HEAR THIS: Thornato ft. Gappy Ranks “Rhinoceros” PREMIERE
You Coulda Have the Heart of A Lion, Speed of a Cheetah… Since the success of his 2014 release “Gaita Gaita,” Queens-based producer Thor Partridge aka Thornato has been making waves around the world as a beat maker and remixer. His new project Bennu showcases the talents of versatile vocalists from around the globe. UK grime-turned-dancehall don Gappy […]
HEAR THIS: Maximum Sound “Royal Step Riddim” Megamix
In Comes Frenchie With A Thing Called Roots Plus Culture Over the past couple of decades Maximum Sound has distinguished itself as one of the more dependable modern reggae imprints when it comes to consistent high-quality music. Frenchie, the elusive producer behind the label, was born in France before relocating to the UK. His sound […]
Tune For Tune: Battle of the UK “Panda” Refixes
Who Flipped The “Panda” Beat Better: Gappy Ranks or Lady Leshur? All this week we’ve been deluged with a Desiigner media blitz since the 19-year-old Barbados-by-way-of-Brooklyn eccentric dropped the Tidal-exclusive video for his chart-topping smash “Panda.” Though he spends most of the tune talking about Atlanta—and sounding a whole lot like Future sippin’ on some […]
WATCH THIS: Bobby Hustle “Weed Like Mine” Video
Cali Dromeister Links With Hot Coffee Music—This Should Be Interesting Looks like Gappy Ranks made some new friends while he was rolling through California for his Cookies tour. And it’s no surprise that Gappy and Bobby Hustle hit it off: they have so many shared interests: reggae, ganja, music, and… um, ganja. We’re feeling Bobby’s […]
HEAR THIS: Gappy Ranks & Busy Signal “Money Finger”
Time Fi Make Di Paper With Gappy Ranks & Busy Signal UK Dancehall artiste Gappy Ranks calls upon Busy Signal to aid him with his latest release “Money Finger.” The catchy tune, produced by Wundah features the duo trading various anecdotes about money – “Big figga can’t count wit no finga,” listen after the jump.
HEAR THIS: RDX & Friends “Jump” (Heatwave Refix)
Pree The Outlook Boat Party Mix Our peoples at The Heatwave made this remix on a boat party in Croatia this summer. We’ll let them tell the tale… “We were so inspired by the beautiful women and their amazing dancing on our Hot Wuk boat party at Outlook Festival that we made a special refix […]
INTERVIEW: Reasoning With Gappy Ranks
The Big Bad UK DJ Tells The ReggaeGirlAboutTown Why He Loves Dancehall This week Gappy Ranks debuted a brand-new world exclusive with Federation Sound. The tune is called “Love Dancehall” and if you haven’t heard his plea to free Kartel from the prison cell, you might want to get familiar. Gappy’s been keeping the dancehall full of […]
WATCH THIS: Chino “High Grade” Video
Chino Sings The New Herbalist Anthem Where there’s smoke there’s got to be fire, and Chino’s blazing this tune for all the real herbalists—something fresh from Gappy Ranks’ Hot Coffee Productions. Video after the jump.
WATCH THIS: Reasoning With Christopher Ellis
Alton Ellis’s Youngest Son Links With The Marley Brothers To Carry On His Own Musical Mission Right after his performance with the Ghetto Youths International Crew at London’s IndigO2, Chris Ellis spoke with Reshma B about how he linked with Stephen and Damian Marley, his new music through the Ghetto Youths International crew, and his […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Hottest Hothead” Video
Gappy Ranks Directs Busy’s Herbalicious New Video Busy starts the month off right with this wake & bake video directed by the multi-talented UK artiste Gappy Ranks. The track—Hot Coffee Music’s “Throw Me Herb” riddim—has a nice easy skankin’ vibe, and of course the visuals are the highest grade—especially when Busy starts blowing smoke rings […]
WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “Me No Ready Fi Die Yet” Video
The UK DJ Wants To Live Till He’s Old And Grey, OK? In case you never know, Gappy Ranks is not a puss, he don’t carry nine lives. Big bad reality tune on Push A Yute Music’s Pree Dem Riddim. More life we say.
WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “I Was There”
UK Deejay Bears Witness To The Japanese Earthquake