May 24, 2012
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Audio: Jamaican MC Five Steez’s “Divine Appointment”

May 23, 2012

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Words by Nico Simino— Jamaican MC Five Steez is an artist who, given enough exposure, could well become what folks would call a “rappers’ rapper.” Blessed with lyrical prowess and accompanied by 90′s era minimalist, boom-bap beats, Five Steez reminds me of a lost tradition in hip-hop: straight-up-rhyming. His newest song, “Divine Appointment,” is co-produced by London’s DJ Illout, and ... Read more

Murder Dem: 50 Cent Channels Ninjaman on “Murder One”

May 23, 2012

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Words by Spliffington— A reinvigorated 50 Cent hopped back to life yesterday, reverting back to the old cross hangry miserable 50 we know and love with the new mixtape, The Lost Tape. One track in particular, “Murder One,” grabbed our attention and not because of Eminem’s cameo, or the beat from Araab Muzik. After being ... Read more

Win Tix, Be Photographer For A Day At UCLA JazzReggae Fest

May 23, 2012

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Words by LargeUp Crew— LargeUp and Okayplayer are offering you the chance to win a free pair of tickets to the 26th annual edition of the legendary JazzReggae Fest at UCLA (No. 9 on our Toppa Top 10 list of best summertime festivals), taking place this coming Sunday May 27th and Monday May 28th. Don’t ... Read more

Cinema de la Calle: Calle 13′s “La Vuelta al Mundo” Video

May 22, 2012

Residente of Calle 13 hosts the MTV Los Premios 09 awards in Los Angeles

Words by Sabia McCoy-Torres— For such an iconoclastic and rebellious act, Puerto Rico’s Calle 13 sure cleaned up at last year’s Latin Grammys, winning a record-setting eight wins for their LP Entren Los Que Quieran. And the project is still bearing fruit. With “La Vuelta al Mundo,” (“Turn the World Around”) rapper-vocalist Residente, the well-known face ... Read more

Seen: Usain Bolt x Joan Smalls x Vogue

May 22, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Patrick Demarchelier— The 2012 Summer Olympics are about to bear down on us like humid London fog on a drizzly August afternoon, and Usain Bolt, easily the most heralded and talked-about athlete in the competition, is going to be EVERYWHERE. Vogue recently dispatched stunning, Puerto Rican-born model Joan Smalls ... Read more

Audio: Popcaan x Dre Skull, “The System”

May 21, 2012

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Words by Jesse Serwer, via The Fader— Last week, we brought you the world premiere of the first tune from Dre Skull’s Loudspeaker riddim, Machel Montano’s “Go Down.” A few days on and we now have Popcaan’s “The System” taking things in a completely different direction—both for the riddim and the artist himself. Known for ... Read more