Tagged: Beenie Man
Ghetto Palms 109: Aidonia / TOK / Jim Screechie Riddim
I believe from now on this column will just be a laundry-list of news items from Ghettopalmsland, capped off with a scam email. Anything related to Third World music, soundsystem culture, urbanism and global development … read more »
Lady Chann & South Rakkas, Dun Dem Season Mixtape Vol. 1
British dancehall deejay Lady Chann is a beast, her flow incisive and cutting—she’s one of our favorite talents on any funky bashment tracks right now, and this tape’s collaborations are representative of her homegrown UK … read more »
Video: Beenie Man, “Under Curfew”
Beenie Man did “Under Curfew” over the insane Rooftop riddim, which dropped a couple of months ago and has been soundtracking our fantasies of Jamaican vacation ever since. Honestly Mavado’s “House Top” is the clear … read more »
Ghetto Palms 78: Creator Riddim / New Spragga Benz / Polyriddimatical Madness
Last Ghetto Palms I shouted at the devil of prefab dancehall, and this week the universe did shout me back in the form of veteran sessions player and producer Colin “Bulby” York, who released the … read more »
Ghetto Palms 75: Flare Riddim / Giants / Ze Bula remix / Baobab
A certain operatic feel connects these two new jump up riddims from ZJ Sparks and Ding Dong’s Ravers Clavers crew, respectively. To be specific, Giants is scored to the opening shots of a suspense thriller, … read more »
Ghetto Palms 63: Nas & Damian Marley / Weapon Riddim / Ethiopia Soul
In a perfect world every Ghetto Palms should connect at least three disparate dots on the map, and today’s multi-colored thumbtacks are puncturing the dread capitals of New York, Kingston and Addis Ababa.
Freeload: Beenie Man, “Streets Is Gettin Hot”
Controversy! Or maybe not! Cookin’ Soul is sending this around as a new Beenie Man track, but from what we can tell, they didn’t alter Massive B‘s Truth and Rights riddim very much at all. … read more »
Freeload: Beenie Man, “Gimme Gimme Gimme” + Two More
As far as we can remember, subtlety was never one of Beenie Man’s strong suits. Making high energy dancehall jams about his superhuman libido, however, is exactly what we’ve come to know and love about … read more »
Video: Beenie Man, “Wine Gal”
Our regular column on dancehall Ghetto Palms is on hiatus (ED: Stats came through with a column!) this week because its writer Eddie ‘Stats’ Houghton is off hiatus writing a story in Jamaica for us. … read more »
Ghetto Palms: Quarter to Twelve / Tear Up Jeans / ‘90s Throwback
Every week resident FADER selector Eddie STATS runs through dancehall riddims and other artifacts from the ghetto archipelago. Yeah I know y’all are just wrapping your heads around bringing ’88 back what with the Retro … read more »
