Tributes

Marcia Griffiths is a well-known and established reggae legend in her own right commonly referred to as the Queen of Reggae. She began her career as a solo singer, scored a British top 5 with “Young, Gifted and Black” alongside Bob Andy before becoming 1/3 of the I-Threes a.k.a. Bob Marley’s backing vocalists, or his [...]

Reggae legend Bob Marley died 30 years ago on 11th May 1981. To mark this occasion, American talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC kicked off Bob Marley week with Bob’s Grammy Award-winning eldest son Ziggy Marley performing a cover of “Get Up, Stand Up”. 2115112427 by yardie4lifever2 Other artists selected to cover [...]

R.I.P Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes (May 27, 1971 – April 25, 2002) It’s hard to believe it’s been nine years since Lisa Nicole Lopes better known to most of us as Left Eye from the superstar R&B girl group TLC died in a car accident on April 25th 2002 in Honduras at the age of [...]

It’s very rare to see a legend perform another legend’s music, unless it’s for a special televised event. However Prince, who is forever setting trends and breaking molds, decided to pay tribute to the his fellow icon, the late Michael Jackson on the first date of his 21 residency at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. The leader of [...]

Mos Def paid respect to Nate Dogg over the weekend whilst performing in South Carolina at USC Springfest 2011 with a rendition of their 2000 hit “Oh No” [from Lyricist Lounge 2], which originally featured Pharoahe Monch alongside the late West Coast singer who passed on March 15 of heart failure following a string of [...]

As I travelled home from work in a slightly grumpy mood as a result of this typically grey, windy and at times rainy London evening, all I could think about was delving into to a hot cup of tea [an accepted British stereotype] and devouring a full plate of Sierra Leonean Jollof Rice, which is [...]

Rap legend Nate Dogg was laid to rest on Saturday March 26 morning by fans, family and friends in Long Beach, California. Following the public wake the day before, West Coast rap artists Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Game, Xzibit and others paid homage to the king of the rap hook, real name Nathaniel [...]

“It was long ago but it seems like only yesterday / When I thought my life was over and done / But now that time has passed and I see things so differently / It took a long time for me to understand / I am who I am / I’m more than just what [...]

UK reggae artist Gappy Ranks landed in Japan approximately two hours before the earthquake and tsunami hit on March 11 (Gappy’s Twitter updates). As a result four of his six shows were canceled, but that was nothing in compared to others as we’ve all seen on the news. He has documented his experience on “I [...]

On March 15th 2011, G-Funk legend Nate Dogg passed away due to complications of multiple strokes which in turn cause his heart failure. The day he passed away, DJ Skee took to his Twitter account stating that he would set some time aside to put together a special mix of music in honor Nate Dogg. A [...]