Toppa Top 10 Archives - Page 17 of 20

Know When to Run Tune: Busy Signal, “The Gambler” (+ Top 10 Summer Jams)

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Andrew Dosunmu Last summer we got our dude Busy Signal on the phone and asked him to name his Top 10 (non-reggae) Summer Jams. #4 on that list (right between Luthe... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Baseball Players

Words by Jesse Serwer The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is set for tonight in Phoenix and--no shocker to anyone--the Dominican Republic is well-represented on both the American and National League ... 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...

Toppa Top 8: Don Corleon Selects His Favorite Dub Records + Exclusive Interview

Words by Jesse Serwer Donovan "Don Corleon" Bennett's Dub in HD, out today on iTunes, Amazon and other online music retailers, is the first dub album by a major Jamaican producer that we've heard of ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Reggae/Dancehall Songs About New York

Words by Jesse Serwer, Selections by Jesse Serwer and Martei Korley It's "Caribbean Week" in New York City right now and, with the weather hotting up, the days growing longer, and the clothes on women gr... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Eddie STATS Top 10 Picnic Jams

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Yes, Memorial Day weekend is over--and if you were here experiencing the sparkling hot weather here in NY, it was probably spent in the first of many picnics, park jams, coo... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Biggie’s 10 Best Jamaican References

A little Biggie 101, so those that don't know... now you know.

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Summertime Reggae Festivals

Words by DJ Gravy and Jesse Serwer Summertime only means one thing for many music fans: mammoth outdoor festivals. These events are particularly important in the world of reggae, considering the associat... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Barrington Levy’s Biggest Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer and Eddie STATS Houghton— Trouble-double, doooeeeeuuble...sweeng. Shuddally wop, shuddally whoop, whoah-oh-oh...Oooweoo, oooweoo, oowoeeoo-ooweoo, shuddally waddly diddly diddly, ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Beres Hammond Classics

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley and Jesse Serwer, Photo by Martei Korley. Beres at New York Reggae Festival, Coney Island '94 Trying to win a Caribbean woman's heart? You'll probably want ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Caribbean Culture Documentaries

Words by DJ Gravy, Eddie STATS Houghton, Martei Korley, Jason "J-RockaZ" Orford and Jesse Serwer It seems like we're hearing about another new documentary film training its lens on Caribbean culture ever... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Gunslinger-Inspired Deejays

Words by Jesse Serwer The Wild West has been a major influence on reggae music since its beginnings in the late '60s, when Spaghetti Westerns like The Good, The Bad and the Ugly were all the rage in Ja... Read More...