WATCH THIS: Soon Come ”Shy FX” Official Video
Original #JunglistMassive Nuttah Now Doin’ Reggae “You never know Shy FX man big inna London”? If you know jungle you know Shy FX has his name all over that. The original rude boy was responsible for makin’ everyone dance like a nuttah in raves during the 90’s. Now he’s gonna come out with a straight-up […]
HEAR THIS: Stylo G ”Soundbwoy” Heatwave Refix
Tell A Next Soundbwoy Back Off You already heard the original Stylo G Soundbwoy Killer—maybe you even caught Di Genius remix—now get set for the Heatwave refix. That’s right, the UK bashment sound has taken the latest Stylo track and styled it with some wayyyy-back sounds from JA. Specifically Studio 1’s “Truths and Rights” riddim, […]
Red Bull Music Academy Takes Over NYC
Some of music’s greatest minds in one of the world’s greatest cities The Red Bull Music Academy pitched up to NYC this year for their annual musical extravaganza. If you’re not familiar with the RBMA then it’s one event to note for the diary. Practically each year since 2002 they have set up shop all […]
Sean Paul Shells Down Shepherd’s Bush
The Dutty Boy Flings Down The Hits In The UK Wednesday night saw DuttyPaul rock west London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Every person in the joint was on fire. Girls were shaking their thang as the dutty boy flung down his hits and guys were sweating watching the girls on heat! It was a case […]
HEAR THIS : Congo Natty “UK Allstars” Machinedrum Remix
This One Really Is Like a Bullet “Last year we sick but this year we iller.” Ohhh YES! What better way to describe the Machinedrum Remix of Congo Natty’s “UK Allstars”? This single off the forthcoming Jungle Revolution LP (Big Dada) is an insane mash up of culture lyrics in a jungle stylee. Remixes can […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Set It Good”
Hott Head Gives The Girls Supm To Wine To “Busy gimme sumfn to wine to nuh” a girl’s voice asks, and Mr. Hott Head is only too happy to deliver the goods. Busy teams up with Temple Boss and I-Strong Records for a wining song to set things straight, and when the wuk starts, him […]
Bunji Garlin & Fay-Ann Lyons Mash Up Tobago
The Royal Couple of Soca Reign At Tobago Jazz Experience When Trini superstars Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons got married back in 2009, they became the Royal Couple of Soca—Trinidad & Tobago’s answer to Jay & Beyonce. Bunji got his start as a ragga soca artist and has emerged as a consistent hitmaker, having […]
Melanie Fiona Rocks Tobago Jazz Experience
The Grammy-Winning R&B Star Channels Her Caribbean Roots Last night the heavens opened up on the island of Tobago, just as the Tobago Jazz Experiencec was trying to kick off World Music Night featuring Jamaican reggae legend Freddie McGregor, Fayann Lyons and Bunji Garlin—Trinidad & Tobago’s Royal Couple of soca—and internationally acclaimed R&B star […]
Tobago Jazz Experience Kicks Off This Week
Soca, Reggae, and R&B in A Lush Tropical Setting The island of Trinidad is synonymous with carnival and you may still be recovering from February’s ordeal, but in the month of April the focus shifts to the beautifully laid-back sister island of Tobago where it’s all about the Jazz Experience. Sun, sea, sand and soca […]
HEAR THIS: Stacious “Grooving”
The Gangstress Gets Her Groove On It feels like a minute since we heard something from Stacious, but whenever she drops something u know it’s gonna be worth a listen. And when the song starts with a line like “Me too hot, round and fat—every man just a beg to whine on dat,” you’ve got […]
WATCH THIS: Spice “Twerk” Official Video
Let The MadGyal Teach You How To Get Your Twerk On—Yard Style Twerk Twerk Twerk, twerk-twerk-twerk, twerk twerk twerk… Everybody’s doin’ it. Apparently it started in the Dirty South a few years back, and these days even Hollywood chicks like Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale are twerkin’ their butts off. But now that the style has made it […]
HEAR THIS: Gregory Isaacs “Night Nurse” (Strip Mix)
Necessary Mayhem Remixes The Cool Ruler Curtis Lynch Jr. has been serving up bass-heavy dancehall tracks with next generation UK artists for a hot minute now. But his latest production on the Necessary Mayhem imprint is very much on the classic tip. Gregory Isaacs Remixes brings the Cool Ruler’s catalog into 2013, reworking those Roots Radics […]