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Damian Marley

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    January 31, 2012

    Live: Ed Sheeran Rubs Elbows With The Crowd At Mercury Lounge

    Ed Sheeran Mercury Lounge Monday, January 30 Better than: Finding a Sugababes album in the 99-cent bin. British pop stars have had something of a rough go when trying to break America, despite often working with much better material than much of what's on the charts over here. The sacking of poor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Will.I.Am Kickstarts The Perhaps-Inevitable Trend Of Naming Albums After Hashtags

    ​The forthcoming album from will.i.am, lead Black Eyed Pea and tireless trend-rider, is called #WILLPOWER, and yes, the pound sign is intentional; apparently he's so interested in willing (ha!) himself into the Internet-enabled public consciousness, he's named his album in the style of Twitter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Watch: Nas and Damian Marley Trek Through Jamaica in "Nah Mean"

    ​Not content with just being announced as part of the rather-weak Lollapalooza 2011 lineup today, Nas and Damian Marley have dropped the music video for "Nah Mean" from their album Distant Relatives. The clip, shot almost entirely in black and white, follows Nasty Nas and Jr. Gong as they take ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2010

    K'Naan

    ​Not content with just being announced as part of the rather-weak Lollapalooza 2011 lineup today, Nas and Damian Marley have dropped the music video for "Nah Mean" from their album Distant Relatives. The clip, shot almost entirely in black and white, follows Nasty Nas and Jr. Gong as they take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Week in Review: This Means Something

    Hey, Marty. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.​In the week a former member of the Fugees declared his intention to run an entire country, despite his gross lack of qualifications for said job, we started a campaign against him. Sorry 'Clef, but this is ridiculous.

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Live: Nas And Damian Marley Teach Personal Chemistry In Williamsburg

    Nas/Damian Marley East River State Park Saturday, July 31 With the Manhattan skyline behind us and the sun setting on the first not-disgustingly-hot NYC day in ages, Nas and Damian Marley took the stage for an almost painfully picturesque show Saturday night at the Williamsburg Waterfront. Featur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Charting The Rise Of "Hold Yuh," Gyptian's Inescapable, NYC-Driven Dancehall Summer Anthem

    "When I played it for him, he said, 'Go back to that, what a ping ping ting?'"​Whether you know it by name or not, if you've stepped outside in the last several months, you've heard Gyptian's "Hold Yuh" flickering out of at least a few idling vehicles. The über-minimalist dancehall ditty's pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Download The Impeccably Curated Nas Tribute Mix 20 Years/20 Verses

    ​Yes, the bad news is that Nas has been at it for goddamn near two decades now; the good news is that Steady Bloggin' is offering an exhaustive mix of his 20 greatest verses, with each of those verses, from 1989's "Live at the BBQ" to 2010's "Victory" (warning: contains DJ Khaled), transcribed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    This Week's Voice: Sleigh Bells, LCD Soundsystem, Nas and Damian Marley, Obies, and More

    Sleigh Bells' Alexis Krauss, meeting her public. Photo by Santiago Felipe​In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla attempts to describe the planet-obliterating joys of Sleigh Bells, Zach Baron on LCD Soundsystem's sardonically devastating This Is Happening, and Sean Fennessey explains why th ... More >>

  • Music

    May 18, 2010

    Back to 'Africa' With Nas and Damian Marley

    Why the blockbuster collusion of Distant Relatives feels so . . . distant

  • Music

    April 6, 2010

    Mulatu Astatke Gets Cooler Still

    The Ethio-jazz godfather returns

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Second on the Williamsburg Waterfront After Faith No More? Nas.

    ​The second benefit show on the Williamsburg Waterfront after Faith No More will feature Nas and Damian Marley, reports Free Williamsburg. That's good news indeed--Marley had a couple of great Summerstage shows years back circa "Jamrock," a song that sounds just about perfect circa July 31st, ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2009

    The Shifting Republic of K'Naan

    A deft Somali rapper, now ensconced in Canada, prepares his American invasion

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    Another Free iTunes Single of the Week: K'naan's "Bang Bang (feat. Adam Levine)"

    James MinchinHere's your future Last week's prediction: From the UK? Sorry, but aesthetics matter, no matter where you are on the globe. No coincidence that the Somalia-born K'naan learned to speak English off the phonetics on Rakim and Nas albums; talent will travel, before during and after thing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008

    Hot 97's Summer Jam: A Preview

    James MinchinHere's your future Last week's prediction: From the UK? Sorry, but aesthetics matter, no matter where you are on the globe. No coincidence that the Somalia-born K'naan learned to speak English off the phonetics on Rakim and Nas albums; talent will travel, before during and after thing ... More >>

  • Music

    March 27, 2007

    Inventive Dancehall Crossovers Honor Bob By Not Merely Aping Him

    James MinchinHere's your future Last week's prediction: From the UK? Sorry, but aesthetics matter, no matter where you are on the globe. No coincidence that the Somalia-born K'naan learned to speak English off the phonetics on Rakim and Nas albums; talent will travel, before during and after thing ... More >>

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    January 24, 2006

    Dean's List

    James MinchinHere's your future Last week's prediction: From the UK? Sorry, but aesthetics matter, no matter where you are on the globe. No coincidence that the Somalia-born K'naan learned to speak English off the phonetics on Rakim and Nas albums; talent will travel, before during and after thing ... More >>

  • Music

    December 20, 2005

    Ain't Struggling

    Nothing compares 2 white girl reggae karaoke bouncing

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2005

    Diddy Humps Enormous Woman in Front of Thousands

    Nothing compares 2 white girl reggae karaoke bouncing

  • Music

    May 24, 2005

    Reggae's Return to Roots

    Just in time for summer, the Jamaican crossover pendulum swings consciously back

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