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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/2012/01/09/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/2011/12/21/video-sean-paul-material-riddim-medley/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/21/video-sean-paul-material-riddim-medley/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:32:30 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=164685 More than a decade into a prolific career, Sean Paul is now in the business of producing. Following his debut Blaze Fia riddim comes the Material Riddim. Filmed in Kingston, this ten-minute video medley, directed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/21/video-sean-paul-material-riddim-medley/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/2011/05/24/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/2011/05/11/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/2011/01/18/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/2011/01/04/beaware-waka-and-gucci-both-in-jail/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/beaware-waka-and-gucci-both-in-jail/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:56:46 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=84869 After spending the holiday’s doing whatever he pleased, Waka Flocka walked himself down to the Henry County Sheriff’s office yesterday evening, “because he wanted to do the right thing and didn’t want to run,” according … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/04/beaware-waka-and-gucci-both-in-jail/feed/ 0 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/2010/09/30/ghetto-palms-116-tifa-spragga-vegas-ital-stew-riddim/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/ghetto-palms-116-tifa-spragga-vegas-ital-stew-riddim/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:30:22 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=71883 OK. Back from India. Feeling good. Jetlag is receding and dancehall is frisking about like it’s about to be on the upswing again, what with the Jim Screechie, Flatlands and now this Ital Stew joint … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/ghetto-palms-116-tifa-spragga-vegas-ital-stew-riddim/feed/ 2 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/2010/07/13/ghetto-palms-107-city-life-riddim-new-sean-paul-world-premiere/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/13/ghetto-palms-107-city-life-riddim-new-sean-paul-world-premiere/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:16 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=36567 The header kind of sells itself, doesn’t it? Except it should be noted that City Life represents more than just Sean Paul killing a new riddim and Eddie STATS getting a cool exclusive. City Life … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/13/ghetto-palms-107-city-life-riddim-new-sean-paul-world-premiere/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/ghetto-palms-94-new-sean-paul-badda-badda-gals/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/ghetto-palms-94-new-sean-paul-badda-badda-gals/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:54:13 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=23720 First a quick riddim update. The Genesis, which made it’s web-debut in this space last week, dropped on iTunes Tuesday and—despite some haterish grumblings from b-list selectors—shows every sign of killing it, sales-wise. At US$7 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/ghetto-palms-94-new-sean-paul-badda-badda-gals/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/video-sean-paul-hold-my-hand/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/video-sean-paul-hold-my-hand/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:09:40 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.suite903.com/?p=4728 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/10/video-sean-paul-hold-my-hand/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/gabriel-heatwaves-uk-funky-bashment-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/gabriel-heatwaves-uk-funky-bashment-mixtape-mp3/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:45:46 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=17742 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/gabriel-heatwaves-uk-funky-bashment-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/20/fader-tv-sean-paul-at-federation-sound-10th-anniversary-party/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/20/fader-tv-sean-paul-at-federation-sound-10th-anniversary-party/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 16:07:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/20/fader-tv-sean-paul-at-federation-sound-10th-anniversary-party/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/20/sean-paul-at-element/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/20/sean-paul-at-element/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:45:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/20/sean-paul-at-element/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/08/14/freeload-sean-paul-highest-grade/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/08/14/freeload-sean-paul-highest-grade/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/08/14/freeload-sean-paul-highest-grade/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2008/08/05/audio-don-corleon-f-sean-paul-sweat/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/08/05/audio-don-corleon-f-sean-paul-sweat/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:08:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2008/08/05/audio-don-corleon-f-sean-paul-sweat/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/06/04/ghetto-palms-sean-paul-returns/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/06/04/ghetto-palms-sean-paul-returns/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/06/04/ghetto-palms-sean-paul-returns/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/12/freeload-sean-paul-grip-sand-fly-riddim/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/12/freeload-sean-paul-grip-sand-fly-riddim/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/12/freeload-sean-paul-grip-sand-fly-riddim/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/18/ella-ella-ella-seiza-paul/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/18/ella-ella-ella-seiza-paul/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:28:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/01/18/ella-ella-ella-seiza-paul/feed/ 0