{"id":19439,"date":"2019-05-31T05:29:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix\/"},"modified":"2019-05-31T05:29:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:29:59","slug":"koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix\/","title":{"rendered":"Koffee Takes Her &#8216;Rapture&#8217; To The Streets With New Remix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/05\/31\/728350395\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\" rel=\"nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sidney Madden<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/05\/31\/728350395\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1100.jpg\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1200.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-crop-type>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1200.jpg\">Enlarge this image<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Koffee&#8217;s &#8220;Rapture&#8221; remix pours the gasoline of adrenaline onto an already fire track.<\/p>\n<p>                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Frank Fieber\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Frank Fieber\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/685652341\/koffee\">Koffee<\/a> is waking up new generations to the style, complexity and power of reggae. The Jamaican-born rising star and 2019 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/01\/17\/683321675\/slingshot-artists-to-watch-in-2019\">NPR Slingshot artist<\/a> has only been at this professionally for a couple years \u2014 the 19-year-old recently graduated from high school \u2014 but her passion for her culture is palpable and the momentum of her music is only building.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>                <b><\/p>\n<p>                    <b>YouTube<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/b>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After dropping the five-song EP <em>Rapture<\/em> in March \u2014 the project was easily <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/03\/29\/706611460\/monthly-music-report-the-10-best-new-albums-we-heard-in-march\">one of the best releases in 2019<\/a> so far \u2014 Koffee is back with a remix to the title track. &#8220;Rapture (Remix),&#8221; featuring fellow Spanish Town native Govana, adds an extra shot of adrenaline, throwing gasoline onto an already fire track. For the official remix video, the duo took it to the streets of their hometown to show how community, beauty and danger all intermingle on their island.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Koffee anna coffee, mi say no gimmicks \/ She a pro widit, treat di ridddim like she grow wid it,&#8221; Govana rhymes, propping up young Koffee as she awaits stardom.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div data-ad-config='{\"network\":\"\/6735\/n6735\",\"site\":{\"default\":\"NPR.MUSIC\",\"mobile\":\"NPRMOBILE\"},\"zone\":\"Music_New_Music\",\"targets\":{\"testserver\":\"false\",\"storyId\":\"728350395\",\"artists\":[\"685652341\"],\"genres\":[\"World\"]},\"location\":\"backstage\",\"deferred\":false,\"isBetweenContent\":false,\"isAggSponsorship\":false,\"borderClass\":\"\"}'><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/05\/31\/728350395\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Koffee Takes Her 'Rapture' To The Streets With New Remix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/05\/31\/728350395\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/05\/31\/728350395\/koffee-takes-her-rapture-to-the-streets-with-new-remix?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1100.jpg\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1200.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-crop-type>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/05\/31\/rapture-rmx---lead-press-shot_wide-6b6c3db27102ff86f3a89debb021f35199fb04b0-s1200.jpg\">Enlarge this image<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Koffee&#8217;s &#8220;Rapture&#8221; remix pours the gasoline of adrenaline onto an already fire track.<\/p>\n<p>                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Frank Fieber\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Frank Fieber\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/685652341\/koffee\">Koffee<\/a> is waking up new generations to the style, complexity and power of reggae. The Jamaican-born rising star and 2019 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/01\/17\/683321675\/slingshot-artists-to-watch-in-2019\">NPR Slingshot artist<\/a> has only been at this professionally for a couple years \u2014 the 19-year-old recently graduated from high school \u2014 but her passion for her culture is palpable and the momentum of her music is only building.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>                <b><\/p>\n<p>                    <b>YouTube<\/b><br \/>\n                <\/b>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After dropping the five-song EP <em>Rapture<\/em> in March \u2014 the project was easily <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/03\/29\/706611460\/monthly-music-report-the-10-best-new-albums-we-heard-in-march\">one of the best releases in 2019<\/a> so far \u2014 Koffee is back with a remix to the title track. &#8220;Rapture (Remix),&#8221; featuring fellow Spanish Town native Govana, adds an extra shot of adrenaline, throwing gasoline onto an already fire track. For the official remix video, the duo took it to the streets of their hometown to show how community, beauty and danger all intermingle on their island.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Koffee anna coffee, mi say no gimmicks \/ She a pro widit, treat di ridddim like she grow wid it,&#8221; Govana rhymes, propping up young Koffee as she awaits stardom.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div data-ad-config='{\"network\":\"\/6735\/n6735\",\"site\":{\"default\":\"NPR.MUSIC\",\"mobile\":\"NPRMOBILE\"},\"zone\":\"Music_New_Music\",\"targets\":{\"testserver\":\"false\",\"storyId\":\"728350395\",\"artists\":[\"685652341\"],\"genres\":[\"World\"]},\"location\":\"backstage\",\"deferred\":false,\"isBetweenContent\":false,\"isAggSponsorship\":false,\"borderClass\":\"\"}'><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}