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LargeUp Interview: On the Loose with Red Fox

Words by Jesse Serwer, photos by Ashley Sebok— You can't talk about dancehall in New York City without the name Red Fox. The rough-voiced deejay's combination tunes with Screechy Dan ("Pose Off") and N... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Best Dancehall Riddims of 2012

Words by DJ Shirkhan— Nothing is more integral to dancehall than the riddim. A single riddim can be the basis for as many as a half-dozen hits and 20 or 30 tunes. If it's truly great, it will be re-bui... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Safari Sound, Kalibandulu, Can You Felix x Hipsters Don’t Dance

Words by DJ Theory— Posted entirely in Europe this round, we have three different angles combining energy from Sweden, Italy and The UK. Instrumental dancehall productions, brand new hits, and a full-str... Read More...

Bruk Out TV: Watch Cham’s “Stripper Pose” Video

Words by Sherman Escoffery__ It seems as if Christmas came early this year for Dancehall fans, as Cham and Madhouse Records treats us to a hat-trick, in the form of a third song on the Lawless rhythm. Af... Read More...

Garrison Cinema: Watch Cham’s “Lawless” Video

Words by Jesse Serwer— Cham's "Lawless" (produced by JA Productions for Madhouse Records) is easily one of the best dancehall tunes of the season, a badman anthem with shouts to just about every garrison... Read More...

Clash in Overtime: Stream Cham’s “Lawless” + “Portmore Anthem”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Last month, Cham voiced JA Productions' (very Dave Kelly-esque) Overtime riddim and pretty much knocked it out of the park, shouting out Jamaica's most lawless quarters, from Tivol... Read More...

Terror Fabulous Speaks: A Rare Interview with the Elusive ’90s Dancehall Star

Words by Sherman Escoffery Photos by Martei Korley In 1992, dancehall fans went crazy for what many thought was a second track by Buju Banton on the Bogle rhythm. The aggressive delivery, the cadence an... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Penthouse Records, Teflon, DJ Arems + More

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton If you are Trini, Dominican, Haitian, Colombian or just like to get mad you are probably suffering from an extended Carnival hangover this Monday, which means you might need... Read More...

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