http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:44:58 +0000 en hourly 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/2011/01/13/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/2011/01/12/now-your-mom-will-want-gyptian-to-hold-her-too/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/now-your-mom-will-want-gyptian-to-hold-her-too/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:41:37 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=86163 If your parents don’t listen to Hot97 or haven’t walked outside in Brooklyn, London, or Guyana since around last Valentines Day, they may have never heard “Hold Yuh.” The drippy not-quite pop or hip hop … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/now-your-mom-will-want-gyptian-to-hold-her-too/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/diplowatch-2010-4-diplo-did-not-get-nominated-for-a-grammy-this-year/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/diplowatch-2010-4-diplo-did-not-get-nominated-for-a-grammy-this-year/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:30:43 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=80731 Last year Diplo got nominated for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ favorite Record of the Year. He lost to Alison Kraus and Robert Plant, but looked real good in a gray suit … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/diplowatch-2010-4-diplo-did-not-get-nominated-for-a-grammy-this-year/feed/ 1 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/2010/09/10/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/2010/08/25/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/2010/08/03/video-gyptian-holds-on-to-his-youth/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/03/video-gyptian-holds-on-to-his-youth/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:29:36 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=6698 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/03/video-gyptian-holds-on-to-his-youth/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/27/interview-with-gyptian/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/27/interview-with-gyptian/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:45:38 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=38061 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/27/interview-with-gyptian/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/23/drake-f-gyptian-find-your-love-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/23/drake-f-gyptian-find-your-love-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:00:57 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=34500 Drake, the current king of the charts and Gyptian, the current king of Jamaica, make a reggae remix of the greatest Jewish rapper ever’s smash “Find Your Love,” though no word on if it’s official. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/23/drake-f-gyptian-find-your-love-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/gyptian-hold-yuh-major-lazer-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/gyptian-hold-yuh-major-lazer-rmx-mp3/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:45:38 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=33899 Major Lazer‘s ravey take on a hot summer slow-dance track approaches the 2-step garage gutter and gets a traditionally cheeky twist: a sample that sounds like a high-pitched 8-bit dog barking. Does Diplo have a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/gyptian-hold-yuh-major-lazer-rmx-mp3/feed/ 3 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/2010/06/17/ghetto-palms-105-exclusive-mavado-omega-gyptian-macka-diamond/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/ghetto-palms-105-exclusive-mavado-omega-gyptian-macka-diamond/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:15:12 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=33764 I do believe Mavado has gone and changed up on us. Blogs are talking about the new lyrical vein he’s mined in tunes like “Gal Over Gun” and “Change Right Now.” The spooky chords are … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/17/ghetto-palms-105-exclusive-mavado-omega-gyptian-macka-diamond/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/ghetto-palms-100-refix-special-2-the-very-best-los-rakas-busy-signal-bunji-garlin-chief-boima/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/ghetto-palms-100-refix-special-2-the-very-best-los-rakas-busy-signal-bunji-garlin-chief-boima/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 15:30:19 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=28346 There’s been so much damn genre-splicing going on around here that I was literally forced, gun to my head, to record a refix special edition part II—plus I had too much fun doing the first … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/ghetto-palms-100-refix-special-2-the-very-best-los-rakas-busy-signal-bunji-garlin-chief-boima/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/20/contest-win-tickets-to-see-the-dream-omarion-and-gyptian-in-nyc-on-422/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/20/contest-win-tickets-to-see-the-dream-omarion-and-gyptian-in-nyc-on-422/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:33:28 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=26468 Man, who would ever want to go to this concert? OH WAIT EVERYONE EVER! This Thursday the 22nd, The-Dream, along with Omarion and Gyptian are hitting The Highline Ballroom to blow minds and, you know, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/20/contest-win-tickets-to-see-the-dream-omarion-and-gyptian-in-nyc-on-422/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/machel-montano-wine-on-me-hold-yuh-riddim-drive-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/machel-montano-wine-on-me-hold-yuh-riddim-drive-mp3s/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:00:48 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=26049 Yesterday our good friend Nicholas P. Catchdubs tweeted, “I wanna play gyptian ‘hold yuh’ on the FAO Schwartz piano from Big.” Which is a tweet with about as much simple genius as the riddim itself—there … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/16/machel-montano-wine-on-me-hold-yuh-riddim-drive-mp3s/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/13/gyptian-f-nicki-minaj-hold-yuh-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/13/gyptian-f-nicki-minaj-hold-yuh-remix/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:35:56 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=5495 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/13/gyptian-f-nicki-minaj-hold-yuh-remix/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/2010/04/01/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/2010/03/24/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/2010/03/03/ghetto-palms-91-rihanna-f-assassin-de-tropix-serani-gyptian-mujava/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/ghetto-palms-91-rihanna-f-assassin-de-tropix-serani-gyptian-mujava/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:40:35 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=22846 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/ghetto-palms-91-rihanna-f-assassin-de-tropix-serani-gyptian-mujava/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/12/freeload-the-heatwave-s-early-warming-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/12/freeload-the-heatwave-s-early-warming-mixtape/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:23:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/12/freeload-the-heatwave-s-early-warming-mixtape/feed/ 0