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/2011/12/09/vybz-kartel-f-pusha-t-half-on-a-baby-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/vybz-kartel-f-pusha-t-half-on-a-baby-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:30:17 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=161553 We’ve been knocking a litany of versions of Vybz Kartel’s not-at-all subtle “Half on a Baby” since Mixpak dropped a dope remix EP earlier this fall. Here, it’s given new life by way of Miami … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/09/vybz-kartel-f-pusha-t-half-on-a-baby-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/vybz-kartel-granted-bail/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/vybz-kartel-granted-bail/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:15:29 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=159335 Dancehall luminary Adidja Palmer bka Vybz Kartel has been granted $3 million bail by the Jamaican Supreme Court for the charge of alleged murder of Barrington “Bossie” Bryan. He will appear in Corporate Area Resident … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/vybz-kartel-granted-bail/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/sun-araws-dummy-mag-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/sun-araws-dummy-mag-mix-mp3/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:45:17 +0000 Parker Bruce http://www.thefader.com/?p=153928 Sun Araw is a transporter, we’ve said it before. Maybe he should open a travel agency: Sun Araw’s Guided Tours of Music and the Islands. The beginning of his mix for Dummy Mag is littered … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/sun-araws-dummy-mag-mix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/mr-vegas-and-natalie-storm-doggy-catchdubs-rabid-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/mr-vegas-and-natalie-storm-doggy-catchdubs-rabid-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:30:00 +0000 Nick Spain http://www.thefader.com/?p=146961 Max Glazer wrote the first-ever FADER feature (in issue #1, about Funk Master Flex). He used to DJ for a little pop star called Rihanna. But the dude never produced his own dancehall riddim until … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/mr-vegas-and-natalie-storm-doggy-catchdubs-rabid-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/vybz-kartel-half-on-a-baby-dubbel-dutch-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/vybz-kartel-half-on-a-baby-dubbel-dutch-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:40:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=146332 Dancehall hero Vybz Kartel was charged with murder, illegal gun possession, conspiracy to murder and possession of marijuana early this month. He’s been in custody since. Over the weekend he was forced to defer an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/vybz-kartel-half-on-a-baby-dubbel-dutch-remix-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/27/rihanna-f-wayne-marshall-man-down-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/27/rihanna-f-wayne-marshall-man-down-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:10:32 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=122494 There was a little controversy about Rihanna’s latest video, some folks were upset and worried about the rights of men in the face of Rihanna’s gun-slinging. Dancehall has a great history of cross-gender answer songs, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/27/rihanna-f-wayne-marshall-man-down-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/alaine-f-shaggy-good-good-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/alaine-f-shaggy-good-good-mp3/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 20:15:20 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=114530 While Vybz and Shabba are slugging it out on record for the crown, lady Alaine sends up this happy-go-lucky toast to life (raising my glass up cuz I’m alive) with a little help from Shaggy. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/alaine-f-shaggy-good-good-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/premiere-tnt-running-dj-ayres-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/premiere-tnt-running-dj-ayres-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:30:20 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=81995 Been awhile since we heard our girls Timberlee, Natalie Storm and Tifa go full pow wow on a TNT project together. But their fans at The Rub helped throw together an EP of two new … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/premiere-tnt-running-dj-ayres-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/06/nyc-celebrate-jahdan-blakkamoores-album-release-at-santos-on-friday/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/06/nyc-celebrate-jahdan-blakkamoores-album-release-at-santos-on-friday/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:00:43 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=81521 Just in time for New York’s first snow of the season, Caribbean to Brooklyn ambassador Jahdan Blakkamoore is releasing a new album of balmy, gruff tunes. We’ll be partying with Jahdan at Santos Party House … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/06/nyc-celebrate-jahdan-blakkamoores-album-release-at-santos-on-friday/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/06/natalie-storm-songs-2-fk-and-fight-2-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/06/natalie-storm-songs-2-fk-and-fight-2-mixtape-mp3/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:30:43 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=81608 Tonight, cherry-haired global dancehall empress Natalie Storm is hosting this month’s Rice and Peas party downtown at Happy Ending. She’s staying in town through Thursday to keep celebrating today’s release of her Songs 2 F@#k … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/06/natalie-storm-songs-2-fk-and-fight-2-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/01/vado-f-mavado-m-o-v-a-d-o-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/01/vado-f-mavado-m-o-v-a-d-o-mp3/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:30:01 