Dawn Penn, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Beenie Man and Elephant Man Shell Down BET Awards
The Award Show’s First Ever Dancehall Showcase Year in and year out, the BET Awards have become known for show-stopping performances. But the water-cooler talk this year isn’t about the latest hip-hop posse cut, it’s about the awards’ first-ever mashup of reggae and dancehall superstars. Opening with Dawn Penn’s Studio One classic “No No No” […]
Vybz Kartel Denies Rumors of Poisoning Plot
Worldboss Takes to Twitter To Calm The “Gaza Army” Early this afternoon, Vybz Kartel took to Twitter to squash a rumor that he had been the victim of a poisoning plot while awaiting trial. Apparently he was released to receive medical attention, and his ever-attentive fans began speculating that he had been poisoned. Apparently some […]
WATCH THIS: J Capri ft. Konshens “Pull Up to Mi Bumper” Official Video
Puuuuuull Uuuuuuup! Bumper to bumper traffic up ahead. As the first lady of Head Concussion Records, J Capri gets her pick of the hottest tracks produced by Rvssian. Her “Whine and Kotch” tune with Charly Blacks went down so well, she decided to voice a new combination with Konshens. We brought you the exclusive behind-the-scenes […]
WATCH THIS: M.I.A. “Bring The Noize” Official Video
Maya Keeps It Bangin’ Earlier this week M.I.A. broke us off with the first single from her Matangi project, a weaponized rapid-fire proto-ragga banger called “Bring The Noize.” Today she’s let loose the militant visuals. As Maya observes of her own rebel swag, “Bitches can’t touch this.” Indeed. Video After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Unruly Rave” Official Video
The Hotskull Gets To Ravin In His New Video Poppin’ bottles, crazy bike stunts, and lots of lovely ladies—Popcaan’s life doesn’t look too bad in the fresh new video for his latest hit tune, “Unruly Rave” produced by Johnny Wonder for 21st Hapilos. Adde Instrumentals built the hard-rockin’ riddim, known as the Block Party. The video was […]
HEAR THIS: DJ SpinKing ft. I-Octane, French Montana & Jeremih “Body Operator” Cipha Sounds Remix
Octane Jumps On One Of Those Crazy Club Bangers “Body Operator” is one of those songs that was designed to destroy a club filled with strobe lights and sweaty bodies in motion. Nice to see Octane jump on the track and do his thing for a totally different audience. The DJ SpinKing remix has been […]
HEAR THIS: Sean Paul ft. 2 Chainz & Juicy J “Entertainment” PREMIERE
You Can Find Dutty Paul In The Club With Chainz, Juicy & Some Bad Girls Sean Paul takes it to the club on the new single from his as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, due out this fall. And who better to hit the club with than 2 Chainz, Juicy J, and a whole bunch of bad […]
Blondie On The Making of “The Tide Is High”
Chris Stein and Debbie Harry Chat Reggae on the RBMA Couch Our peoples at the Red Bull Music Academy just posted the video of Blondie’s lecture at RBMA 2013 in New York City. Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, founding members of the legendary NYC punk/rock/rap/reggae fusion band, dropped science about how the innovative band came […]
WATCH THIS: Maxi Priest “Easy to Love” Official Video
Peep The Smooth New Video from The King of Lovers’ Rock Maxi Priest has dropped a video for his smooth romantic jam “Easy to Love.” The song kind of gives me a Jodeci R&B feel (for all you ’80s babies out there). Although some claim Maxi has lost his spark, I believe he’s back! In this […]
Reasoning With Peckings “Old School, New Blood”
Reshma B Chops It Up With The Peckings Family Reshma B dropped by the legendary Peckings Studio 1 in Shepherd’s Bush, West London to chat with Chris Peckings about carrying on his family’s musical legacy. Chris tells how his father George Price aka Peckings grew up with the founding fathers of Jamaica’s reggae industry before […]
Assassin Talks About His Feature On Kanye West’s Yeezus
Agent Sasco Says His Phone Started Burning Up on Leak Day If you aren’t living under a rock, then you know that today Kanye West’s album Yeezus hit stores. And if you read this blog, you know that Yeezus is Kanye’s most dancehall-flavored project yet, with four of ten tracks including vocals by dancehall artists—not […]
HEAR THIS: M.I.A. “Bring The Noize”
When Matangi Run A Pon Them… M.I.A. stays bangin’ and she always does her thing with a rebel bashment girl flair, and her latest single is no exception. Mind she don’t run up pon you. You know “Bad Girls” do. Audio & Video After The Jump…