Slick Rick + Idris Elba Share “Badman Generation”
Hip-hop’s master storyteller returns with a reggae/dancehall-flavored collaboration
Heds and Dreds: Slick Rick The Yardie
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Janette Beckman—
Slick Rick is easily one of the greatest rappers of Jamaican or Caribbean extraction. Unlike some of his yardie bredren, though, Rick didn't make many ove... Read More...
Toppa Top 9: Kardinal Offishall on the Greatest Jamaican MCs
Words by Kardinal Offishall, as told to Jesse Serwer—
With Jamaica 50 on the horizon and our Trini rappers Toppa Top 10 still stirring debate, we've been thinking about how best to large up Jamaica's gre... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Caribbean Hip-Hop Pioneers
Words by Jesse Serwer
If you're familiar with the story of how hip-hop came to be, you've surely come across the detail that the man responsible for starting the whole thing in motion, Clive "DJ Kool... Read More...
Now Things: Exclusive Interview with The Kid Daytona
Words and Interview by Jesse Serwer
The Kid Daytona is one of New York hiphop's best kept secrets. The dapper Antiguan MC from the Bronx balances style and substance in a fashion that reminds us of Slick... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Caribbean Artists Nicki Minaj Should Collaborate With
Words By Jesse Serwer
Not on the list
After much anticipation, female-rapper-of-the-moment Nicki Minaj dropped her debut LP Pink Friday last week to mixed reviews and brisk sales. We couldn't help but not... Read More...