s awfully public exploration of post-menopausal sexuality and her apparent midlife crisis have Elton John flaming mad. “She’s such a nightmare,” John recently said in an interview with Australia’s Molly Medrum. “She looks like a fucking fairground stripper.” According to the Huffington Post, John’s publicity team quickly redacted the comments,…
Photo by Erik HessThe rains left Lollapalooza mud-faced, but undeterred.See also “Fashion Freakouts at Lollapalooza 2012” — plus “Day One: M83, Black Sabbath, Die Antwoord, Afghan Wigs, TEED,” “Day Two: Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Twin Shadow, and Others,” and “Day Three: Jack White, Sigur Ros, Florence + The Machine, and…
Ever since World Cup-predicting Paul the Octopus went to that great fried calamari appetizer in the sky, the world has been adrift and directionless. How are we to know what is supposed to happen? Ask a tic-tac-toe-playing chicken? It turns out that the answer has been in front of us…
See also “The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre” and “Eight Richest Musicians in Their Teens and 20s.” Dear haters … Even though beefcake-y blonde Dutch disc jockey Tiësto is kind of a corporate whore, he’s also a pranksterish dude who enjoys talking shit,…
Weezy is bored. Ever since Lil Wayne got outta the clink after serving eight months on Rikers Island for “attempted criminal possession of a weapon,” he’s been dropping clues about retiring to a life of chillin’ with his kids, writing memoirs, watching 18 hours of ESPN per day, managing his…
George W. Bush knew that he had “made a mistake” when he sent troops into Iraq, according Tony Bennett. “He told me personally [at the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors].” At 86 years old, society sort of gives you a get-out-of-jail-free card. You can say pretty much whatever you want. Outlandish…
See also “Who Wants Tickets for Identity Festival in Miami?” — plus Crossfade’s interview with Eric Prydz and “ID 2012’s Five Most Exciting Artists.” Got your arctic fox spirit hoodie? Sleeveless “Beef Cake” t-shirt? Frosty fake Wayfarer shades? Skyn extra-lubricated condoms? Free Identity Festival 2012 tix? Check, check, check, check,…
See also “Gunplay on His Swastika Tattoo, Escort Agency, and Rebranding Himself as Don Logan.” As recently as a year ago, Miami rapper Gunplay was better known for a clip of him snorting cocaine outside a restaurant in Medellín than he was for his music. In recent months, however, the…
Taylor Swift’s in trouble. According to website Gossip Cop, the 22-year-old pop star and highest-paid celebrity under 30 spent the weekend with Robert F. Kennedy’s grandson Conor at his family’s New England compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Bad news … Because if you consider all of the tragic mishaps that…
JC, Joey, Justin, Lance, and … Um, who’s the fifth guy? Oh, right, Chris! And good news for Captain Kirkpatrick’s legion of followers: Aside from a from a torn ACL in his left knee, the former ‘N SYNC countertenor is alive and well, seemingly pushing toward a monumental comeback that’ll…
We’ve all thought about Courtney Love’s Hole, right? But had you ever pictured her vagina? Neither had we until this morning. According to NME, Kurt Cobain’s 48-year-old widow recently tweeted a message to up-and-coming songstress Lana Del Rey in reference to the latter’s cover of Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box.” “You…
See also “Rick Ross: ‘All 305 Certified Ballers Will Be Present’ at The Bawse’s Miami Strip Club Party.” Tomorrow at 5 p.m., Rick Ross will visit the Best Buy in Pembroke Pines to sign copies of God Forgives, I Don’t. He did the same thing when Self Made: Vol. 2…
See also “Internet Trolls Try to Exile Pitbull to a Walmart on ‘the Frozen Alaskan Island of Kodiak'” and “#KeepPitbull305 Fails to Save Mr. Worldwide.” Flying from Cleveland to Alaska and then back down to the lower 48 for a show in Atlanta, Pitbull has proven that he’s tremendo world…
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 format. Today, music videos are…
It’s on! Guitar-slingin’ Petri dish John Mayer is supposedly dating Katy Perry. Hearing about this combination of America’s favorite sugar-frosted singer and Mayer is about as appetizing as munching on a strawberry Pop Tart that’s been used as a urinal cake. According to femalefirst.co.uk, Mayer has been squiring Perry around…
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…
