12.24.04 Well the year is coming to an end and like always Crazy Hoods is gearing up for the next coming year. We had our ups and downs but none the less we are exiting the year unscaved and ready for battle in the next year! Garcia is becoming and overwhelming success and Heckler is following up just as successful. Crazy Hood may not pride itself on how much money we have or have made but we do pride ourselves in hard work, determination, respect and trying to make the best hip hop music we can. We are grateful whenever anyone takes notice of our hard work. With that said, check out this weeks Miami New Times article which mentions Garcia's debut album "Anti Social" as one of the best albums out of Miami in 2004. We are ending the year with many shows and club events that people in the South Florida area can come out to. Check out the last DJ EFN release of the year Volume 31 Hosted by N.O.R.E.. 2005 looks to be a busy and productive year for Crazy Hood Productions, so stay tuned to news on events, releases and other projects CHP may be associated with. Don't forget to also stay updated with Crazy Sounds Record Pool, Hood DJ's, and CHP Marketing & Promotions. We hope that everyone (even the haters!) have a good holidays! Holiday shouts to: Mina (best assistant of 2004), Eddie "Gigs" (Best promoter of 2005; "Turnpike talks"), Garcia (hardest working artist in Florida), Drain (hardest working producer in 04'), DJ EFN (most Bacardi drinking in 04'), and the whole Crazy Hood Crew; Charlie "Skinz", Black Dro, Steve "Oso", Weird Thoughts, Heckler, Da ALL, Landi, Edwin, Kermit, Vlad (Best supportive crew in 04'), Deed (best web dude in 04'),....Also shouts to The Core DJ's, Tech.Nitions, PMI marketing, Moves Marketing, Tamara @ Def Jam, South Beat records, and all the people that take the time to support us and show us love..see you in 2005! 12.12.04 It's that time of year again and the Crazy Hood Productions has lots to be thankful for! First off Crazy Hood Productions would like to congratulate GARCIA and everyone that is continuing to support his project in helping us reach record sales of "Anti Social" CDs sold! We want to thank all of you that have committed yourself to helping get the word out. We have reached a great mile stone in the indie label world and we are proud of ourselves for being able to have reached that mark. So we would like to thank all the retailers and websites around the world that stocked the album, everyone that purchased it off our site, and to all those that have sold and bought in the streets....THANK YOU! We also want to thank all the people who have given the album the reviews it deserved and helped in spreading the word of GARCIA and Crazy Hood to the masses..thank you as well! We would especially would like to thank our partner Pete @ Detonator records for taking us to Selecto-Hits, our European and Asian partners and all those who have helped us get legitimate distribution on the project. With that said lets move on with our regularly scheduled program! It's evident GARCIA will be a major player nationally next year and Crazy Hood Productions is gearing up for several ventures come the new year. As for the last month of the year, look out for DJ EFN's new mixtape, volume 31, hosted by no other then long time friend N.O.R.E.. Check out the latest interviews and write ups on Garcia @ the305.com, 305hiphop.com, and miamiherald.com (local spotlight). Last but not least Garcia, Heckler, DJ EFN and the rest of the Crazy Hoods have many events before years end. Please log onto the Crazy Hood forum for when and where these events are taking place. Shouts to Stat Quo, Bun B, Rob Love @ J Records, Tamara @ Def Jam, Sam Crespo @ Atlantic records, Greg @ South Beat records, Frank @ Green Sleeve records, Mike Moves @ Movement marketing, and the entire Crazy Hood staff for doing what they do! 11.10.04 DJ EFN's latest release "Mi Vida Loca" hosted by Whoo Kid is making its rounds and catching a crazy buzz from Miami to Japan! Make sure you're not left out and pick up a copy of this special edition mixtape which highlights Crazy Hoods very own Garcia, Heckler & Da ALL. You can pick up the mixtape right here or go to your nearest mixtape depots like MixUnit.com, & MixTapeUSA.com. While your at it don't forget to pick up Garcia's debut "Anti-Social" and Da All's debut "Who's Crazy?". Since your already online slide on over to 305HipHop.com & www.southernentawards.com to vote for Crazy Hood Productions at both the Miami entertainment awards and the Southern entertainment awards. You can vote for Garcia and Heckler in best artist and best freestlye on a mixtape categories, DJ EFN for best DJ, volume 30 for best mixtape, Drain for best producer, and our affiliate City Life for best clothing line. Being that we are still on the topic of the internet, make sure you head over to our forum so that you can leave us feedback or just talk about hip hop in general. If you're a DJ make sure you hit up our new DJ section on the forum. This section is for labels and promoters to post up new music to be downloaded and for DJs to leave charts and feedback. This new section will also help organize Crazy Hoods new DJ organization the "Hood DJ's" which will be a loose affiliation of DJ's across the globe. Crazy Hood Productions is doing this; like our affiliates the Tech.Nitions & the CORE DJ's, to better help network DJ's nationally and abroad. Shouts to Tony Neal (CORE DJ's), DJ RAN (Tech.Nitions), Latin Prince (Bumsquad DJ's), DJ Enuff & Camillo (Heavy Hitters), Mike (Movement Marketing), Guerilla Arc and Greg (South Beat records). 10.22.04 Who would of ever thought Crazy Hood Productions would get themselves in politics! Now you know shit is getting crazy if thats the case. Crazy Hood Productions & CHP Marketing & Promotions have teamed up with the Citizen Change campaign, but then again you already know that cuz you have read all our news updates below... right?...right! Crazy Hood Productions really does feel passionate about this years elections and have not only got involved with Citizend Change but also the Youth Voters Alliance. Speaking of being involved, if you in the Miami area this Saturday the 23rd come check out the Crazy Hoods at Club State alongside other dj's, and artist. Also check us out as we support our local dog Trick Daddy in celebrating his album release Monday the 25th @ Mansion, South Beach. Who knows you might catch DJ EFN doing one of his famed oldschool sets at one or both of these spots! Last but not least make sure you support Crazy Hood Productions and vote for us at the Southern Entertainment Awards. You can vote for DJ EFN, Drain, Heckler, Garcia, and even our affiliate City Life in many of the categories. To vote log on to www.southernentawards.com. 10.05.04 Didn't want to take as long for us to come back atcha with some Crazy Hood updates so here is the scoop on all the latest with the hoods. Garcia is settin himself of as one of the most heard and respect MC's out of Miami. You can hear new songs and freestyles all over the airwaves, not only locally in Miami but in several cities across the country. The buzz on Garcia is getting very intense and most in part to the support from people like you; that read our news and stay updated. Garcia and DJ EFN will be hosting a special showcase during the Source awards weekend. The showcase will be at Sax on the beach in Downtown Miami and will feature local favorite Mayday, the legendary Special Ed and many other groups and artist to be announced. Also look out for Crazy Hood affiliated parties through out the weekend starting this Thursday night. C.H.P. marketing & promotions has just gotten involved with Puffy's "Citizen Change" movement, best known as Vote or Die. CHP wanted to stay out of the political arena but being how important this years elections are we have decided to help in the fight to create awareness to primarily youth and minorities that would more then likely not vote. So if you get a chance come check out many of the parties during the source awards that will be affiliated with this movement or check out there website www.citizenchange.com. Shouts to Mike Moves, Rob Love, Rob Dinero, Jgatzb @ bad boy / PMI, Corey @ DTP and Cando Entertainment. 09.23.04 It's been a long time but Crazy News is back by popular demand!!!!! Well people, Garcia's highly acclaimed album "Anti-Social" is now available at Best Buy , Tower Records , Coconuts  and other retail stores and websites. Also available is DJ EFN's latest release which highlights Garcia and Heckler. The mixtape is hosted by no other then the world famous DJ Whoo Kid and if you think that was crazy there are also songs with guest appearances by Kanye West, Timbaland, Dead Prez, CNN, Lil Jon and a whole lot more! Garcia is making quite a name for himself and has earned his stripes as one of Miami's most heard unsigned acts! You can hear Garcia all over the radio with intros, freestyles, and new joints. Check out Garcia's latest banger MIA(305) which features Luc Duc (formerly of Iconz). Besides radio you can also pick up DJ 2nen's latest mixtape "The Best of Garcia" which includes exclusive freestyles, cuts off of "Anti-Social" and joints that didnt make the album. In other news DJ EFN is now a member of the elite CORE DJ's family so not only is DJ EFN with the Tech.Nitions he is also down with the CORE! Shouts to all our peoples holdin us down; Drea and everyone at Buzztone, Tamarra @ Def jam, Mike Moves, NORE, DJ Camillo, SPK, Whoo Kid, Nick Fury, Raham @ MTV, DJ Meddafore, Semp, Ally @ Sax on the beach, DJ Sharpsound, DJ 2Nen, DJ Def, Teddy T, Luc Duc, Timbaland, Roger @ hitman music & all the DJ's supporting us! 08.19.04 Miami once again will be home to OT's and of course the infamous F.O.T.'s. The Crazy Hoods have already begun to dig their trenches and stock up on amo in preparation for the MTV 2004 VMA's and Labor Day Weekend! Unlike most out of town organized events in Miami, MTV has attempted to promote, support and prepare Miami for their coming. Many things are in the works during the week leading up to the VMA's. MTV News interviewed DJ EFN this past week and you can click here to read on some of the things he has to say along with mention of Garcia as the next big thing out of Miami! Also check out the live footage of Garcia rocking it @ I/O in Downtown Miami, opening up for the legendary KRS-ONE. Garcia and the hoods also performed along side KRS-ONE in his Orlando show this past AUG. 10th. If you have never seen KRS-ONE live, we recommend you do so. KRS-ONE live is nothing but pure hip hop music and energy! The big news this month is that GARCIA's debut album "Anti-Social" will be in stores nationaly SEPTEMBER 21st. If your interested in having Garcia perform in your city call your local hip hop promoter and let them know Garcia is available for promo show. These promo shows will be booked at a first come first serve basis so make sure you act on this quick. The number to call for booking is 305.971.9921 or E-mail us. Shouts to: Frantz in Orlando, Peedo & the Luna Empire, Bun B, Rahman & Sway @ MTV, DJ Sharpsound, and everyone showing love and support! 