WATCH THIS: Busy Signal Rips Sting 2012
The Hotthead Makes A Triumphant Return To The Stage When Busy Signal took the stage at Jamworld for Sting 2012, the crowd was expecting something special. After all it was Busy’s first major stage show since returning home from a six-month bid in a Federal prison in the United States. So it was a safe […]
“Rockers” Now Streaming Online
Classic of Reggae Cinema Hits The Interwebs This past August the Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted a festival of great Jamaican films including Theodoros Bafaloukos 1978 classic Rockers. Perhaps no other movie packs more legendary cameos and classic performance sequences into a slice of ’70s Kingston street life. In case you couldn’t make it to […]
WATCH THIS: Popcaan Pushes Blak Ryno Off Stage
When Push Came To Shove, Popcaan Wasn’t Trying To Share The Stage At Sting Popcaan was in the process of rocking the Sting 2012 crowd at Jamworld in Port More, Jamaica—in front of a crowd that included many Gaza fans—when Blak Ryno, his old comrade from the Port More Empire, strolled onstage like it was […]
HEAR THIS: Macka Diamond “Donkey”
Macka May Not Have Clashed Spice, But According To This Tune The War Has Just Begun They call New York the city that never sleeps, but they lie. Kingston JA is the town that really gets it popping 24/7-48/14. Less than 24 hours after Spice brought a donkey (dressed in a wig and leg warmers […]
WATCH THIS: Spice Says Donkey at Sting was Macka’s “Twin”
Check This Exclusive Post-Sting Interview With The Mad Gyal The biggest battle at this year’s Sting was supposed to be Spice vs. Macka Diamond. But when the time came, Macka did not show up. So Spice would not be all alone up there on the big stage at Jamworld, she brought along a donkey wearing […]
DOWNLOAD: I-Octane “Thankful” Compilation
Octane Blesses His Fans With the Gift of Free Music This Christmas Octane has found the perfect way to cap off another amazing year—blessing his fans with a 13-track compilation—and giving them a thank you note! He even spelled out the concept of gratitude for all those bad-minded folks who may be unfamiliar with the […]
Letter From Kingston: Laing Reigns Supreme
Sevens Clash Pays A Visit To The Man Who Started Sting Isaiah Laing is the originator of Sting, Jamaica’s premiere one-night live music event held on Boxing Day (December 26) annually since 1984. His preternatural ability to consistently populate the lineup with a perfect balance of talent has helped the show keep pace with constantly […]
WATCH THIS: Sean Paul & Rico Love “Body” Official Video
Xmas Just Got A Likkle More Dutty Sean Paul just stuffed your stocking! @DuttyPaul decided to drop the latest visuals from his Grammy-nominated album Tomahawk Technique on Christmas morning. The video features Sean and hitmaking producer Rico Love bubbling in a Miami after-hours spot. All the sexy-body ladies inside the place—including choreographer extraordinaire Tanisha Scott—get the Dutty […]
I-Octane Gives Thanks & Praise
If Ungratefulness Cause Disaster, Octane Has Nothing To Worry About When I-Octane sings, “You no see say we nice?” he’s not just chatting lyrics. The singjay’s been turning up the heat for years, but he made 2012 hot like ten fireside—dropping hits all year long in Jamaica, traveling and touring internationally, and launching his long-awaited […]
Boomshots Xmas Megamix 2012
Reggae and Dancehall Selections to Slap Way Your Holiday Christmas in Jamaica is a serious matter. Parties, pepper lights, sorrel punch, and more than a little bit of music. But fret not, Boomshots has you covered with x-amount of musical ammunition, from the latest to the greatest. Whether it’s Bob Marley & The Wailers putting their […]
Ziggy Marley’s Favorite Live Concerts
Ziggy Has See Some Nice Shows In His Day, But A Few Stand Out From The Rest Just yesterday Ziggy Marley dropped his first live album in 12 years, Ziggy Marley In Concert (Boomshots premiered a track from it last week.) Ziggy has worked plenty of stages in the twenty-seven years since the first Melody Makers […]
WATCH THIS: Wayne Marshall ft. Aidonia, Agent Sasco, I-Octane, Bounty Killer, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Vybz Kartel “Go Hard” Official Video
The Tune Was Hard, But The Video Goes Harder When Wayne Marshall and co-producer Baby G first dreamed up the idea for “Go Hard” they envisioned an all-star dancehall posse cut. They were seeking to create a “mixtape style” record around an explosive rhythm track built by in-demand studio musician Teetimus. “We wanted to make a big […]