news.
It's the news, Okayplayer-style, just how you like it. Every weekday, updated all day long. Bong Bong!
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large up.
LargeUp is an exclusive journey into authentic Caribbean lifestyle. Brooklyn based selector/promoter, DJ Gravy and NYC/Kingston based photographer/artist, Martei Korley, lead the the Large Up team capturing the unique sounds, styles, flavors, destinations and activities that define Island culture in the Caribbean and abroad.
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2dopeboyz.
The world's #3 Hip Hop blog according to Vibe Magazine and the #1 to everybody else.
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rappers i know.
FWMJ's Rappers I Know is a labour of love; where design, music, and a do-it-ya-damb-self work ethic converge to shine light on things you might be missing in a world where everything is passing you by 100 miles a minute. Free music downloads, Kay's Podcasts, music news, and tastefully placed rants by yours truly; all to be expected. ... click here
- Video: Skillz "'09 Rap Up"
- Audio: Homeboy Sandman "The Abduction"
- Video: Curren$y "Breakfast"
- Video: Reflection Eternal on Mixtape Daily
- Audio: Nas & Damian Marley "As We Enter"
- Audio: Peter Hadar "Full Time Lover"
- Video: Rhymefest "Exodus 5.1"
- Audio: Skillz "I Wanna Rock Too"
- Video: Melanie Fiona "A Song For Haiti" (Redemption Song)
- Philly: Wale @ TLA (1/28)
- Oddisee - Odd Winter [Mixtape]
- Audio: Truck North "Man At Arms"
- Audio: Donny Goines "No Apologies (prod. M-Phazes)"
- Rhymes & Rhythm for Relief [Mixtape]
- Audio: Nas & Damian Marley "Strong Will Continue"
This area of the site is under construction while we put the finishing touches on our new artist profile pages. In the mean time, please find an alphabetized list of those we have deemed "OkayArists" since launching in 1999. Soon this list will grow rapdily and be organized much differently.
Q-Tip
Amy Winehouse
Aceyalone
Blackalicious
Common
The Coup
D'Angelo
Dangerdoom
Dilated Peoples
Dj Jazzy Jeff
Erykah Badu
Hi-Tek
J Dilla
Jaguar Wright
Jazzyfatnastees
Jean Grae
Jill Scott
k-os
Leela James
M-1
Meshell
Mos Def
Mr. Lif
Pharoahe Monch
Reflection Eternal
Rjd2
The Roots
Sa-Ra
Scratch
Skillz
Talib Kweli