07.23.04 Big things are bubbling in the world of Crazy Hood but if your in tune to the hoods then you should already know that but for those that don't here is the deal! DJ EFN's "History in the Making" is doing just that - Making History! You can pick up the joint on almost any mixtape site like mixtapekings.com, mixtapeone.com, mixunit.com, bestmixtape.com and pretty much any other mixtape spot around. Volume 30 was also recently covered on MTV, you can check it out here. The next DJ EFN project focuses on CHP's most prominent artist Garcia & Heckler. This mixtape is sure to stir up the scene with features and guest sure to blow everyone's minds! Crazy Hood is being watched as one of the most promising organizations in South Florida and the stakes are starting to get high but for all you Crazy Hood fans you have not to worry that Crazy Hood will not settle or come wrong! So unless the industry conforms to us, well then indie is how we stay! As a matter of fact come check out Garcia and the Hoods live on stage along side Krs-1 Aug. 7th @ I/O (Downtown Miami) and Aug. 10th in Orlando Florida. Last but not least for all you G-Unit fans or Mountain Brother fans (hmmm sounds crazy back to back! lol) our dog CHOPS has put together a mixtape of exclusive production on G-Unit & 50 Cent tracks, so check out more of the heat Chops is serving by taking advantage of this special treat. Download for free the whole "Hook or by Crook" mixtape here. So stay tuned and while your hear hit our forum (no registration needed) and let us know what's on your mind! 07.11.04 Here at Crazy News we rarely take so long to update our news but it has been a crazy past couple of months! Crazy with the hoods always is good and means we are busy at spreading the word of Crazy Hood! Here are some of the things that have been going down. If you live or have been in Miami the past couple of months and listen to the radio out here then that means most likely you have heard Garcia. Garcia has been getting burn on all three stations and has been remixing almost every song that comes out. Last month Garcia performed live at the first annual 103.5 The Beat's "Beat Down" concert pre-show. Garcia performed "Wild Out" with Nick V of the Baka Boyz (morning show 103.5 FM) which produced and is featured on the track. In other news DJ EFN is featured in a write up in the new Source Magazine with Ghostface (Also second cover with Kurupt) on the cover. DJ EFN's Volume 30 Cd/Dvd is making noise within the industry and the word is another dvd is already in the works! Make sure you check out the "History In The Making" Cd/Dvd trailer. DJ EFN was also a featured judge in this past Sundays Kool Mixxx DJ competition that featured a free concert with De La Soul. If you live or are in the Miami area come check out DJ EFN every Tuesday @ The Marlin Hotel & Lounge. The night is called Beat Club Tuesdays and is Miami's premier urban entertainment networking night. The Hoods are working on a lot of new projects so stay tunes and we promise we wont take as long to keep you up to date with Crazy Hood events and news! Shouts to Stat Quo, Bun-B, Grafh, Midi Mafia, Da Riffs, Wyclef, PitBull, Questchon, Maseo of De La Soul, Ls1, Supa Cindy (looking good ma!), NORE, Timbaland, DJ Mauricio, Papa Keith, The Baka Boyz, Teddy T, Alfonso @ Street Shield, Nick Fury, Mina (keeping us together!), Semp, & Drea @ Buzztone!   05.26.04 Well, it's about to get crazy down bottom, F.O.T. weekend will be in full swing starting as soon as tomorrow! If you just O.T.ing it and wanna catch up with the Hoods, Here are a couple of events Crazy Hoods will be involved in: Thursday night The Yard @ Sax on the beach (Downtown) 1756 N. Bayshore Drive, Saturday DJ EFN Vol.30 listening pool party @ The Cleavlender Hotel (South Beach), Also Saturday The Cut @ Sax on the Beach, Sunday Mixtape Magazine release party @ Krave 12th & Washington Ave (South Beach) also Sunday Garcia will be performing live alongside M.O.P. & Pharoahe Monch @ Sax on the Beach, and last but not least, for those left in town, Tuesday DJ EFN Vol.30 release party @ The Marlin Hotel. Also make sure to pick up DJ EFN's Volume 30 "History in the Making" CD/DVD while you're here. Shouts to Counterflow Recording, Julius Talent, Ally @ Sax, Mixtape Magazine and everyone else holdin us down this week! 05.25.04 Garcia is starting to get major buzz on radio and we are reaching out to all of you to help support us by requesting "Come Get It" at all radio stations. You can call, e-mail, or even text message most stations.For those locally, or even if your not local you can request the song right now! Use the links and phone numbers provided below to request Garcia "Come Get It". Also check the most recent write up on DJ EFN's volume 30 mixtape @ LatinRapper.com. Request Garcia "Come Get It" Power 96 (request lines) (305)550-9696 or (954)550-9696 99Jamz (request email) or call 1-866-991-JAMZ 103TheBeat (request line) 1-866-964-beat 05.20.04 Here we go again, F.O.T. weekend is about to commence! Crazy Hoods will be doing daily patrols makin sure all F.O.T.'s don't get out of line! Now if your just an O.T. coming to Miami for Memorial Day weekend and are coming to chill and really want to see what Miami is about. You should definitely find out what shows or events Crazy Hoods are involved in. Speaking about Memorial Day weekend and outta towners, check out the premiere issue of MIXTAPE MAGAZINE which features Miami's own DJ Irie, Khaled, Epps, & ours truly DJ EFN! Also peep the new online issue of Grind Mode Magazine which also features DJ EFN as DJ of the month! Also if you happen to be in the Miami area and listen to radio chances are you have heard Garcia's single "Come Get It", freestyles, or show intros. Garcia is currently the most played unsigned artist on Miami commercial radio. So we would like to thank all the people supporting Garcia. So shouts to: DJ Def, Irie, Khaled, Mr. Mauricio, Kool G, Suicide, Teddy T, Lucy Lo, Papa Kieth, Supa Cindy, Eddie Mix and all the people that call up to request the song, we appreciate all your support!!!!! 05.11.04 Garcia back in the news, this past Friday Garcia appeared on the local entertainment show Deco Drive on channel 7. He discussed his project and the weekly event The Cut which Garcia does with DJ Onetrack. You can also see Garcia on the cover of this months Urban America Magazine in which you can read about what Garcia has been up to as well as an excelent review on his debut album. 05.04.04 Crazy News is back and we got some info for all you Crazy Hood supporters! First off check out DJ EFN's newest interview on Mid-Atlantic Hop Hop and read about whats been on EFN's mind lately. If you live at the bottom (MIAMI, Fl.) or have been down here these past couple of weeks then most likely you have heard Garcia heatin up the airwaves! Not only is the single "Come Get It" startin to get burn on stations like 99Jamz, & Power 96 but freestyles and intros are poppin up everywhere on both those stations and 103 The Beat as well! Besides local buzz Garcia's buzz is spilling over to many cities and states across the country. Check out this Garcia video interview on 7th & Collins. Garcia, DJ EFN and the Crazy Hoods will be performing live May 7th @ the NAACP Youth Power Summit and May 9th alongside Thirstin Howl III @ I/O Lounge. Also keep your eyes open for upcoming TV, newspaper and magazine exposure on the Crazy Hood camp or keep checkin back with Crazy News for updates on such exposure as it happens! DJ EFN's Volume 30 "History In The Makin" mixtape / DVD is about to be released so make sure you take advantage of this monumental release while supplies last! As always, Shouts to all who stay supporting us: Papa Keith (103TheBeat), Mauricio (103TheBeat), DJ Def (Power 96), JR @ Poe Boys, Midi Mafia, DJ Suicide (99Jamz), DJ IRIE (99Jamz), DJ Greo, DJ Kool G (99Jamz), Da Riffs, Abby One-illÊ@ PNC Mixtapes, Nick "Fury" Lewis, THC, Mixtape Magazine, Justo & last but not least everyone in the Crazy Hood family! 04.11.04 Crazy news back again with updates, links, and news on what's going on in the crazy world of Crazy Hoods! Lets start this off with an invitation to all in the Miami area to attend Hennessy Urban Movida April 14th @ Crobar. DJ EFN will be headlining this Hennessy event along side some of Miami's other top DJ's. You must RSVP to attend this event so if your in the Miami area this week you can RSVP by e-mailing urbanmovida@vipcreations.com or calling 305.418.1755. You can view some of the publicity on this event by checking out Urban Latino Magazine and Street Miami. This is a charity event to help Hispanic communities and AIDS awareness in the Hispanic communities. Also check out the new issue of The Source Magazine in which they write about DJ EFN's volume 29.5 hosted by Dead Prez. Also on Wednesday, April 14th you can catch Garcia performing "Come Get It" live on Mun2 "The Roof". Garcia's "Come Get It" video as well as Heckler's "Life & Entertainment" have now been updated to the site for viewing. Last but not least shout out to everyone that supported our performances last week in Orlando and in Downtown Miami. Shout out to Mercedes (strictly streets promotions / Ozone, Orlando), DJ Nasty, DJ Prostyle, Wrekonize, Nick "Fury", RedSpyda, Wyclef, Buhga, Pitbull, Big Teach, Flow Officials, OneTrack, Urban American magazine, and all who keep supporting us...Who's Crazy! 03.21.04 Garcia is makin lots of noise with his debut album "Anti-Social" not to mention selling some serious units online and on the streets. The album hasn't even officially hit stores yet but has been generating a lot of attention. Garcia, DJ EFN and the rest of the Crazy Hoods celebrated the completion of "Anti Social" last week @ THE CUT. Close friends, family, and local artist attended the small event. Garcia did a 20 min set which included "None of Dem", "A-double-L attack" featuring DA ALL and the most recent single "Come Get It" in which the video was also premiered. The video which was directed by long time friend and associate of Garcia and the Hoods, Jokes, is sure to be one of the best videos to date for any Crazy Hood artist. In other Crazy Hood news, Heckler is about to release an underground bombshell with is sure to shake things up in the mixtape circuit. Heckler & Garcia will be coming together to showcase themselves as the focus for Crazy Hood in 2004 on a new mixtape. The mixtape will feature new songs, freestyles, and special features, along with some surprises. In other mixtape new, finally DJ EFN is puttin the finishing touches on volume 30 "History in the Makin" which will feature a special edition dvd entitled "Who's Crazy? Da Dvd". DJ EFN along with DJ Khaled, DJ Irie, and DJ Epps all took part in a photo shoot this past week for a new magazine about to be launched called Mixtape Magazine. Garcia and the rest of the A-double-L family will be performing and appearing all over the place to promote the new Garcia release. You can catch Eddie "Gigs" of C.H.P. marketing & promotions out on the NAACP school tour with DJ Epps and the rest of the Youth Power Summit family. Eddie "Gigs" will be makin sure everyone gets all the goods from Def Jam, Sony and all our other affiliates. So make sure and check back with Crazy News on all up and coming show dates. Also check our photos page for new pics(soon). Shout out to Papa Keith (103.4fm The beat), Alfonso (Street Dwellas), Nick Fury Lewis, Angel & Midi Lord (Liquid Shield), Luc Duc, Screw Face, IDEE4, Onetrack, the305.com, 305hiphop.com, THC crew, Luna Empire, Draz, Dynas, Big Eff, Anonyms1, Semp, SLP, and everyone else that attended Garcia's album release party! Also shouts to Jessica & Buggah @ On Point, 1st Klass, Mixtape Magazine, Ozone Magazine, Profile, Pitbull, Big Teach, TVT Records, and everyone else on the grind and lookin out for us! 03.08.04 Peep the review of Garcia's debut album "Anti-Social" by Miami's own 305hiphop.com. "Unbiased summaries based upon the ENTIRE product and if I had to put it all in one sentence or phrase it would be: CLASSIC HIP-HOP. Period. " - 305hiphop.com, to read the entire review log on to 305HipHop.com. Shouts to the entire 305hiphop.com staff, the305.com staff, UB, Banks, Jimmy, also to everyone @ Ozone magazine. 