HEAR THIS: Steely & Clevie Top 12
From Studio One To Studio 2000, Dancehall’s Dynamic Duo Did It All Steely’s untimely death this week leaves an enormous void that can only be filled by more tunes. At times like these all we can do is say a prayer for the man’s family and loved ones, and honor his legacy by returning again […]
Better Days: Reasoning With Steely & Clevie
Remembering Wycliffe “Steely” Johnson Aug. 18, 1962 – Sep. 1, 2009 Two The Hard Way: Steely & Clevie did it real big during dancehall’s digital era. Even after reading the sobering words of his musical sparring partner Cleveland “Clevie” Browne in this Sunday’s Jamaica Observer, the untimely death of ace Roots Radics keyboardist and pioneering […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Jah Cure On Top
What’s Really Poppin’ In Yard? Jah Cure & Phyllisia’s Duet “Call On Me” The rootical singer Jah Cure has been “Longing For” a big hit tune ever since becoming a free man two years ago, and now the Danger Zone artist has reached the top spot on the Hype TV Charts with “Call On Me,” […]
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Reasoning With A Rising Star Backstage at Reggae Sumfest 2009
HEAR THIS: Charly Black “High Grade”
Multitalented Singer Drops Big Bad Ganja Tune Pon The Full Up Riddim Coppershot Productions has a hit on their hands with Charly Black’s big bad ganja tune called “High Grade.”
WATCH THIS: Major Lazer “Pon De Floor”
Skerrit Bwoy Stars In a Dazzling Digital Daggering Dramarama. First time we heard it on the Major Lazer album, we thought it was a Kartel tune called “Bestest Wine,” but looks like Di Teacha nah represent for da one yah. So them send for the one Skerrit Bwoy. Him well fit and flexible, but mad, […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Elephant Man Holds The Faith
What’s Really Poppin’ In Yard? The Energy God says “Hallelujah.” Even the Energy God has to call on a higher power from time to time. And once again Elephant Man is making a joyful noise on the Hype TV Charts with his gospel-flavored track “Hallelujah” perched in the #1 position for yet another week.
Tarrus Riley Spreads The Reggae Virus
“Much Better Than The Swine Flu” says Tarrus, a Singer On A Mission Today’s Sunday New York Times calls Tarrus Riley a “Reggae Singer With A Legacy, A Following, And A Mission.” I know this because I wrote the blasted piece.
WATCH THIS: Usain Bolt Homecoming Jam
World’s Fastest Man Brings Olympic Gold Back To His Old School In Trelawny, Jamaica The first time Usain Bolt brought Olympic Gold back to Jamaica, the party tun up. Tony Matterhorn,Ravers Clavers, and Mystic were all there to celebrate the moment—and Boomshots was there too. Video after the jump.
WATCH THIS: L.U.S.T. “Let It Be” Live in MoBay
Lukie D, Thriller U, Singing Melody, & Tony Curtis Bless The Place “When I find myself in times of trouble, Father God is there for me, speaking words of wisdom: Let it be.”
Thriller U Pleads For Help Finding Murderer
Grieving Father In Florida To Support Wife and Catch Daughter’s Killer Thriller U spoke to TV news reporters yesterday; His daughter Nikita was 15. “Just put yourself in my shoes, having someone you loved so dearly, someone that you grow from a baby, growing up so decent, to be murdered.”
Prayers For Thriller U After Family Tragedy
Singer’s Beloved Daughter & Wife Innocent Victims of Senseless Shooting Thriller U in recent years and on his classic 1986 debut album for Jammy’s. We didn’t want to believe it yesterday when a very reliable source told us that Thriller U, the veteran dancehall singer and member of the Jamaican harmony super-group L.U.S.T., had lost […]