Double Barrel: Reggae Samples and Hip Hop Classics with DJ Gravy + Corey Chase (Mixtape)
The history of hip-hop is deep with sounds borrowed from Jamaica.
Yes, Yes, Yes: An Exclusive Q+A with Dawn Penn
Words and Interview by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Alex Solmssen, Dawn Penn's dress by Gureje, Inc.
Dawn Penn's rocksteady single "You Don't Love Me"—or, as it's somewhat better known at this point, "No, No,... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Top 10 Caribbean Style Icons
Words by Jesse Serwer
Already proclaimed a "style icon" by Paper, Complex and, yes, even Okayplayer, Theophilus London has fashion brands tripping over themselves to work with him right now. Watching the... Read More...
Free Britannia: Reggae Britannia Documentary Goes Online
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
You may remember we mentioned this excellent new BBC documentary exploring the impact of Jamaican music on UK pop culture from the 1960s til now. Unless you were actually al... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Reggae Samples In Rap Songs
Words by Jesse Serwer
Hip-hop's been borrowing from reggae since Jamaican-born Kool Herc updated the soundsystem throwdown for his new home in the Bronx. But the reggae references, both sonic and other... Read More...