Cari-Pop Worldwide
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
It's true you reap what you sow; a few months back I gave homie and AfroPop Worldwide producer Wills Glasspiegel some game on dub pioneers who were still amongst the living,... Read More...
Gyptian, “Nah Let Go” Video (Hold Yuh pt. 2)
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
A lot of people have been quietly saying that Gyptian didn't have a record in him worthy to follow-up "Hold Yuh," clearly positioned to be the Caribbean crossover jam of the... Read More...
Headphone Rockers
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
There must be an otherworldy vibe in the air this week or maybe it's just one of those inflection points when people feel the need for a break from the earthly grind of drug... Read More...
Kreyol Connection: Mr. OK Raps from Haiti to Montreal
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
One of the (tiny) upsides to the earthquake in Haiti early this year has been an increased awareness of Haitian art and culture and doubly so in the Francophone world. It ma... Read More...
Jovi Rockwell x Puma Present: “Keep It Real” Music Video
Posted by DJ Gravy
Now that we're in the post CD consumer era, it has become clear that major brands with proper budgets ie; not record labels are the answer to artists looking for exposure and... well, ... Read More...
Visual Culture: Q+A with RepJA’s Prince Graham and Omar Thomas
Words by Jesse Serwer
Marrying U.S.-style streetwear sensibilities with the energy and aesthetics of dancehall's colorful dance crews, clothing label RepJA has created signature T-shirts for Tek Weh Yuse... Read More...
Black Nicaragua: Bluefields Sound Documentary
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
What do pirates, Iran-Contra and reggae music have in common? A Caribbean coastal town in Nicaragua called Bluefields, apparently. Our intrepid Miami correspondent Walshy Fi... Read More...
Ky-Mani Marley’s 27-City Tour for “Dear Dad” Book
Words by DJ Gravy
Those of us close to the Jamaican music industry had always heard rumors that one of Bob Marley's sons, Ky-Mani, hadn't had the privileged upbringing the rest of the Marley kids did--that h... Read More...
Old Time DJ: Junior Cat Returns!
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Deadly Dragon
Continuing the string of veteran artists dominating the runnings, our cohorts at Deadly Dragon have streamed a few of their favorite Junior Cat 45s in hon... Read More...
Respect: More Shabba Ranks Iconography
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos by Jonathan Mannion via The FADER
As a follow up to their (and my) double cover Icon feature on Shabba Ranks, Fader just posted an exclusive photo set of the Grammy-... Read More...
Caribbean Roots: Malcolm X
Posted by Martei Korley
May 19th marks the 85th birthday of Malcolm X or El-Haj Malik El-Shabazz. In years bygone that meant that all of the mom and pops stores on 125th Street in Harlem would close up sho... Read More...
Two Seven Klash
Words: DJ Gravy Photos: Martei Korley
As a young child, I was told something that stuck with me, that "there are two types of people, leaders and followers." These days it rings true more than ever.
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