Toppa Top 10: Ten ‘Mama’ Tunes For Mother’s Day
Classic tributes to a Mother's love, from Sizzla, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and more.
Mixtape Mondays: Dre Skull, Cherine Anderson, Richie Blood
Words by DJ Theory
Monday comes around every week and just as sure as the sun will shine, we're back with some new mixes to nice up your week from the depths of Brooklyn, Jamaica and London. Brighten up.... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Jamaican Country Tunes
Words by Jesse Serwer
Today sees the release of Reggae Gone Country, VP Records' compilation featuring Busy Signal, Beres Hammond, Freddie McGregor and other Jamaican artists covering country and western... Read More...
RamJam FM: David Rodigan Joins BBC Radio 2
Words by Jesse Serwer
We don't have national terrestrial radio stations here in the US but if we did, we imagine getting a new reggae show onto the biggest one that there is would feel like a very b... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top Reggae/Dancehall Songs About New York
Words by Jesse Serwer, Selections by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley
It's "Caribbean Week" in New York City right now and, with the weather hotting up, the days growing longer, and the clothes on women gr... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Mr. Vegas, Chan Dizzy & Electric Punanny
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Tone
Good morning, um, afternoon. This would have been posted earlier but I have one of them love hangovers this Monday. If you feel the way I feel, people, you ne... Read More...
Bruk Wild: New Wildlife Buckup EP and Video
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Swiss producer of hipster-friendly beats Samuel Riot aka Wildlife is dropping a powerful new EP of all dancehall-ish tracks and blogs are definitely talking. Seen just poste... Read More...
Selector Just-Ice (and Pete Rock)
Words by Jesse Serwer
Manhattan soundsystem/record shop Deadly Dragon Sound routinely bring names like Johnny Osbourne, Downbeat the Ruler, Wayne Smith and Ranking Joe out of the woodwork for their dance... Read More...
Mama Used to Say
Words by Jesse Serwer
For my money, British R&B singer Junior Giscombe's "Mama Used to Say" is one of the most crucial—and original—tributes to motherly wisdom, right up there with this and this. Not... Read More...
Old Time DJ: Witty’s Gets New Life
words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Classic New York-based dancehall imprint Witty's is getting a new lease on life from online label Gold Shop Reggae. Overseen by industry veteran (VP, Greensleeves, Music Amb... Read More...