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Cockney & Yardie: The Heatwave’s Toppa Top 10 UK Dancehall Tunes Of 2012

Words by The Heatwave— It's been a minute since we've gotten a report from our UK correspondents The Heatwave. Gabriel, Benjamin D. and company been busy having their biggest year ever, making monster ... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays, Part Few: Murlo + The Heatwave

Words by Jesse Serwer— On this special bonus edition of Mixtape Mondays—check out the premiere of Major Lazer Presents Chronixx and Walshy Fire—Start A Fire, in today's first installment—we take a journe... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: The Heatwave x Lady Chann + Vybz Kartel, Randy Valentine x Straight Sound, Deejay Samrai

Words by DJ Theory— It's a European invasion this week at Mixtape Mondays: Four big mixes from Euro yard cued up and ready to help you push through another week, with hopefully a little something for eve... Read More...

Audio: Kush Arora x Mega Banton “Shake Sitten” (China White Remix)

Words by Deejay Theory San Francisco-based producer Kush Arora has been at the forefront of the electro-bashment (or, as he likes to call it, "dread bass") movement in the States for a minute now. With s... Read More...

Audio: Becoming Real feat. Lady Chann, “Work Me”

Words by Jesse Serwer, via the Fader One net result of Major Lazer's rise is that producers from other genres with little or no connection to dancehall seem to be a lot more comfortable experimenting wit... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, January 2012

Words by Gabriel Heatwave— When we kicked off this column last January, we predicted that the next 12 months would bring "ever-increasing interest in dancehall music and culture" and I'm pleased... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, July 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave Gappy Ranks is continuing to lead the way for UK dancehall reggae acts around the world. His world tour has been blazing up everywhere from San Francisco to Sydney and Miami to ... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, March 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave First up this month is the tragic news that Smiley Culture, UK dancehall icon and a key inspiration for this column, has died, aged 48. In fact, we're dedicating the whole of th... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, February 2011

Words by Gabriel Heatwave In the UK as elsewhere, the hottest topic in dancehall this month has been Vybz Kartel's complexion, even among people who don't normally follow the culture. It's a shame that i... Read More...

Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave 2010 UK Bashment Update

Words by Gabriel Heatwave with additional reporting by Dan Bean After Notting Hill Carnival post-game breakdown and a successful NYC jaunt, our UK lime experts from the Heatwave crew have graciously agreed... Read More...

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