Jah 9 Talks Yoga, Herbs and Holistic Healing: “This is no Devil Thing, This is Life!”
Jamaican Warrior Goddess Vibes in the British countryside On a rainy day in Hainault Forest Country Park in Chigwell, Essex, Jah9 and her band performed at One Love, the UK’s No. 1 reggae and dub camping festival. Running through new songs like “Humble Me” and the warrior anthem “Unafraid” from her new album, which would be released […]
HEAR THIS: Fluid Foundation ft. Pato Banton “Cruizin” PREMIERE
A Little Somethin’ To Ride To Five youths from Oceanside, California started a reggae band called Fluid Foundation. Their sound is warm and easy, a sunny mix of reggae, dub, and pop with a loose-hanging surf sensibility. Their self-titled debut album was tracked at the famed 17th Street Studios with esteemed producer Lewis Richard—whose band “Jesus […]
HEAR THIS: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad “Really True” PREMIERE
Dry & Heavy Rochester Rub a Dub The Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad (GPGDS) experience is not unlike Reservoir Dogs meets Gorillas in the Mist only with slightly disheveled pandas. At any given moment these five intrepid reggae musicians are traveling state to stateon a daily mission to Make It Better—which just happens to be the title of the Rochester, New […]
WATCH THIS: Jah Cure “Rasta” Official Music Video
New Video Goes Around the Globe With Cure What has Jah Cure been up to? We haven’t heard much from Iyacure since last year’s Grammy Awards, when his album The Cure was highly touted to win Best Reggae Album honors. Although the Morgan family ended up taking the title that year, the excellence of Cure’s […]
HEAR THIS: M.I.A. ft. Dexta Daps “Foreign Friend”
Maya & Daps Link Pon The Borderline Ever since M.I.A. first burst on the world, she has been all about crossing lines in the sand, using her playground chants, beatbox ballistics, and agitprop visuals to mash up all cultural and geopolitical borderlines. Now that M.I.A.’s released what she warns may be her last album, her […]
How Gentleman Buss As A Reggae Artist
The Tunes That Turned This Teenager From Köln, Germany Into A Certified Jamaican Star In late 2014 MTV invited Gentleman to record an “Unplugged” album, marking the first time any reggae artist had joined that respected series which has included the likes of Jay Z, Nirvana, and Lauryn Hill. With guest appearances by Shaggy, Ky-Mani […]
WATCH THIS: Raging Fyah “Raggamuffin” Official Lyric Video
How To Prepare Your Steam Chalice High tech vaporizers may be all the rage in Babylon, but in Raging Fyah’s new video, they focus on the proper preparation of the ital steam chalice. Celebrated in big tunes like Jah 9’s “Steamers a Bubble,” the Rastafarians’ natural vaporizer utilizes bamboo shoots and coconut shells to achieve a […]
Busy Signal Helicopters In For Malawi Show With Custom Chopper
Turf Prez Flying High In Africa Busy Signal always gets made love in Africa, but yesterday’s concert in Malawi took the Turf Prez to another level—in his own personalized helicopter. The Jamaican reggae/dancehall star arrived in style for his Saturday night show at Civo stadium in Lilongwe thanks to Impact Events boss Lucius Banda, who called in […]
Kick Out Yuh Foot: Assassin x Sam Spiegel x Ape Drums x Kenzo World “Mutant Brain” Ad Goes Viral
Margaret Qualley Wilds Out To Agent Sasco Inna Parfum Commercial O.G. video director Spike Jonze has a long history with The Beastie Boys, whose appreciation for Jamaican music is well known. No surprise then that Jonze’s ad spot for “KENZO World,” a new fragrance (ahem, make that “Parfum”) created by Carol Lim & Humberto Leon, is powered by the maad […]
HEAR THIS: Equiknoxx Music “Us In 2007” PREMIERE
Once Upon a Time In Jamaica Like the mighty bird of prey who serves as the label’s logo/mascot, Equiknoxx Music has soared to higher heights in recent years. But today the dancehall production team of Nicholas “Bobby The Blackbird” Deane & Gavin “Gavsborg” Blair rewind back to the days when they flew mostly under the radar. […]
HEAR THIS: Popcaan “Nah Idle”
“If you never listen Popcaan song, mek sure you listen to dah one yah” What a year Andrae Hugh Sutherland has had! Hits pon toppa hits in the dancehall. High-profile collabs. Shelling stages and killing sounds around the world. Smoking the highest and relishing close encounters with “some real star gyal.” In his latest tune, […]
WATCH THIS: K’Coneil “Feel So Right” Official Music Video PREMIERE
No Inna No Long Talking In this summer of dancehall/pop fusion, everybody seems to be jumping on the reggae bandwagon—with mixed results. Born in Jamaica and raised in New York City, K’Coneil makes music that reflects this blend of cultures organically without feeling forced or contrived. The latest single off his debut EP, LOVE/LUST, is […]