Toppa Top ’15: Fifteen Ways The Caribbean Impacted Pop Culture In 2015
From books to the pop charts, here's all of the ways island culture touched the world this year.
Titans Clash: Bounty Killer + Beenie Man Meet Rihanna on Don Corleon’s “BBHMM” Remix
Rihanna's trap anthem gets a dancehall refix featuring two of Jamaica's lyrical giants.
Riddim & Bashment: 5 Times R City Brought the Caribbean To Pop + R&B
Rihanna to Ciara, brothers Theron and Timothy Thomas
Here’s The Songs That Had Rihanna Wukking Up At Crop Over
Stiffy's bashment soca anthems "Balance Pun It" and "Squat" were the breakout tunes in Barbados.
Selector’s Choice: DJ Arems (Faction Sound Crew)
Vancouver's top shotta selects new tunes from Vybz Kartel x Konshens, Rihanna x Diplo and Gully Bop x Stylo G.
R.I.P: Noel “King Sporty” Williams, 1943-2014
The late Miami music legend was the link between Bob Marley, KC and the Sunshine Band and Rihanna
For Di Man Dem: Watch Nyla’s New Video “Stand Up”
Words by Emily Shapiro, Photo by Gary James—
In April, we had the pleasure of chatting with Nyla Thorbourne, one half of the Miami-based dancehall/pop sister duo, Brick & Lace. After changing the spe... Read More...
Fashion Fridays: Rihanna Lets Her Caribbean Colors Fly at Crop Over
Words by Mikaila Brown—
This week Rihanna made headlines while attending Crop Over, Barbados's annual carnival festivities. At first the media attributed her silver, glitter leotard and on-all-fours wuk ... Read More...
Mixtape Mondays: Soldia Sound, Jubilee, Riddim Wise, Federation Sound
Words by Deejay Theory —
We've got a solid roundup of vibes this week at Mixtape Mondays: Classic dancehall for the cookout, bad-gal Brooklyn bass, roots and culture and murderous dubplates cruise us int... Read More...
Manicures + An Interview with Designer Samantha (Sammy B) Black
Words by Emily Shapiro
Photos by Kevin Ornelas
There’s no doubt, when watching an episode of Project Runway’s season 11, that Samantha Black is the one to know. Along with her fresh design aesthetic and uni... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Artists You Might Not Know Are Guyanese
These acts are repping the #GT massive, from the U.K. to Canada and Barbados.
Roots, Rockstars, Reggae: Bob Marley Tribute at the Grammys
Words by Emily Shapiro
Last week, Beyonce repped hard for Caribbean music when she hit the stage at the Super Bowl so we were hyped to hear that the Grammys would be following suit with a tribute to the ... Read More...