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LargeUp Exclusive: Win Free Tix to JazzReggae Fest at UCLA

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 25th Annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 4 on our Toppa Top... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, April 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave It's been a bumper few weeks for UK dancehall. In last month's update, I mentioned that there are many reasons to be optimistic about the current state of the music over here. H... Read More...

Heartical: A Lovers Rock Valentine’s Day

Words by DJ Gravy In honor of the Hallmark holiday, we had to bring you a roundup of (relatively recent) lovers tunes today (and check out last year's V-Day post for some more bedroom heat). No long talk... 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...

Toppa Top 10: Pan-Caribbean Anthems of 2010

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photos via FADER This started out as a list of the biggest Caribbean jams of the year--like the top dancehall, soca, merengue, et cetera songs all thrown in a bag together.... Read More...

Stop That Train: Reggae Invades the Soul Train Awards

words by Eddie STATS Houghton The 2010 Soul Train Awards is taping tonight at the Cobb Energy center in Atlanta, Georgia (to be broadcast on BET on Nov. 28th) and as we mentioned recently the reggae cate... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Jillionaire, Walshy Fire & More

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton We get laced with so much good music around here that sometimes we forget to share. And then sometimes we have to tie a package of music into a bundle and post it just to ma... Read More...

Nah Let Go: Gyptian Takes a MOBO Award

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Thought you should know: our boy Gyptian just received his first international award since busting in a big way with "Hold Yuh," taking the ceremonial statuette of stacked ... Read More...

MJB meets Gyptian inna Jerry Wonda style

Words by Jesse Serwer Considering the grip that "Hold Yuh" has had on urban radio the last few months, it was only a matter of time before R&B artists and rappers began tapping Gyptian for cameos. Ac... Read More...

Post-Game: Notting Hill 2010 Wrap-up

Words by Gabriel Myddleton, photos courtesy of the Heatwave crew As we here in New York get suited up for North America's largest and maddest carnival this weekend, checking in with UK friends who just w... Read More...

Los Rakas “Abrazame” Official Video

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The stereotype about latin dancehall (and I have probably been as guilty as anybody in perpetuating it) is that it all sounds the same--that Puerto Rico basically co-opted t... Read More...

Gyptian, Usain Bolt and Queen Elizabeth II

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton No, they did not record a singjay combination (which would be headlined Gyptian x Usain x The Queen--or maybe the Good the Fast and the Queen?) they all just happen to figur... Read More...

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