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Throwback Thursdays: Skadanks, “Everybody African”

Words by DJ Gravy— Back when New York was a dangerous and cutting edge city, before the homogenization, and when reggae and its byproduct, hip hop, were still getting aquainted, a group of bright kids wh... Read More...

Rub a Dubstep: Damian Marley and Skrillex “Make It Bun Dem”

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy— We were a bit surprised when we first came across Skrillex and Damian Marley's "Make It Bun Dem," in its original form under the name "Rudeboy Bass," earlier this year... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Super Cat Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Gravy, Sherman Escoffery and Micro Don— It's been 20 years since Super Cat's Don Dada album and street classics like "Ghetto Red Hot" made him most every hip-hop head's favori... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Classic Reggae Break-Up Tunes

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Gravy and Sherman Escoffery Valentine's Day is a time for love, but, for many of us, it's also a time for noting the absence of love. With this in mind, we're taking a different... Read More...

LargeUp TV: The Roots + Shaggy Inna Dancehall Style

Words by Jesse Serwer and DJ Gravy:::Video by Kevin Ornelas:::Photos by Anthony Andrada This year's Okayplayer Holiday Jam at Brooklyn Bowl was truly one for the ages: among other highlights, it marked t... Read More...

Roots & Culture: The Roots Go Dancehall With Shaggy, Patra + More

Words by DJ Gravy, Photos by Anthony Andrada and Kevin Ornelas I've been seeing The Roots for a long time. The first time was in '95 at The Knitting Factory. Since then they've become, well... The Roots.... Read More...

Creation Story: ‘The First Rasta’ Sails to America

By DJ Gravy French reggae historian Hélène Lee's documentary The First Rasta (or Le Premier Rasta) tells the story of Leonard Howell, the well-travelled Jamaican activist who founded the original Rasta s... Read More...

Wonderful World, Beautiful People: Jimmy Cliff Inaugurates Miss Lily’s Variety

Words by DJ Gravy, Photos by Kevin Ornelas New York always has a million things happening on any given night but when you get invited to see a real-life legend like singer/ actor/Jamaican icon Jimmy Clif... Read More...

Thanksgiving Throwback: DJ Gravy on Shabba Ranks’ “Trailer Load A Girls”

Words by DJ Gravy This tune—and trailer-filled video—put Shabba on a whole other level, it's one of my favorite records to spin and it's one of Shabba's biggest hooks that's easy to sing along to for yan... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: 5 Things Dee Jackson Is Rockin’

Words by DJ Gravy via Complex If you were out and about in NYC around Summer 07, you probably started seeing these two young fashionistas twins. They had a different look going on and what stood out wer... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Million Stylez x Safari Sound, Estelle x Don Cannon and D’Bandit

Words by DJ Gravy So while our resident Mixtape Mondays contributor DJ Theory is pretty much Amish til Northwest Massachusetts gets its power turned back, I told him I'd hold it down (and that a generato... Read More...

Winidad! Anya Ayoung-Chee Announced Winner of Project Runway

Words by DJ Gravy, photos by Kevin Ornelas We have a winner! Last night we gathered for a private screening party at the William Beaver House with Project Runway finalist and former Miss Trinidad, Anya A... Read More...