Addis Calling: Reggae from Ethiopia

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton The good people at Addis Tunes--a great resource for EthioJazz and afrofunk of all stripes--just put out the word on a new album project aptly titled Ethiopia Calling from S... Read More...

Headphone Rockers

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton There must be an otherworldy vibe in the air this week or maybe it's just one of those inflection points when people feel the need for a break from the earthly grind of drug... 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...

The Promised Land: From Aswad to Nas

Words by Jesse Serwer As STRONG supporters of the exchange between hip-hop and reggae, we've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives. Proper MC/deejay collabora... Read More...

Visual Culture: Base Kingston

words by Eddie STATS Houghton To our knowledge, the new-brand Base Kingston--located at #11 Upper Park Manor Plaza, Kingston 8--is the only premium street-style menswear boutique in Kingston (possibly in... Read More...

Grammy Family?

Words by Jesse Serwer Burning Spear accepting the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2009 Pumped for the Grammy Awards tonight? I'm not. Year after year, Grammy voters continue to prove themselves ou... Read More...