Assassin Talks “Theory of Reggaetivity”: “Roots Proponents See Me as a Baldhead Rasta”
Agent Sasco Links Protoje & Chronixx, Returns To The Roots Yesterday Assassin aka Agent Sasco released Theory of Reggaetivity, his first album in over 10 years. The 14-song set shot straight toward the highest regions of the iTunes reggae chart, landing just below Bob Marley’s Legend, which is appropriate for the dancehall DJ’s first all-reggae […]
WATCH THIS: Kendrick Lamar ft. the voice of Assassin “The Blacker The Berry” Live pon The Grammys
Agent Sasco Was Not In The Building For The Grammys, But His Words Rang In Our Ears Let’s start by saying that there were no losers at this years Grammys. Congratulations to Morgan Heritage on the Grammy they worked so hard for—for their entire lives. Big up The Weeknd and Kendrick and Adele and Lady […]
Boris Gardiner Is A Star
The First Voice Heard on Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Is An Old-School Jamaican Legend When Kendrick Lamar’s eagerly anticipated album To Pimp A Butterfly dropped unexpectedly last weekend, it was streamed 9.6 million times the first day alone, breaking the record for the most streams per day in Spotify history. The first voice all those […]
Reasoning with Assassin aka Agent Sasco—Rap’s Best Kept Secret Weapon
First Kardinal, Then Kanye and Kendrick—Assassin Is the Go-To DJ for Dancehall Features. He’s your favorite rapper’s favorite dancehall artist. But chances are you’ve never heard his name. That’s because Assassin aka Agent Sasco — his secret-agent alter-ego — has basically gone undercover for his two biggest records: Kanye West’s “I’m In It” off the […]
“Do Owl Shit Stank?” K-Dot Drops Bomb Pon Instagram
Grappling With Kendrick’s Enigmatic Imagery & Quarrelsome Queries Just before 1 a.m. Wednesday morning Kendrick Lamar set all of hip-hop social media ablaze by uploading an image to his official IG account. The black-and-white photograph depicts K-Dot standing on the White House lawn surrounded by his peoples, a happy throng of young, shirtless black men […]
HEAR THIS: Kendrick Lamar ft. Assassin “The Blacker The Berry”
K Dot Links Sasco On A Revolutionary Record Assassin aka Agent Sasco is your favorite rapper’s favorite dancehall star. First Kanye West enlisted him to drop bars on the standout Yeezus track, “I’m In It.” Yesterday the consensus pick for best rapper alive dropped a new track from the forthcoming (and highly anticipated) follow-up to […]
Miley Cyrus Inna Dancehall Style
When Pop Culture Gets Down and Dirty, Dancehall Doubles Down Who can forget the most provocative performance of 2013? Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards, fully equipped with a foam finger, wagging tongue and twerking dancers in oversized teddy bears costumes. Robin Thicke wore black and white pin stripes which became “Blurred Lines” […]
HEAR THIS: Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay-Z “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” Remix
Brooklyn and Compton Together, Now You Know You In Trouble OK so… the same day Mrs. Carter tells the world to “Bow Down,” Jay and Kendrick decide to roll out this official BDKMB RMX? Overkill? You bet. Too much ain’t enough, apparently. “Lookin’ to be the God MC,” K-Dot rhymes, “Look at my hat and […]