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Badda Don Dada: Ward 21 Channel Super Cat on “Mic Magician”

Words by DJ Autograph— I might be a Jamaican but my introduction to Ward 21’s “Mic Magician” is a fortunate and direct result of my current effort to learn Swedish. I was listening to Safari Sound’s show o... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Lt. Stitchie’s “The Prescription”

Words by DJ Autograph— Earlier this year, Major Lazer released Free The Universe featuring the dancehall inspired hit "Watch Out Fi Dis (Bumaye)" featuring Busy Signal. The single's release was accompani... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Dominick + Johnny Nice

Words by DJ Autograph— Most people think of Snow as the first Caucasian male dancehall artist. Little do they know that prior to Snow there was Johnny Nice and even before Johnny there was Dominick. D... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Foxy Brown and Baby Cham’s “Tables Will Turn”

Words by DJ Autograph— During the 90s Dave Kelly's Madhouse records and its sub labels dominated the dancehall scene with hit riddims such as Showtime, Bruckout and Stink. Cham, then going by Baby Cham, ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Top Dancehall Riddims of 2011

Words by DJ Autograph and Hanna Herbertson— For our last countdown looking back at the highlights of 2011, we had LargeUp contributor/Brooklyn selector DJ Autograph and choreographer (and now a DJ, too... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Spragga Benz’s “Good Day”

Words by DJ Autograph Growing up in Jamaica, one of the things I always found particularly fascinating was the way that dancehall artists had to cater to their diverse fan base. A well-rounded deejay’s a... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Colin Lucas’ “Dollar Wine”

Words by DJ Autograph The year was 1991. A pre-pubescent DJ Autograph, thinking it would be fun, convinced his mom to let him participate in Jamaica Junior Carnival. All my friends were doing it so, na... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Mel & Kim, “Respectable”

Words by DJ Autograph Recently, I was digging through my ‘80s video collection in preparation for a new video mix and came across a clip that I had never seen before. The video was for "Respectable" by B... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Carrot Jarrett x Sean Paul’s “Nice Time” (+ Video Mix)

Words by DJ Autograph After some stellar contributions recently, we now have DJ Autograph holding down a monthly slot here on Throwback Thursdays. To celebrate, we had him cook up a bonus dancehall video... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Grace Jones and Patra’s “Pull Up To The Bumper” + Video Mix

Words by DJ Autograph After Brooklyn's DJ Autograph broke down Snow's "Anything For You" video so eloquently a few weeks back, we brought him on as a regular, monthly contributor to Throwback Thursdays. ... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Snow’s “Anything For You (All-Star Cast Remix)”

Words by DJ Autograph We know Brooklyn-based DJ Autograph for holding down the NYC version of Jamaica's Brand New Machine party alongside Max Glazer, Wyteboy Chris and the Deadly Dragon crew, but when we... Read More...