Stereogum — The veteran producer Salaam Remi has been in the game for decades; he started out playing keyboards on a Kurtis Blow album in 1986. Over the years, he's collaborated with Shabba Ranks, the Fugees, Whitney Houston, Ms. Dynamite, Jazmine Sullivan, and ... more info

Core News — “Rodigan’s Scorcher is brand new Shabba Ranks – the first reggae track he’s voiced in 3 years. Plus music from Barrington Levy, Iba Mahr, Sly N Robbie, The Skints, Tarrus Riley and more…” Check out other David Rodigan shows in my archive ... more info

Discobelle.net — The legendary Shabba Ranks along with Busta Rhymes and Migos join A$AP Ferg on the official remix of “Shabba”. more info

Consequence of Sound — A distinct dancehall groove. more info

Popdose — Redman joins the party and you can just smell the kush he's lighting up with Shabba Ranks. more info

Guardian Music — From Serge Gainsbourg's Gallic gruffness to Donna Summer's simulated orgasms, tell us the songs that light your fireIt's official: the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon knows no bounds. After boosting sales in hardware shops (readers are said to flock the... more info

Guardian Music — Its original intention was to help promote non-western musicians. But now it is just putting them in a ghettoLife's a mashup these days, isn't it? Not just online but in the real world too. From arts to science, from finance to food, from work to pla... more info

Guardian Music — Meet Rajiv Munch, the 22-year-old maestro of moombahton – a genre born way back in the mists of, er, 2009Hometown: Rotterdam.The lineup: Rajiv Munch (music, production).The background: We're writing today's New Band in a state of anxiety and mild p... more info

Totally Fuzzy — W said... JEFFERSON AIRPLANE 2003/04 Bonus Track Reissue Series The definitve editions, remastered by Bob Irwin (of Sundazed fame). Lots of cool bonuses. * Takes Off (1966) * Surrealistic Pillow (1967) * After Bathing At Baxter's (1967) * Crown Of Cr... more info

Guardian Music — OMG! Lukasz Gottwald is the architect of pop's biggest txtspeak chart smashes. And he'll huff pepper spray if it gets him a hitYou probably wouldn't go to him with a serious medical problem, but there's nonetheless something surgical about Dr Luke's ... more info