Music Archives - Page 216 of 231

Top Honors: Alan “Skilly” Cole

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Former Jamaican footballer Alan Cole, better known as Skill or Skilly, was honored by the Jamaican Football Federation last week on the occasion of FIFA president Joseph Sep... Read More...

Nightlife Stulla: Mavado’s New Venture

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photos via KingstonStyle Dancehall star Mavado stepped into a new role as nightlife mogul this week, launching the new weekly bashment Stulla Wednesdays at New Quad with sp... Read More...

Outposted: Chris Blackwell’s Jamaica

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via The New York Times Just in case the news caused you to frown up on Jamaica lately, the boss of all news bosses (the NY Times) ran this travel feature last week, trailin... Read More...

Major Lazer’s Diplo and Skerrit featured in new Blackberry Commercial

Words by DJ Gravy While Diplo was known as one of the most influential DJs a few years back, the success of his Reggae / Dancehall / Electro hybrid project, Major Lazer, has definitely put him and its me... Read More...

Rockers Q&A: Sean Reveron Interview

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Off The Hook Yard couture is in the air this week, I guess, because no sooner did I stumble across the RepJA interview linked below than Montreal boutique Off The Hook ... Read More...

Free Download: RepJA x Kardinal Offishall x Dre-Money

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton RepJA, our other favorite purveyors of yard couture, have been making big moves since we caught the vapors with their fresh Girls Dem Sugar and Nuh Behavior tees (repped by ... Read More...

Foundation Tune: TOK’s Guardian Angel Program

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Martei Korley Though ghetto musicians have a longstanding tradition of giving back to the communities they come from, lately the bar for philanthropy has been rais... Read More...

Where You Get Dem New Clarks There Baby???

Words By j-RockaZ True Story: I was on the subway a few days ago tapping some notes into my iPhone, when my personal space was invaded by a little foot, swaying from side to side. This tiny tot had the c... Read More...

Federation Sound Presents “Flatlands”

Words by DJ Gravy So our good friends at Federation Sound are at it again... They have a bangin' new riddim out called the "Flatlands." You may have heard Terro 3000's "Swagger And Style" on Max ... Read More...

He Knows Snowcone…The Real Snowcone

Words By Jesse Serwer Fans of Rick Ross's Deeper Than Rap may recall Magazeen, the deejay who plays Officer Ricky's foil on "Yacht Club," one of that album's standout tracks. The Bawse signed the Miami-b... Read More...

Visual Culture: Wax Poetics Reggae Issue

Words by Jesse Serwer Our friends at Wax Poetics have focused their attention on reggae before but for the first time they've devoted an entire issue to Jamaican music from the front page to the back. I... Read More...

Win FREE tickets to see Capleton, Anthony B, Munga & Natural Blacks in Jamaica Queens!

Yep, you read correctly. Capleton, Anthony B, Munga, Natural Blacks and Romain Virgo are performing live and direct this Saturday, September 25th at Amazura in Jamaica, Queens and we have free tickets for you a... Read More...