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=80693 This is the time of year when our dad pulls out his one special foil embellished holiday siddur and our mom grabs all the menorahs out of the cabinet so we can family chorus and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/01/vado-f-mavado-m-o-v-a-d-o-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/29/erup-girls-dem-love-me-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/29/erup-girls-dem-love-me-mp3/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:30:27 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=80152 A couple years back Erup enjoyed a cocky champion’s stroll with “Click Mi Finger“, a massive international banger that sounded like a (convincing!) sexy-text in public to all the ladies on the planet. Compared, the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/29/erup-girls-dem-love-me-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/what-is-swag-for-odd-future-video-mr-g-swaggerific/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/what-is-swag-for-odd-future-video-mr-g-swaggerific/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:07:26 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=78881 When some of the boys from Odd Future stopped by the FADER offices during their first trip out of LA, Tyler the Creator introduced himself as Steve, spilled a Red Bull on the table, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/18/what-is-swag-for-odd-future-video-mr-g-swaggerific/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/15/lady-chann-f-sticky-sticky-situation-part-two-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/15/lady-chann-f-sticky-sticky-situation-part-two-mp3/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:00:41 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=78134 Lots of guys from planet Earth have probably tried this number and failed. A remote few have succeeded: he loves you, he loves her, it’s a sticky situation. UK dancehall mistress Lady Chann puts the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/15/lady-chann-f-sticky-sticky-situation-part-two-mp3/feed/ 0 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/2010/10/28/jah-cure-f-rick-ross-and-mavado-like-i-see-it-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/jah-cure-f-rick-ross-and-mavado-like-i-see-it-mp3/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:30:32 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=75746 This is surprisingly good. Not like all three of these dudes haven’t been responsible for some of our favorite jams in the past, but usually when all-stars team up like this, it comes off kinda … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/jah-cure-f-rick-ross-and-mavado-like-i-see-it-mp3/feed/ 2 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/2010/10/22/ghetto-palms-119-bounty-killer-banana-clipz-rita-indiana-natalie-storm-lionfish/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/ghetto-palms-119-bounty-killer-banana-clipz-rita-indiana-natalie-storm-lionfish/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:30:53 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=74846 It’s time again for headlines from the Ghetto Archipelago. Read on to find out the latest developments in dancehall, cumbia and other invasive species. Starting from the top of the globe and working down: The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/ghetto-palms-119-bounty-killer-banana-clipz-rita-indiana-natalie-storm-lionfish/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/13/interview-with-lady-saw/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/13/interview-with-lady-saw/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:30:07 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=73606 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/13/interview-with-lady-saw/feed/ 2 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/2010/09/13/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 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/07/video-blak-ryno-flexxx-chase-cross-serani-stein-bounty-killer-sex-appeal-medley/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/07/video-blak-ryno-flexxx-chase-cross-serani-stein-bounty-killer-sex-appeal-medley/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:45:45 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=64469 This is like dancehall batting practice, a buncha heavyweight dudes all practicing their hits on the Sex Appeal riddim—on location at Kingston’s Lucky 38 strip club, of course. But there’s a reason the incredible, regal … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/07/video-blak-ryno-flexxx-chase-cross-serani-stein-bounty-killer-sex-appeal-medley/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/01/natalie-storm-bang-bang-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/01/natalie-storm-bang-bang-mp3/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:30:06 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=42552 When TNT dispersed and Jamaica’s triad of lady deejays went their separate ways, Natalie Storm picked up her own scorecard and headed straight into the wilds of funky bashment. Not long after, the dancehall industry … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/01/natalie-storm-bang-bang-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/31/video-mp3-spragga-benz-f-nas-this-is-the-way/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/31/video-mp3-spragga-benz-f-nas-this-is-the-way/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:30:23 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=42274 Spragga Benz chatting about loading up his nine to jack shiny things from people does not bode well for the girls wearing gold lame bikinis at this pool party. We recommend prints and spandex! This … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/31/video-mp3-spragga-benz-f-nas-this-is-the-way/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/27/video-vybz-kartel-sweet-victory/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/27/video-vybz-kartel-sweet-victory/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:30:34 