Jesse Serwer Archives - Page 56 of 59

Cool & Deadly: Supreme X Jamaica

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford A yo! The skater dudes turned top ranking downtown streetwear dons over at Supreme NYC always know how fi do it. Behold the Spring/Summer 2011 Jamaica Tank, fitted for go... 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...

Distant Past: Nas & Damian Marley’s New Video for ‘Patience’

Words by Jesse Serwer In an era when chatter about new albums typically dies out a week after their release date, Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives has had an impressively long shelf life. Nearly... Read More...

Family Business: The Week in Marley, Inc.

Words by Jesse Serwer Tomorrow, Sunday February 6 marks what would have been Bob Marley's 66th birthday, and, while the week leading up to this date is always busy with Bob-related news and events, the l... Read More...

Double Mint: The Secret Life of Prince’s Trini ‘Twinz’

Words by Jesse Serwer If you've caught any of Prince's recent shows at Madison Square Garden or elsewhere, chances are your eyes spent a great deal of time taking in the sight of his new dancers-slash-ba... Read More...

Awoah: Vybz Kartel and Eminem Throw a ‘White Trash Party’

Words by Jesse Serwer We've been telling anyone within earshot for months that a proper collaboration between Vybz Kartel and an A-list rapper needs to happen not now but RIGHT NOW. By any means. And the... 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...

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...

Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Dances of the Decade

Words by Jesse Serwer, as determined by Kendell "H1st0ry" Hinds The 2000s was the decade when the dancers took over dancehall, and dance steps became, arguably, just as important as the music. Hit after hi... 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...

Vado x Mavado = “M.O.V.A.D.O.”

Words by Jesse Serwer Image jacked from The Fader "Vado!" "Huhhhhhhhh" "No, I mean Mavado." We can only imagine how confusing the session for "M.O.V.A.D.O.," Harlem rapper Vado's new collaboration wi... Read More...

Mad Lion x Dr. Dre = ‘Kush (Refix)’

Words by Jesse Serwer Word has it that Mad Lion, the ruff, gruff, Boogie Down Productions-affiliated deejay behind such mid-'90s raggamuffin rap classics as "Take It Easy" and "Double Trouble," now oper... Read More...