Toppa Top 10: Ten Caribbean Producers Who Influenced Hip-Hop
The island-rooted beatmakers behind some of rap's greatest classics.
Seen: Heavy D Remembered in Photos
Words by Jesse Serwer—
A year ago today, the music business lost one of it's all-around good guys and unsung talents in the late Dwight Arrington Myers, a/k/a Heavy D. LargeUp remembered Heavy that day... Read More...
Toppa Top 9: Kardinal Offishall on the Greatest Jamaican MCs
Words by Kardinal Offishall, as told to Jesse Serwer—
With Jamaica 50 on the horizon and our Trini rappers Toppa Top 10 still stirring debate, we've been thinking about how best to large up Jamaica's gre... Read More...
Heds and Dreds, Pt. 2: Exclusive Interview with Smif-n-Wessun
Words and Interview by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Fubz
Yesterday, we launched our new "Heds and Dreds" column by breaking down Smif-n-Wessun's contributions to the cultural exchange between hip-hop and regg... Read More...