03.07.04 Garcia's debut album "Anti-Social" has been released to the streets this week and Crazy Hoods will be celebrating this epic release @ "The Cut" this thursday.ÊAlso log onto U.K. website Kwoshe Magazine for the latest Garcia interview. Well its WMC (Winter Music Conference) again and Crazy Hood Promotions is on the grind all week! If your in the Miami area and wanna link with Crazy Hoods then get at us via e-mail hiphop@crazyhood.com or call our office 305-971-9921. Shout out to Tony Touch, Midi Mafia, THC crew, Luc Duc, Screw Face, Picalo, Pitbull, Timbaland & Mr. Vegas! 02.20.04 West coast based website RapAttackLives.com recently reviewed DJ EFN's volume 29.5 hosted by Dead Prez. Click here to view the review. In other news Garcia's new single Come Get It is starting to get some major buzz and can be seen on mixtapes across the country. His album is due out March 3rd and will follow with the release of the video for Come Get It also DJ's out there look out for the 12" single which should also be available very soon. Garcia's album is already available for pre-order sales in our online store. Shouts to DJ Meddafore in Philly, Sab & Tony Touch, everyone @ Sony music, Echo from Puerto Rico, and everyone else showing us love!! 02.06.04 Well finally Garcia's debut album "Anti Social" will see the light of day and should be available second week of March '04. The album is already getting great reviews and DJs are buzzing on this experienced but new Crazy Hood MC thats about to make his official debut on the scene! Check out Insomniac Magazine for a review of "Anti Social" as well as an overseas review from the UK's Kwoshe Magazine. Garcia is hard at work preparing to do everything and anything to help promote this indie release! "Anti Social" features DA ALL, Dynas, Heckler (of Da All), Adrianne, DJ Infamous, & Street Acoustics, with production credits to Drain, Nick "Fury" Lewis, Midi Lord, and Pro. The album is another classic Crazy Hood album! Also in productions Heckler solo debut "No Joke" and DJ EFN volume 30. 01.20.04 Well the Hoods are back from the extreme temperatures served by New York City and as most of you heard EFN did not come back with the win but we may have come back with a lot more! First off DJ EFN and the Crazy Hood crew would like to thank all those that took the time out to vote and support DJ EFN for the mixtape awards. EFN was honored just to be nominated for a second year in a row. Granted that the awards was a rooster convention and had way to many characters for even the cartoon network, EFN & the crew managed to link with old friends and network with some serious folks. The mixtape awards also had its share of performances by Mobb Deep, Ghostface and Pitbull, that brought that good ol' Hip Hop feeling back! Also while in New York the Hoods were kicking it in the Studio with N.O.R.E. and the whole Thugged Out Militainment crew. In other news you can check out the Chicago based Hip Hop site InfiniteStreet.Com which features an interview on DJ EFN. In promotions news Crazy Hood Promotions are now the official street team for Sony / Columbia records. Check back with us in a week or so for updates in songs, videos, and pics as well more news on Garcia, Heckler, and DJ EFN. Shouts to everyone that we linked up with while in New York.... Riggs & NelsonÊ@ Shady records, Capone, Nature, Maze, Musaliny, Martin & the rest of the Thugged Out fam, Kay Slay, Big Mike, Spinbad, Big Tigga, Spk, Midi Mafia, Sab, Vin Da Chin, Scram Jones, Complexxions, Final Chapter, Ghostface, Rob Love, Tamara, Jenya, Sam Crespo and everyone else @ Def Jam, Graph, Questchon, Dead Prez, Dedan, Lumidee, & everyone else that looked out for us! 01.08.04 It's official '03-'04 mixtape awards nominees are out! DJ EFN is up for the "Best Down South Mixtape Dj" award. There is only one week left in the voting, so to vote for DJ EFN log on to www.themixtapeawards.com. Also nominated is our dog and world champion DJ, DJ Craze for "Best Skills On A Mixtape". To view all the nominees and more information on the mixtape awards log on to mtv.com. 01.04.04 Happy New Years to all of you hoods out there! A new year and new things to come! Well, startin with the approach to Garcia's highly anticipated album "Anti-Social" which is due this Feb. This album has been in the works and kept under lock and chain, so will definitely prove to be a breath of fresh air for all you Crazy Hood fans! Talking about breath of fresh air, make sure to check out the video debut from our homie Wreckonize of the songs "Breathe" and "Bully" in which Garcia shows off his directorial talents. Shout out to Wreckonize for not only winning the MTV '03 MC battle but also taking it at the MTV new years party MC battle, big things for Wreckonize, Liquid Shield, Street Shield,Êand the Illiterats. In more hood news, Heckler of DA ALL is puttin it down serious in the studio working on his debut solo album "No Joke" due out end of summer '04. DJ EFN will soon begin working on his own compilation / mixtape album due out some time end of this year. Make sure to pick up DJ EFN's latest release VOL. 29.5 hosted by Dead Prez, get it while you still can. Last but not least, make sure to check the Hoods out in their first show of the year this Thursday Jan. 9th "305 Urban Arts Fest" @ The Soho Lounge 175 NE 36 st. in the Miami Design District. The show will feature music by DJ EFN, One Track and performances by Garcia, Wreckonize, Dynas, & the Oski Foundation. Keep checking back with us for more Crazy Hood news, music updates, video updates, pic updates and merchandise. Also don't forget to hit up our forum and show some love! 11.21.03 Yup Crazy Hoods is at it again!!!!! Lets start with the coming of GARCIA and let me tell ya'll it about to come! Garcia is really bubblin' right now and you can tell by the response to his video Darkest Days which is getting reviews from all over the place! If you live in the Miami area pick up the Miami New Times for one of those reviews. If you don't live in Miami just click here. Besides Garcia about to tear a hole in the Matrix, Crazy Hood Productions have been nominated at the Southern Entertainment Awards which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee January 25th 2004. You can vote for Crazy Hoods in the "Best Indie Label" category and for DJ EFN in the "Best Exclusives on a Mixtape" category (Hey something is better then nothing! lol). To vote log onto www.Southernentawards.com, voting starts Nov. 23rd. Last but not least check out the December issue of The Source Magazine which mentions DJ EFN amongst other top mixtape DJ's such as DJ Screw, The Beat Junkies, Kay Slay, Tony Touch, Kid Capri and many others. Just to be mentioned along side such DJ's is an honor for DJ EFN and Crazy Hood Productions. Well, this concludes our Crazy News, Shouts to Dead Prez, Dedan & RBG's, DJ Ran & all of our new Tech.Nitions family, Apex of THC & everyone else holdin' us down! 11.13.03 Wut up people! I know, I know, its been a while but let me say its been busy and the hoods have been in the studio puttin it down. First off Garcia's debut "Anti Social" is really ready to go and in its final stages of its release. Advance copies will be available very soon! Check out Garcia's new video for the song Darkest Days which features his cousin Adriane on the hook and guitar. The video was directed by Garcia himself so make sure you request on your local video shows. You can see Garcia along side DA ALL & DJ EFN performing live on Urban Latino TV which is aired on the UPN network. The show will be taped at club Oxygen (Miami, FL.) Friday, November 14th. In other news, Heckler of DA ALL is in the studio recording his debut solo project and DJ EFN will be releasing volume 29.5 which will hit the streets within weeks. Make sure to support DJ EFN, by voting for him in this years Mix tape awards @ www.themixtapeawards.com. Shout out to Thirstin Howl III, Lil Flip, David Banner, Ant live @ the Roc / Dipset, Tamara @ Def Jam and everyone else holdin' us down! 10.17.03 Well it's that time of the year again! The Mixtape awards are back and most of you know Crazy Hood Productions own, DJ EFN was the first DJ from South Florida to ever win an award. Even though EFN has been puttin it down since 1993, last year EFN proudly took the "Best new mixtape DJ" award. This years awards is around the corner and the preliminary voting for nominees and categories is under way. So to vote for DJ EFN log onto The Mixtape Awards and vote for him in the category of your choice. Also in Crazy Hood news, the Hoods were out in full force making the presence felt during the Source awards this past weekend. Eddie "Gigs" and the rest of the Crazy Hood Promotions team put it down in the streets! Shout out to: Elude & Corey @ Def Jam South, Rob Love @ Def Jam, Grandmaster Flash (thanks for the convo!), Poe Boys, DJ Quest (Tech.Nitions), Ken, OJ, and the whole SONY staff, Graph, Big Oomp, Jack Frost, Viscious (formally Lil Viscous), Sucka Free Ent, Buhda, Ant Live, Juelz Santana, Dipset, Shadow (of Oldworld Disorder) and everyone else we ran into and that put it down this past weekend. 10.01.03 DJ EFN has been drafted and is an official member of the Tech.Nitions family. For those who dont know about the Tech.Nitions, the Tech.Nitions are an assembly of the top mixshow and street DJ's in the world. For more information on the Tech.Nitions and what this means to DJ EFN and the whole Crazy Hood movement take the time to read the Tech.Nitions mission statement. 09.21.03 Here we go again! Where do we start, well we can start by telling ya'll to come out to DEF JAM FRIDAY's every Friday night @ Club Mirage 671 Washington Ave South Beach. This past Friday was CRAZY!!!! and its only gonna get Crazier, so make sure you come out and check out DJ EFN live on the 1's & 2's. Also puttin it down is DJ Mega mix, Selecta AJ and our host Nina Chantele from Miami's 103.5 fmÊThe Beat. If your in the Miami area you most likely know or are going to theÊMTV2 / DEF JAM $2 BILL concert featuring Method Man, Ludacris & DMX. Def Jam has put together a commemorative mixtape which is mixed by DJ EFN, DJ Epps,ÊDJ Ideal & hosted by The Baka Boyz. While on the mixtape tip, Garcia is blazin the mixtape circuit and you can catch him on various new mixtapes poppin up around the country. You can also catch a listen to Garcia in theÊintro for "The Papa Keith show" on Miami's 103.5 fm The Beat. That's it for now! Shout out to Everyone @ 103.5 fm (as you can read their doing a lot), DJ Irie @ 99 Jamz (Always supportin'), GQ (good lookin' out dog!), Heavy Graphics, Pitbull, Bruce @ Stricly the best record store and everyone doing the damn thing! 09.15.03 Told you we would be back in no time and we're back with a bang!