Critic's Notebook

Forbes released its latest list of haha-they-have-more-money-than-you musicians. And this time, we’re talkin’ the 20 richest rappers in the game.

Pop that pussy. Rhythm is gonna get you. Shake that booty. Now mosh, pogo, and headbang. From 2 Live Crew, Miami Sound Machine, KC and the Sunshine Band to Harry Pussy, Load, and Charlie Pickett, we here at Crossfade have compiled Miami’s 50 best bands of all time. Just check…

There have been a few delays in announcing the lineup for the UR1 Festival, happening the weekend of Art Basel Miami Beach at Bayfront Park. But we here at Crossfade have finally received details about some of the acts slated to perform. Who else better to headline a music festival…

See also “Hank Williams Jr. on Obama: ‘Muslim President Who Hates U.S. and We Hate Him.'” Hank Williams Jr. hates Barack Obama. And he also made it abundantly clear this past weekend that he’s not fond of Muslims, homosexuals, or anyone who isn’t a cowboy. But the former Monday Night…

We’ve all got our kinks. Some folks like fooling around in public and risking arrest in an effort to achieve the most intense orgasm ever. Others dabble with BDSM in private, maybe swing and swap partners. But Kanye West, he’s into watching his “perfect bitch” give another homie head. And…

Can you hear that throbbing beat? It’s just the sound of Crossfade finally reaching a poundingly hot Latin-pop climax after two weeks of counting down the raddest bassers, freestyle stars, rappers, punks, rockers, and noiseniks in our subtropical city’s music history. To loosely quote Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound…

See also “Ten Best Female Rappers Ever.” Missy Elliott kept threatening to unleash new material on the world this Labor Day. And she delivered, right here at our very own Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Her longtime buddy and production partner Timbaland was in the building to perform and premiere his new…

President Obama has way more than 99 problems. But trying to cop a sick musical endorsement ain’t one. While Mitt Romney and the Republicans flooded Tampa with whatever the fuck a Welsh cake is and refused to give awesome people high fives, President Obama made a totally hip appearance at…

No party lasts forever. Even in Miami. The booze runs out. The coke gets snorted. The girls stop dancing. The club closes. The night ends. But at least the music — like Exposé’s freestyle classic “Point of No Return” — will never die. Every night in the discotheque of eternity,…

He’s a platinum-selling rapper and movie star. He gets $90 out of your IRA every time you buy a Vitamin Water. He won a rumored $4-million lawsuit against Taco Bell, a hardworking group of first-generation Mexican-Americans who are guilty only of figuring out how to make both tacos and Doritos…

We be flexin’. At various points in our city’s music history, the raddest Miami-bred noisemakers have left town, hit beaches besides Haulover, and showed off the 305’s sonic muscle all across these United States of America. For the last few years, the Jacuzzi Boys have been the MIA’s Best Scene…

This past Saturday, legendary bluesman and longtime local music fixture Musi “Big Poppa E” Faisal died suddenly after suffering an apparent heart attack, according to Tobacco Road’s Oski Gonzalez. He was 64 years old. “I might be the hardest working blues man in the whole South,” Faisal quipped in a…

See also “Eats Everything Talks UK Hardcore, Bass Music, and New EP on Dirtybird.” Less than 24 hours ago, English electronic dance music junkie Eats Everything (AKA Dan Pearce) chatted with Crossfade about having an incurable case of the munchies, releasing a new slab of superfunky beats on Dirtybird, and…

There ain’t no party like a Miami party. ‘Cause a Miami party don’t stop. But besides that undeniable truth, there’s also the fact that a Miami party comes in, like, a million different permutations. We live in a weird, sexy, superdiverse land of “Peanut Butter Jelly” time, Cuban-American country music…

There’s a classic Miami song for every occasion. Protesting SoBe nightlife? Crank up ANR’s “Kill South Beach Dead.” Getting a perm? Frizz with Nuclear Valdez’s “Summer.” Stripping for the rent money at King of Diamonds? Try Disco Rick and The Dogs’ “Take It Off.” Check the cut for numbers 25…

Ever screamed so long and loud that you suddenly started spitting specks of blood and chunks of lung onto the microphone? Well, we here at Crossfade are now halfway through an insane screeching spree of exactly that kinda throat-shredding intensity. And it’s called the 50 Best Miami Bands of All…

Fuck a bitch named Isaac. Tonight, DJ Khaled’s gonna make it rain hundies and platinum hits all over King of Diamonds. And he so serious. According to the official hype, “the whole world will be in the building” for the Miami-based hip-hop heavyweight as he pops bottles in honor of…

See also “The 15 Richest Musicians” — plus “Ten Richest DJs.” Somebody give it up to the good doctor. It’s been more than a decade since the D-R-E released an album, but he’s far from falling off the game. In fact, he’s still the most lucrative musical house-hold name in…

While the rest of the nation is freaking out about the potential effect of a category-two hurricane on the Republican National Convention in Tampa, we here at Crossfade are focused on only one thing … Will any of this week’s awesome parties and concerts get rained out by that evil…

See also “The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre” — plus “Ten Richest DJs: From Pauly D to Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex, and Tiesto.” These days, Elton John isn’t the only one treating Madonna like a “fairground stripper.” Despite the 53-year-old pop star’s…

Welcome to the “cone,” y’all. Meteorologists agree that tropical storm Isaac may or may not pose a serious threat to Florida. And state officials are urging residents to prepare for a hurricane, but again, it’s totally up to the individual. After all, nobody knows what’s going to happen. But it’s…

To quote Revelation 6:12, “I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red.” Because the end times just weren’t coming soon enough, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger have announced…