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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—
Dancehall is known for its bold fashions, but clog shoes are one piece of attire we have yet to see inna bashment. That didn’t stop graphic artist Blakely Dadson (or Lord Blakely, if you prefer) from making the connection in fine style, designing clogs bearing the likenesses of two of his (and our) favorite deejays, SuperCat and Ninjaman. He calls these “The Dons,” naturally.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Prince Paul is known for his work with De La Soul, Gravediggaz, 3rd Bass and Handsome Boy Modeling School but the veteran hip-hop producer is no stranger to Caribbean music, either—or at least parodies of it. As highlighted in our recent rundown of Toppa Top fake reggae tunes, 2005′s ItsTrumental boasted a hilarious faux dancehall tune about a Boston creme donut (“Boston Top”). Baby Elephant, Paul and Don Newkirk’s project with P-Funk’s Bernie Worrell, featured Yellowman on the tongue-in-cheek “Cool Runnings,” from their lone LP.
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Words and Photo by Beth Lesser—
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Words by Billy “Prince Polo” Szeflinski
Next month sees the release of Brooklyn Bodega (Dubshot Records), the debut album by Prince Polo–the Polish candy bar-inspired production alter ego of Brooklyn-based engineer and musician Billy Szeflinski. The name Prince Polo might be new to most but knowing Bill’s deep knowledge of reggae and classic dancehall, we thought we’d pass him the Throwback Thursdays baton as he preps for the Oct. 18 release. (New Yorkers can catch him live, alongside Screechy Dan and the Top Shotta Band and others at Sullivan Hall this Sunday, Sept. 11, as part of the multi-city Dub Invasion Festival kicking off tonight). Before you read his take on Supercat’s overlooked cover of Fats Domino’s “My Girl Josephine,” take some time to stream the very first leak off of Brooklyn Bodega, “Witness Protection,” a wicked dub version of the “Love Theme” from The Godfather featuring vocalist Daddy Marshall and Borahm Lee on melodica.
