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Words by Deejay Theory
The summer flow continues at Mixtape Mondays with heavy new tapes from the merciless to the mellow. Raw dancehall and heavy bass meet breezy remixes from NYC to Italy to the beach and back again. Run chune below.
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LargeUp has teamed with Okayplayer, Federation Sound and Rice & Peas to bring Chronixx and Zincfence Redemption, along with Junior Reid, to Central Park Summerstage in NYC on July 26th. The show, which is absolutely free, takes place from 3-7 p.m. at Rumsey Playfieled near 72nd Street and 5th Ave, and celebrates the 15th anniversary of both Okayplayer and Federation. We don’t need to remind you of the impact that Chronixx has had on reggae music over the last few years, or do we? In any case, this event is going to be huge!
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Broadcasting live from the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada, we’re back with another stacked edition of your weekly Caribbean mixtape fix. Dancehall and reggae lead the way this week to keep the summer vibes in motion. Wheel up below:
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Happy Memorial Day! I’m writing to you from Siem Reap, Cambodia at the moment but for our friends in the States let’s hope you have the day off work and are setting up for a BBQ function or other non-laborious holiday activities. We’ve got the proper soundtrack on deck with a sampling of new dancehall, reggae and soca. Fire it up below:
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
The year was 2003, and dancehall was at its peak, attaining unprecedented infiltration of the U.S. and other global markets. Naturally, given the long-running connection and similarities between dancehall and rap, the hip-hop world wanted a piece of the action, and tracks featuring big-name rappers ‘longside the day’s top dancehall deejays proliferated. One major result of this phenomenon was Def Jam’s Def Jamaica project, featuring the Meth and Red x Damian Marley collab “Lyrical. 44,” among other memorable tunes.
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This Thursday night in Miami we’re celebrating the 15th anniversary of Federation Sound, at one of our favorite venues, Blackbird Ordinary. If you’re in the 305, you should be there, too. Cham,Wayne Wonder and Chi Ching Ching (plus a few special guests we’re not at liberty to name) will be performing, while Federation, the Rice and Peas crew, Eccentrix Sound and Corey Chase will bring the sound. Miss Likklebit will even be there to hold things down on the dancing tip. (Check out more info here).
Tickets are for sale here but, if you were at our last Miami bashment, you know this one’s gonna be rammm, so we’re offering you an opportunity to make sure you don’t. We’re giving away a VIP package with free admission, plus a drink ticket, for you and a friend, and copies of the Federation 15, for you and a friend. To enter, post the flyer (above) to your Instagram, with the hashtag #Federatio15Miami and lyrics to your favorite song by either Cham, Wayne or Ching, by Wednesday at 5 p.m.
