HEAR THIS: Schoolboy Q “Banger (Mosh Pit)”
Boom Shocka-Lock Boom Budy Bye Bye Bye Kendrick Lamar of Tog Dawg Entertainment has already expressed his desire to musically murder all competition. Now his TDE bredren Schoolboy Q is back with a beat produced by tHe renegades and mixed By Ali that’s fit for soundbwoy killing. Q gets right in the mood, licking lyrical shots […]
HEAR THIS: Black Lion ft Kat Dahlia & Nyanda “Mash It Up”
Kat Sounds Super On The Wizard’s Riddim Inna Cubana Dancehall Stylee Air horns, dubbed-out keyboards and trap drums announce that the Cubana cutie who gave us “Gangsta” is back at it on some raggamuffin tip. Dahlia’s smoky, sultry voice sounds adorably earnest as she flings down her best Miami patois over a hard-hitting beat courtesy […]
HEAR THIS: Patra “Bad In Bed”
When The Queen of The Pack Links With The A Team—Bare Badness When Lady Patra got down with Epic Records in the early 90s she helped bring the sexiness of dancehall music straight into pop culture with smash hits like “Queen of the Pack” and “Romantic Call” featuring Yo-Yo. After stepping out of the spotlight, […]
Shaggy & Friends Pon Radio Lily
Mr. Boombastic Hits The Strictly Boomshots Show To Celebrate Out of Many One Music Album Release This Monday on RadioLily.com we welcomed the biggest hitmaker in dancehall history, Shaggy, to celebrate the release of his star-studded collaboration with Sly & Robbie, Out of Many One Music. Shaggy and Rob Kenner talked about the vision behind […]
Mr. Vegas Makes Surprise Visit To Radio Lily
Die-Doo Talks Bruk It Down 2.o Pon The Strictly Boomshots Show This Monday’s Strictly Boomshots show opened with a big surprise guest. Dancehall hitmaker Mr. Vegas passed through Radio Lily to chat about his brand new album Bruk It Down 2.o, which hit iTunes on Tuesday. Vegas and Rob Kenner previewed some new tunes and […]
Tessanne Chin Kills It On “The Voice”
Jamaican Singing Sensation Represents On Worldwide Television On the season premiere of NBC’s The Voice last night, the rest of the world learned something that Jamaica has known for a long time: Tessanne Chin can sing her ass off! The singer, who is currently under Shaggy’s management, got all four judges spinning around in their […]
Three the Hard Way: Shaggy, Mr. Vegas, and Vybz Kartel All Dropping Albums Tomorrow
This Tuesday Will Be a Big Day In Dancehall Tomorrow’s a big day in dancehall. Three of the genre’s biggest hitmakers will be releasing albums on Tuesday September 24th, showing that reggae is still running things. Shaggy’s star-studded collaboration with Sly & Robbie, Out of Many One Music will see its digital release tomorrow physical copies […]
HEAR THIS: Ricky Blaze “Last Try”
What Is Love Without Trust? You might know Ricky Blaze as the man who produced Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh,” the first reggae/dancehall cut to be certified gold since Jr. Gong’s “Welcome to Jamrock.” You might know him as the guy who sang that song “I Feel Free.” But really what he is is a creative force. Working […]
Musiq Soulchild & Syleena Johnson Speak On Reggae, Soul, and the Making of “9INE”
Hear What Happens When Two R&B Stars Step Into The Reggae Zone Both Musiq Soulchild and Syleena Johnson are Grammy-nominated soul singers with rich, powerful voices and a significant number of hit singles to their credit. Syleena sang the hook on Kanye West’s early hit “All Falls Down” while Musiq is known for romantic R&B […]
WATCH THIS: Christopher Martin “Baby I Love You” Official Music Video PREMIERE
C Martin Puts It All On The Line For HIs Lady Christopher Martin’s luxurious new music video from RD Studios sets a romantic mood. Singing over DJ Frass’s smooth Diamonds and Gold riddim, Martin pledges his undying devotion to the girl of his dreams. And the feeling goes on and on, like a song you […]
Chronixx & Zinc Fence Redemption Start A Fire In NYC
Reggae History In The Making At SOBs History was made at SOBs last night when rising reggae star Chronixx made his first-ever New York City appearance in front of a packed-to-the roof 100% sold out house. Those who could not make it inside stood out on the sidewalk rocking to the sounds of Zinc Fence […]
Grand Theft Auto V Reggae Selections
Lee “Scratch” Perry Programs GTA V’s Blue Ark Radio Playlist The biggest selling video game in the world has always had the baddest tunes. Grand Theft Auto V hits stores today and the reggae playlist tun up. Just jack any passing car, turn your radio dial to The Blue Ark and check out these roots […]