Sampled: Reggae

Back in the days of block parties, many early hip-hop MCs and DJs deployed tricks they picked up from Jamaican sound system culture. Producers are still cutting up rhythms and rhymes from reggae and dancehall today, adding bubbling island style to rugged boom-bap. Put up your lighters for this collection of Caribbean-flavored bangers from artists like like De La Soul, Dipset and Kanye West.