Whether serving as the multimillionaire cofounder of Def Jam Records, shouting down injustice at Occupy Wall Street, or stumping for the President of the Unites States of America, Russell Simmons — the rap legend, media mogul, and dedicated vegan — never stops reppin’ the people. That’s why we here at…
When Bobby Johnston, better known locally as Bobby Load, passed away yesterday, it seemed a particularly unfair piece of bad news for a segment of Miami’s rock veterans. Following the old cliche of bad things happening in threes, Johnston’s death marks the third loss in as many months for the…
The DJ Mag Top 100 comes out today. But pretty much no one cares. Like, it’s just an excuse for the machine to rip off more commercial consumers and demand bigger dollars for their predictable set performances, bro. These are producers. They’re not even DJs. You know who lives above…
Today, the Miami punk scene marks the second loss of an icon in a little over three months. Just this past August, Dan Hosker of the Holy Terrors passed away some three months after a major late-night car accident. Sadly, this morning, he’s followed by another, equally influential contemporary: Bobby…
Gaga’s lady parts might be crawling with critters. But at least she’s got a hit. Two of the most visually striking musical performers of the contemporary era are in a real-life underground vs. mainstream battle, and the subterranean freaks might actually be winning. Die Antwoord picked a fight with Mother…
Fiendin’ for O’Grime? Good .. ‘Cause L.Rey and Niko are back in the kitchen, fuckin’ with the fridge and cookin’ up an superpotent batch of promethazine-spiked “neo gothic trap” shit. The final product’s gonna be a mixtape called Fur Coats and Uzis. And it’s slated to hit streets in November…
About four years after Jimmy Brooks graduated from Degrassi Community School, Aubrey Drake Graham can finally say he’s got a high school diploma. Without it, the Canadian superstar managed to have a successful child-acting and rap career. ‘Cause you don’t need basic algebra to hang with Lil Wayne, and you…
Several hours before dawn on Saturday, dancehall vet Captain Barkey (born Joslyn Hamilton) and his lover Tracy Bennett were shot to death in the parking lot of the Holiday Motel in the Bronx. The alleged murderer, according to New York City police: Joseph Kernizan, a Haitian music promoter and Bennett’s…
When YMCMB crew member Tyga ain’t busy plotting his takeover of the porn industry, homie’s makin’ Miami’s most beautiful stripper his baby mama. That’s right … The rapper (born Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson) and booty model, facial-piercing enthusiast, and professional pole dancer Blac Chyna just had a baby boy. His name:…
What’s the perfect Art Basel Miami Beach week party plan? Well, if you’re UR1 Festival, Kanye’s gotta be there. Ditto Lou Reed. Plus Fun., Sven Väth, Pete Tong, Santigold. Oh, and Ghostland Observatory, Reboot, and Dan Deacon. But aren’t they forgetting Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, Slash, Jane’s Addiction, and Peter…
UPDATE Ultra Music Festival 2013’s General-Admission Passes on Sale! Right Effing Now! For $574.95! Damn, where’d you find those Ultra tickets? The Internets are on fire with happy, sad, and just plain confused partiers who may or may not have nabbed early-bird passes to the 15th anniversary edition of Ultra…
It’s been more than a decade since Mystikal had a hit, but he can still hit it from the back. At least, that’s what porn star Pinky said when she heard the out-of-jail rapper would choose her to take his XXX virginity. Basically, if Mystikal can’t make another hit record…
A tragic scene at a local car wash has left one man dead and his killer on the loose. As already noted by Miami New Times’ Riptide, Miami rapper Bizzle (born Robert Labranche) was shot and killed last night by an unidentified assassin at NW Seventh Avenue and NW 54th…
Scott Storch has been making hot beats for over a decade. His skills once made him a wanted man by hip-hop and R&B acts. But now his dead-beat ways have got him wanted by the cops. And that’s not exactly the kind of hot drop you want as a big-time…
“Dance music has officially taken over America! This is it, dance fans! The moment you’ve all been waiting for!” Those were the superpsyched words that kicked off Ultra Music Festival’s “so big, so crazy, so intense” announcement today. But then … We here at Crossfade (like all y’all epically dedicated…
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are getting into some pretty freaky sex practices. You know, watching each other’s sex tapes. And now, public paparazzi beating. How much kink can Kimye take? At least, it seems to be getting Ms. Kardashian off. Just check the cut to see the grin on…
Is Gunplay guilty of pulling a gun, just to jack a cell phone and chain from a Tax Place employee? Is this how Don Logan goes down? Is this the end of the Human L.A. Riot? On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Play (born Richard Morales Jr.) surrendered to Miami police on…
Art is cool. But the coolest part is the free booze and tiny extravagant hors d’oeuvres. Remember that Basel week when the punks raided a truckload of Campari and then drank it all in the parking lot next to The Stage? Well, this weekend’s gallery get-togethers might not yield any…
Justin Bieber is a fucking cock tease. Remember when we here at Crossfade totally called the impending leak of sexy-time pics and vids following the news of Justin Bieber’s stolen laptop? Well, we were 100-percent right. But it’s just gotten even more complicated and convoluted. Yesterday, after some alleged Bieber…
There aren’t enough Johnson Family Vacation residual checks to pull Bow Wow out of the financial web of shit he’s spun for himself since dropping “Lil” from his name. The Atlanta-based rapper-tuned-actor is just one parachute pantsuit away from inheriting the world’s worst money manager award from MC Hammer, failing…
It’s gettin’ “Hot in Herre.” Last night, as reported by Crossfade’s sister blog with the Riverfront Times, Nelly tour bus was raided by cops in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The rapper/actor/non-profit philanthropist’s ride was stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. A police dog detected the presence of narcotics. And, uh, they…
“Fucking badass!” That’s how Cubed, the bass player and so-called “15th Level Wizard of Sound Manipulation” for local groove crew Space Between Words, describes his band’s latest project: Magnetron Studios. “It’s in the heart of the South Miami art district,” SBW singer and guitar guy Steven Weingarth adds. “We partnered…
