Selector Just-Ice (and Pete Rock)

Words by Jesse Serwer Manhattan soundsystem/record shop Deadly Dragon Sound routinely bring names like Johnny Osbourne, Downbeat the Ruler, Wayne Smith and Ranking Joe out of the woodwork for their dance... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Caribbean Footballers

Words by Jesse Serwer Four years ago, the hype in this part of the world—Brooklyn—was all about Trinidad's Soca Warriors, then making their first ever World Cup run. T&T didn't qualify this year, n... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Rapper/Deejay Collabos

By Jesse Serwer With Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives set to drop on Tuesday, it only seems right at this moment to look back at all of the important reggae artist/rapper summits that have com... Read More...

Mama Used to Say

Words by Jesse Serwer For my money, British R&B singer Junior Giscombe's "Mama Used to Say" is one of the most crucial—and original—tributes to motherly wisdom, right up there with this and this. Not... Read More...
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Caribbean’s Best Dance Crew?

By Jesse Serwer Photo: Martei Korley Dance crews have played an undeniably massive role in dancehall music for a while now. No Tek Weh Yuh Self, no "Tek Weh Yuh Self," no Gully Creepa, ... Read More...

The Promised Land: From Aswad to Nas

Words by Jesse Serwer As STRONG supporters of the exchange between hip-hop and reggae, we've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives. Proper MC/deejay collabora... Read More...