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Words by DJ Theory —
As sure as the sun will shine the weekend will pass, and another Monday is upon us. As always, we’re right here to greet it with quality mixes from all cuts of the globe. Take a quick trip below and leave last week in the dust.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
If you’re reading this site right now, we trust you’re well aware of Japanese folks’ unique enthusiasm for—and uncanny ability to emulate aspects of—dancehall culture. Well, a Japanese crew called Carnival Flavor have just opened a whole ‘nother can of rum-soaked, flag-waving worms with their “Jump Up” video.
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Japanese sound Mighty Crown‘s Nine Rulaz clothing line line isn’t just T-shirts, Nike collabs and fitted caps. The line’s Spring/Summer 2012 lookbook runs the gamut from pants and fedoras to wallets and AK47 necklaces. Notably they’re also paying tribute to dancehall’s jailed legends, Buju and Ninja this season, with tees depicting both. Check out some more looks below, see the full lookbook here, and buy here. Or maybe you need a a mini-movie to help you visualize it all?
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Words by Emily Shapiro
Top-ranking Japanese sound system/musical empire Mighty Crown is celebrating its 20th anniversary with two pairs of new shoes: their fourth and fifth special edition sneakers for Nike. “The Far East Rulers” have had unprecedented international popularity in the reggae/dancehall scene and are the only sound system to have a deal with Nike. The new kicks, Dunks and Sky Forces, sport the Mighty Crown logo on the tongue and are made even more exclusive by the images of Mighty Crown’s sound clash trophies on the sole. The sneakers are just the latest addition to the Yokohama-based group’s already growing empire, which includes the sound system, a record label and brand of clothing. Check out some more photos of the sneakers here.
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Longtime connoisseurs of Caribbean culture know that there is a special, deep and lasting–if at times hard to explain–connection between Jamaica and Japan. Maybe they are cool for exactly the same reason that most of us form unlikely friendships; because they are always put next to each other in the J-A row of the “Island Nations” section in the United Nations’ seating chart. Or maybe you could base your whole doctoral thesis in cultural studies on how the Japanese mastery of impenetrable ritual is somehow the perfect keymaster to the gatekeeper of labrynthine, insular soundsystem culture.
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Words and graphic by DJ Theory
In case your temperature gauge somehow dropped below 90 this week, we’ve got just the right tools to get you back up to 100: new mixes from Japan, Philly and Sweden. The thing tun up!
