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Rum Wars: Beenie Man Meets Vybz Kartel Inna Liquor Shop

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The developments around Vybz Kartel's split with business partner Corey Todd--with whom he built a mini-empire comprising brands like Street Vybz rum and the Building nightc... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: DJ Autograph on Snow’s “Anything For You (All-Star Cast Remix)”

Words by DJ Autograph We know Brooklyn-based DJ Autograph for holding down the NYC version of Jamaica's Brand New Machine party alongside Max Glazer, Wyteboy Chris and the Deadly Dragon crew, but when we... Read More...

Double Selection: Sean Paul x Alexis Jordan + Rihanna x Wayne Marshall

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Not sure if dancehall is getting more island pop or all pop music is getting now mostly dancehall. Either way Sean Paul seems like he might be back in toppa pop 10 form with... Read More...

Lime Time: Jamaican TV Goes “In The Dance”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton— Next month the Jamaican network TVJ will premier their new show In The Dance--shot at Kingston's famous Quad nightclub--which adapts a Soul Train-like format to the ever-fl... Read More...

Throwback Thursday: Vybz Kartel x Wayne Marshall “New Millennium”/”Why You Doing It”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, photo by Peter Dean Rickards Given the recent fuss and flap-up around Vybz Kartel and his new LP Kingston Story (A sitch I take partial responsibility for) we thought it wo... Read More...

World Premiere: Bonjay featuring Natalie Storm, “Stumble (Passa Passa Remix)”

Words by Jesse Serwer Bonjay are a duo from Ontario—Toronto, by way of Ottawa—with a sound all their own and a name that means "Good God" in Granadian patois. Their 2010 EP Broughtupsy--also Caribbean sl... Read More...

World Premiere! Vybz Kartel x Dre Skull “Jamaica”

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton Vybz Kartel's new Dre Skull-produced LP Kingston Story drops tomorrow and LargeUp got the greenlight from Dre and his Mixpak records crew to premiere the first track from t... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Max Glazer, Donae’o, DJ Theory

Words by DJ Theory Another week has passed here on Earth, and so another edition of Mixtape Mondays has arrived, broadcasting live from Mars. Before liftoff, please be sure your seatbacks are in an uprig... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Raka Rich, Broken Silence, A-Team, Rampage Sound Global

Words by DJ Theory Welcome back to another edition of Mixtape Mondays, your weekly source for Caribbean-inspired mixtapes hunted and gathered from around the globe. Raka Rich, El Flow Californiano: Ra... Read More...

Earth Strong: Happy Birthday, Sugar Minott

Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford Toast! To the singjay with the most. Really and truly, many a reggae-phile are still getting over the loss of the cool ruler, Gregory Isaacs, and we're definitely not ove... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Chinese Assassin, Eccentrix Sound, Safari Sound, Pedrolito

Words by DJ Theory Brush the dust off those fresh new Clarks and get ready to touch di road with a brand new edition of Mixtape Mondays. Let's go... Chinese Assassin, (Diet) Yardy Cup: Florida's Chine... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: New Shimmy Shimmy Tees

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The dancehall blog/zine/t-shirt kings (& queens) over at Shimmy Shimmy unveiled their new line this week. That includes new color-ways of the crucial Shabba tees we prev... Read More...

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