ÊCheck outÊthis months new issue of The Source Magazine (Oct. 03 w/ 50 Cent on the cover) which features DA ALL on "Off Da Radar". DA ALL share "Off Da Radar" with Likwit crews Defari and other well respected underground MC's. Also this past Friday (Sept. 12) DJ EFN and Maseo of De La Soul rocked the crowd along side DJ Megamix, Nina Chantele (103.5 fmÊThe Beat)Ê& Selecta AJ at Def Jam Fridays in South Beach's club Mirage. Look forward to more breaking news in the next week or so! Shout out to Josh @ Julius Talent Agency, Apex & the whole THC crew, Maseo, Nina Chantele, David Banner, & all of our loyal fans for being so supportive of Crazy Hoods! 09.08.03 Lots of things going on in the world of Crazy Hood, so where do we start! First off you can check for DJ EFN reppin Miami on the first installment of Justo's Mixtape Allstarz mixtape, along side Big Mike, DOA, & Doo Wop. Justo is releasingÊa series ofÊmixtapes to promote the up coming 2003 Justo Mixtape Awards. So look out for future mixtapes in the coming months with the likes of Kay Slay, Tony Touch, S&S, Whoo Kid and many others. You can catch interludes by Young Bloodz, which Crazy Hood recently had the pleasure of kickin' it with, on EFN's part of the mixtape. Next, As always Ozone Magazine reps the south's Hip Hop scene to the fullest and in the new issue (Aug 03 issue) you can catch glimpses of Eddie "Gigs", DJ EFN's Volume 29, and a review of the Crazy Hood mixtape hosted by Kay Slay. Look out for more news updates in the next day or so. Shout out to: David Banner, the Technitions, JB @ Ozone, Justo, Killa Deed, Supa Mario @ D Block, Coltrane @ Ecko, Young Bloodz, CounterFlow Records, and City Life Clothing (yall doing ya thing!). 08.21.03 Well its official DJ EFN is the "Best Mixtape DJ" @ the 1st annual Miami awards. The awards were held at club Code on South Beach and totally represented the diversity in Miami's Hip Hop scene. Now, we are not going to sit here and tell you that the awards didn't have its political influences but nonetheless it was the thought that counted here. Other winners were Dirt Bag, Cool-n-Dre, Pitbull, Slip-n-Slide, Poe Boys, DJ Khaled, DJ Epps and many others. Other then that make sure to check out The 305 Urban Fest which will be showcasing a Fashion show by up & coming new clothing line CITY LIFE, performances by GARCIA & DA ALL, and much more. The 305 Urban Fest will be held this Sunday and is located @ 5501 NE 2nd Ave (Churchill's). Also check out Def Jam Fridays @ club Mirage on South Beach on 7th & Washington. Shout out to: Jill Tracey (99jamz), Big Teach, Pitbull, THC, Abebe @ Circle House Studios, 1st Klass, Filthy, and everyone that shows us love and support! 08.09.03 What up people! Todays edition of Crazy News is going to be short and straight to the point, due to a very busy schedule! First, Crazy Hoods come back for a second back to back week in the Miami New Times. This time to set the record straight! (I guess expressing your displeasure with some things, works! lol) Also this months edition of Ozone Magazine features DJ EFN's Vol.28 "Built For This" hosted by Keith Murray. Besides that look out for write ups on DJ EFN on DefJam.com, & the new Technitions Magazine. 08.01.03 We back up in this mothafucka! Shit is gettin real crazy and heatin up down here at the bottom of the map! First off make sure if you a Miami hip hop representative or just a fan you make it out to The305.com first annual BBQ! Yet another article attempting to explain the Crazy Hood Movement has surfaced and, this one has been received with mix emotions from not only us but our fans! Check it out in the Miami New Times and make your own decision. CHP's Hialeah counter parts: THC, have released there own mixtape titled High Times which is hosted by no other then "Miami's Mixtape King" our very own DJ EFN. Talking about mixtapes, make sure you pick up DJ EFN's Volume 29 "Tropical Storm" hosted David Banner. This CD has a lot of treats and guest appearances by the likes of Lil' Jon, Guru (of Gangstarr), PM, and new joints by Ras Kass, Twista, David Banner, Skillz (aka Mad Skillz) and many more. Shout out to Nelson @ Shady records, Tamarra @ Def Jam, Teach @ Big Mouth promotions, KLR, Apex @ THC, and Miranda @ The Source. 07.19.03 It's a sad day for Cubans, all Latinos and all who have passion for music! The Salsa Queen Celia Cruz, as most of you should know by now, has passed on. So from everyone at Crazy Hood Productions...thank you for your passion & may you rest in peace the great Celia Cruz! Anotherlegend to have passed is, Barry white, may you also rest in peace and thank you for your music! With that said, back to the world of Crazy Hood! Make sure you pick up the new DJ EFN Vol.29 "Tropical Storm" hosted by David Banner due out within a week or so! We got some special treats on there for you to savor! Reminder to peep The Source 15th anniversary issue which features DJ EFN Vol.28 in "Tales of the Tape". Garcia is just about to hit the streets soon with his debut album "Anti Social" but ya'll already know that cuz ya'll stay tuned to Crazy News! RIGHT! The word is gettin' around that Heckler of DA ALL will be workin' on solo material (check out his solo joint No Joke off of the Crazy Hood mixtape), and the word is right. Heckler has just started to put together material on yet untitled solo album. Don't think that means no more DA ALL or that you won't hear plenty of DA ALL on Heckler's project, as well as on Garcia's debut album. Check out some of the new mp3's we posted up on the site and make sure to hit us with feedback, shout outs, or just plain ol' bullshit on our Crazy Hood Forum! Shouts out to: always killa Deed!, the whole THC Fam!, Lil' Jon, Teach, Dro @ the305.com, P.M., Banditz and everyone else out there holdin' us down! 07.01.03 MTV here we come! lol If you missed the first time DJ EFN was featured on MTV , we hope you got to peep last nights show. MTV's "Mixtape Monday" on Direct Effect shed some light on DJ EFN's "Built For This" Vol.28 mixtape. Another mixtape that was spot lighted was the Graff Gear compilation mixtape which features an exclusive joint by Garcia. You can get the Graff Gear cd free with any purchase of Graff Gear Apparel. In other media related news peep the new issue of Ozone Magazine & Urban American news paper in which it features reviews on DA ALL's "Who's Crazy?" album. Many things going on in the world of Crazy Hoods so make sure you keepÊcyber pimpin with us! Also look out for DJ EFN's Vol. 29 "Tropical Storm" hosted by David Banner! 06.23.03 Well the Hoods were at it again, puttin crazy miles on the Hood Mobile! Making there way up the road to New York city to tend to business and make some music. Big up to New York but damn do we miss Miami when we're out of town! That mothafucka makes you feel claustrophobic with all them buildings practically on top of eachother! Let me stop being a F.O.T. towards NY cuz we dont like it when they do it to us! lol....None the less NY showed the Hoods mad love! One of the main reasons we went out there was to record some music for Garcia's album with Thugged Out Ent. producer SPK. All of our peoples showed up to the studio to show us love. The song ended up featuring Final Chapta (Team 5/7), Willie Stubz, Heckler (of DA ALL) and Complexions (Complexions mostly known for singing on Akinelye's "Fuck Me For Free" and have been on C-N-N & N.O.R.E.'s albums). The joint is fuckin' Crazy! Also while in New York the Hoods got to meet the legendary Kool Herc as well as bumping into the Wonder Twins, C Rayz Walz, Breez Evahflowin, Johnny Blanco, and N.O.R.E. Look forward to seeing Crazy Hoods on MTV, & The Source Magazine very soon. Well thats all for now but shouts to everyone who held us down in NY: SPK, Jenya(Def Jam), Fams (good looks on the studio dog!), Shan, MJ & Gotti (The Source Magazine), PO (Ruff Ryders), all the people at the Roosevelt Hotel (for puttin up with our shit! lol), and everyone else we met up with! 06.13.03 You heard it first here!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy News (for obvious reasons! lol) has the exclusive news on the new Crazy Hood Productions Mixtape. Not to be confused with the world famous DJ EFN series. Crazy Hood Productions has released a mixtape of the entire A-Double-L Family. Oh did we mention it's hosted by the world famous DJ Kay Slay aka The Drama King aka Slap ya favorite DJ aka New York's Mixtape king! Yup, NY's mixtape king and Miami's mixtape king finally come together to properly introduce the entire A-Double-L Family to the rest of the world! Just for those who don't know; the A-Double-L Family is DA ALL [Heckler, Drain, Weird Thoughts & EFN], GARCIA, & DJ EFN. The mixtape has past mixtape joints the crew has done and a bunch of new exclusive mixtape bangers! If your not already impressed then be impressed by the guest appearances by Sean Paul, N.O.R.E., Capone, Joe Budden, Iconz, Royal Flush plus it wouldn't be Crazy Hood without Miami's top notch MC's like Wrekonize, Elohim, SLP, Diamante, Illseed, & Dynas. Make sure that you get this before its gone cuz this mixtape is sure to be the fuck out! Oh and in other news (got carried away with the mixtape! lol) DJ EFN alongside Nick "Fury", Drunk Drew, Brim Stone, DJ Greo, & Semp were all guest judges for a MC Battle on the TV show "The Roof" on the MUN2 network. Well, trust that the Hoods are up to no good and got more surprises coming up so keep cyber pimpin and hit us from time to time! Shouts to: Elohim, Nick "Fury" Lewis, Iconz, Kay Slay, and the entire Crazy Hood staff!!!!! 05.31.03 Crazy news back again after almost a month hiatus! After the first week in May that Crazy news left you at, the Hoods embarked to nearby Orlando Florida. After a week in Orlando the Hoods came back to become the first annual The305.Com basketball tournament champions!!!! You can read and see more PICS about the games @ The305.Com. Then Miami prepared for the invasion of the F.O.T.'s (Memorial Day weekend) in which Crazy Hood Marketing & Promotions is heavily involved in. Making sure the outta towners new whose hood it was DJ EFN's volume 28 was released along side a wave of Miami's hip hop talent. Crazy Hoods, could be found on such mixtape's like Kastaway's "Welcome to the magic city", Slp's Filthy Rich mixtape and THC's new mixtape release. Crazy Hoods marketing & promotions division took care of labels such as Def Jam and Ruff Ryders. Working projects such as D-Block, Swizz beatz, Def Jam Vendetta Tour, Diplomats, Joe Budden & 2 Fast 2 Furious. Talking about 2 Fast 2 Furious, CHP started the holiday week with the official 2 Fast 2 Furious party @ Code. The party was also the official release party for DJ EFN's vol. 28 mixtape and CHP's Eddie "Gigs" & EFN's birthdays. Some of the guest appearances were Clipse, Dead Prez, Head Rush, Fat joe, Remy Martin, Tony Sunshine, Armageddon and many more. In the midst of this crazy weekend CHP ran into many friends such as N.O.R.E. , Capone and the whole Thugged out camp, Complexxxions, Bun B of UGK, David Banner, Keith Murray, and Iconz, to name a few. Well, that will end our quick recap of the months events (which its virtually impossible to write everything that went down!) . Shout out to: Mercedes & Strictly streets crew from Orlando (thanks for your help!), Martin Moor, Nore, Biz, Ant Live (Roc-A-Fella), Def Jam South, Jenya (Def Jam), Mookie (Rookie of the year), PO (Ruff Ryders), Eppy (thanks for ya help homie), Deed, David Banner, Kay Slay, Domingo, Eddie "Gigs" (for holding it down), Greenburg, and everyone at Crazy Hood Productions!!! 