In continued celebration of #HipHop50 we are sharing our favorite Reggae/Dancehall and Hip-Hop song collaborations. Check our playlist with some our favorites. Apple Music … [Read more...] about Best Reggae/Dancehall Hip-Hop Collabs
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Reggae and Dancehall’s Influence on Hip-Hop
This year Hip-Hop celebrates its 50th anniversary as a genre. You can’t talk about hip-hop and not talk about the influence that Jamaican sound culture played on hip-hop as a genre. DJ Kool Herc, who is of Jamaican descent popularized playing records is between one another, using two record players. This music playing technique became the backbone of the movement in the late … [Read more...] about Reggae and Dancehall’s Influence on Hip-Hop
Jamaican Comedian White Yardie on Entertaining from Culturally Lived Experiences
White Yardie is a UK-based Jamaican stand-up Comedian and entertainer. The viral comedian launched his first Comedy special titled Straight Outta Jamaica in 2017, and quickly became a sensation in the Caribbean community. He was nominated for Best Comedian 2016 by the UK Entertainment Awards. Best known for his social media skits, White Yardie is currently on his Coming to … [Read more...] about Jamaican Comedian White Yardie on Entertaining from Culturally Lived Experiences
Mental Health Awareness x Culture
May is mental health awareness month. In this episode I explore how culture and impact on mental health. I’m going to focus on the potentially positive and negative impacts of Caribbean music, food and culture. … [Read more...] about Mental Health Awareness x Culture
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We live in a day and age, where anything on social media is taken at face value and can form an opinion based on a highlight without all the facts. In this mini episode, I share how I almost formed an ill-informed opinions that I was ready to record and after viewing the longer form content, I decided not to. It's a short reflection that I wanted to share with you on … [Read more...] about Clips, Clicks & Comments