Ghetto Palms 64: New Riddims – School Bell / G35 / Street Team Pt. II
- story Eddie "Stats" Houghton
- photo Andrew Dosunmu (F56)
What with all the raga soca, afropop, tropicalia and whatever the Payola riddim is, it has been a minute and a half since there was a straight ahead 90 bpm woomp/woomp/clack dancehall blend in this space. The last might have been the Street Team riddim in fact. Good thing a couple more artists have jumped on it since then, about the same time two new riddims in the same mode dropped.
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posted on Jul 30, 2009 in GHETTO PALMS tags Bugle, caribbean, Cham, Elephant Man, Leftside, Lisa Hype, Timberlee, TNT, Vybz Kartel
Video Premiere: Tifa, “Spell it Out”
- story THE FADER
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: Timberlee, “Gunny Gunny (Schlachthofbronx Remix)”
- story THE FADER
We’ve made no secret of our admiration for Kingston’s TNT (aka dem Badda Badda gals Timberlee, Natalie Storm and Tifa), having featured their dancehall kickers approximately a million times. Here, German beatsmith Schlachthofbronx applies some Eastern Euro club salve on Ms. Timberlee’s newish “Gunny Gunny,” trading out the original Mad Ting Riddim’s mean minimalism for a xylophone melody and, consequently, levity under her sped-up, ferocious-ass vocals. The memories of that wild dancehall club we attended in Berlin a few years back are currently irrepressable. Don’t ask, don’t tell.
Download: Timberlee, “Gunny Gunny (Schlachthofbronx Remix)”