05.12.03 Wussup, fellow hip hoppers, thugs, gangstas, playas, or average run of the mill hustlers! C.H.P. never rest; not rain, snow (thank God we never have any!), war, or hurricanes! Da All "Who's Crazy?" is out but yall knew that already.....RIGHT!!!!! If you're reading this right now go ahead and click on The305.com and read the full feature on Da All. Look out for a new single from Da All and more write ups to come. Up next to bat on the Crazy Hood team is the long awaited release from Garcia(aka Gambit) "Anti Social". Garcia recently recorded the intro for the world famous Baka Boyz (formerly of Los Angeles Power 106), which aired for the first time today. DJ EFN has completed volume 28 of his world famous mixtapes. The mixtape is titled "Built For This" and is hosted by Def Jam / Def Squad recording artist Keith Murray. The mixtape features new songs by Da All, Skillz, 50 Cent, Ghostface Killah, and many more. Also check out Ozone Magazine or the pick up the print copy which has a write up on DJ EFN's vol. 27 hosted by Guru. Shout out to Deed, Baka Boyz, Violator Mgnt., DJ Reconn@Slip-n-Slide, and Nick "Fury"! 04.29.03 Crazy Hood Productions would like to thank all of our fans, supporters and all those that just came across the album for helping us spread the word of Craziness! These past couple of weeks have been crazy and things are just gonna get Crazier! Shout out to all the MC's which signed up and battled at the Crazy Hood / Warner Bros. films Mc Battle. The night was a total success not to mention that some MC's really did there thing. The highlight of the night was Heckler's (of Da All) brother (Big O) helping to fill a gap in which we needed an additional MC. Big O actually got to the finals where the nights winner Wreckonize took the win. Last week was also a very busy week starting with Wednesday with CHP, Def Jam video release party for Joe Budden's new single "Pump It Up". Then Thursday Garcia rocked the mic @ Miami's Slak Lounge, performing his single "None of Dem" along side Weird Thoughts (of Da All) and DJ EFN. Finally Friday night with last minute notice Da All & Garcia hit the stage at Levelnight club for DJ Epps b-day bash along side Joe Budden, and Bootcamp Clik. Shouts to: Sway (MTV), Slak Lounge, Earl Thomas and everyone @ Code, Adee, Phil Cordona, Rob Dinero, Denace Da Menace, L Smoothe, One Trak, Flow Officials, DJ Epps, 4 Horseman Ent., & Drea @ Buzztone. Also make sure you check out our all new online store. You can purchase Da All cds & 12"s, DJ EFN mix cds, Garcia 12" & Da All "Who's Crazy" poster with the fresh artwork by Skam2?. We will be selling "Who's Crazy" t-shirts within the next 2 weeks. Support. 04.12.03 Finally Da All "Who's Crazy?" has hits stores worldwide. Don't forget Crazy Hood is still and indie label therefore stores have limited copies. The album can definitely be purchased at Specs, FYE, Tower Records, Brandsmart, Virgin Mega stores, and many other chain and mom & pop retail outlets. For all you cyber hoods you can also buy the album on the online stores we have previously mentioned. Crazy Hood Productions has been doing there rounds to promote the release and is traveling to selected cities. In other Crazy Hood news; Garcia is putting the finishing touches on his debut album "Anti Social" which features production from Drain, Nick "Fury", PRO, as well some production from NY's SPK of Thugged Out Millitainment and Philly's Chops of Mountain Brothers. You can also find Da All, Garcia and many other Miami artist along side top notch national artist on DJ EFN's new mixtape Volume 28 with special guest host TBA. On events news, come party with the Crazy Hoods Monday, April 14th "Def Jam Party" @ Oxygen in Coconut Grove and Wed. April 16th at "The Big City MC Battle" @ Code 14th & Washington South Beach sponsored by Warner Bros. Films new comedy "Malibu's Most Wanted". Also Wed. April 23rd "Joe Budden video preview party" @ Code 14th & Washington. If you take a close look at Joe budden's new video for the song "Pump It Up" you might see Charlie "Skinz" & DJ EFN doing there thing! Shout out to everyone we have coming across while traveling; DJ Enuff, Joe Budden, Nitti (on top ent.), DJ Envy, Keith Murray, Erick Sermon, Redman, Lil Jon, AV (Def Jam), Rob Love (Def Jam), Da Brat, Mercedes (strictly streets promotions), Greg G (Orlando), Jesse Jazz, Baker Boys (103.5 the beat), De La Soul, and everyone else out there showing Crazy Hoods love! 03.19.03 Well, while the world around us is going absolutely berserk, what better time for Crazy Hood Productions and Da All debut full length release to officially hit stores worldwide! Not even war can stop this historical moment for Crazy Hood Productions, therefore March 25th "Who's Crazy?" hits retail stores everywhere! If you cant wait till the 25th you can pre-order the album from websites like Amazon.com, fye.com, BestBuy.com, TowerRecords.com, DetonatorRecords.com, Sandbox, HipHopSite.com, and many other sites. Make sure you reserve the album at your favorite retail spot before there off the shelves! On other news, DJ EFN was high lighted on MTV's "Direct Effect / Mixtape Monday's" hosted by DJ Clue, La La, & Sway. Sway spoke on EFN's/ Volume 26 "Miami's Mixtape King" hosted by N.O.R.E.. Aside from EFN on MTV you might catch a glimpse of EFN & Charlie "Skinz" in the new video "Pump It Up" by Desert Storm / On top / Def Jam recording artist Joe Budden. Big up to everyone we worked with and bumped into these last couple of weeks Rob Love (DEF JAM), DMC (of RUNDMC), DJ ENUFF, Joe Budden, DJ Envy, AntMan, Tony Galvin, Sab & Tony Touch, Timbaland, Steph (Urb Magazine) & everyone else we linked with! 02.25.03 Wussup hoods and hoodette's! We're back in your grill with all the new info and news in & around Crazy Hood Productions. First off make sure you pick up the new Source magazine (March issue) in which they mention DJ EFN in the article about Justo's Mixtape Awards. We here at Crazy Hoods are calling the month of March "March Madness". March is a big month for Crazy Hood Productions with the official release of Da All's debut album "Who's Crazy?" on CHP/Detonator Records distributed through Caroline worldwide distribution. Da All's release is just the beginning of official releases from Crazy Hood Productions. Garcia is really cooking up a crazy buzz with his promo single None Of Dem. The buzz is just a prelude to the album that Garcia is working on to be released in late May/ early June. For those that are worried about CHP going completely official, not to worry EFN has released his latest mixtape volume 27 "Mastermind" hosted by the legendary Guru of Gang Starr. The mixtape features new music by C-N-N, Mobb Deep, & M.O.P. to name a few. Also still on and poppin is Def Jam Wednesdays @ the Marlin Hotel every Wednesday night from 10pm to 3am. So come and network with Miami's finest and if ya got some mic skills, make sure you hit the open mic! Shout out to Scott Storch, Mr. Cheeks, Heather Hunter, LS-1, and everyone else checking us out on Wednesday night! 02.03.03 Crazy news been up and down all over Miami and abroad with the Crazy Hoods in the past few weeks. Still in full swing is "DEF JAM Wednesdays" @ The Marlin Hotel Bar & Lounge. Every Wednesday night some of Miami's elite come to network and just enjoy a total local hip hop friendly environment. This past week Garcia hosted an open mic, which should develop into an ongoing thing at DEF JAM Wednesdays. Also this past Wednesday Da All & Garcia held it down at Miami Dade community college's Kendall campus. The show started off with DJ Irie (99Jamz) on the 1's & 2's right into Garcia along with fellow Miami MC, Dynas. Da All ended the show with the song "F.O.T.'s Pt. 2" also accompanied on stage by Dynas, Skam2? & Deja. The entire show ended with Miami's own DJ Epps on the turntables. This past week ended with Garcia doing a local appearance @ the Whitlee Miami's 2k3 car show with fellow local artist like Iconz, Kastaway, SLP, Peedo, THC and many more. Many things are going on under the radar over here at CHP but in the near future look for events with Mun2 television show "The Roof", DJ EFN's new mixtape release Vol. 27 hosted by Gangstarr, Da All's debut album to hit stores nationally March 11th, and new singles by Da All & Garcia. Shout out to THC crew, Luis Durran (Def Jam), Guru, Eddie @ the Marlin, Chester @ MDCC, DJ Epps, DJ Irie, DJ Suicide (99Jamz), Boogah (Iconz) and all who held Crazy Hood Productions down these past few weeks. 01.17.03 It's official Da All & Garcia will be performing in their hometown of Kendall in Miami, FL. The performance will be Wednesday, January 29th @ Miami Dade Community college Kendall campus. The performance will be from noon to 1pm and will feature special guest appearances by Dynas, DJ Irie, DJ Epps, and more to be announced. Shout out to Garcia for holdin' it down in a live performance this past Wednesday on Mun2's The Roof television program. Garcia performed his single None Of Dem along side DJ EFN and producer of the track, Nick "Fury". Lastly Crazy Hood Productions is gearing up for the official release of Da All's debut album which is due out in stores March 11th. Click on our photo page for some new pics from Def Jam Wednesdays. 01.11.03 Well the Crazy Hoods are at it again and it seems after years of being the underground underdogs in the Miami radio scene the tables are turning. Garcia's single None Of Dem has started getting some burn locally on commercial radio especially on Power 96. If your in So. Florida don't stop the bombardment of request to 99 Jamz, Power 96 & the beat 103.5 FM. The growth of this song did not happen out the blue, None Of Dem has been getting burn on Radiate 88, WVUM 90.5 FM and mixtapes all over the place. Also the video for the song has been in constant rotation on Mun2, Video Mix and other video shows. If your not in the Miami area you can also request the song in stations around the country. Also locally Da All & Garcia are tentatively due to perform in there home town of Kendall @ Miami Dade Community College January 29th. Keep checking back @ CrazyHood.Com for details on show times & locations. Last but not least if in the 305 area come out to Def Jam Wednesdays @ the Marlin bar & Lounge 1200 Collins Ave south beach from 10pm - 3AM. Def Jam Wednesdays is a networking party for anyone in the urban entertainment industry. Well, that's it for now but make sure to drop us a line at our forum and sign up to be on our e-mail list to get all the latest Crazy Hood Production's news! 01.03.03 Well here we go again another year comes again and it's business as usual! Crazy News has been caught up in trying to keep up with all the movement in the Crazy Hood camp and that's not such an easy task! Since EFN's victory at Justo's Mixtape Awards, much press has come to EFN & Crazy Hood Productions. Coverage and press from radio & television to magazines & newspapers. DJ EFN appeared on the new urban Latin TV show The Roof on Mun2 which also featured Tony Touch. Also on the "The Roof" you can vote to see Garcia's None Of Dem video which has been voted in the top 5 and even number 1. Garcia's video & song is starting to impact across the country and most of all locally in Miami. Also locally you can check out a write up about EFN's award and C.H.P.'s new networking night "Def Jam Wednesdays" in this weeks issue of Street newspaper. For all those who don't know about "Def Jam Wednesdays" its a networking party that C.H.P. has put together for persons in the entertainment business to gather & network with each other. DJ's from the South Florida area can also pick up all the latest wax from Def Jam, Def Soul, Def Jam South, C.H.P. and many other labels. So for all those who either wanna network in the industry or just wanna hear some good music "Def Jam Wednesdays" is Wednesday night at The Marlin bar & Lounge 1200 Collins Ave South Beach from 10PM - 3AM. So make sure you check us out next Wednesday, January 9th 2003. Click here to see some footage from "Def Jam Wednesdays". Also make sure that if you haven't picked up DJ EFN's volume 26 "Miami's Mixtape King" that you do so while supplies last! Happy New year from everyone @ Crazy Hood Productions! 