Rappers make a name for themselves by writing thought-provoking verses laden with rhyme, rhythm, and raunch. Or they start enough beef that its impossible to Ask Jeeves about an MC without the aforementioned beefer popping up in the results. It seems as though Harlem-bred spitter A$AP Rocky is choosing a…
Rolling Stone just farted out a list of turds and called it the “25 DJs That Rule the Earth.” But we here at Crossfade have got more than a bone to pick with them about it. Not only is this list completely nonsensical and asinine, it plays like a tired…
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has issued an open letter to Disney requesting the company stop allowing the images of its characters to be used on the packaging of holiday treats such as cookies and candy.According to the Center, offending products include Pillsbury Halloween cookies featuring…
Korean pop is about the most anti-American facet of pop culture in existence today, depending who you ask. In September, we brought you the story of Cooper Cap, a ginger patriot who demanded that overnight K-Pop sensation Psy get his “shit culture out of ours” in a YouTube video. “We…
There’s a bit of an uproar over California’s Proposition 37 scheduled for the November 6 ballot. Another twenty states are considering similar measures.It’s a simple proposition requiring that all genetically altered foods be labeled as such. Genetic modification can mean anything from manipulating the genes of a tomato to cloning…
Taylor Swift knows not what she is about to do, and we here at Crossfade can only scream at her from the sidelines: “Taylor, wat r u doin? Taylor, stahp!” In a recent interview with MTV, the country-pop superstar said she unwittingly experimented with the once-underground UK sounds of dubstep…
According to a new study, Miami-based Burger King, has the worst drive-thru when it comes to service, speed, and accuracy.The study, conducted by QSR Magazine, is conducted annually and rates the drive-thrus of Chick-fil-A, Krystal, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Burger King. Categories such as service time, order accuracy, wait…
Music fans can be really devoted. But it takes a special breed to join a crazy fan cult. And yet, music has exactly that kind of power over some people. It’s a fine line between in love and psychopathically obsessed. But whose fans are the freakiest? Who is the government…
Everyone is beat-freaking the fuck out, trying to guess what the big announcement coming from Ultra HQ is gonna be. The official teaser statement is all “We’re gearing up to make global EDM history, and do something that NO electronic music festival has EVER done.” That’s a lot of caps…
New Jersey high school students recently created a Facebook page to protest the new federal regulations requiring public schools to provide healthier lunches.As a parent, I am well aware of how unhealthy these lunches are. My daughter would come home and tell me all about the wretched food served in…
Sometimes you gotta blog about poop. Certain people (e.g. coprophobics, squares, the devoutly religious, the squeamish) will gasp at the mere mention of doo-doo. But Crossfade will not stand for the repressive constraints of a hegemonic power structure that demand we deny the relationship feces has to existence, from birth…
Much like phony-baloney award shows or boring-as-shit overpriced music festivals, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is — generally speaking — a big bunch of bullshit. Or as the Sex Pistols would say, “a piss stain.” Look, we’re totally stoked that Kraftwerk, N.W.A., and Public Enemy might finally going…
Happy Birthday, Nielson! The SoundScan system just turned 20. And although it’s probably on its deathbed, Billboard is celebrating the watermark with a series of chart-topping lists. The latest release: The top 100 pop songs since the system’s implementation, back in ’92. Some Miami-bred musicians made the cut, with Pitbull,…
Would you eat a dozen churros every day for pay?Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine are paying participants to eat, particularly fast food from McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.Participants are being compensated up to $3500 depending on how quickly they reach their…
Instagram, the wildly popular photo sharing social media application, has garnered over 100 million users since its founding in 2010. Today, smart phone users now share breakfast moments and coffee breaks with the press of two or three buttons. But, for the most part, these quick snaps and shares have…
According to a study conducted by Professor Aradnha Krishna from the University of Michigan, many Americans are big, fat dummies whose psyches and eating habits are manipulated by suits in the marketing, advertising, and fashion industries. Krishna’s study involved one experiment in which she mislabeled the size of food to test…
Alright, the YMCMB crew is definitely at the top of the world right now. But it seems like things are beginning to go astray. The label’s Holy Trinity is Wayne, Drake, and Nicki. But lately, they’re doing strange things, picking dumb fights with other famous people, and garnering the wrong…
Ever since the Beat Generation, youth culture in America has been a vibrant and rebellious driving force. The Beats had risky views on race relations, jazz, and pot. The hippies had psychedelic drugs, sit-ins, and protest songs. Punks had mosh pits, spitting in each other’s faces, and rivet jackets. Hip-hoppers…
There are a million reasons to love Miami: the weather, the melange of culture, the Miami Heat. Pero ask anyone under the age of 80 what the most redeeming quality of our city is, and chances are that they’ll mention at least one of the three P’s: playa, puta o…
Tall, slender, and dressed in plaid trousers held up by dark suspenders, Zak Stern of Zak the Baker more closely resembles a character out of a 1930s film than an artisan baker in South Florida. But there’s nothing insincere about his appearance, or his fervent dedication to the craft of…
Hip-hop is a rich and varied culture. It’s more than just the music, encompassing street art, DJing, fashion, and most definitely dancing. But this ain’t the ’90s, B. In recent years, the music has become mad ig’nant, and the b-boys have followed. Almost every shitty new rap song comes with…
Last night, it was NFL. Today, it’s the MTV Video Music Awards. But are professional football games and Chris Brown’s dance moves really more important than democracy? No … The only thing worth watching on television tonight is the Democratic National Convention. And if you don’t believe us, we’ve got…
