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Heds & Dreds: A Brief History of Jamaican Women Talking Smack on Rap Records
May 6, 2013
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Remember when having a Jamaican chick talking trash in thick patois was a thing in hip-hop? Dr. Dre kind of set it off on the intro to his classic “Let Me Ride” from The Chronic. Two years later, Biggie (and producer Poke of Trackmasters) had a young Diana King adlibbing something fierce at the beginning of “Respect,” from Ready to Die.
Mixtape Mondays: Jasmine Solano x MeLo-X, Yaadcore, Pusha T
February 4, 2013
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Words by DJ Theory —
We’re back with your morning-after-the-Super-Bowl edition of Mixtape Mondays on deck. We know Beyonce’s dancehall-infused halftime performance last night has you in a Caribbean frame of mind, so we’re covering all of the bases with roots, rap, dancehall and electro-bashment business. Your Monday soundtrack should be looking a whole lot better right now. And look for our new LargeUp mix series launching this Friday with a mix from Jillionaire. Boom.
Kingston Noir: Pusha T’s Jamaica-Set “Blocka” Video
December 11, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Pusha T recently traveled to Jamaica to film the video for “Blocka,” his just-issued single featuring Popcaan and fellow GOOD Music artist Travis Scott. Shot in and around Matthews Lane, the garrison community once ruled by the feared don Zeeks, the clip features the usual usual trappings we’ve come to expect when American rappers go down a yard for videos: bandana-covered faces lurking in the darkness, guns and go-go dancers. (To be fair, there’s also kids, higglers and a jerk vendor). It seems that Pusha made the rounds while in JA, so perhaps some more inspired visuals may soon be forthcoming. In the meantime watch the clip here:
Audio: Hear Pusha T’s Popcaan Collaboration, “Blocka”
December 5, 2012
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Clipse/G.O.O.D. Music rapper Pusha T has been known to spend his Sundays quoting gunman lyrics, drop references to dancehall classics like Nardo Ranks’ “Burrup,” and generally give Jamaican music his full respect. We’d heard that the MC recently visited yaad to shoot a video and link with the Warlord at Bounty Sundays but it looks like he’s come back with more than that. In what is definitely the highest-profile (and perhaps most brief) cameo to emerge thus far in his career (we’re still waiting for his Snoop Lion feature), Popcaan gets a look on Pusha’s new G.O.O.D. single “Blocka,” produced by Chicago’s Young Chop and also featuring Travis Scott. Stream here:
Brownsville Rock: BRNGTN’s “Rise Of The Machine” Video
October 25, 2012
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Words by Sherman Escoffery__
BRNGTN’s “Rise The Machine” video is not set in the fictional Brownsville like Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest, where the cops take 10 minutes to respond to a shooting. In the real Brownsville, the constant and ambivalent presence of cops from the 73rd precinct, and the elevated tracks of the #3 train along Livonia Avenue, never lets you forget that this is the place with the highest crime rate in the New York City, and it still lives up to its hood motto “Shoot To kill Brownsville.”
