HEAR THIS: Busta Rhymes “Twerk It” Remix ft. Vybz Kartel, Ne-Yo, T.I., Jeremih & French Montana
Bussa Bus And Friends Get It Poppin‘ Busta Rhymes has always repped for his Caribbean culture but with his new “Twerk It” Remix he’s taken things to a whole next level. Getting Vybz Kartel’s voice on the Pharrell-produced track was a nifty trick, and the Werlboss kills it. T.I. and French Montana spit dutty bars […]
A$AP Ferg NYC Listening Event
Ferg Previews Trap Lord And Yams Burns Out the Nonbelievers Last night A$AP Ferg held a listening event for his new album, Trap Lord. The Darby NYC was ram-jammed with A$AP Mob members and hip-hop tastemakers. The album sounds crazy—from the street single “Shabba” to abum cuts like “Cocaine Castle” and “Fuck Out My Face”—and A$AP […]
Tommy Lee and the Sparta Clan at Reggae Sumfest
Uncle Demon Storms Dancehall Night—And He’s Rolling Deep Tommy Lee was raised in the Flankers section of Montego Bay, so every time he touches the stage at Reggae Sumfest he gets much love from the hometown crowd. Last year was his first solo set on the Greatest Reggae on Earth, so this year Tommy had […]
WATCH THIS: Sean Paul “The Other Side of Love” Official Video
Dutty Paul Tells A Tale of Love That Didn’t Stick Like Glue Sean Paul just dropped a video for “Other Side of Love,” one of two songs released thus far off of his forthcoming as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, due out later this year on Atlantic/VP Records. The song was co-produced by Benny Blanco and The […]
WATCH THIS: I-Octane Speaks on His Reggae Sumfest Performance
Octane Talks About Closing Dancehall Night at Sumfest I-Octane has come a long way since he first hit the Digicel side stage at Reggae Sumfest five years ago. In the early hours of last Friday morning he was the closing act at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, and although the sun was shining brightly by […]
Vybz Kartel’s Attorney Speaks on Not Guilty Verdict
Christian Tavares Finson Says The Werlboss’s Biggest Fight Is Behind Him Hours after winning a decisive victory in Vybz Kartel’s two-year battle against murder charges, his lead attorney Christian Tavares-Finson sat down for an in-depth interview to discuss how Jamaican police have failed to prove their case against his client, and talk about his legal […]
PREMIERE: The Club Famous Riddim
How Portmore Night Club Drops A New Juggling Produced by Richie D The newly opened Famous Nightclub in Portmore has linked with esteemed dancehall producer Richard “Richie D” Martin to drop a brand new juggling called the Club Famous riddim featuring new tracks from the Warlord, Bounty Killer, the Doctor Beenie Man, Voicemail, Stacious, Richie […]
WATCH THIS: Busta Rhymes ft. Nicki Minaj “Twerk It” Official Music Video
Bussa Buss and Barbz Inna Mad Sittin Busta Rhymes and Nicki Minaj are two hip-hop stars who have consistently shown their love for dancehall culture. It comes out in little ways sometimes, a touch of slang here, a collabo there. So when the two of them linked up to make a straight-up dancehall record the […]
Vybz Kartel Issues Statement on Verdict
Worl’Boss Speaks Out About His Triumph In Court Following this morning’s Not Guilty verdict, imprisoned dancehall star Vybz Kartel had an ear-to-ear grin, but said little in court. Now he has released the following statement. Text After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Wayne Marshall “I Know” Official Music Video
Ghetto Youths Intl & Game Over Films Present A Wicked New Piece of Visuals Wayne Marshall’s rub-a-dub scorcher “I Know” has been on heavy rotation since we premiered it right here on Boommshots. And now director Jay Will has released a video that’s just as wicked as we wanted it to be. Think zinc fences. […]
Sizzla Kalonji Speaks on Selassie’s Birthday
Just Before Blazing The Niyabinghi Fire, Sizzla Checked in With The Strictly Boomshots Show Today marks the 121st anniversary of the birth of Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, who would go on to become Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Selassie holds a special place for the Rastafarian faithful, and his birthday is celebrated by […]
A$AP Ferg Speaks on Shabba
A Rare Interview with the Trap Lord A$AP Ferg’s summer scorcher “Shabba” has set the streets of NYC on fire—and the mad music video featuring the whole A$AP Mob and Shabba Ranks himself has everybody wondering why a youth from Harlem decided to pay homage to Shabba. The A$AP Mob is known for their ’90s nostalgia, […]