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=41882 Since Vybz Kartel‘s pum pum tracks tend to dominate airwaves and dancefloors, sometimes we forget how deep and beautiful he sounds when he’s in introspective mode. “Sweet Victory,” on the Chase riddim, is built-up sorrow … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/27/video-vybz-kartel-sweet-victory/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/video-chan-dizzy-nah-strange-face-extra-jam-playlist/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/video-chan-dizzy-nah-strange-face-extra-jam-playlist/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:30:52 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=41058 Chan Dizzy may not be a household name even to the more diligent of non-Jamaican Jamaican music fans, but dude stacked up some familiar faces for his new video: FADER favorites Aidonia, Erup and Konshens … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/video-chan-dizzy-nah-strange-face-extra-jam-playlist/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/the-heatwaves-carnival-bashment-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/the-heatwaves-carnival-bashment-mix-mp3/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:00:32 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=41564 Whether you’re in Brooklyn or Notting Hill, West Indian Carnival weekend is a good opportunity to reflect upon the year in soca and dancehall, when DJs really bring out their A game to pump up … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/25/the-heatwaves-carnival-bashment-mix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/18/premiere-frikstailers-zzk-mixtape-vol-10/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/18/premiere-frikstailers-zzk-mixtape-vol-10/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:30:08 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=40401 Live, Frikstailers dress themselves up in tropical muppet drag—they cap their heads with multicolored wigs and bug-eyed glasses as if to under-emphasize their skillful noodling on keyboards, racks and drum machines. But whether it’s an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/18/premiere-frikstailers-zzk-mixtape-vol-10/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/04/video-sean-kingston-f-nicki-minaj-letting-go/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/04/video-sean-kingston-f-nicki-minaj-letting-go/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:00:06 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=39101 Who hasn’t wondered what Peg Bundy would look like as a dancehall queen? Answer: Nicki Minaj sharting brilliant Brit patois in a Long Island stylee all over this video. Whoever edited it takes L though, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/04/video-sean-kingston-f-nicki-minaj-letting-go/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/stream-tifa-nah-stop-shine/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/stream-tifa-nah-stop-shine/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:45:56 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=37740 Hi haters: smoky voiced dancehall queen Tifa‘s latest is a plain offer to eat her shorts if you think she’s gonna back down from your rude moods and shit talkery. Granted, we don’t know who’d … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/stream-tifa-nah-stop-shine/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/ghetto-palms-108-gappy-ranks-jahdan-petrona-martinez-exclusive-drake-refix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/ghetto-palms-108-gappy-ranks-jahdan-petrona-martinez-exclusive-drake-refix/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:30:30 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=37620 Some things that happened in the Ghetto archipelago recently: 1) Diplo’s baile funkumentary “Favela on Blast” finally got released and screened at Cinespace (in LA? Anyway, I couldn’t go). 2) A village of Palestinians dressed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/ghetto-palms-108-gappy-ranks-jahdan-petrona-martinez-exclusive-drake-refix/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/qa-busy-signal-on-his-new-album-and-thinking-beyond-dancehall/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/qa-busy-signal-on-his-new-album-and-thinking-beyond-dancehall/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:30:38 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=36628 Since he graced the cover of FADER 56, Kingston deejay Busy Signal has been meticulously expanding his catalog with refreshing and unexpected dancehall sounds. His just-released third album, D.O.B., is a double acronym, meaning both … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/qa-busy-signal-on-his-new-album-and-thinking-beyond-dancehall/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/13/serani-and-bugle-feels-like-music-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/13/serani-and-bugle-feels-like-music-mp3/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:00:01 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=36518 Together, Serani and Bugle rose together off the popularity of one syllable. Serani then went on to make a classic summer jam, “No Games.” Dude is a master of dancehall pop. Now they’ve got “Feels … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/13/serani-and-bugle-feels-like-music-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-wayne-marshall-f-mavado-my-heart-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-wayne-marshall-f-mavado-my-heart-remix/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:00:06 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=36424 Wayne Marshall’s young-Lionel-Richie-looking vibe makes him really likable. Add to that the fact that he makes awesome love songs with swinging piano melodies and hating Wayne Marshall = hating puppies. The video for the “My … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-wayne-marshall-f-mavado-my-heart-remix/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/wayne-marshall-f-mavado-my-heart-refix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/wayne-marshall-f-mavado-my-heart-refix-mp3/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:31:13 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=34740 If you are viewing this post in a format that does not include the image, you are only winning half this battle, soldier. The above photo is actually the closest sound and vision have ever … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/24/wayne-marshall-f-mavado-my-heart-refix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/drake-f-gyptian-find-your-love-jon-fx-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/drake-f-gyptian-find-your-love-jon-fx-remix-mp3/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:01:28 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6150 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/drake-f-gyptian-find-your-love-jon-fx-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/26/major-lazer-laroux-lazerproof-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/26/major-lazer-laroux-lazerproof-mixtape/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 21:45:23 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=30910 LaRoux whatever, we want to see a Major Lazer/Mindy Kaling collabo called LAZERPROFESSIONAL. At least that’s what we thought before we heard LazerProof—not too big on LaRoux’s stuff aside from Skream’s “Into the Kill” remix, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/26/major-lazer-laroux-lazerproof-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/video-tami-chynn-f-tifa-certified-diva/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/video-tami-chynn-f-tifa-certified-diva/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 14:23:57 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=30117 “Certified Diva”‘s beats and chorus follow the auto-tuned electro-pop slant practically dictated by the subject matter (witchy vamping in the mold of Rihanna) but dancehall starlet Tifa‘s gruff, take-charge patois levels it out, and Akon … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/video-tami-chynn-f-tifa-certified-diva/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/17/mr-lexxs-federation-sound-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/17/mr-lexxs-federation-sound-mixtape-mp3/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 22:15:18 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=29756 Forty-four tracks of gruff-voiced deejay Mr. Lexx blessing a varying collection of riddim heaters poses a dilemma for the newly ADD-addled: which awesome cut to listen to first, new-classic singles like “Dem a Pree” or … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/17/mr-lexxs-federation-sound-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/14/natalie-storm-footsteps-play-di-ting-heatwave-refix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/14/natalie-storm-footsteps-play-di-ting-heatwave-refix-mp3/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 19:05:09 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=29514 The Heatwave‘s been a major proponent of “funky bashment”—that is, UK funky with dancehall vocals or at the very least strong Caribbean vibage. They coined the term, and now they’re offering this super-hot refix of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/14/natalie-storm-footsteps-play-di-ting-heatwave-refix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/07/alicia-keys-f-vybz-kartel-unthinkable-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/07/alicia-keys-f-vybz-kartel-unthinkable-rmx-mp3/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 16:25:59 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.suite903.com/?p=5713 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/07/alicia-keys-f-vybz-kartel-unthinkable-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/23/assassins-new-agent-sasco-mixtape-is-absurdly-good/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/23/assassins-new-agent-sasco-mixtape-is-absurdly-good/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:55:40 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=26918 One of our favorite dancehall deejays slays every good beat from the last few months. It almost makes us tired just listening to this dude’s reckless abuse of the microphone. Download: Assassin is Agent Sasco … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/23/assassins-new-agent-sasco-mixtape-is-absurdly-good/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/exclusive-tnez-turn-mi-life-around-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/exclusive-tnez-turn-mi-life-around-mixtape/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:40:59 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=26796 Just as summer jams were starting to repeat themselves on Jamaican radio stations last fall, singjay T’Nez stepped into the arena with two instant hits in tow, “Turn Mi Life Around” and “What’s Up Money,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/22/exclusive-tnez-turn-mi-life-around-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/the-fader-on-east-village-radio-tonight-from-6-8-pm-los-rakas/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/the-fader-on-east-village-radio-tonight-from-6-8-pm-los-rakas/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:15:42 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=26115 Tonight on The FADER’s The Let Out, our weekly show on East Village Radio, special guests Los Rakas will be rolling through, all the way from Oakland via Panama, to play some of their amazing … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/the-fader-on-east-village-radio-tonight-from-6-8-pm-los-rakas/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/video-premiere-poirier-coco-drunk/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/video-premiere-poirier-coco-drunk/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:30:07 