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Caribbean Roots: Malcolm X

Posted by Martei Korley May 19th marks the 85th birthday of Malcolm X or El-Haj Malik El-Shabazz. In years bygone that meant that all of the mom and pops stores on 125th Street in Harlem would close up sho... 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...
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The Prophet Rides Again

Words by Martei Korley Remembering that the birthday of Dennis "Emmanuel" Brown, The Black Crown Prince of Reggae, falls in same week as that of Bob Marley, O.D.(Feb 1st and 6th respectively); it is only... Read More...