http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/sean-paul-f-kelly-rowland-how-deep-is-your-love-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/sean-paul-f-kelly-rowland-how-deep-is-your-love-mp3/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:21:33 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=171577 Sean Paul and Kelly Rowland sing about ocean-wide devotion on “How Deep is Your Love?” It’s more easygoing than some of Paul’s dancefloor sweat-it-out singles, and Rowland flips her usual script by singing with a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/sean-paul-f-kelly-rowland-how-deep-is-your-love-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/cris-cab-f-mavado-rihannas-gun-prod-by-wyclef-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/cris-cab-f-mavado-rihannas-gun-prod-by-wyclef-mp3/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:23:48 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=171156 18-year-old Cris Cab teams with Mavado on “Rihanna’s Gun,” Cab’s honey-sweet voice tangling with Mavado’s coarse croon. Wyclef, who produced the track’s quick-firing, wobbled beat, sings along, counting off the chorus. Cab, who’s also worked … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/cris-cab-f-mavado-rihannas-gun-prod-by-wyclef-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/stream-sun-araw-m-geddes-gengras-and-the-congos-happy-song/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/stream-sun-araw-m-geddes-gengras-and-the-congos-happy-song/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:43:30 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=168011 The newest and probably all-time most anticipated installment of RVNG Intl.’s 12-inch series, FRKWYS, sees Sun Araw, known to his California grade school teacher as Cameron Stallones, and his LA-to-JA collaborator in Duppy Gun Productions, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/stream-sun-araw-m-geddes-gengras-and-the-congos-happy-song/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/interview-sean-paul/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/interview-sean-paul/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:45:41 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=166567 Longtime dancehall star Sean Paul returned this year following an ACL injury and two-year hiatus from major recording projects. He stopped by the FADER FORT by FIAT to discuss his time off, home “cupboard” studio … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/interview-sean-paul/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/did-vybz-kartel-escape-from-prison/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/did-vybz-kartel-escape-from-prison/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:31:06 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=158547 It’s been reported that Adidja Palmer bka dancehall hero Vybz Kartel started a riot at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre early this morning in Jamaica. Kartel allegedly held an officer at gunpoint and eventually escaped, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/did-vybz-kartel-escape-from-prison/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-dayone-multiply/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-dayone-multiply/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:45:16 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=158098 As a sidestep to Sun Araw‘s trip to Jamaica to record with the Congos (a whole other story…), he and recording partner Ged Gengras met a number of other musicians, who they produced songs for. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-dayone-multiply/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/stream-vp-records-strictly-the-best-volumes-44-and-45/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/stream-vp-records-strictly-the-best-volumes-44-and-45/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:00:05 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=157172 Strictly The Best is the longest running (officially sanctioned) reggae compilation series ever, gathering the most-massive Jamaican hits at the end of every year since 1990. Stream all 31 tracks from Strictly The Best‘s 2011 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/22/stream-vp-records-strictly-the-best-volumes-44-and-45/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/beenie-man-bruk-out-bruk-out-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/beenie-man-bruk-out-bruk-out-mp3/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:59:18 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=153015 Beenie Man latest track sounds like it could have been made in the early 2000s, before reggae and dancehall were so heavily influenced by the thumping synths and warp speed of techno music. This is … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/beenie-man-bruk-out-bruk-out-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/25/vybz-kartel-charged-with-second-murder/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/25/vybz-kartel-charged-with-second-murder/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:32:59 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=148879 Last night, following a two hour interrogation, dancehall singer Vybz Kartel was slapped with a second murder charge, related to the death of Clive “Lizard” Williams. Williams was killed August 16th in Havendale, about 20 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/25/vybz-kartel-charged-with-second-murder/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/diplowatch-2011-14-new-major-lazer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/diplowatch-2011-14-new-major-lazer/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:06:24 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=145265 In an interview with GQ’s Sean Fennessy, published on their website earlier this month, Diplo said, “I feel like I’m a snowball.” He’s working with Radiohead, Beyonce, No Doubt and Shakira, going to anger management … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/diplowatch-2011-14-new-major-lazer/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/04/vybz-kartel-charged-with-murder/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/04/vybz-kartel-charged-with-murder/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:56:09 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=143234 Last night, investigators from Jamaica’s Major Investigation Task Force charged dancehall star (and our cover artist this summer) Vybz Kartel with murder, illegal gun possession and conspiracy to murder. The police claim that Kartel conspired … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/04/vybz-kartel-charged-with-murder/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/interview-shaggy-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/interview-shaggy-2/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:00:29 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=130564 In 1996 I heard “Boombastic” for the first time on Beavis and Butthead. Beavis and Butthead were talking about scoring and ripping on Shaggy’s accent and I was like, Man shut up dudes I can’t … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/interview-shaggy-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/18/vybz-kartel-is-getting-his-own-tv-dating-show/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/18/vybz-kartel-is-getting-his-own-tv-dating-show/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:47 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=126376 Ladies who’d like to date talented and enormously popular dancehall singer Vybz Kartel can now apply to appear on Teacha’s Pet, his new reality TV dating show. Ten women from Jamaica and ten more from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/18/vybz-kartel-is-getting-his-own-tv-dating-show/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/03/this-week-in-the-fader-july-3-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/03/this-week-in-the-fader-july-3-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:48:08 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=123739 ** Lil B’s new album I’m Gay dropped on iTunes, unexpectedly like bird shit. We like it a lot, and charted the Art Historical influences on its cover. ** Two Death Row era 2Pac cuts, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/03/this-week-in-the-fader-july-3-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/stream-major-lazer-german-elephant-killer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/stream-major-lazer-german-elephant-killer/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:47:44 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=123248 In an almost inexcusable act of social networking sychophancy, Major Lazer made us “like” their song before we even listened to it. How else could we tell you, the discerning public, to go check it … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/stream-major-lazer-german-elephant-killer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/vybz-kartel-beyond-the-pale/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/vybz-kartel-beyond-the-pale/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=122595 Vybz Kartel is dancehall’s biggest star and most beloved folk hero. He’s also its newest face. Bleaching, in Jamaica, can mean one of two things. 1. Applying prescription-only steroid cream for extremely off-label use, leaching … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/vybz-kartel-beyond-the-pale/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/gang-gang-dance-mindkilla-lee-scratch-perry-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/gang-gang-dance-mindkilla-lee-scratch-perry-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:27 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=121630 Legendary vibes manager Lee Scratch Perry re-imagined Gang Gang Dance’s psych-cardio track “MindKilla” as an 8-minute mutant dub about rats eating cops. His engineers in Negril, Jamaica loved, “the great voice of Lizzi.” This is, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/gang-gang-dance-mindkilla-lee-scratch-perry-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/stream-vybz-kartel-mi-remember/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/stream-vybz-kartel-mi-remember/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:15:24 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=120901 This weekend in The New York Times, writer Rob Kenner compared Vybz Kartel to Madonna, Lady Gaga and Jay-Z (they’re all savvy entrepreneurs who transform their images to appeal to segments of the public). Kartel … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/stream-vybz-kartel-mi-remember/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/little-roy-sees-the-rasta-in-kurt-cobain/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/little-roy-sees-the-rasta-in-kurt-cobain/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:00:54 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=120220 And really so do we. I mean, couldn’t you see this guy getting stoned before his shift at the coop? Playing a little acoustic “Redemption Song” around a fire pit in J Tree? In Little … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/little-roy-sees-the-rasta-in-kurt-cobain/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/video-vybz-kartel-go-go-wine/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/video-vybz-kartel-go-go-wine/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:45:13 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=120049 “Go Go Wine” was directed by Patrick Fraser and shot entirely in Kingston, Jamaica. It’s an instant standout in Vybz Kartel’s video canon—no green screen vamping, tattoo chair histrionics or shabby iMovie effects—equal parts backstage … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/video-vybz-kartel-go-go-wine/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/interview-ricky-blaze/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/interview-ricky-blaze/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:30:12 