12.08.02 Well it's been a very interesting and progressive couple of weeks for the Hoods. We will begin with a road trip to New York with the Hoods and the addition of DJ Epps to attend Justo's annual mixtape awards. Not only did they have to weather very cold temperatures and a sleepless night driving, there was nothing stopping DJ EFN, and friends from reppin' the bottom at the awards. It almost seemed as if CHP was never meant to make it to the awards. From getting lost in Manhattan, wrong address, cold weather, DT's on the hunt, crazy crowd, and unorganized entrance, EFN and the guys almost gave up. Finally made it in only to find out that half the awards had gone by. The only highlight was Primo giving a speech of the state of mixtape DJ's. Crazy Hoods held it down for the South with the likes of Kid Capri, Kay Slay, Gang Starr, Kool Herc, Tony Touch and many others. The awards ended with some kind of altercation between Kay Slay and another unknown dj. EFN & the fellas didn't let that stop there fun and when on to Jimmy's Cafe (new spot uptown) and did the damn thing with Def Jam, CNN, Complexions, & Jimmy himself. To everyone's surprise the next morning, the news of EFN and other winners came loud and clear on New York's Hot 97 radio station. So if you haven't heard, EFN is 2002s "best new mixtape DJ". Even though EFN been doing his thang for about 10 years now, him and CHP are grateful for the recognition. If that was good enough while in New York, CHP linked up with their dog Coltrane from Ecko clothing which laced them with mad shit! While EFN & the fellas were freezing there asses off, Garcia's debut video None Of Dem made the top ten locally on Video Mix and Jams TV. Also Da All's single starts to climb the charts. Also here's a bonus.. check out the Da All's new straight to web video Star Shine directed by Garcia. Well that's it for now but shout outs to Rob Love (Def Jam), DJ Meddafore, Buhda, Justo, Dirty South, Gotti (The Source), PO (Ruff Ryders), and everyone else we kicked it with in NYC. 12.02.02 Well EFN and some of the Crazy Hoods are off to NYC not to just freeze their asses off but to rep the lower east coast section @ the annual mixtape awards. If you haven't voted yet then you actin' up, so log on to Justos Mixtape Awards to vote. While your online check out Rap Attack Lives for this weeks national radio charts in which Da All's new single "That's Crazy Pt.2" becomes the #1 most added record in the country. Also coming soon are new mp3s, pics & video updates to the site. 11.25.02 What up hoods & hood'ets, we're here given ya the low down on the Crazy Hood lifestyle! It's official Da All's 12" single is out and for sale at all your vinyl hot spots. Also available at all your online hip hop shops like UnderGround Hip Hop, HipHopSite, Sandbox and others. Garcia's single is gettin such an overwhelming response thanks to a loyal Crazy Hood fan base and Garcia's good work ethics. Also check out the official Mixtape Awards nominees here in which DJ EFN is nominated for three catagories, vote if you havent already being that it's the last week to do so! Also check out the exposure that the awards are gettin at MTV.Com which mentions EFN as a nominee. This past weekend DJ EFN, Da All, Garcia and the rest of the Crazy Hoods showed love and respect by attending a fundraiser for J-Pure of SLP. It was good to see some of Miami's underground hip hop elite and up & comers showing there support. From most of Crazy Hoods to DJ Craze, Dynas, Skam2?, DJ Epps, Nick Fury where there to support the cause. Also this past weekend Crazy Hoods hung and ran into many of their industry friends such as Coltrane from Ecko clothing, Talib Kweli, Cuban Link, & CO of Slip-N-Slide records. Added a few photos taken @ the J-Pure fundraiser. Again prayers & blessings for JP's recovery go out to J-Pure, his family, and friends. 11.10.02 For you industry heads check RapAttackLives.Com under "tales from the tape deck" in which this weeks featured mixtape is DJ EFN's volume 25. Also if you haven't voted for EFN for this years annual Mixtape awards, do so at Justo's Mixtape Awards. DJ EFN is nominated for best new Mixtape DJ (we all know he a OG though!) as well as some other categories. The awards will be held December 3rd at the legendary Apollo Theatre. While on the subject of websites check out Public Wizard.Com for updates on promo news for current projects & The305.Com for a full feature on Garcia (aka Gambit) and other local Miami hip hop. In other news....busy weekend for Crazy Hood Productions, and this pace doesn't seem to be ending any time soon! First off Friday night Crazy Hoods did the Def Jam thang while doing it up at the Red Star party held by Def Jam & Heineken @ club Rain in South Beach. Big up to my dog Eric Cohen from Heineken, DJ Irie WEDR 99 Jamz, Luc Duc (Iconz), and everyone else who came out to the party and did the damn thing! Now flip it to Saturday night and we're back in party mode this time doing it Crazy Hood Productions style! C.H.P. in conjunction with B.C. Ent., Def Jam, Def Jam South, & Def Soul put it down at club Static on South Beach. The party was a total success and even when out with a banger when the VIP area became the WWF and ended the night with a royal rumble! Fuck it! The night was ending anyway and what counts is that no one was seriously injured! Big up to DJ Denace the Menace, Phil "the mayor" Cordona, club Static & the whole Crazy Hood street team. 11.05.02 It's been a tragic past couple of weeks, not only has our dog J-pure of the group SLP been in a tragic car accident but we also lost a hip hop pioneer Jam Master J of Run DMC. First off everyone from Crazy Hood Productions would like to send out there support & prayers to J-Pure, his family & SLP in this time of need! Also if you haven't heard already Jam Master J of the legendary group Run DMC was shot to death in a Queens, New York studio. I don't know about ya'll but it seems to me that our culture is the only one that murders its best! In lighter news Crazy Hoods linked up with long time friends N.O.R.E. and the rest of Thugged Out Millitainment while covering the "Paid In Full" tour in Boca Raton, Florida. Along with N.O.R.E. was Cam'ron, The Diplomats, & M.O.P. In more local news Weird Thoughts of Da All & Garcia attended a local hip hop town meeting put together by Algorithm. The meeting covered many topics which plague Miami's hip hop scene and open a line of communication between many groups & crews in Miami. It may not have solved the problems but was a good start for these local acts to network & make contact with each other. We look forward to another one with more attendance and more ideas to be put on the table. Well, that's all for now, just look out for Garcia's new single None Of Dem & Da All's new single "That's Crazy Pt.2" on radio & mixtapes near you + Garcia's video coming to a television screen near you soon!!!!! 10.25.02 Been a minute since we got back to ya'll and we like to keep everyone posted on what's going on in & around Crazy Hood Productions. Since our last update it's been business as usual with the Crazy Hoods. Da All did there thing at the first annual Latin Fest. Big up to our old friend Teddy T from Miami's Power 96 FM for rolling up on stage with us and showing us support! Not only have Da All been rocking stages but Garcia is starting to put the buzz on his upcoming single "None of Dem". Garcia performed "None Of Dem" this past weekend at the Hard Rock Cafe in Downtown Miami. Shout out to DJ Megamix and all the cats that put that together and also to SLP, Illanoise, PM and all the other local acts that rocked the stage that night! In other news, DJ's around the country should keep there eyes open for new 12" singles from Da All & Garcia. If you involved in radio you should be getting serviced from Papa D @ Landspeed. If you don't usually get service show support and pick up Da All's new single in stores. Garcia's single "None Of Dem" is only being services to Radio and selected DJ's but will eventually be available in stores as well. If you are a DJ that charts & have any questions concerning these singles, get at Papa D about Da All's single and Semp (Public Wizard) for Garcia's single. As you can read CHP is hard at work and with the help with our loyal fans aren't planning on slowing down. So keep logging on for more Crazy News on in stores developments, Garcia's video release, DJ EFN new mixtape, and any and all new project from the Crazy Hood / A-Double-L family!!! 10.10.02 Wut up hoods n hoodets! Crazy news comin at ya with what's popin in & around Crazy Hood Productions. Check out the November issue of The Source magazine (Lil' Kim on the cover) which highlights DJ EFN's volume 24 "Im Da General" mixtape. You can find it under "Tale of the Tape" where they write about the months hottest mixtapes. Also while your thinkin' about DJ EFN make sure you log onto Justo's Mixtape Awards and vote for EFN so he can bring an award from the one and only mixtape awards. Keep in mind this is not the first time EFN has been nominated, so lets make sure he brings it home this year! Also check out the new issue of Insomniac Magazine which has a small but tight review of Da All's album "Who's Crazy?". If your in the Miami area this weekend check out Da All & Garcia live @ the 1st annual Latin Fest also featuring Angie Martinez, Tony Touch, Orishas and many more.... 10.04.02 Damn times a passin real mother fuckin fast! Well Da All & Garcia just came back from some show dates and other business ventures. Knocking out a decent venue in Baltimore and doing it up in New Jersey & New York at a couple of spots. Work and no play is Crazy Hoods anthem....not really, more like work and some Bacardi! CHP knocked out some moves that should be coming to light soon and it's business as usual! While out of town CHP kicked it with WC, DJ Absolute, Pumpkinhead, Thugged Out, Koch Records, The Source Magazine, Doo Wop, and all of our dogs from Def Jam! Also the buzz on DJ EFN's Volume 25 "The Gods Must Be Crazy" hosted by Ghostface Killah is real strong and even spilled over to all the spots we were at! So you know we repped MIA and held it down while O.T. doing our southern thang! Remember to pick up Da All's album which is in stores now + look out for Garcia's new 12" single. Request both on your local radio stations. Check our pics page soon for pics from our trip. 09.13.02 It's been gettin' crazy busy over here at Crazy Hood Productions. C.H.P. has been preparing for the arrival of Da All's debut album "Who's Crazy?" in stores. Da All & Garcia have been hard at work in the studio, doing shows and doing some press. Crazy Hood Promotions has also been busy in the past weeks doing tour support for anger management working closely with Ludacris and his new group D.T.P. which is releasing their debut album September 16th. DJ EFN's new mix cd "The Gods Must Be Crazy!" Volume 25 is out and is a must have! Finally our photos page is back up with some updated photos