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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Tonight, Red Bull Music Academy hosts the NYC/2013 edition of its multi-genre Culture Clash competition (watch highlights here from the most recent edition, staged in London in November), with Federation Sound, Que Bajo?!, Trouble & Bass and Just Blaze/Young Guru. For many in attendance, this will be their first time witnessing a sound clash.
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Words by Richard “Treats” Dryden—
Richard “Treats” Dryden is a New York-based DJ and journalist, and a contributing editor for Mass Appeal and Complex magazines. Kris Kross was his favorite group in 1992.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Alcohol consumption in the Caribbean isn’t just about rum, domestic beer and the occasional imported stout. In recent years, vodka, whiskey and even tequila have become seemingly as popular as overproof in some quarters, at least with the younger crowd. We were surprised recently when we inquired which rum brand a certain Caribbean music star known for his overproof rhapsodies would prefer to drink at a meeting, only to be met with a request for Ketel One.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
British emceeing was all about speed back in the day, and no one chatted faster than Daddy Freddy. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, the Trenchtown-born raggamuffin hip-hop pioneer became the world’s fastest rapper several times over.
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Words by Melo-X—
East Flatbush, Brooklyn native Melo-X is a man of many talents; he’s known as a rapper, DJ, producer and for his bold fashions. Raised by Jamaican parents, he’s also a dancehall aficionado and the co- founder of “dance party and global music utopia” Electric Punanny with Jasmine Solano. Tonight the pair will bring the Electric Punanny vibes to Miami as part of LargeUp’s Miami Winter Music Massive with Johnny Osbourne at Blackbird Ordinary. Look out for Melo’s upcoming EP, GOD: LoFI, out soon.
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Words by DJ Prince—
New York’s DJ Prince recently caught our attention with Test My Sound, an upcoming, reggae-themed hip-hop album that taps into the underground rap selector/producer/MC’s West Indian roots. Read Prince’s reminiscence on one of his favorite hip-hop x reggae crossover joints, Bounty Killer’s “Hip-Hopera” (featuring The Fugees) below, and look out for Test My Sound, premiering on LargeUp soon.
