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Video: Stacy Barthe Wants to “Keep It Like It Is”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Big week over here for tunes about being over it. First Tarrus Riley told his ex-flame he's "Not Missing You" with an exclusive LargeUp premiere of his song by that name, and now w... Read More...

Cross Blends: Kuduro in the Caribbean

Words by Jesse Serwer, via Ghetto Bassquake— From Vamanos' Ghetto Bassquake blog comes an interesting report on the growing popularity of Angolan kuduro music in the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora.... Read More...

Now Things: A Q+A with Watch the Throne Producer Sham “Sak Pase” Joseph

Words by Jesse Serwer— Haitian-American producer Shama (Sham) Joseph first landed on our radar with his production for Rihanna's "Man Down." The reggae-flavored hit (now officially a touchstone) brought ... Read More...

Sak Posse: Cormega + Kreyol Hip-Hop Come Together For Haiti

Words by Jesse Serwer— Back in May, after Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake had faded from most people's minds (and before its plight became a cause célèbre again), Queens rapper Cormega corralled a cr... Read More...

Haitian in Montréal: Stream Mr. OK’s “Wa Wont”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We'd been wondering recently what had become of Mr. OK. The Montréal-based Haitian MC's 2010 EP Ma Mwen had us thinking he could be the guy to bring kreyòl rap to the non-kreyòl sp... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Art Basel x Haitian Handbags

Words by Jesse Serwer It's Art Basel week here in Miami and, befitting an international art event in South Florida—home to one of the largest, if not the largest Haitian expat communities in the U.S—the ... Read More...

Continuous Wotlessness: Matt Goias Does Miami Carnival

Words and Photographs by Matt Goias— We never know what to call our friend Matt Goias. The guy does a little bit of everything. While we already know him as a branding expert, fashion consultant, produce... Read More...

New Jack Swing: Theophilus London x Fab Five Freddy x Sucker Free

Words by Jesse Serwer Fab Five Freddy and Theophilus London sat down with each other recently for an MTV Sucker Free web special. In what was the pair's first-ever meeting, they discussed—what else—the '... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Bonjay’s Top 10 Caribbean-Canadians

Words by Bonjay— This Friday, July 1, is Canada Day, the Canadian equivalent of July 4th. For the occasion, we tapped Ian "Pho" Swain and Alanna Stuart of Toronto-based post-dancehall outfit Bonjay (whos... Read More...

N’ap Boule: Sha Money XL to Release Kreyol Rap EP

Words by Jesse Serwer, via MTV Haitian-American hip-hop producer Sha Money XL discussed his ongoing involvement with relief efforts in Haiti with MTV this week, on the one-year anniversary of the tragic ... Read More...

Haitian V Makes A Doritos Commercial

Words by Jesse Serwer and J-RockaZ Central Brooklyn, and Flatbush in particular, is probably the only place in the world where at any given moment you can find people from every Caribbean island— Haitian... Read More...

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