Bam Bam!: 12 Times Hip-Hop Sampled, Remixed + Flipped Sister Nancy
Rap's 25-year love affair with a dancehall classic.
Heds & Dreds: Six Rap Tracks Featuring Sizzla
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Mavado's appearance on Rick Ross' latest, Mastermind, is hardly surprising. Now based primarily in Florida, the Gully Gad is signed to Ross affiliate DJ Khaled's We The Best stable, ... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Rap Songs That Shout Out Shabba
Words by Jesse Serwer and Raine Martin—
It seems that Shabba Ranks' name is buzzing in the hip-hop world once again. Kanye West called himself "the new Shabba" on his new, highly dancehall-influenced... Read More...
Impressions: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013
Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Photos by Kevin Ornelas—
Last night, four leading New York sounds—each repping different genres on separate stages—went head-to-head over three rounds at the 2013 edition of... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Dip Set x Dancehall
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Jim Jones' latest video features the Diposet-capo-turned-reality-TV-curiosity freestyling over reggae star Christopher Martin's "Cheater's Prayer." Unexpected? Sure. Surprising? ... 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...