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=26032 Montreal-based producer/DJ Poirier has been providing the world with his own idiosyncratic bass-heavy visions of dancehall, soca and various other club musics for several years, but the last one has been particularly busy with three … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/video-premiere-poirier-coco-drunk/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/13/gyptian-f-nicki-minaj-hold-yuh-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/13/gyptian-f-nicki-minaj-hold-yuh-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:15:21 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=25590 Nicki Minaj jumps all sexily on the remix for Gyptian’s already all sexy jam, making it even more irresistible to FADER staffers past and present, some of whom have made babies (unrelated). Read our cover … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/13/gyptian-f-nicki-minaj-hold-yuh-remix-mp3/feed/ 35 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/video-mr-lexx-bus-a-winetransformer/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/video-mr-lexx-bus-a-winetransformer/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:30:40 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=25494 Mr. Lexx has one of the best voices in dancehall right now, a baritone purr like a fancy car engine. Clearly, though, he didn’t mean himself to be the star of the “Bus a Wine” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/video-mr-lexx-bus-a-winetransformer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/02/video-spice-back-broad/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/02/video-spice-back-broad/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:00:57 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=24468 Um, Nicki Minaj collabo with Spice immediately, please. Besides, we need another perennial island anthem now that Hot 97 stopped playing Spice and Vybz’ “Rampin Shop.” Nicki not around? “Back Broad” will do, and its … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/02/video-spice-back-broad/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/video-gyptian-hold-yuh/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/video-gyptian-hold-yuh/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:20:51 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=24373 Before we knew this song was going to run NYC Summer 2010, we estimated our chances of falling in love by September at a healthy 12%. Thanks to FADER Issue 45 feature Gyptian, we’re gonna … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/video-gyptian-hold-yuh/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:15:31 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=24295 Secousse is the monthly party run by Johan and Etienne of Radioclit/The Very Best in cities all over the world but based at London’s Notting Hill Arts Club. If you go to it, you should … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/mr-lexx-dem-pree-ward-21s-cosa-nostra-riddim-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/mr-lexx-dem-pree-ward-21s-cosa-nostra-riddim-mp3/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:15:06 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=24276 One week ago, Stats put forward the Cosa Nostra blend in Ghetto Palms #94, with versions from some of the Badda Badda Gals and FADER favorites Assassin and Wayne Marshall. But this recently unleashed variant … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/mr-lexx-dem-pree-ward-21s-cosa-nostra-riddim-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/video-janelle-monae-tightrope/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/video-janelle-monae-tightrope/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:10:34 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=5380 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/video-janelle-monae-tightrope/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/video-gyptian-mama-bawl/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/video-gyptian-mama-bawl/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:57:48 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=23620 Gyptian‘s had a great comeback for a hot minute with heartfelt love jam “Hold Yuh,” but this track from his forthcoming album channels the sensitive crag of his voice into another emotional direction—a very raw … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/video-gyptian-mama-bawl/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/stream-the-bug-f-flowdan-hitomi-run/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/stream-the-bug-f-flowdan-hitomi-run/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:11:45 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=22725 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/26/stream-the-bug-f-flowdan-hitomi-run/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/17/ghetto-palms-89-jafrican-riddim-banana-clipz/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/17/ghetto-palms-89-jafrican-riddim-banana-clipz/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:37:57 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=22426 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/17/ghetto-palms-89-jafrican-riddim-banana-clipz/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/ding-dong-ricky-blaze-youre-so-fly-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/ding-dong-ricky-blaze-youre-so-fly-mp3/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:15:30 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=22341 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/ding-dong-ricky-blaze-youre-so-fly-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/rihanna-rude-boy-diplo-rudeboyz-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/rihanna-rude-boy-diplo-rudeboyz-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:26:55 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=22303 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/rihanna-rude-boy-diplo-rudeboyz-remix-mp3/feed/ 13