WATCH THIS: Beyonce “Girls (Run The World)”
Young B Gone Pon De Floor To Ratid… How Major Is That? Beyonce sure loves that dancehall style…
We Don’t Need No More Trouble
Spragga’s Name Is Called, But Who Are The Real “Persons Of Interest?” What’s wrong with this picture? Spragga on tour in Aspen, Colorado. Reggae fans have endured so much bad news over the past several months that some of us have come to expect the worst. But when f*ckery shows up as expected, do we […]
HEAR THIS: Shabba Ranks “None A Dem”
Big Dutty Stinkin Shabba Puts Some Likkle Prentice DJs In Check Some of y’all mouseclick selectors don’t remember the days when playing sound meant posting up at the 45 shop each and every week. And whenever a fresh Shabba Ranks selection hit the market, you knew you had to pick up two copies just to […]
Ziggy Marley Presents “Marijuana Man”
Graphic Novel Drops Just In Time For 4/20; A Higher Form Of Superhero All original herbalists, today’s your day. Not just because April 20th is all about the worldwide weed, but because Ziggy Marley’s first ever graphic novel, Marijuana Man, is now in stores. When we heard that Ziggy created a comic book about a […]
Diplo: Dub Cutter, Goat Gutter
Eight Riddimentary Questions For The Evil Genius Behind Major Lazer Before last year’s Major Lazer movement rewrote the rules, the chances of hot-stepping into a Kingston nightclub like Fiction and hearing a set of “electronica” was pretty much zero.
HEAR THIS: Chino “Seal The Link”
Smooth Sailing With The Big Ship Fam Inna Lovers Rock Style “From Mawning” was just the beginning. Here comes something sweet off Pupa Chino’s forthcoming debut.
WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “I Was There”
UK Deejay Bears Witness To The Japanese Earthquake
Smiley Culture Press Conference
Family Members Reject Suicide Theory, Demand Investigation Of Police Photograph By David Corio “Smiley Culture was a father, an uncle, a friend, and a mentor to many,” said his nephew Merlin Emmanuel during an emotional press conference held just days after the mysterious death of the UK dancehall legend while in police custody. “He was […]
Smiley Culture Dies During Police Raid
UK Dancehall Legend Fatally Stabbed In Alleged Suicide Smiley Culture made his name in the 1980s as the fast-talking DJ from the Saxon Posse who broke into the British pop charts with a tune called “Police Officer.” Paving the way for future hitmakers like Tippa Irie, Papa Levi, and Maxi Priest, Smiley helped to establish […]
Di Teacha Fi Real: Vybz Kartel Lectures At UWI
Adidjah Palmer Addresses Students At The University of the West Indies Opening his remarks with a simple but profound question—”Who is Vybz Kartel?”—dancehall artist Adi Di Teacha aka Adidjah Palmer recently lectured at the University of the West Indies.
Reasoning With I-Octane Part 1
How I Octane became the hottest new artist in Jamaica Feb 2011 Transcript Hilton Garden in by JFK Airport I HEARD YOU JUST MASHED UP REBEL SALUTE. Well Rebel Salute was a great show, great show. Very very very very great performance. I came out on top for this year. The three best performance for […]
PREE THIS: The “Category 5” Riddim
Preview The Latest Juggling From Daseca… It’s About To Blow You Away Mavado x Serani x I-Octane x Bugle x Kibaki x Dexta Daps = A Perfect Storm.