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=117257 Often, when dancehall hits arrive in New York, they’ve already spent months fermenting in the West Indies. That wasn’t the case for “Hold Yuh, the ping and snare mega-track voiced by Jamaican loveman Gyptian that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/interview-ricky-blaze/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/video-rihanna-man-down/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/video-rihanna-man-down/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:30:52 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=116979 Filmed in Jamaica and premiered yesterday on BET’s 106 & Park, the new video for “Man Down” follows a simple altercation, turned into a real sticky situation. This means Rihanna‘s riding bikes and doing laundry, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/video-rihanna-man-down/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/25/vybz-kartels-cake-soap-now-available/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/25/vybz-kartels-cake-soap-now-available/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:30:33 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=115786 Vybz Kartel‘s house-brand of cake soap is now for sale, but only in Jamaica. Sales of cake soap (also called “blue” soap) there have soared since Kartel claimed he was using it to bleach his … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/25/vybz-kartels-cake-soap-now-available/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/sean-paul-give-me-the-loving-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/sean-paul-give-me-the-loving-mp3/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:00:56 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=115302 Grab the woman of your life, prep a whole stadium cup full of michelada and use it to wash down the soul-satisfying drum cracks of “Give Me the Loving”, which sound like a plantain chip … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/sean-paul-give-me-the-loving-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/aidonia-gal-yuh-can-fuck-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/aidonia-gal-yuh-can-fuck-mp3/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 20:00:56 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=114068 Aidonia getting right to the point: Your pussy tight/ What a feeling. Dude is extra gruff-voiced and super raw. This sounds like an anthem—as it should, it’s not a love song. Download: Aidonia, “Gal Yuh … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/aidonia-gal-yuh-can-fuck-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/stream-vybz-kartels-shabba-ranks-diss-track-nuh-more-dan-me/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/stream-vybz-kartels-shabba-ranks-diss-track-nuh-more-dan-me/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 21:45:54 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=113351 In between hair braiding sessions, Vybz Kartel is still finding time to churn out songs to hold his reign as dancehall’s biggest star. Recently, shots were fired at his throne by former sitter and current … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/17/stream-vybz-kartels-shabba-ranks-diss-track-nuh-more-dan-me/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/lauryn-hills-probably-pregnant-performed-two-song-tribute-to-bob-marley-on-jimmy-fallon/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/lauryn-hills-probably-pregnant-performed-two-song-tribute-to-bob-marley-on-jimmy-fallon/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 14:32:59 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=112486 Ms. Lauryn Hill hasn’t done television in several years, Last night, she broke trend to appear as the crown jewel of Jimmy Fallon’s week-long tribute to Bob Marley. Hill opted to not be backed by … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/lauryn-hills-probably-pregnant-performed-two-song-tribute-to-bob-marley-on-jimmy-fallon/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/12/vybz-kartel-got-hair-extensions-looks-weirder-than-ever/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/12/vybz-kartel-got-hair-extensions-looks-weirder-than-ever/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 22:40:08 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=112306 In March, Vybz Kartel presented a lecture entitled “Pretty Like a Colouring Book: My Life and My Art” to an audience of students and spectators at the University of the West Indies’ Kingston campus. He … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/12/vybz-kartel-got-hair-extensions-looks-weirder-than-ever/feed/ 35 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/sean-paul-returns-to-save-another-summer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/sean-paul-returns-to-save-another-summer/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:30:24 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=111812 Last summer, Sean Paul teamed up with longtime manager/producer Jeremy Harding of 2Hard productions. The duo had enjoyed joint success prior, with “Baby Girl” and “Infiltrate.” They put together the City Life riddim, a dream … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/sean-paul-returns-to-save-another-summer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/09/adele-jamie-xx-f-cecile-mr-lexx-and-timberlee-rolling-in-the-heat-the-heatwave-refix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/09/adele-jamie-xx-f-cecile-mr-lexx-and-timberlee-rolling-in-the-heat-the-heatwave-refix-mp3/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 18:20:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=111032 The six-deep crew of The Heatwave, Rinse FM’s weekly dancehall show, recognized Caribbean elements in Jamie XX”s masterful Adele shuffle. They got in touch with Jamie through South London’s Oneman, a mutual friend. Turned