Freeload: The Heatwave’s Early Warming Mixtape
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Prancehall usually brings these Heatwave mixes to our attention, but this time around we were tipped off by the mighty Dutty Artz blog. Early Warming’s got a grip of FADER favorites on it like Erup, Buju, Mr. Vegas, Tifa, Mavado, Busy, Gyptian, Laden, Major Lazer and more and just made us dagger the hell out of our office chairs. And by dagger we mean sit in them and put words on the internet. Still, shit was wild! Sam just typed a sentence in mid-air and then did a reverse roundhouse.
Download: Heatwave’s Early Warming Mixtape
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posted on Jun 12, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Buju, Busy, caribbean, Erup, freeload, Gyptian, Laden, Major Lazer, Mavado, Mr. Vegas, The Heatwave, Tifa
Freeload: Tifa, “Without Warning” MP3
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Our best lady chatta Tifa, of the irrefutable TNT/Badda Badda Gals (watch our most recent video with them above), consistently invents creative ways to refer to her chocha, retaining her dirty-dirty but flipping metaphors so the sex references don’t thud like a blunt instrument. We can think of like five rappers, male and female, in America who should be studying this approach. For “Without Warning,” though, she’s a little sunnier, mellower and poppier—welcome sunshine on a day when it feels like we’re in summer’s doghouse.
Download: Tifa, “Without Warning”
Video Premiere: Tifa, “Spell it Out”
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Kingston’s Badda Badda Gals aka TNT aka Timberlee, Natalie Storm and Tifa have been blasting on the FADER megahorn since they individually released tracks on Ward 21’s Dem Gal Sittin riddim. As much as we love them as a trio, we are happy to see them breaking out individually because, do the math, that equals triple the awesome kicky dancehall. This video for Tifa’s “Spell it Out” expresses her badness: tough chatter, playful lyrics, everything pops. However, we must note that the guy with the necktie headband is the clear runner-up for star of this video.
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posted on May 8, 2009 in MUSIC VIDEO tags Badda Badda Gals, caribbean, Natalie Storm, Tifa, Timberlee, TNT, video premiere
Freeload: Tifa, “Spell It Out”
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In the continued saga of our stanning of rising dancehall supergroup TNT, we offer the latest jewel: a sick brag track from Miz Badda Badda herself, the ferocious Tifa, who is in fact spelling it all out for those who would step to her. Ward 21 came with yet another crazy riddim we want everyone we like to sing, rap or deejay over. Hey can you guys just come over and play this stuff in our apartment? Cool, thanks.
Download: Tifa, “Spell it Out”
