TOPPA TOP 17: THE BEST DANCEHALL SINGLES OF 2017
The year's most essential bashment anthems, according to our expert panel.
Listen to LargeUp’s “Original Thief Ting” Playlist on Apple Music
You've heard the new thing, now hear the real ting.
Recommended Viewing: Stephen Marley, Bounty Killer + Mad Cobra’s “Ghetto Boy” Video
Ragga connects with Killer + Cobra for a visual saga.
You Rate It: Stephen Marley x Bounty Killer x Mad Cobra – “Ghetto Boy”
Ragga rocks out with two of dancehall's dons of all dons.
Run Tune: “Dub Pirates” Feat. Tarrus Riley, Ninjaman, Mad Cobra + Joe Lickshot
A ragtag tag team of swashbuckling dancehall buccaneers.
AUDIO: Major Lazer – “Night Riders (Ft. Travi$ Scott, 2 Chainz, Pusha T & Mad Cobra)”
Major Lazer drops a new track off their anticipated third album, Peace is the Mission, with some fire from Mad Cobra.
Toppa Top 10: Raggamuffin Gangster Rap
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Back when Shabba and Super Cat were killing the game in the early '90s, the influence of dancehall could be felt throughout hip-hop. While East Coast rappers with Caribbean backg... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: The Best ’90s Dancehall Videos (Selected By Jay Will)
Words by Jay Will—
Major Lazer's brand-new video for "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" is a tribute to the styles and fashions of '90s dancehall. (Watch it here) Taking inspiration from some of the era's m... Read More...
Straight Flexin: Stream A New Mad Cobra Tune, “We And Dem A War”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
It looks like Josef Bogdanovich's Downsound Records and producer Skatta Burrell plan on launching a full-on '90s dancehall revival. Fresh from rejuvenating Ninjaman's career with t... Read More...
Heds and Dreds: Annotated Tribe Called Quest for the Unseasoned Patois Interpeter
Words by Jesse Serwer
If you know your Jazz from your Rhime, you're probably aware of Phife Dawg's Caribbean roots. Sometimes thought to to be Jamaican due to his love for reggae and patois inflections, ... Read More...
Throwback Thursdays: Mad Cobra, “Flex”, “Cobrastyle” + More
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Will probably be starting a lot of Throwback Thursday posts off with this phrase, but...remember this joint!? I do. I was in college when it dropped and my West African room... Read More...
Marvel I-niverse
words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Our Excelsiors over at Seen have been slowly unveiling their spring line of tees and dropped this little gem just before the weekend, ft. veteran deejay Mad Cobra aka just p... Read More...