out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/09/adele-jamie-xx-f-cecile-mr-lexx-and-timberlee-rolling-in-the-heat-the-heatwave-refix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/stream-vybz-kartel-go-go-wine-prod-by-dre-skull/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/stream-vybz-kartel-go-go-wine-prod-by-dre-skull/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:30:17 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=107924 It took till the 69th consecutive listen of “Go Go Wine”—the new single Dre Skull crafted with Vybz Kartel, the notorious, beloved and changing face of Jamaican music— to notice that in it, Vybz invokes … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/stream-vybz-kartel-go-go-wine-prod-by-dre-skull/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-heatwaves-energy-bashment-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-heatwaves-energy-bashment-mix/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:20:00 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=107793 Even though it starts off with magic-magnetic duo Rihanna and Vybz Kartel, The Heatwave‘s Energy Bashment mix is not about the latest fresh-off-the-plane reggae and soca tunes. The riddims that it mashes remind us of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-heatwaves-energy-bashment-mix/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/diplowatch-2011-8-interview-diplo-on-pre-digital-dancehall/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/diplowatch-2011-8-interview-diplo-on-pre-digital-dancehall/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:30:25 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=107659 In 2007, legendary Jamaican label Greensleeves released a two-disc telling of their history, guiding listeners from “Wa Do Dem” through “Twice My Age” to “Oh Carolina.” This winter, Greensleeves solicited Diplo to select from their … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/diplowatch-2011-8-interview-diplo-on-pre-digital-dancehall/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/video-mavado-star-bwoy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/video-mavado-star-bwoy/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:30:15 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=105821 In which Mavado examines his life as a star, which mostly involves a lot of traveling, performing, buying some shoes and hooking up with a nice lady in a hotel room.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/video-mavado-star-bwoy/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/bounty-killer-attacks-vybz-kartel-with-no-cream-to-mi-face/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/bounty-killer-attacks-vybz-kartel-with-no-cream-to-mi-face/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:30:44 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=104590 Vybz Kartel, Jamaica’s favorite son, and controversial fan of skin bleaching, gets dissed by a very hard new Bounty Killer song. Vybz was probably hoping he’d put this behind him after participating in a much-publicized … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/11/bounty-killer-attacks-vybz-kartel-with-no-cream-to-mi-face/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/02/ghetto-palms-132-petrona-martinez-maria-mulata-d%e2%80%99angel-rayvon/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/02/ghetto-palms-132-petrona-martinez-maria-mulata-d%e2%80%99angel-rayvon/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:30:09 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=96469 So after teasing a vocal intro from Geko Jones’ Maria Mulata refix into my bacchanal blend last week, I decided to just say fuck it and go full on dancehall bullerengue this week. To my … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/02/ghetto-palms-132-petrona-martinez-maria-mulata-d%e2%80%99angel-rayvon/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/gp-131-super-cat-x-hardhouse-banton-maximus-dan-x-so-shifty-ragga-trinitech/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/gp-131-super-cat-x-hardhouse-banton-maximus-dan-x-so-shifty-ragga-trinitech/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:30:15 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=94455 Where to start—Libya in turmoil, revolution spreading like a virus from North Africa to Real Africa (and not sure whether its worse when they report it that way or when they just don’t report it). … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/gp-131-super-cat-x-hardhouse-banton-maximus-dan-x-so-shifty-ragga-trinitech/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/gp-130-pinchers-vybz-kartel-schlachthofbronx-moombahton/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/gp-130-pinchers-vybz-kartel-schlachthofbronx-moombahton/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:30:12 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=91759 A little bit of singjaying, a little of nasty bass, a little bit of Vybz Kartel over a francophone club track. These are a few of my favorite things, the puppy dog tails that Ghetto … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/gp-130-pinchers-vybz-kartel-schlachthofbronx-moombahton/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/kes-the-band-wotless-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/kes-the-band-wotless-mp3/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:30:36 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=91580 In West Indian culture the term wotless is usually ascribed to someone behaving in a manner that would bring shame and disgust to themselves, their family, or bystanders who are willing to join in with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/kes-the-band-wotless-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/gp-129-dingolay-oyenze-ramajay-tigerstyle-zuzuka-poderosa/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/gp-129-dingolay-oyenze-ramajay-tigerstyle-zuzuka-poderosa/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:30:57 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=90462 