Tagged: Dre Skull
FADER FORT Mega-Interview: Pre-Show Rituals
One of our favorite parts of FADER FORT Presented by Converse is smashing unlikely acts back to back—Ratking’s snarly rap leads into sweet Sky Ferreira; Mac DeMarco’s endearing sloppiness meets Laura Mvula’s impeccably clean orchestration. … read more »
FADER FORT Mega-Interview: Touring
One of our favorite parts of FADER FORT Presented by Converse is smashing unlikely acts back to back—Ratking’s snarly rap leads into sweet Sky Ferreira; Mac DeMarco’s endearing sloppiness meets Laura Mvula’s impeccably clean orchestration. … read more »
Stream: Snoop Lion f. Drake and Cori B, “No Guns Allowed”
Update 4/2/2012: Watch the Jessy Terrero-directed video for “No Guns Allowed,” which mixes headline clips with appearances from guests Drake and Cori B, above. ———— Snoop Lion is joined by his daughter Cori B and … 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 »
Sleepyhead, “Hit Em” MP3
Mixpak, the electronic label headed by Brooklyn producer Dre Skull, is launching an instrumental series devoted to the beat an its endless niches and sub-genres. Mixpak Pressure Volume One, out today, turns a spotlight on … 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: Popcaan, “The System”
We’ve heard soca star Machel Montano’s version of Dre Skull’s new Loudspeaker riddim, “Go Down,” and now here’s “The System,” another rendition of the riddim from Portmore Empire supporting character turned fast-rising dancehall star, Popcaan. … read more »
Stream: Machel Montano, “Go Down”
Trinidad’s Machel Montano, International Soca Monarch winner for the past two years, and a national pop star for the last 30, takes a break from extreme BPMs and flag pumping on “Go Down,” his track … read more »
Vybz Kartel f. Pusha T, “Half on a Baby (Remix)” MP3
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 »
Stream: Vybz Kartel, “Go Go Wine (Prod. by Dre Skull)”
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 »