and new video downloads available. Last but not least Garcia had his hands full with the taping of his debut video for his single None Of Dem. Shout outs to all who came out to support the video and the staff for holdin us down! 08.16.02 Big shout out to Mandy, Slick Ricks' wife on her campaign to help her husband in the situation he is in. If you don't already know Slick Rick was detained by U.S. officials and is being held without bail awaiting a process that would deport him back to England. His wife reached out to DJ EFN to help her in her campaign to bring awareness of an online petition on DefJam.Com to put pressure on officials to release Rick and keep him in the United States. Locally Mandy has already stated her plea on 99Jamz, Power96 and WVUM. Eddie Gigs, EFN and the rest of the Crazy Hoods have also spread the word and are doing what they can on the part of Crazy Hood Productions. So please log on to DefJam.Com , sign the petition and get more detailed information on this situation. Let's show the world that the hip hop community can stand together, especially for all the legends that help build hip hop. Shout out to Mandy for all her hard work she's doing for her husband and shout out to 99Jamz, Power96, WVUM 90.5fm, FIU's Radiate 88.1 fm, Teddy T, Super Cindy, Miss J, and everyone else helping out and spreading the word! 08.15.02 It's been a minute since we last gave you the scoop on what is going down with Crazy Hood Productions and the music world around them. A lot has been happening and we'll give it to you short and sweet not to kill them eyes reading this shit on a computer screen. This past week was a big musical week in Miami, not so much for underground hip hop or local hip hop but nonetheless was a big week. The Billboard convention and awards were going down and bringing with it all the big willies, ballas and playas! So in other words.. who cares! Well CHP got to hang out with their dogs C-N-N, Musaliny and the fam. N.O.R.E. performed at Level night club on Monday of last week in a full Crazy Hood Gear get up. N.O.R.E, Capone, & Musaliny did they thang on stage with a special addition of Pharrel of the Neptunes. Also big up to all the opening acts who did there thing like Picalo, Rick Ross, Poe Boys and everyone else reppin' that MIA! CHP was doing business as usual meeting and greeting all the out towners and making sure none of them slipped! CHP found themselves in an industry party with the likes of Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Rockwilder, DJ Twins, Beyonce, Bubba Sparxx, some dude from Nsync, the vice president of BMG and a host of others. The only person which CHP really cared about and was happy to see was none other then MIA's own DJ Craze! Craze let us know about some upcoming things for him and some ideas he has for the future, so check back with us for more on DJ Craze in the coming months. Also CHP hung out with Juvenile and his crew UTP which were some cool as mothafuckers! We got to hear there new album, which can be purchased anywhere in the hood! In exchange Juvenile and crew got a listen to Da All's album and some CHP t-shirts! Movin' on to the rest of the week Dj EFN did a lil' some thing at Billboard Live with Usher, Kid Capri and special guest Jadakiss. That night CHP linked with Big Gipp of Goodie mobb, who told us that Khujo is doing real well and that Goodie Mob is still doing they thing. Gipp himself was working on some stuff with Mr. Cheeks while in Miami. Also Garcia held down a tight lil' performance at OpenZines' own KiKi Valdes's art show which was a success! Check out Openzine.com for more info and pics on the show. To end the week Da All did a small cameo performance at the Tampax tour which featured Truth Hurts, Queen Latifah, & Free of BET's 106 & Park. All in all it was a crazy week locally, excuse me for probably misspelling a lot of people names and its not that we hatin on these successful people but we would rather see local cats enjoying there own city like these peeps were and in the same successful positions! Big up to the Iconz who were presenting at the Billboard awards, also shouts to Mike Mills from Atlanta, Martin Moore, Uncle Wise, The UTP crew, Buggah, Billboard club staff, Kiki Valdes, DJ Khaled, Level night club staff, Larios bartender for makin them dope mojitos, Beyonce for lookin so fine, and everyone else we met or looked out this past week! 07.21.02 Da All just came back from putting in work in Tampa and Orlando. If you want to find out where you can see Da All live just e-mail us, we might be coming to your city soon. We would post the dates but all dates stay tentative til' the last moment since Da All is doing promo shows. So don't hesitate to E-mail or call Crazy Hood Productions for info on shows or booking on Da All , Garcia & DJ EFN. The word is getting out on Da All and Crazy Hood Productions thanks all our loyal fans for supporting us. Talking about exposure check out the write up on Da All's debut album in this weeks RapAttackLives.Com Nasty news. For those that don't know about RapAttackLives.Com it's a west coast based industry insider website created by former Hits Magazine hip hop editor Nasty Nes. Nasty Nes gave Da All's album an A+ rating and wrote "it must be heard"! Shout outs to Nasty Nes, Landi Lakes, DJ Nasty, DJ Prostyle, and everyone who showed us love in Tampa and Orlando! 07.10.02 Crazy news wants to thank everyone showing Da All mad love on there debut release. Even though its not officially out the overwhelming feedback and support Da All is getting is unbelievable. Also showing us support is Miami's own Openzine Magazine. Thay have been holding down Miami and really putting the shine on the Local Scene. If you don't know about Openzine then you must be under a rock somewhere! So peep out there website and check out the write up in the New Times about Openzine. Also look forward to exclusive interviews with Crazy Hood Productions in Openzine. 07.04.02 First and fore most Crazy Hoods would like to thank all of our fam who came to support C.H.P. and Da All at Da All's album release party this past Saturday, June 29th. Crazy Hood Productions wanted to celebrate the completion of Da All's debut album "Who's Crazy?" which has been a project in the works for many years. The night started with an exclusive album listening party followed up by the sounds of DJ Irie and DJ EFN on the turntables. Da All also performed "Battle Crazy" and for the very first time ever "Blow". Crazy Hood Productions surprised Da All with a plaque of congratulation on the completion of the album. Da All's album is still looking towards a tentative fall release nation wide but C.H.P. wanted the opportunity to celebrate with friends and family on the long awaited completion of the album. We want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support and feedback on "Who's Crazy?". Thanks to DJ Irie (99Jamz), DJ Snow White, SLP, Whole 9, Luna Empire, Ikv, Nick "Fury" Lewis, Dynas, SKam2?, Miss J (90.5fm), Deed, DJ Anonymous (88.1 FM), CO (Slip-n-Slide), DJ Epps, Bandits, B-Dope and all our other friends and family that came out to the party. Also shout out to Too Savvy Entertainment and Raw Elements for helping us put this together! 06.21.02 The shit hit the fan now! The motherfuckin album is available and the streets is ready for Miami's premier underground kings and they asking everyone Who's Crazy?. Now is the time to be a true supporter of Da All & Crazy Hood Productions and get that album. If you get your hands on the album you will be part of an underground movement, moving its way to the top fast. This album is only available on Crazyhood.Com and locally, but Crazy Hood Productions is negotiating a national distribution deal with a tentative Fall 2002 release. So if you live in Miami or just a Crazy Hood fan get at the Hoods, for further info contact us @ 305.971.9921. Big up to everyone we ran into at DJ Irie's b-day bash @ Club Level this past Monday. Good lookin' on all the shouts and album plug ins on the mic! Shout out to DJ Irie, DJ Khaled, 210Jack, DJ Suicide, and all the fine ass females that were cockin'! 06.10.02 If you thought that Garcia (aka Gambit) was just a talented rhyme sayer then you will be surprised that Garcia is mastering his skills in filming as well. His passion for film and the world of movies is another forte that Garcia is slowly about to reveal. You can now see DJ EFN feat. Da All & Garcia "Salute" video directed by Garcia. The song is the freestyle intro to DJ EFN's latest mixtape "DA General" Volume 24. So let us know what ya think, who knows you might see Crazy Hood Films one day! 05.30.02 Where can you see the largest build up of F.O.T.'s? No other than Miami's South Beach on Memorial Day weekend! Unlike the local news would like to report, this years weekend holiday was much more organized and calm compared to last years "almost riot weekend". I gotta big up most of the cops who didn't act up or over react for every little thing. Also big up to most of the outta towners who came to our hood and behaved and just had a good time. As far as the Crazy Hoods are concerned we were hard at work! Hitting the streets hard was the whole street team headed up by Eddie "Gigs", working both our projects and Def Jam our new promotions account. The "Who's Crazy?" Expedition was out with an army of Hoods promoting Da All's album. Da All & Garcia performed at Planet Hollywood's Upside down records Pool party on Saturday the 25th. The Hoods also held it down at the Def Jam pool party with Cam'ron, Scarface, Capone-N-Noreaga & the Redman Mascot! Shout out to A.V. (Def Jam), Rob Love (Def Jam), Phil Cordona, Dead Prez, Chanel (Muzikpark), Capone-N-Noreaga & the crew, Upside Down records, everyone who helped out the street team, anyone and everyone who showed us love this past weekend. 05.21.02 Tropical force rain never stops Da All from holding down the fort in their town and putting on a good show. Last night Da All & Garcia did a surprise performance at Billboard Live on South Beach. Headlining the night was Jadakiss and on the 1's & 2's was Mr. Mauricio & Rob Dinero. Da All is making sure they get the word out on the upcoming album Who's Crazy?, which is slated to be released within the forthcoming weeks! Crazy Hood Productions is gearing up for Memorial day weekend in Miami not only to promote Who's Crazy? but also working closely working with Def Jam on all their projects. So if your coming into Miami and wanna know what's going down get at us! Big up to Phil "The Mayor" Cordona & BC Entertainment. 05.14.02 We caught a preview of the new issue of COMPLEX magazine and sure enough some Crazy Hoods are on some of the pages! You catch glimpses of Charlie "Skinz", Eddie "Gigs", Weird Thoughts (of Da All) and DJ EFN among the other persons within the pages of Complex Magazine. Don't get it twisted this is not a write up or anything to that matter. The hoods were called upon to help showcase some summer clothing. The magazine is slated to be out this month and has Tony Hawk & Xzibit on one side and Mya on the other. Big up to the Complex staff, Ecko Clothing staff and No Good (who also appears). 