Gunman World: Inside Jamaica’s Shotta Culture
Exclusive Excerpt from Mass Appeal Mag Cover Story by Rob Kenner, Photography by Ruddy Roye Jesquan Spence was not quite two years old when he saw the police kill his father. “The soldiers come in and take ’way the phones and say everybody fi sit down,” says the child’s grandmother, Michelle Davis, recalling that fateful […]
The Ten Best Jamaican Movies
As The Harder They Come Celebrates Its Anniversary, We Run Down Some Yardstyle Cinematic Classics Today marks the 40th anniversary of the official U.S. release of the Jamaican cult classic, The Harder They Come. Our heartical bredrens at Complex have just published a definitive history of the making of the film, which you can read […]
HEAR THIS: Mad Coba & Yami Bolo “War Mongers”
DJ Tells Gunmen “Too Much War… Cool Star” In Timely 1995 Selection Mad Cobra was 18 years old when he made his name on the dancehall scene with 1990 hits on the Penthouse label like “Yush” and “Gundelero.” By 1992 he had reached the top of Billboard’s rap chart with the international hit “Flex,” and […]
WATCH THIS: Buju B “Sensimilla Persecution”
“Why They Fighting Sensimilla Making Way For Coke To Come?” While Buju’s legions of detractors celebrate his arrest this weekend on cocaine trafficking charges, those of us who actually listen to his music—all of his music—have been left in a state of shock, grappling with the possibility that his booming voice may be silenced. Who’s […]
HEAR THIS: Wyclef & Mavado “Hold On” (Crossroads)
Refugee Warrior And Gully Gaad Link Up To Make Conscious Thug Music Wyclef and Mavado have been building for a while now & this mournful yet uplifting tune is the best thing they’ve done together so far. Pree this…
Spragga Speaks On His Son Carlyle & Life Fest
Tomorrow, May 2, 2009, would have been Carlton “Carlyle” Grant Jr.’s 18th Birthday. The firstborn son of the veteran dancehall star Spragga Benz, Carlyle was a talented youth with a world of possibilities before him.