Double Barrel: Reggae Samples and Hip Hop Classics with DJ Gravy + Corey Chase (Mixtape)
The history of hip-hop is deep with sounds borrowed from Jamaica.
Heds & Dreds: Six Rap Tracks Featuring Sizzla
Words by Jesse Serwer—
Mavado's appearance on Rick Ross' latest, Mastermind, is hardly surprising. Now based primarily in Florida, the Gully Gad is signed to Ross affiliate DJ Khaled's We The Best stable, ... Read More...
LargeUp Exclusive: Win Free Tix to JazzReggae Fest at UCLA
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 25th Annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 4 on our Toppa Top... Read More...
Okayafrica Launch with The Roots, Talib Kweli and more: Sunday, July 11th at The Prospect Park Bandshell
Words by DJ Gravy
We're pleased to announce the launch of Okayafrica, Okayplayer's new blog dedicated to all things African. To set it off, the launch event is goin' down as part of the Celebrate Brookl... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Reggae Samples In Rap Songs
Words by Jesse Serwer
Hip-hop's been borrowing from reggae since Jamaican-born Kool Herc updated the soundsystem throwdown for his new home in the Bronx. But the reggae references, both sonic and other... Read More...
Blood of Haiti Mixtape
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
When terrible shit jumps off in some other part of the world, the mind automatically goes to the people you know who are there or are somehow connected to it. For many of us... Read More...