Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
It seems these days that collabos between white american hipsters and Jamaican dancehall artists can no longer really be labeled ‘leftfield.’ They are quickly becoming a genre unto themselves and we may reach a point in the near future when they don’t even fit into into any particular niche, besides ‘sound of our generation.’
Case in point: the recent excursions of Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based electronica (is that still a thing?) producer Dre Skull into soundclash country. First there was the excellent Skull riddim, which lead off with a Sizzla version and featured Natalie Storm and Vybz Kartel tailoring well-known lyrics to the beat in a dub-plate style. The Kartel connection seems to have lead to a more lasting collaboration and not long afterward, an official video (watch below) for the haunting Skull-produced track “Yuh Love” appeared. That does not appear to be the end of the road, however, as DS just posted some pics and studio war stories from a real-life Wah Do Dem trip he took to JA last month to get back in the studio with Kartel, Storm and Konshens on his blog. Included is a videophone snippet of some the works in progress, one of which apparently is the sequal to “Yuh Love.” Hipsters get ready!
Africa's dancehall ambassador on the cultural connections between Ghana and Jamaica.
From Illinois to Kingston, Jamaica, comes a story of fierce determination.
Rhea 'Rheezus' Prendergrast is a young woman from Jamaica, living in New York City, working…
LargeUp is bringing Caribbean sounds to Long Island's North Fork Saturday, July 29.
Guyana's past meets its present at this Arawak outpost.
Machel, Agent Sasco, Voice and Travis World close out Carnival 2023 with an epic visual.
This website uses cookies.
