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the “Cutty Ranks” cocktail

On my very first trip to Kingston jamaica, I stayed with an artist named Cutty Ranks.  We wrote a couple tracks together for the first “Mr. Anonymous” album, and his vibe was an amazing experience.  He showed me all of the ins and outs of Kingston, taking me to his old neighborhoods and hangouts. He took me deep into the “yards” around Kingston mostly controlled by gangs. I would sit at the entrance with a gang leader holding a submachine gun while he chatted up the other gang members inside to let us in to say hey to his buddies.… » Read full post

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