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/gp-129-dingolay-oyenze-ramajay-tigerstyle-zuzuka-poderosa/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/video-los-rakas-kalle-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/video-los-rakas-kalle-mp3/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:00:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=90185 Rico and Dun are Los Rakas, were born in Panama but are so Bay Area, hyphy in their own way. The video they made for their Uproot Andy “Abrazame” remix featuring Faviola is a San … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/video-los-rakas-kalle-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/video-rihanna-sm/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/video-rihanna-sm/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:14 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=89066 Dear Rihanna, Thank you for the wonderful display of spring/summer 2011 (we see you in your Prada boa!). Pop candy Madominatrix suits you well. Sex smells awful even with a cherry on top, but we … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/video-rihanna-sm/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/we-dont-love-vybz-kartels-new-image/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/we-dont-love-vybz-kartels-new-image/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:54 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=87385 First we’d like to clarify some things: We’re not thinking full-baked on race performance or how standards of beauty develop here and now. Also, cake soap is soap that is used all over the West … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/20/we-dont-love-vybz-kartels-new-image/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/live-buju-bantons-last-stand/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/live-buju-bantons-last-stand/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:00:21 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=87035 Buju Banton is going through some shit. The LBGT community has been all up in his face for a decade, and arguably rightly so, for “Boom Bye Bye,” a lurching, scary song with lyrics that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/live-buju-bantons-last-stand/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/busy-signal-fyi-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/busy-signal-fyi-mp3/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:00:53 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=86694 Busy Signal gets his Musiq Soulchild on asking for your pin so he can BBM you some sweet nothings, honey. He likes you, FYI! He’s just trying to say hi! Our own Eddie Stats snuck … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/busy-signal-fyi-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/gp-126-collie-buddz-gyptian-vybz-kartel-busy-signal-wayne-marshall/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/gp-126-collie-buddz-gyptian-vybz-kartel-busy-signal-wayne-marshall/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:30:54 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=86301 Omitted from my Ghetto Palms reading list a few weeks back was a coffee table book I got for my birthday called Detroit Disassembled. Built around Andrew Moore’s revelatory photos, it features nuff ghetto palms … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/13/gp-126-collie-buddz-gyptian-vybz-kartel-busy-signal-wayne-marshall/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/09/video-premiere-jahdan-blakkamoore-all-comes-back-to-one/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/09/video-premiere-jahdan-blakkamoore-all-comes-back-to-one/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:09:16 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=77522 FADER readers with somewhat decent memories (aka normal memory retention skills) may remember Jahdan Blakamoore from the Dutty Artz feature in FADER #61. Blakamoore teamed up with The Dutty Artz crew for a bass heavy … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/09/video-premiere-jahdan-blakkamoore-all-comes-back-to-one/feed/ 9 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/video-premiere-ricky-blaze-just-you-and-i/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/video-premiere-ricky-blaze-just-you-and-i/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:30:23 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=75866 Ricky Blaze frolics on the beach over Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” riddim (prod: Ricky Blaze, FYI), which seems about right—Brooklyn’s finest dancehall dude’s got the swag to make good on lady-tempting jams. His signature auto-tuned chorus … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/video-premiere-ricky-blaze-just-you-and-i/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/wiley-its-wiley-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/wiley-its-wiley-mp3/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:45:54 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=75308 The blending (or watering down) of dancehall with other musical genres has slowly been securing its footing in Jamaican music. While producers have started to tag new hybrid forms of dancehall with meaningless additives like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/wiley-its-wiley-mp3/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/gregory-isaacs-the-coolest-a-live-video-collection/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/gregory-isaacs-the-coolest-a-live-video-collection/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:30:51 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=75328 After the jump, a little gathering of FADER’s favorite performances from the cool ruler, Gregory Isaacs, who passed away today at the age of 59 from lung cancer. So much better to watch him on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/gregory-isaacs-the-coolest-a-live-video-collection/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/20/the-heatwaves-turn-and-wine-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/20/the-heatwaves-turn-and-wine-mix-mp3/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:00:13 