HEAR THIS: Jah Mason “Princess Gone” (Remix)
Because Valentine’s Day Isn’t Always So Sweet It’s been ten years since Jah Mason dropped his album Princess Gone: The Saga Bed. The title track, originally released in 2005, was the artist’s first No. 1 single in Jamaica, topping the charts for three straight weeks. The tall, slim turban-wearing youth, born Andrae Corey Johnson in rural […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Come Over (Missing You)” Acoustic Cover
Great Songs Are Just Great Songs, No Matter Where You Come From Busy Signal is not just the most versatile artist in dancehall today, he’s also a great songwriter. The Turf Prezident’s powerful pen game inspired this acoustic cover version, which we discovered last night on his Instagram. The singer’s name is Jayne. The guitarist […]
Tune For Tune: Battle of the “Hello” Reggae Versions
Who Did Adele’s Big Tune Better: Conkarah & Rosie Delmah or Alaine? Big up all Boomshots massive and welcome to a new feature we call “Tune for Tune.” Today we’re going to compare different reggae versions of Adele’s 2015 chart-topped “Hello.” In Reshma B’s latest Clash Music Reggae & Dancehall Column, she points out that […]
HEAR THIS: Jully Black ft. Tanya Stephens “Bom Bom” Remix
Two Dancehall Divas Tackle The Track Sister Nancy Made “Famous” This weekend the Internet is buzzing about Kanye West dissing Taylor Swift on a track called “Famous.” The song, which apparently features Rihanna and Swizz Beatz, is part of his new album, The Life of Pablo, and isn’t released yet. If you were one of […]
Machel Montano Rules Carnival With
“Waiting on the Stage”—Is He Leading Soca Down The Road To EDM?
Trinidad & Tobago’s “Minister of Road” Takes Third Consecutive Road March Title Trinidadian soca superstar Machel Montano has won his third consecutive road march title. Since 1932, the Trinidad Carnival Committtee has awarded the prize to the musical composition played most often at the “judging points” along the parade route throughout Port of Spain during […]
HEAR THIS: Raging Fyah “Milk and Honey” PREMIERE
New Music From The We Remember Dennis Brown Album It’s been just ten days since V.P. Records announced the highly anticipated roots reggae project, We Remember Dennis Brown, which will see a range of Jamaican and international artists paying tribute to the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown by recording some of his classic […]
Marley Natural Mystic Blowing Through The Air
Excuse Me While I Light My Spliff Just last Friday in Los Angeles, Marley Natural announced the launch of their highly line of premium cannabis products. “We are fortunate to be living during a promising time of positive change, especially with regard to cannabis and how people understand it,” said Cedella Marley, Bob’s firstborn child, […]
Ten Great Bob Marley Songs You Probably Never Heard
The Songs That Made The Gong A Legend Are Not All On Legend Bob Marley’s greatest hits collection Legend is the top-selling reggae album of all time, with at least 15 million copies sold—according to the RIAA website. It’s a good bet the actual numbers are a lot higher, but let’s just say that the […]
WATCH THIS: Gyptian ft. Lady Leshurr “All On Me” (Diztortion Remix) Official Music Video
Gyppy Links The UK Queen—Zeen? You don’t need to be a reggae fan to be familiar with Gyptian’s mega-smash “Hold Yuh,” and if you ain’t up on Lady Leshurr’s Queen’s Speech freestyles, well, you probably need to “Brush Your Teeth.” The two stars joined forces on The Diztortion’s nasty remix of Gyppy’s latest boom tune […]
WATCH THIS: Cham Exclusive “When I’m In The Studio I’m Floating—And I Don’t Smoke”
Live From The Reggae Cruise, The Kid Chops It Up With The Reggae Girl About Town On board the second annual Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise, Boomshots caught up with Cham for an exclusive in-depth interview. We got the inside scoop on Lawless, his first album since the classic Ghetto Story, scheduled to drop in […]
WATCH THIS: Mr. Easy “Bashment Gal” Official Music Video
Classic Dancehall Throwback Co-Starring Tanto Blacks aka Reel Rich Anytime Mr. Easy and Ricky Blaze link up, they always bring out the best in each other. In the first video from Easy’s forthcoming EP, The Don, director Jay Will takes us back to the dancehall days of yesteryear. From Mr. Easy’s furry Kangol bucket hat […]
HEAR THIS: Mavado “In God We Trust”
The Gully Gaad In David Brooks Mode “I Was Born To Overcome” Mavado rang in the new year on a Godly note with this DJ Frass–produced banger. There’s an old saying that goes “In God We Trust—All Others Pay Cash,” which pretty much sums up the artist’s approach to the game this year. It’s been […]