Posts tagged: MIA

Fashion Fridays: 5 Things Dee Jackson Is Rockin’

November 18, 2011

Words by DJ Gravy via Complex

If you were out and about in NYC around Summer 07, you probably started seeing these two young fashionistas twins. They had a different look going on and what stood out were their lego accessories they wore along with bow tie, button down, shorts and high socks–not what you picture when you think of 20 year old kids from Staten Island back then. The ‘Twins’ big break came when their Lego belt buckle made it into a Marc Jacobs show. After that they became downtown staples dubbed The Fashion Twins. Pretty soon after that, their lego heart-shaped brooches, belt buckles and cigarettes were selling at Colette in Paris, Kid Robot in NY and being sported by Kanye West, Beyonce, MIA and of course Okayplayer founder ?uestlove.

Tags:Beyonce, Casio G Shock, Dee and Ricky, Kanye West, Marc Jacobs, MIA, Pony, Ricky and Dee

LargeUp TV: Diplo in Kingston, Jamaica

March 30, 2011

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A LargeUp Exclusive Webisode – Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, Photos and Video by Martei Korley.

Diplo kicks it with LargeUp at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston

Unless you been living under an internet-sized rock, you’re probably already aware of Wesley “Diplo” Pentz’s restless, jetsetting activities as a DJ, producer, label-head and laser-equipped cyborg. Since bussing out with his Philly-based party Hollertronix in the early 00s he has established himself as an unparalleled breaker of underground sounds, from Brazilian baile funk to UK grime. Likewise the list of inspiring new artists that he’s had a hand in discovering and exposing–from Baltimore club auteur Blaqstarr to South African rockers BLK JKS–is global in scope and alphabetical in length.

Tags:Blaqstarr, BLK JKS, Dancehall, Diplo, FADER, Florida, Ghe20 Gothik, Greensleeves, hardstyle, Jahdan, Jamaica, Jovi Rockwell, Kingston, Major Lazer, MIA, Mr Vegas, Mr. Lexx, MTV, New Kingston, Ricky Blaze, Santogold, Spanish Court Hotel, Stephen "Supa Hype" Davis, Venus Iceberg X, VMA, Vybz Kartel, Wesley “Diplo” Pentz, “Pon De Floor”

2000Tone: Punky Reggae Lives!

June 30, 2010

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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton

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In the recent Shabba issue of FADER I described dancehall like this:

Tags:Alice Russel, Beenie Man, CHLLNGR, Don Letts, FADER, Horace Andy, Lee Harrison, MIA, Midnight Rockers Express, punk, Reggae, rockers, Shabba Ranks, Superstonic Sound, The Clash, The Cults, The Roxy, White Stripes

Busy Signal vs M.I.A.

February 5, 2010

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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, audio via Masalacism

Courtesy of Riddimstream marketing, here’s a little gem featuring mutual fans Busy Signal and slumdog empress Maya Arulpragasam going at each other over the sound of sirens. This is from DJ Waxfiend’s “Hothead Turf” mix but our francophone doopses over at Masalicism posted it first…translation by Babelfish:

Tags:Busy Signal, MIA, Mixtape