Toppa Top 10: Sly Dunbar Selects 10 Sly + Robbie Classics
Sly ranks the Riddim Twins' most essential sessions.
Toppa Top 10: Sly + Robbie’s Most Deadly Riddims
Words by Midnight Raver
Of reggae’s living legends, few have remained more relevant than Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Tomorrow, the most influential and prolific rhythm section that reggae has ev... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Reggae’s Greatest Bassists
The third installment in our series celebrating Jamaica's greatest musicians spotlights the men behind the low end that's always front and center in reggae music.
AUDIO: No-Maddz Meet Sly & Robbie on “Romance”
Words by Deejay Theory —
The "World's Fastest Band" take a moment to slow things down with the legendary Taxi gang Sly & Robbie at the boards lacing their signature sweet chops on the track. A melodi... Read More...
Righteous Excursion: Jesse Royal Meets Sly, Robbie and Chinna
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Jesse Royal is one of the key figures bringing reggae into the future, but he's working closely with some of the music's past giants to get there. For "Little Did They Know," a tra... Read More...
LargeUp Premiere: Lee “Scratch” Perry — “Stand In Love”
Words by Jesse Serwer–
Anyone with more than a passing familiarity with dancehall knows the name XTerminator. The record label and production house of the late Philip "Fattis" Burrell played a pivotal role... Read More...
AUDIO: Shaggy x Beres Hammond x Sly & Robbie “Fight This Feeling”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
As you may have heard, Shaggy has been in the studio working on a collaborative, back-to-reggae-basics LP with none other than the Riddim Twins, Sly and Robbie. We already were qui... Read More...
Toppa Top 8: Eight Reggae Albums By Non-Reggae Stars
Words by Jesse Serwer and Raine Martin—
Snoop isn't the first major act from another music genre to suddenly wake up and decide they want to be a reggae artist. Country icons, iconoclastic Irish singer... Read More...
Top Cats: The New ‘Generation’ Roots Reggae of The Lions
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Stones Throw Records is best known for underground hip-hop staples like J Dilla's Donuts and MF DOOM and Madlib's Madvillainy,but recent years have seen the California label branch... Read More...
Toppa Top 50: Fifty Great Jamaicans
Words by LargeUp Crew—
Today marks 50 years since Jamaica was granted its independence from England, beginning its swift transition from a colony into a cultural capital. The level and pace of musical ... Read More...
Film Version: Remix Sly & Robbie & Be Featured in the New ‘One People’ Movie!
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
As we mentioned yesterday in our "Superthruster" Throwback, Sly & Robbie have some big works in the pipeline. Like, globally big. Once in a century big. To be specific, ... Read More...
Tropical Storm: Grace Jones’ “Hurricane” To Finally Strike US
Words by Jesse Serwer
No reason to reiterate how much Rihanna's and Lady Gaga's present-day aesthetics are indebted to Grace Jones--it's been duly noted. Those two ladies might even deserve some credit f... Read More...