Posts tagged: No Doubt

Back to Bass: Watch No Doubt’s Jamaican Street Dance-Inspired “Settle Down” Video

July 16, 2012

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo by Ashley Andrea Beliveau—

Music video premieres rarely achieve event status anymore but the unveiling of a new No Doubt video—their first in 10 years—is definitely a big deal. Apparently, half-hour, Ryan Seacrest-hosted E Channel special big. For those of us more curious about how much Jamaican flavor the Lady Saw/Bounty Killer collaborators will squeeze onto their upcoming, Major Lazer-produced Push and Shove LP than what Gwen will be singing about, the dubby “Settle Down” definitely offers an idea, though not nearly as much as the street dance-inspired video they’ve just premiered. The clip sees each of the band’s members driving personalized big rigs (guitarist Tom Dumont’s boasts a massive mobile sound system setup) before convening in a sort of family reunion that quickly turns into a vaguely Passa Passa-esque street party. Authentic yard vibes? Hardly. But a worthy sequel to “Underneath it All”? Perhaps.

Tags:Dancehall, Diplo, Island pop, Jamaica, Jamaican street dance, Major Lazer, No Doubt, Passa Passa

Underneath The Music: Preview No Doubt’s Major Lazer x Busy Signal Collab “Push and Shove”

May 9, 2012

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Words By Nico Simino, via Mad Decent—

If you thought word of the first new No Doubt album in 11 years was exciting news, you’ll be glad to know about a new webisode series documenting the recording process. The very first of these webisodes shows No Doubt working at producer Spike Stent’s Santa Monica studio, discussing their recording process and how they hooked up with Major Lazer for the project. Most importantly, though, we get to hear a preview of “Push and Shove,” a collaboration with Diplo/Switch and Busy Signal that is rumored to be the LP’s first single. We’re picking up on a mix of ska, dancehall, rock and what we’ll call “Santigold vibes” in the few moments we can hear here, and our dude Busy is definitely doing his thing. Could No Doubt have another dancehall-inflected pop smash on their hands?

Tags:Busy Signal, Major Lazer, No Doubt

Toppa Top 10: Supa Dups’ Top 10 Jamerican Collaborations

October 18, 2011

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Selections by Supa Dups, Words by LargeUp

Tags:Akon, Alicia Keys, Barrington Levy, Beenie Man, Black Chiney Sound, Bounty Killer, Bruno Mars, Buju Banton, Cham, Chester French, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, DMX, John Legend, Kardinal Offishall, Mr Vegas, Mya, No Doubt, Sean Paul, Shyne, Supa Dups, Super Cat, The Notorious B.I.G.

Toppa Top 10: Dancehall Cameos

March 26, 2010

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words by Eddie STATS Houghton

Just a little something to start some Friday afternoon office arguments (stop, we know you’re not actually working). The main criteria of inclusion on this top 10 is that the dancehall artist must be guesting for an artist–or parachuting into a situation–that is not in any way recognizable as reggae. For instance, “The Jam” and the infamous “Dolly My Baby” remix are disqualified because rap artists are guesting on the Jamaican artist’s record. The Fugees, Heavy D and Busta Rhymes are practically reggae artists themselves so those collabos are out. Samples and remixes don’t count either (sorry, MIMS) but i like your thinking. For more in that vein check Jesse Serwer’s NYC Badmen list and read on:

Tags:Barrington Levy, Beenie Man, Beyonce, cameo, Dancehall, Eddie Murphy, Foxy Brown, Junior Reid, Kriss Kross, Lady Saw, No Doubt, rap, Scritti Politti, Sean Paul, Shabba Ranks, Shyne, Soup Dragons, Spragga Benz, Sugar Ray, Supercat, T.I., ToppaTop10