Behold the Gong at his Tuffest…
“Never make a politician grant you a favor / They will always want to control you forever.”
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Soul of The Rebel
During his 36 years on planet earth, Robert Nesta Marley became one of the most photographed human beings in history. And judging by the brisk sales of Bob T-shirts, CDs, and rolling papers, nobody’s has yet grown “Tired fi see me face,” as he put it in his prophetic tune “Bad Card.”
Now, just in time for the Tuff Gong’s 64th birthday, comes a new view of the man behind the Legend. David Burnett was sent to Jamaica by TIME magazine in 1976 to document the roots reggae phenomenon. The following year Rolling Stone sent him on the Exodus tour. (more…)
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WATCH THIS: Jay-Z feat. Santigold “Brooklyn”
Santigold & Jigga Go Hard For BK With A “Boom Bye Bye like Buju.” Brap.
It should have come as no surprise when Jay-Z jumped on that Mavado track. First of all, Brooklyn is damn near Jamaica’s 15th parish, and its dancehall scene is a cosmos unto itself—impossible to overlook. Ever since Jay came out with that rapidfire diggity-Das-EFX flow, we knew he had to have heard those sound system cassettes that used to pass hand to hand from Jamdown to BKNY: (more…)
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WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Smoke Some High Grade”
Busy Signal Blazes Up The Maddest T-Pain Remix
Can’t believe it? It ain’t nuttin new. Alliance pass through…
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WATCH THIS: Stephen Marley & Jr. Gong “The Mission”
The Race Is Not Just For The Swift, But Those Who Can Endure
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