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...
LargeUp Premiere: Red Fox Feat. Screechy Dan, “We Run the Party”
Words by Jesse Serwer— We've heard a lot of talk lately about the 20th anniversary of classic hip-hop albums such as Wu Tang Clan's Enter the 36 Chambers and A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders, but danc... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Ten Essential Ninjaman Tunes
Words by Jesse Serwer, Sherman Escoffery and Spliffington—
Ninjaman is dancehall music's Edgar Allan Poe: dark, brilliant, curiously articulate... and possibly mad. Two weeks ago, the artist born Desmo... Read More...
Heds and Dreds: Bounty Killer’s Greatest Hip-Hoperas
Words by Jesse Serwer
Bounty Killer is dancehall's king of beef. It's fitting that the man who calls himself the Warlord (and who has recently revived his longstanding and somewhat career-defining feud w... Read More...
Toppa Top 10: Walla-be’s, Clark-offs and Other Clarks-inspired Footwear
Words by Jason "J-Rockaz" Orford and Eddie STATS Houghton
Red King Tubbys aka Wally Dons from Mr Hare
You may have noticed that we can't seem to stop talking about Clarks--real badman shoes reserved for ... Read More...