Glocky Davis on Being a PLAYER: “Keep a Bad Bitch to Pick Up Some Food”

Being a player takes determination, focus, a mean poker face, flawless planning, and a beard that rivals Grizzly Adams’. Fortunately, for Emanuel Alvarez, the latter is in full effect before and after No-Shave November. Better known to many as Glocky Davis, the 25-year-old rapper’s mellow persona can be partly attributed…

Five Best Concerts in Miami This Week

It’s Thanksgiving week! That means endless buffets of turkey (or lechón) and pumpkin pie, never-ending family gatherings with cousins you never knew you had, and Southern Comfort hangovers. And if you’re in need of an escape from hearing your Abuela Marta constantly ask you when you’re finally gonna get hitched,…

25 Richest Musicians of 2013

Some people feel bad for the music industry, but we don’t. There may be more illegal downloads than ever. But there are still plenty of super-rich musicians sitting on golden thrones, dining on the hopes and dreams of others and little sandwiches with no crust. OK, just because they’re wealthy,…

Look Alive Fest Announced for Basel 2013 With Wolf Eyes, Indian Jewelry, Ten Others

“Radically different from what’s happening on the beach.” That’s the ballsy tagline for the inaugural, newly announced Look Alive Fest. And we here at Crossfade can only respond, “Whoa! Yeah! No shit!” Curatorially slammed together by Miami’s Spilt Milk Projects, Brooklyn’s Ad Hoc, and Wynwood’s Gramps, these “two nights of…

The Ten People You Meet at ’80s Prom

Have you ever gotten drunk and thought, “Man, burrrp, I wish I could go back to prom and do it all over again. I would really, hiccup, show them.” Well, if you sobered up, you might realize going back to your real prom is a horrible idea, but taking part…

Ab-Soul: “Listen to Nas and Jay Z, and You’ll Learn a Whole Lot”

Disclaimer: No questions about Kendrick Lamar, Top Dawg Entertainment, the new Source magazine cover big-upping Black Hippy as “Rap’s Illest Crew,” or anything along those lines in this interview. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, it’s been a year and a half since TDE’s human dictionary, Ab-Soul,…

Macklemore on Sudden Fame and the “Pressure to Fall Into the Formula”

When Macklemore and Ryan Lewis began recording their collaborative debut, they didn’t set out to make a record that would change their lives, shock the industry, or shape the future of hip-hop. They were just two independent musicians doing what they loved with people they cared about. “That’s what made…

Caligula on Gucci Mane: “We Hope He Won’t Sue Us”

Bass is the explosive power of a trillion pent up neutrons elbow dropping through the moshpit of your skull. We discovered it on three shining drops of strong Miami acid and you can too. So power your speakers to the red line, drop the needle on that new Caligula, “Sublimation,”…

A$AP Ferg Asks People to “Get Up Off They Ass and Work”

The world got its first taste of Fergenstein on Live. Love. A$AP., the purple-tinged, codeine-soaked 2011 debut mixtape from New York newcomer A$AP Rocky. The tape ushered in Rocky as a breath of fresh air in the hip-hop game and introduced A$AP as not just a young collective of adventurous…

Dutch Influence Runs House Music, Hits O Cinema Thursday

“All these megastar house DJ/producers seem to come from Holland. Is it something in the water?” We can finally put that tired-ass question to bed, because an entire documentary has been dedicated to the incredible significance and domination of Dutch artists in dance music. Dutch Influence takes an inside look…

Dada Life on Miami Show: “You’re All Going to Leave Ugly as Hell”

What pairs well with bananas? If your answer is anything but champagne, raucous electro-rage bangers, and two wild and crazy guys from Sweden, then you definitely don’t know about that Dada Life. The duo brings a certain rock’n’roll-meets-Dali atmosphere to their live performances, and by that, we mean the energy…

Six Best Parties on South Beach This Week

If Miami is an oasis of booze and bashes, then South Beach is the epicenter of it all. On any given night, you’ll find endless parties. The Hennessy’s flowing, killer beats made by world-renowned DJs are blaring, and A-list celebrities and the glamorous people are just standing around mugging for…

Kendrick Lamar Private Party at Mana Wynwood For Basel December 4

Music and art enthusiasts! Get out those calendars, those red and black pens, and put them to work for you. The upcoming Art Basel 2013 schedule of events is thickening, and even now, we’ve got some serious news you want to hear. We’re more than stoked to say Kendrick Lamar…