Tagged: caribbean
Stream Douster’s Inna Style N Fashion EP
Douster, the French producer who’s previously become enamored by club cumbia and medieval trumpets, will release his first dancehall EP, Inna Style N Fashion, on May 14th via Dre Skull’s Mixpak records. Hear the entire … read more »
Download Major Lazer’s Lazer Strikes Back Vol. 2 EP
As a lead up to Major Lazer‘s upcoming sophomore LP Free The Universe (out April 15th) Diplo and co. enlist, among others, of-the-moment producers like Blood Diamonds and Flosstradamus (who’ve been experimenting with lots of … read more »
Matt Shadetek f. Kid Kurupt, 77klash and Chan Dizzy, “I Like To Move” MP3
The original version of this song is by Reel 2 Real, a group that you could describe as proto-LMFAO if you felt like it, but you could also not do that at all and continue … read more »
Video: Popcaan, “So We Do It”
Popcaan, the Vybz Kartel protege and Pusha-T collaborator who we profiled last year, has his best video yet in “So We Do It,” a clear-skied motorbike showcase, that’s one part M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls” stunts and … read more »
GEN F: Tommy Lee
The start of August was a time of great cheer in Jamaica this year, as events commemorating 50 years of independence blended with spontaneous celebrations of its sprinters’ Olympic dominance. But the song that proved … read more »
Stream: Snoop Lion, “La La La” (Prod. by Major Lazer)
Snoop Dogg will release a reggae LP, Reincarnated, under the name Snoop Lion. For the lead single “La La La,” he’s linked up with Diplo and Ariel Rechtshaid—the team behind Usher’s “Climax” and Justin Bieber’s … read more »
Ricky Blaze, “Jump On 4″ MP3
Next week Ricky Blaze—best known as the producer of techno-pop reggae hits like Santigold’s “Disparate Youth,” Major Lazer’s “Keep it Going Louder” and Gyptian’s “Hold Yup”—will release a new, electro-leaning EP, Crash the Party, via … read more »
GEN F: Popcaan
The last several years have not been kind to dancehall. Record sales have dwindled to negligible levels, while the crossover singles that used to infiltrate hip-hop radio every spring have stopped materializing. The genre’s remaining … read more »
Stream: Gyptian, “Overtime”
The best-possible song for a muggy Friday afternoon, “Overtime” is Gyptian‘s gloriously oil-slicked ode to working women, voiced over producer Justus’ slow-bouncing Overtime riddim. The track comes from VP’s 2012 Reggae Gold compilation. This year’s … read more »
Vybz Kartel, “Money” MP3
VICE Records has announced they’ll partner with Brooklyn label Mixpak to re-release Vybz Kartel’s summer 2011 album, Kingston Story, produced entirely by Mixpak owner Dre Skull. The deluxe edition, up for preorder now, will be … read more »