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=74559 It’s CMJ week in New York, which sensibly would present a bunch of opportunities for making new friends pon the dance floor. But even though a lot of those boys in Clarks boots and pocket … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/20/the-heatwaves-turn-and-wine-mix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/11/video-tifa-nah-stop-shinemove-your-body/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/11/video-tifa-nah-stop-shinemove-your-body/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:30:06 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=73360 “Nah Stop Shine” is like Tifa‘s “Massive Attack” if it were drawn by Los Bros Hernandez in a Kingston valley: desert shots, amazing styling, Brenda Starr/Charli Baltimore wigs. Meanwhile the “Move Your Body” half of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/11/video-tifa-nah-stop-shinemove-your-body/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/11/interview-storm-saulter-director-of-jamaican-film-better-mus-come/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/11/interview-storm-saulter-director-of-jamaican-film-better-mus-come/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:45:28 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=73291 Director Storm Saulter (above) has no problem multitasking. For his new Jamaican film Better Mus’ Come, he assumed the position of editor, director, writer and cinematographer. While Saulter has a wealth of experience working in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/11/interview-storm-saulter-director-of-jamaican-film-better-mus-come/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/video-cajmere-percolator-major-lazers-percumajor-rmx/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/video-cajmere-percolator-major-lazers-percumajor-rmx/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:20:56 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=72230 Cajmere’s “Percolator” is seen as a precursor/grandfather to Bmore club (the genre), which means basically it’s the great granddaddy of every dance music the youth dem lusts for these days. Clearly it had an influence … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/video-cajmere-percolator-major-lazers-percumajor-rmx/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/video-vybz-kartel-dumper-trucknever-get-a-girl-mih-love-suh/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/video-vybz-kartel-dumper-trucknever-get-a-girl-mih-love-suh/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:15:00 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=72218 “Dumper Truck” is essentially an ad for Vybz‘ high-boozy rum, Street Vybz, which seems like it has total 4Loko potential if they sold liquor at bodegas. The proof is “Never Get a Gyal,” a Jolly … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/video-vybz-kartel-dumper-trucknever-get-a-girl-mih-love-suh/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/24/stream-mark-ronson-the-business-intl-the-bike-song-major-lazer-rmx/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/24/stream-mark-ronson-the-business-intl-the-bike-song-major-lazer-rmx/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:30:14 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=71144 Major Lazer pranksters put a gyrating dub beat beneath Ronson‘s ’60s jingle jangle morning chorus (sung by The View’s Kyle Falconer), which makes it something like Kingston on vacation in Liverpool. Otherwise it’s virtually unrecognizable, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/24/stream-mark-ronson-the-business-intl-the-bike-song-major-lazer-rmx/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/22/ghetto-palms-115-special-max-glazer-guest-column-and-blend/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/22/ghetto-palms-115-special-max-glazer-guest-column-and-blend/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:00:30 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=70951 Since the great and benevolent Eddie “Stats” asked me to hold down Ghetto Palms this week while he’s doing god knows what in India, I figure, what better time than to world-premiere Federation’s Flatlands riddim. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/22/ghetto-palms-115-special-max-glazer-guest-column-and-blend/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/13/stream-bitta-blood-f-skerrit-bwoy-talk-bout-dat/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/13/stream-bitta-blood-f-skerrit-bwoy-talk-bout-dat/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:30:22 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=69242 Bitta B‘s a brolic-looking dude who recently relocated from St. Ann, Jamaica to the Bronx. His voice sounds like his buff bod—a menacing Popeye baritone, tough and popping, almost to the point of being cartoonish. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/13/stream-bitta-blood-f-skerrit-bwoy-talk-bout-dat/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/video-gyptian-nah-let-go/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/video-gyptian-nah-let-go/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:30:41 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=68993 Now that summer’s over, it’s obviously time for a new Gyptian love song to get us through the cold nights with our boos. “Hold Yuh,” we had a good run, but you are soooo August … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/10/video-gyptian-nah-let-go/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/09/video-lady-saw-party-til-december/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/09/video-lady-saw-party-til-december/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:00:13 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=68770 Here’s why Lady Saw remains the literal Queen of Dancehall: she’s been doing this for upwards of 16 years and she is still down to party ’til December simply because she can. Not sure what … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/09/video-lady-saw-party-til-december/feed/ 0