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Black Ark in Lego: Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Famed Studio Recreated

Words by Jesse Serwer— A while back we announced an open call for Lee "Scratch" Perry-inspired art, with a box set edition of Perry's classic Blackboard Jungle Dub from Get On Down Records as a prize. O... Read More...

Toppa Top 8: Eight Reggae Albums By Non-Reggae Stars

Words by Jesse Serwer and Raine Martin— Snoop isn't the first major act from another music genre to suddenly wake up and decide they want to be a reggae artist. Country icons, iconoclastic Irish singer... Read More...

THC Unplugged: J Boog Reimagines Marlon Asher’s “Ganja Farmer”

Words by Skyla Stover- A Samoan who was raised in Compton, the now Hawaii-based J Boog doesn't have the typical reggae star pedigree. Over the last few years, though, he's grown an increasingly large fol... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Beres Hammond’s “No Disturb Sign”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Beres Hammond hasn't made very many music videos during his storied, four-decade-plus career. He's just not that kind of artist. One of the first, and most memorable, videos he did... Read More...

Toppa Top 15: Edward Seaga Selects 15 Jamaican Music Classics

Words by Edward Seaga, Daddy Lion Chandell, Donald Clive Davidson and Roy Black— Whatever your views of Edward Seaga's politics, his contributions to Jamaica's dynamic music industry are indisputable. ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Reggae Guitarists

Words by Jesse Serwer, Martei Korley and Sherman Escoffery— In contrast to some other genres, reggae guitarists don't necessarily enjoy greater status or celebrity than their cohorts in the rhythm sect... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Hipsters Don’t Dance, Poirier, Smoke L.E.S

Words by DJ Theory— As Carnival time approaches in the UK we got some things to get you warm and whining, even if London is hemispheres away. Azonto heat from Ghana, JA dancehall, Trini soca, UK garage, ... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Ven Budhu Reps Guyana on Project Runway

Words by Emily Shapiro— Last year, our friend, the fabulous Anya Ayoung-Chee, repped hard for her country, Trinidad and Tobago, on Project Runway, even naming her final collection, “Tobago Love.” Not only ... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Queen Majesty, Richie Beretta, Doc Daneeka

Words by DJ Theory— This week, we have three selectors making their Mixtape Mondays debuts with three completely different offerings. Cool-and-deadly rare reggae records meet high-energy electro dancehal... Read More...

Audio: Raka Dun, “No Tan Listo”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Most everything that comes our way from the Los Rakas camp scorches but even by those standards, "No Tan Listo" from Raka Dun's upcoming solo EP, Afro Latino, is sizzling. Rhyming ... Read More...

Bob Deep: “Who Colt the Game”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Bob Marley has one of the most celebrated catalogs in modern music, yet there are still gems that aren't acknowledged as much as they should be. In celebration of what would have b... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Spragga Benz’s “Good Day”

Words by DJ Autograph Growing up in Jamaica, one of the things I always found particularly fascinating was the way that dancehall artists had to cater to their diverse fan base. A well-rounded deejay’s a... Read More...

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