Drake Brings Out Skepta to Shutdown London’s Wireless Festival
Drizzy Is The Latest Superstar to Link With Boy Better Know According to NME, Drake brought out London grime MC Skepta to perform “Shutdown” during his set at London’s Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park July 3rd. OVO affiliate Partynextdoor joined Drake on one song as did iLoveMakonnen, who performed ‘Tuesday’ with his new label boss. However, the biggest reaction was […]
HEAR THIS: Mr. Easy “Bashment Gal”
Nuh Fraid Fi Bruck Out And Whine Early July is such a great time for reggae music. There isn’t really one dominant song of the summer yet, but there’s lots of candidates for the title. The result is an explosion of creativity and excitement that goes on and on. Ricky Blaze just forward a link […]
HEAR THIS: Red Fox & Screechy Dan “Skylarking”
Ruff Entry Crew Revisits A Horace Andy Classic To skylark is to flitter about aimlessly, making no progressive movements and then begging somebody five cents to eat a food. Although the real-life birds may be very hard-working, their reputation for fuckery has inspired some nice reggae tunes. The metaphor was first employed by Horace “Sleepy” […]
ReshmaB Chains Make Runway Debut at Caribbean Fashion Week 2015
The Reggae Girl About Town Flexes Her Design Skills Reshma B, the UK-based music journalist, showed off her design skills at Caribbean Fashion Week in Kingston, Jamaica. ReshmaB Chains—recently included on Mass Appeal‘s round-up of New Streetwear Brands Who Are Killing it Right Now—made their runway debut at CFW’s Friday kick off. Pulse top model Oraine Barrett walked the runway, while three-time Vogue cover […]
OMI “Cheerleader” May Be The Song of the Summer
First Jamaican Release To Crack Top 10 Since Sean Paul’s “Get Busy” What could be a more natural combination than reggae and summertime? Last year the Canadian band MAGIC! made the connection with their pop smash “Rude.” But it’s been quite a while since a Jamaican reggae song was the anthem of the Summer—twelve years […]
WATCH THIS: Kat DeLuna ft. Trey Songz “Bum Bum” Official Music Video
Bam Bam Inna Different Stylee Born in the Bronx to parents from the Dominican Republic, Kat DeLuna’s music has always shown a strong Jamaican influence. Her 2007 breakout single, “Whine Up,” featuring dancehall’s “Energy God” Elephant Man, has racked up 43 million views on Vevo. Eight years later she’s back on that sexy raggamuffin flex, […]
A$AP Rocky Picks His Favorite Reggae Rappers
Pretty Flacko Bigs Up Buju Banton’s “Boom Bye Bye” …And Others A$AP Rocky reps Harlem all day as one of the biggest rap stars in the world, but his dad was born in Barbados and he grew up loving dancehall reggae. While he was doing press for his new album ALLA. Rob Kenner of Boomshots […]
HEAR THIS: Third World “Yim Mas Gan”
Reggae Ambassadors Revisit an Amharic Classic In the ancient Amharic language of Ethiopia “Igziabeher Yim Mas Gan” roughly translates to “Let H.I.M. Be Praised” (with the letters h-i-m denoting His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, JAH Rastafari). The Abyssinians cut the original version of this mystical tune back in the 1972. Fast forward to 2015 […]
WATCH THIS: Dexta Daps “7Eleven” Official Music Video
Dexta Daps Advises All Gallis To Stay Focused All year long Dexta Daps has been keeping his female fanbase fully laced with big tunes, whether “Jealous Ova,” his combination with Tifa, or “7Eleven,” his breakout hit on Troyton’s Intoxxicated Riddim (with a fresh new video directed & edited By Robin Chin, courtesy of 21st Hapilos). […]
WATCH THIS: Cadenza ft. Stylo G & Busy Signal “Foundation” Official Music Video
UK 2 JA Link-Up Inna Real Rock 2o15 Stylee Back when Cadenza was an intern at Gee Jam Studios in Port Antonio, he was inspired to update the classic Studio One instrumental “Real Rock.” Not that he was the first to have this idea—and he surely won’t be the last. But his version boasts some […]
WATCH THIS: Stephen Marley ft. Bounty Killer & Cobra “Ghetto Boy” Official Music Video
Ragga, Killa & Snake Star Inna Brand New Story As Old As Babylon Year in, year out, the cycle continues. From Cabrini Green to Cidade de Deus to Tivoli Gardens, somebody is out there manipulating the minds of the ghetto youths and pressing their buttons on a divide-and-rule mission to spread misery and violence and […]
Kranium Talks Ty Dolla $ign Collab, Major Label Deal, and Repping JA from NYC
Everybody Haffi Know Bout Kranium The rising dancehall star responsible for the worldwide smash “Nobody Has To Know” chats with the Reggae Girl About Town shortly after his performance at the RBMA Yardcore show. They discuss his signing to major label Atlantic Records, his collab with L.A. rapper Ty Dolla $ign, what he learned from […]