WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “Not Today” Acoustic Version & Interview
The Singer Celebrates The Release Of “The System” On Radio Lily’s Strictly Boomshots Show Last night Romain Virgo celebrated the release of his sophomore album The System with a live performance on Radio Lily’s Strictly Boomshots show. Shaggy, Rayvon, DJ Kue, and 77 Klash were all in the building with the lady who put the […]
Romain Virgo Album Release Party
All Roads Lead To Miss Lily’s, Where Romain Virgo Will Perform Live On The Strictly Boomshots Show Tonight at Miss Lily’s Variety in NYC, see why the critics are raving about Romain Virgo’s new album The System, when he stops by the Strictly Boomshots show. This one is not to be missed. So if you can’t […]
HEAR THIS: Wilfred Limonious “Young Love”
Who Knew That Dancehall’s Greatest Graphic Artist Was A Wicked Singer Too? When Matt Goias sent me this tune via email the subject line read simply “Peep The Singer,” I had no idea what to make of it. On first listen “Young Love” sounded like just another reggae rarity — a slightly randy lover’s rock […]
HEAR THIS: Sizzla “Mama Mek Me Deya So”
For Sizzla Kalonji Every Day Is Mothers’s Day Who bigs up the mothers of creation more than Sizzla? From his mid ’90s breakthrough album Black Woman & Child straight straight through to his latest cut on Breadback Productions’ crucial “Long Life” Riddim, Sizzla represents for the divine empresses every time.
WATCH THIS: Stephen Marley ft. Wale & The Cast of Fela “Made In Africa” Video
Ragga Marley Takes It Back To The Motherland In His Epic New Video Walking back through Goree Island’s infamous Door of No Return, Stephen Marley flips the script on his epic video for “Made In Africa,” the opening track from his Grammy-winning album Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life. Shot on location in Ethiopia […]
Interview: Reasoning With Rodigan Part 1
Sir RamJam Talks About Getting Sampled On Dubstep Tracks And Bigs Up The Late Great King Stitt 2012 has been a great year for David “RamJam” Rodigan, the veteran UK selector and radio personality. Last month he won Irish & Chin’s World Clash, defeating Bass Odyssey in the final round. The month before that he […]
WATCH THIS: Loudspeaker Riddim Preview
Walshy Fire Represents For Mixpak Records’ New Juggling Dre Skull’s hard-driving Loudspeaker Riddim percolates through waves of echo laying a solid foundation for Beenie Man, Natalie Storm, Machel Montano, and Popcaan to come through and do what they do. Mixpak Records just dropped a preview video to introduce the juggling, which is due for a […]
HEAR THIS: Patexxx “Wine & Go Dung”
Patexxx checks in with the 10 millionth dancehall song instructing girls how to “Wine.” But he wins with humorous lines like “Da wine deh a hold me / Mek me buy a fridge weh a Sony.” Bonus points for Echo One productions’ use of the Leland truck horn. Patexxx’s flow is reminiscent of Early Black’s […]
Ninjaman Declares Dancehall “Dead”
The Front-Teeth-Gold-Teeth-Gun-Pon-Teeth Don Gorgon Has Spoken “Reggae/dancehall music is dead,” Ninjaman told the Jamaica Observer last week. “As a matter of fact it is holding on to a tiny string,” declared the notorious Don Gorgon who coined the immortal phrase “anything test dead.”
WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “The System” & “I Know Better” Live in NYC
The Rising Reggae Star Performed Some Tracks From His New Album Last Night Romain Virgo stopped by SOB’s in lower Manhattan last night for the first monthly Tree of Life reggae Showcase—and boy did he ever nice up the place. After touching signature hits “Live Mi Life” and “Caan Sleep” Romain belted out the title […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Hottest Hothead” Video
Gappy Ranks Directs Busy’s Herbalicious New Video Busy starts the month off right with this wake & bake video directed by the multi-talented UK artiste Gappy Ranks. The track—Hot Coffee Music’s “Throw Me Herb” riddim—has a nice easy skankin’ vibe, and of course the visuals are the highest grade—especially when Busy starts blowing smoke rings […]
HEAR THIS: Elephant Man & Lady Saw “Sidung”
Backshot Did Nice, But Nothing Sweeter Than When She “Sidung Pon It” Elephant Man and Lady Saw have joined forces for a crazy combination called “Sidung.” When it comes to slackness, nobody can touch Muma Saw, and she’s definitely been on a roll after tearing up not one but two tracks off Truckback’s “Sex […]