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Infallible: Tanya Stephens FREE LP download

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Do remember: you heard it here first that Tanya Stephens was returning to the reggae arena with a new LP--and now you can download Infallible in it's entirety FREE! ... Read More...

Rihanna Licks A Shot Like Brap!

Posted by Dwane Rich & DJ Gravy Barbados born pop star, Rihanna, first debuted on Def Jam with her Dancehall meets Pop hit, "Pon De Replay" about 5 years ago. The song referenced several dancehall cr... Read More...

“As We Enter” – First Music Video off Distant Relatives featuring Damian Marley & Nas

Words by DJ Gravy So far, it's definitely "The Promised Land" (the remake of Bob Marley's favorite singer Dennis Brown's "The Promised Land") that's gotten the best feedback off the Distant Relatives alb... Read More...

Pon de Runway: At Caribbean Fashion Rocks

Words By Jesse Serwer As we recently noted, the Caribbean has an uncanny knack for producing dynamic supermodels. Sunday's "Caribbean Fashion Rocks" event brought out several of the region's current cro... Read More...

Lee “Scratch” Perry x Guinness x Aliens!

Words by DJ Gravy For those of you not so up on Pop culture, you can thank this eccentric genius for innovating (and playing a major role in the creation of) Dub music, (which directly lead to the birth ... Read More...

Mas Decent II: Diplo Does Havana

words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Mad Decent As slightly more than 1/2 of Major Lazer, Diplo is mostly known these days for being the non-Jamaicanest champion of Jamaican dancehall culture on MTV and al... Read More...

Island Afterlife: Grace Jones Speaks

words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via The Guardian Our UK brethren just posted this fascinating interview with fashion's fiercest warrior queen, Jamaica-born Grace Jones. Jonesy drops some gems on being rai... Read More...

The Promised Land: From Aswad to Nas

Words by Jesse Serwer As STRONG supporters of the exchange between hip-hop and reggae, we've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives. Proper MC/deejay collabora... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Fake Reggae Songs

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Not 'fake reggae' as in 'Matisyahu' or Eminem attempting patois but as in intentionally funny shit spoofing reggae music. Yes, for once, it is a joke thing: ... Read More...

Large Up Exclusive: Drake and Mavado!

words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos by Alliance Entertainment The weather in NY is hotting up and it feels like we might be entering a new golden era of rap/reggae collabos. Mere seconds after Nikki Mi... Read More...

Double Download: Nikki Minaj x Cam’Ron x Foxy Brown x Gyptian

words by Eddie STATS Houghton Right after new rap sensation Nikki Minaj jumped on the Gyptian's "Hol' Yuh"--fast shaping up to be the Brooklyn anthem for summer 2010--old rap sensation Cam'Ron jumped on ... Read More...

She’s the One: Rawlston and Tina Charles

Words by Jesse Serwer Father and daughter share a hug at last Thursday's draft Soca warriors know Rawlston Charles as the producer behind Charlie's Records, which released music by Lord Kitchener, the... Read More...