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Nice & Lovely: New Rayvon f. Red Foxx Video ‘When I Get You Home’

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Legendary dancehall hookman Rayvon just this second dropped a video for the infectious "When I Get You Home," proving that his way with a melody is timeless. A duet with his... Read More...

Head Ova Heels: Jordans X Stilettos

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Generally speaking, the world of hiphop and street-style has been driven by the male perspective. But real heads know that every now and then you'll spot a honey dip rock... Read More...

To The World: CNN Discovers Dancehall

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Not long ago we put you up on the Vybz & Popcaan-inspired dance routine on Canada's answer to So You Think You Can Dance. Well come to find out, we weren't the only ones... Read More...

Irie FM: Gyptian Gets A Seat at NPR’s Tiny Desk

Words by Jesse Serwer In spite of the huge 2010 that Gyptian had across the Caribban disapora and at urban radio, mainstream media coverage of the phenomenon was quite thin. So it was a pleasant surpris... Read More...

Nice Shoes: Clarks helps UNICEF help Haiti

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford As we reflect on the one year anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, there is much to be said and much more work to be done. There are many government agenc... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave 2010 UK Bashment Update

Words by Gabriel Heatwave with additional reporting by Dan Bean After Notting Hill Carnival post-game breakdown and a successful NYC jaunt, our UK lime experts from the Heatwave crew have graciously agreed... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Dances of the Decade

Words by Jesse Serwer, as determined by Kendell "H1st0ry" Hinds The 2000s was the decade when the dancers took over dancehall, and dance steps became, arguably, just as important as the music. Hit after hi... Read More...

Vado x Mavado = “M.O.V.A.D.O.”

Words by Jesse Serwer Image jacked from The Fader "Vado!" "Huhhhhhhhh" "No, I mean Mavado." We can only imagine how confusing the session for "M.O.V.A.D.O.," Harlem rapper Vado's new collaboration wi... Read More...

Visual Culture: Animated “Bad Influence” From Mental Chung

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Jamaicans.com West Indian animator Reinardo "Mental" Chung of Mental Chung Creative Lab has been generating lots of attention in the past month or so with the release o... Read More...

Showa Scene: Wiley x Prodigal “It’s Wiley”

Words by Jillionaire HELLO UNIVERSE! Yeah, so (this one time) we've been a bit late on the draw but...big things have been brewing down in Jamaica recently and it has to be spoke about: Wiley voiced the ... Read More...

Fashion Forwards: The Style of Passa Passa

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Kingston Style It must be true that you never miss the water until your well runs dry because now that the legendary Wednesday night (Thursday morning, really) street d... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Diwali Rhythms!

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton and Rishi Bonneville That's right. We are hitting you with a one-two Indo-Caribbean combination of boomshots, in recognition of the fact that today millions (billions?) of p... Read More...

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