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  • HEAR THIS: Mad Coba & Yami Bolo “War Mongers”

    DJ Tells Gunmen “Too Much War… Cool Star” In Timely 1995 Selection

    Mad Cobra was 18 years old when he made his name on the dancehall scene with 1990 hits on the Penthouse label like “Yush” and “Gundelero.” By 1992 he had reached the top of Billboard’s rap chart with the international hit “Flex,” and since then The Big Snake has maintained his standing as one of the top year-to-year artists in dancehall. So it was a huge shock to learn last week that he had been shot in the chest near his home in Braeton, Portmore. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Damian Marley & Nas Live in NYC

    Performing Tracks From Distant Relatives Live For The First Time

    Last night’s show at the Highline Ballroom was sold out for weeks in advance, and when the time came for the Distant Relatives to come together, the energy was at a peak. Even the New York Times was paying attention to this long anticipated collaboration between Damian Jr. Gong Marley and Nasty Nas. And although most of the songs on the set list had never been performed in public before, they proved had no trouble moving the crowd. Both artists had their own solo sets—Damian performed his father’s classic “No More Trouble” on a night when all of Jamaica was thinking the same thing, and Nas ran through a medley of hits including “Made U Look,” and a motherland remix of “One Mic” accompanied only by hand drums. His biggest forward of the night came during the “alimony” lyrics at the end of “Strong Will Continue” which segued perfectly into “Hate Me Now.” But at the end of the night, it was all about love…

    “The Promised Land” and “Welcome To Jamrock”

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  • Young Money Pon The Gullyside

    Drizzy Drake To Feature Mavado In His Next Video, “Find My Love”

    VIBE.com reported today that Drake will feature Mavado in his next video, entitled “Find My Love.” (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Tony Matterhorn & Gappy Ranx “Jus Tell Them”

    “Hypocrite And Bad Mind Coulda Never Be A Friend Of Mine”

    @tonymatterhorn just linked with Gappy Ranks the bad bad UK DJ to squeeze off something new for all “haters, badmind and fuckers who love 2 talk shit.” (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Gyptian & Nicki Minaj “Hold Yuh” REMIX

    Barbi Gives Gyppy The Tightest Hold He Ever Get Inna His Life

    Latest artist to jump on Ricky Blaze’s big bad riddim is Miss Young Money Minaj who rides the riddim alongside Gyptian on the Billboard tune “Hold Yuh.” (more…)

  • HEART THIS: Mos Dub “Johnny Too Beef”

    Mos Def Mashing It Up With The Slickers Inna Harder They Come Style

    “Beef don’t come with a radio edit,” Mos Def observes in one of his hardest tunes ever. (more…)

  • Unforgettable: Reasoning With Sanchez, Part 2

    From The Church To The Dancehall, Sanchez D Hits All The Right Notes

    The Conclusion of Our Xclusive Interview… Continued From Part 1

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  • Gyptian Holding His Own

    By Dasun Allah


    The sparse, infectious piano chords of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” are now internationally known from coast to coast and currently dwelling in the top third of the Hip Hop/R&B charts. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Half Pint “Political Fiction”

    Foundation Selection From The Original Raggamuffin Soldier

    Due to the vibes of the time and the situation out a road, we had to draw for sounds of reality from the man called Half Pint. Sweet music put a stop to the war and crime every time. As the man said “We’re living so near and yet so far…” So catch this 1984 selection on the Sun Set label. Let it go…

  • WATCH THIS: AiRis “Without You”

    Can This Nigerian-Egyptian Charmer Become The African Ashanti?

    Born in Cairo, Egypt to a Nigerian Father and an Egyptian mother, Asmaa Idrisu spent her young adult years shuttling between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and Egypt. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Rihanna “Rude Boy”

    Tonight She Gon’ Let You Be The Rider—Giddyup Giddyup Giddyup

    Well it sure looks like Rihanna has been studying that M.I.A. “Galang” video. And then she flips it into a Keith Haring moment. Gwan RiRi. That one ya sell offfff…..

  • Unforgettable: Reasoning With Sanchez, Part 1

    From The Church To The Dancehall, Sanchez D Hits All The Right Notes.

    Sanchez is one of those year-to-year singers who’s too often forgotten. So consistently stellar are his crystalline vocals, so unwavering is his standard of excellence, that we sometimes take him for granted. In such cases the best thing to do is walk away for a few years and make them miss you. After all, the man has been singing his heart out since the late ’80s, investing improbable pop songs with so much drama and passion that you forget all about the originals. Then he drops an album like the all-original 1995 masterpiece Praise Him, and the reggae world goes into a frenzy. But apart from being sampled all over the “Dipset Anthem,” mainstream success has eluded this supremely gifted vocalist. Not that he’s hurting in the least. 

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