05.12.02 If you are a serious mc and live in the Miami area then you were at theMouth of the South this past Saturday. If you don't live down here or just are out of the loop, the Mouth of the South was a freestyle battle hosted by Fort Knocks Entertainment. There were about 32 hungry mc's ready to battle and a good sized audience waiting to be entertained. The battle was judged by Miss J (WVUM 90.5 FM), Semp (Radiate 88.1 FM), Skam2?, Dynas, Pumpkinhead and our own DJ EFN. Also the audience was treated to special performances by SLP, Idee4, Pumpkinhead, Dynas, Skam2?, and Da All along side Garcia (aka Gambit). Da All and Garcia performed the intro song from EFN's Volume 24 and also performed Garcia's "I Don't Care" and Da All's "Battle Crazy". Mouth of the South marked a united day in Miami's underground hip hop scene. Big up to all the MC's that participated as well as the winner Serum which will be featured on futureEFN mixtapes. 04.29.02 It's official, Da All's debut album "Who's Crazy?" will be available on CrazyHood.Com within 2 weeks and shortly after in stores. If you can't wait and you live in South Florida and you happen to see any Crazy Hoods in the street you should be able to buy a copy from them or they can tell you how to get a hold of one. This is a very important time for Da All and Crazy Hood Productions since the album has been in the works for years. The album is but one of many projects which will be released this year. Also official is Gambit's name change to Garcia. Lawyers for Crazy Hood Productions recommended the name change before any legal hassles that may occur in the future with Marvel Comics and the creators of the character Gambit. The name change was easy for Gambit since Garcia is his last name. Garcia (aka Gambit) will be releasing his debut 12" single "None Of Dem" and is hard at work in the studio putting the finishing touches on his album titled "Welcome to Kendall" 04.10.02 Look out for the June / July issue of the new Complex Magazine/Guide and you might catch a glimpse of some Crazy Hoods showcasing clothing from different name brands. For those of you that aren't up on Complex Magazine/Guide yet it's a new magazine backed by the Ecko clothing company and the first issue was launched this month. The premiere issue features a double cover with Nas & Junior (of the Supranos) / Rosario Dawson. The issue which will feature the Hoods is rumored to have covers with Mya/ Xzibit. So keep your eyes open, you might see DJ EFN, Weird Thoughts, Charlie "Skinz", Eddie "Gigs" & Garcia (aka Gambit) in the next issue . 03.25.02 New Gambit mp3s just added to the multimedia section. Here's a brief update on forthcoming releases. Da All will release "That's Crazy Pt.2" Feat. Capone-N-Noreaga, Musaliny-N-Maze & Gambit on Detonator Records later this spring. Da Alls' debut album "Who's Crazy" will be out very soon. DJ EFN is putting the finishing touches on Vol.24 "I'm The General" mix cd. The site is still all fucked up!!!! We will get all the pics back up as soon as possible. 03.20.02 Da hoods invade Puerto Rico again thanks to the Time Machine Squad. DA ALL performed at the "Express Your Skills 2002" Hip Hop festival held in Conovanas, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico showed nothing but love and da hoods got to see the best of P.R.'s B-boys & graff artist. Big up to our dogs that held us down: Rex J (good looking out on all the liks and that killa moonshine "kana"), Shorty, Little Man, Kelly, DJ June Bug, Deyanira and everyone else from the "Time Machine Squad", Blen (good looking on the tattoos!) and everyone else who held us down! 03.04.02 The site is completely fucked up!!!! The server hosting our site crashed yesterday. 70% of our content has been lost. Most of the links will not work. We will try to bring the site back to full capacity within the coming weeks. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause any of you. Peace 02.13.02 The finishing touches on Da All's "Battle Crazy" video have been made and the video should debut on video shows in the next couple of weeks. "Battle Crazy" is an underground grimey video which features cuts by 3x DMC Champion DJ Craze. The video starts off with a cameo from N.O.R.E. spittin' his verse from "That's Crazy" and then proceeds into "Battle Crazy", a battle driven joint where Heckler barks on haters. In between the shots of Heckler rhyming is an unfolding plot of a hater/ wannabe hip hop critic who goes from a young fan to a straight hater. Throughout the video the hater (played by actor Baby Blue) goes on a rampage hating on Da All, but when he comes across DJ EFN he hides his hates and fronts but ends up changing his hating ways. Other cameos in the video are Gambit , Cuban Link and most of the Crazy Hoods. Support the hoods by requesting the video on all national and local video shows. Big up to the director Jokes from Slit Eye Films for putting together a great underground video! 02.09.02 Da All went into the studio with Iconz to collaborate on a song for Da All's debut full length. All we can say about the song at this time is that the song is under the influence! Just say no to drugs! 01.12.02 Da All & Gambit performed @ Godess on South Beach last night with DJ EFN on the ones & twos. They ripped it & the crowd showed love. Go to MiamiParties.Com to see all the fliks. 12.27.01 Da All's national 12" debut has been making alot of noise in the underground. With airplay across the US and other countries such as Croatia & Japan, Da Allwill go on the road and do a few promo shows to promote their debut album "Who's Crazy?". Promo tour kicks off in Miami and will include dates in Puerto Rico, Tampa plus a few others spots we have in the works. For info on booking Da All for a show contact Crazy Hood Management. 12.23.01 Crazy Hoods hung out with Thugged Out Ent. on the video shoot for "Live My Life" featuring Ja Rule . Special guest in the video were Cadillac Tah , Puffy , Musaliny-N-Maze and the whole Thugged Out / Murder Inc. entourage! The video was directed by Little X and filmed in Crazy Hoods hometown da MIA! Locations included Biscayne, Miami Lakes, Key Biscayne and Little Haiti. You can catch behind the scenes footage in the future on Crazy Hood Productions behind the scenes documentary "Who's Crazy? (Da Movie)" 12.20.01 N.O.R.E. did a surprise appearance on the set of Da All's video shoot for "Battle Crazy" in which N.O.R.E. kicks his verse from "That's Crazy". 12.05.01 Da All's "That's Crazy" 12" feat. N.O.R.E. is making noise on the radio charts!! It was charted #1 on EnLaCasa Online & #2 on RapAttackLives Rap Radio Top 30!!! 11.20.01 Dj EFN "Still Crazy" Volume 23 in stores now!! 09.18.01 Dj EFN on BET's Rap City w/ Big Tigger today & tomorrow. Make sure you watch. 09.17.01 All local South Florida heads. Request Da All's "That's Crazy" on WEDR 99Jamz. 09.15.01 Dj EFN is featured in the brand new Madden 2002 video game for Playstation2. Make sure you check that out. 06.18.01 Thanks to Ecko Clothing, Crazy Hoods had a chance to experience their first Puerto Rican Day parade and it was off da chain! While in New York they had a chance to meet up with some friends and industry heads. The day before the parade the hoods met up with Musaliny ( of Musaliny & Maze ), and their manager Shan (of thugged out entertainment) at the 116th St. Festival in Spanish Harlem. The festival was just as off da chain as the parade the next day. While roaming the festival we ran into Triple Sies and he was talking about several new projects he is working on. After the festival they rode out to Iraq (Lefrak , Queens) and linked up with NORE (Noreaga of C-N-N) and the crew as well as a special guest Nore had with him, Bun B of UGK! The next day was parade day and that was crazy! Check the flicks page for flicks of C.H.P. in the parade with the Ecko / Terror Squad float. The crowd was going bananas when our float came through while Fat Joe, Remi Martin, Tony Sunshine , Murder Inc. & Ja Rule performed. Big Up to everyone that held us down out there: Shan, Musaliny, N.O.R.E., Bun B (UGK), Lucky Lou (Ecko), Coltrane (Ecko), T.B., Troy Outlaw, Sho, SPK, Danny, our female street team, the Ecko street team, Curry, Eddie (Loud), and everyone on the block in Iraq! For once Miami invaded New York, good looking to everyone! 06.10.01 "Who's crazy?" has never been a better name for the upcoming debut album from Da All. With haters and imitators out on the prowl Da All named the album "Who's Crazy?" asking the question since everyone seems that the concept of crazy was something they themselves have just stumbled on. The albums name is in honor of Da All's home Crazy Hood Productions which was established in 1992. Since the early 90's DJ EFN, Da All (a.k.a. DA Alliance) & Gambit have kept the tradition of Crazy Hoods, with mixtape titles like "It's Gettin' Crazy" (Vol. 19), "I'm Crazy" (Vol. 20), "Y2Krazy" (Vol. 21), and songs like "We Crazy", "Crazy Hood Anthem", & "Who's Crazy". It's funny to see the peek of industry biting, after more then 1 year of being recorded and on the eve of its release on Crazy Hood / Landspeed Records the song "That's Crazy" seems to have been duplicated by no other then P. Diddy himself. The father of jackin' beats has a song called "That's Crazy" on his forthcoming album P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family. The entire Puffy version sounds identical to Da All's hook which was done by N.O.R.E. and the song coincidentally was recorded in Miami. What can we say, this is nothing new in this industry, but I'm sure those who've been keeping up with the hoods know who the real O.G.'s of this Crazy shit is! 04.27.01 Its been a minute since Crazy News got at ya'll with some info but shit has been gettin busy down here in the dirty bottom. DJ EFN is about to finally drop his volume 21 "Y2krazy" which has been highly anticipated and will be the first official mixtape since his freestyle banger "IM CRAZY" Volume 20. There are some crazy exclusive tracks on there, like new joints from Cam'ron, C-N-N, Willie Stubz, Ras Kass, & Musaliny-n-M.a.z.e. Talking about Musaliny-N-M.a.z.e, you can also catch their official single of their debut album on Dj EFN's Volume 21. It's called "Thugmania" and features Capone on the hook and a verse. The track is produced by the Neptune's and N.O.R.E. gets on the mic to say a couple of things! Also on EFN's Volume 21 you have the very anticipated "F.O.T.'s PT.2" (Fake Outta Towners) and for those of you that dont know about the original track, Da All came out in 1994 with "Fake Outta Towners" and happily caught mad beef over their underground dis anthem. Pt. 2 Features some local Miami mc's that have been doing their own thing for a minute and had a couple of their own views on the subject. Beside Da All you got Gambit, Dynas, Skam2?, Society & De Ja spittin' their's on F.O.T.'s Pt.2. So make sure you pick up EFN's Mix CD while supplies last and check who did the cover art! Big up to everyone who was in Miami for the Winter Music Conference and held us down at our party. The party was of da heazy and was sponsored by no other then Physical Science clothing. If you weren't there you missed DJ Craze showing all of us why he's 3xDMC World champion and why DJ EFN is Miami's mixtape king! If you were down on South Beach during this conference then you didn't miss ten Crazy Hoods on scooters going crazy, gettin tickets (almost gettin' arrested), crashing, stopping traffic, honking, and just gettin crazy all weekend long! Big up to Raphie@Physical Science, Josh@Ecko, Ket@Ecko, Rachel@Ecko, Miranda@Ecko, Geno@Bad boy, SPK@thugged out and everyone else holding us down! PEACE 03.24.01 DJ EFN and DJ Craze share the 1 and 2's on March 24th at Underworld inside of Red Lounge, 737 Washington Ave., South Beach. 02.23.01 Da Alliance is officially