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Heds and Dreds: Slick Rick The Yardie

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Janette Beckman— Slick Rick is easily one of the greatest rappers of Jamaican or Caribbean extraction. Unlike some of his yardie bredren, though, Rick didn't make many ove... Read More...

Viral Video Watch: Mega Banton Returns with “Badman Style”

Words by Jesse Serwer— We're used to Asia jocking Jamaican music trends and not the other way around but Psy's "Gangnam Style" is obviously a gamechanger. Syllable-wise, "Gangnam Style" lends itself prett... Read More...

Throwback Thursdays: Walshy Fire on Shinehead’s “Jamaican In New York”

Words by Walshy Fire— Black Chiney Sound MC/DJ and LargeUp contributor Walshy Fire has been holding down Miami since forever but the Kingston, Jamaica native knows his way around New York, too. Here, Wal... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The Year’s Best Dancehall Singles

Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Theory and Emily Shapiro There was no exact science to compiling this list—it's a mixture of the year's biggest dancehall tunes, and some of our personal favorites. By no one'... Read More...

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