Playlist of the Week: Listen to “Brooklyn in the ’90s” on Apple Music
These classic tracks will bring you back to a time when Jamaican sounds were blending with hip-hop in New York's outer boroughs.
Throwback Thursdays: Salaam Remi on The Fugees’ “Blunted on Reality”
Words by Salaam Remi, as told to Jesse Serwer—
This month marks the 20th anniversary of The Fugees' debut album, Blunted on Reality. Not The Score, their massive, legendary, multi-platinum 1996 commercia... Read More...
Viral Video Watch: Mega Banton Returns with “Badman Style”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
We're used to Asia jocking Jamaican music trends and not the other way around but Psy's "Gangnam Style" is obviously a gamechanger. Syllable-wise, "Gangnam Style" lends itself prett... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Salaam Remi Breaks Down Ten of His Classic Records
Words by Salaam Remi, as told to Jesse Serwer:::Photo by Daison Osbourne—
During a recent afternoon with Salaam Remi at his Miami studio Instrument Zoo, we spoke with the unsung production genius about... 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...
Toppa Top 10: Teddy King & DJ Gravy’s Top ’90s Hip-Hop x Dancehall Remixes
Words by Teddy King and DJ Gravy
Recently, our own DJ Gravy and DJ Teddy King of Boundless NY partnered on Back in Time, a mixtape gathering some of the best hiphop remixes of '90s dancehall tunes. As yo... Read More...