New Music: Raekwon Links Kabaka Pyramid, Winta James + Walshy Fire
Wu-Tang meets Major Lazer and the reggae revival on a heavyweight collab.
Impressions: Okayplayer x LargeUp Holiday Jam with the Roots
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Justin Pallack—
For the third consecutive year, LargeUp brought the bashment to what has become a Brooklyn holiday tradition: The Okayplayer Holiday Jam with the Root... Read More...
Wu Tang Clash: Raekwon, Melanie Fiona + Assassin’s “Soundboy Kill It”
Words by Michellee Nelson—
The Wu-Tang family has had a soft spot for Jamaican culture for as long as we can remember. Remember when Method Man quoted Ninjaman on "Bring the Pain?" And of course there's th... Read More...
Impressions: Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2013
Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Photos by Kevin Ornelas—
Last night, four leading New York sounds—each repping different genres on separate stages—went head-to-head over three rounds at the 2013 edition of... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Million Stylez x Safari Sound, Estelle x Don Cannon and D’Bandit
Words by DJ Gravy
So while our resident Mixtape Mondays contributor DJ Theory is pretty much Amish til Northwest Massachusetts gets its power turned back, I told him I'd hold it down (and that a generato... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Rapper/Deejay Collabos
By Jesse Serwer
With Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives set to drop on Tuesday, it only seems right at this moment to look back at all of the important reggae artist/rapper summits that have com... Read More...