Nine hours of hip-hop and EDM, free carnival games, and food trucks? Must be the Greatest Day Ever. Coming from the mastermind behind NYC’s BrunchBounce parties, Irvin Benitiez, as well as Henny Palooza, World Famous, Suave Haus, Apt 78, Ashley Outrageous, Norma Now, YesJulz, and Derick G, this Brooklyn-bred bash…
“Be patient and disciplined, and keep dreaming all the time.” That’s the most important lesson J Balvin has learned throughout his career, as he revealed to Crossfade in a one-on-one interview last summer, just a day before his first televised performance of the hit single “6 AM” on Premios Juventud…
Y los nominados son… Since being established in 2013, Miami’s Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame has honored those performers and composers who represent “the greatest Latin talents from all over the world in every genre.” In 2013, Latin Hall inductees included Julio Iglesias and José Feliciano. And last year, Miami’s…
UPDATE Uncle Luke and 2 Live Crew have started announcing tour dates. Check out the schedule so far. Booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty, booty. The godfathers of Miami bass are back. And there’s gonna be ass everywhere, from the 305 to the 310, and the U.S.A. (where…
Sweat Records was founded in 2005 by Lauren “Lolo” Reskin, along with Sara Yousuf, who had been a DJ on the University of Miami’s WVUM. They set up shop on NE Second Avenue near 24th Street. This was back when crack was still a hotter product on the streets of…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Alex Omes had been missing for 12 hours. The morning of Monday, January 12, his big brother, Carlos, tried texting and calling. But there was no answer. Later in the day, Carlos texted and…
These hips real estate listings don’t lie. Wanna buy the 8,355-square-foot, six-bedroom, nine-bath home that Colombian pop superstar Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll has owned since 2001? Well, the Colombian pop superstar’s luxurious Miami Beach mansion will only cost you about $12.9 million. And that’s down from her 2013 asking price…
Will the city and permitting drama at House Nightclub ever end? House has been facing an uphill battle almost since the project was announced in 2011. The futuristic megaclub opened last May. The latest hurdle is a letter from the City of Miami. It tells the owners that the certificate…
The 305’s music scene is blowing up. But it’s not just about Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival. And it’s not just about dance music. “Why is Ultra the only show in Miami with multiple stages, and it’s all EDM?” asks Tariq Cherif, cofounder of Dope Entertainment. “Why don’t…
The work week can be tough. It can be boring. And just when you’re ready to let loose, the weekend can be expensive, especially when you live in Miami and suffer from a bass addiction. Thankfully, there’s a new surge of locals-only parties on the downtown club scene, and Push…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Family, friends, and fellow dance music lovers are preparing to say goodbye to Alex Omes. Last week, the Ultra Music Festival cofounder and Miami nightlife icon was found dead at home after failing to…
Three weeks later, the victim of a South Beach club beating remains in a coma. But the Miami Beach Police Department has finally arrested and charged the alleged perpetrator: Cameo bouncer Cody Quaife, AKA Q, a 34 year old who stands six foot, four inches and weighs 265 pounds. On…
Daleee! Mr. Worldwide for public office? Not quite. That’s just City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado giving Armando Christian Pérez the keys to the 305 and Florida Gov. Rick Scott naming Pitbull the Florida Ambassador of the Arts. Not a bad way to celebrate your 34th birthday. See also: Pitbull…
How can a man be everywhere and nowhere all at once? Ask dance music professional Lazaro Casanova. He holds down several jobs. He plays club gigs every week. But “I sometimes get into these music hermit holes,” Casanova says. “I sit here and I get so caught up in work,…
Sure, Lil Wayne may be seeking a divorce from his daddy, Birdman, who runs the Cash Money record label to which Weezy’s been signed since he was 9 years old. But just because he ain’t no longer “Stuntin’ Like His Daddy”… That doesn’t doesn’t mean the “Lollipop” rapper’s gonna quit…
A lot of kids have dreams, and we’re all told to shoot for the stars, but the unfortunate reality is a lot of us get lost along the way. Well, the Cocodrills guys must have found some magic map, because they never wavered or wandered while reaching for the sky…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Only 43 years old, Alex Omes has passed away. He was a cofounder of Ultra Music Festival. And he was a Miami nightlife icon. But most important, he was a father, a son, and…
UPDATE The police have revealed that cocaine was found in Alex Omes’ condo after his death. Word spread on social media today that Ultra Music Festival cofounder and longtime Miami nightlife fixture Alex Omes has passed away at the age of 43. According to the medical examiner’s office, Omes died…
It’s been a tumultuous three years for Miami singer-songwriter Kat Dahlia. In 2012, the fledgling recording artist and former waitress signed a recording contract with Epic Records. A year later, she released her first single, the piano-laced hit “Gangsta,” which ranked 47th on Billboard’s Hop R&B Songs of 2013 list…
Update: An arrest has been made: Cameo bouncer Cody Quaife, AKA Q. Nearly two weeks. But there’s been no progress in the investigation of the South Beach beating on New Year’s Eve that left Mohamed Youness Adlan, a 22-year-old tourist, in a coma. “Unfortunately, he is still in a coma…
True hip-hop will never die. But if the people want to rescue real rap music, they’re gonna have to fight. That’s what Miramar producer Hazardis Soundz is doing with his latest mixtape, Save the Culture, which is a battle cry of lethal verses, head-cracking beats, and OG rappers from the…
#FreeElCritico On March 21, 2013, Ángel Yunier Remón Arzuaga, a Cuban rapper also known as El Critico Del Arte (which translates to The Art Critic), was arrested during a raid on his home by agents of the Castro regime. On October 15, 2014, he was sentenced to six years in…
