Dancehall, Mass: Boston Ragga Mix

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Library of Vinyl The archivists over at the Library of Vinyl just posted a thing they call the Mastermind Monstamix comprising Boston-area hiphop/reggae fusion released... 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...

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...

Visual Culture: Base Kingston

words by Eddie STATS Houghton To our knowledge, the new-brand Base Kingston--located at #11 Upper Park Manor Plaza, Kingston 8--is the only premium street-style menswear boutique in Kingston (possibly in... 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...