WATCH THIS: Chino “From Morning” Live
From Big Ship Studio Kingston, JA to Santos Party House NYC Brother 2 brother, here’s Chino live in session with Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor, plus the Big Ship Family live on stage in NYC doing the big tune “From Morning” plus a thing called “Bad Mind.” Strictly Boomshots.com.
WATCH THIS: 3 Canal “Boom” & More Trinibadness
Trinidad’s Baddest Rapso Crew Sets It Off For all those who thought Trini music was nothing but soca and steel pan, think again. 3 Canal have been on some Public Enemy ish for 12 years now and they’re still out here making history every day. “Rapso man want to right the wrongs; Rapso man bring […]
HEAR THIS: Trini Carnival Top 10
Too much bacchanal ah go tek your life away. Just got back from Trinidad Fashion Week (stay tuned for the photos) but they weren’t playing any soca at all. Started reminiscing a few months back to carnival season and I had to rock this Top 10 for old-times sake.
Best of The Best 2009
Bounty, Beenie, Ross & Jeezy rip Miami’s biggest reggae/rap stage show. The Doctor meets The Bawse: All photos by the man called Wayne Lawrence.
HEAR THIS: Raine Seville “Slippery When Wet”
This Raine is coming harder. The whole place soon wet up. What time is it? Time to make it Raine.
HEAR THIS: Ragga Hustle-Nomics 101
Busy, Kartel, and Mavado put forward a dancehall stimulus package. Even when the Alliance and the Empire can’t seem to get along, there’s at least one thing they can all agree on: Cash Rules. As we struggle with a global recession, it only makes sense to pree their proposals. Run the tracks…
Just Kickin’ It At Irie Jam’s Celebrity Soccer Match
Artiste All-Stars defeated in a shoot out… Ajamu shoots all the action. Don’t watch the pretty smile—when it comes to football, Spice is not rampin’. It just wouldn’t be summer without the Irie Jam Celebrity Soccer Match, one of the coolest places to meet and greet your favorite reggae stars in a relaxed setting. One […]
WATCH THIS: Major Lazer feat Andy Milonakis “Zumbie”
Parental discretion advised. It nah go pretty. Major Lazer “Zumbie” ft. Andy Milonakis Andy Milonakis is the sickest dancehall artist in the world… Don’t believe me? Watch this video. What started as a harmless YouTube hobby…
WATCH THIS: Wayne Marshall “Good Love”
Wayne Marshall and Tami Chynn… the saga continues. The real-life reggae power couple of Wayne Marshall & Tami Chynn have joined forces once more to shoot an extra-sexy video for Wayne’s smooth crossover jam “Good Love.” The clip, reminiscent of Royal Palm Estate, was shot at Kingston’s Terra Nova hotel. Jamaica love the soap opera […]
WATCH THIS: Kanye West “Paranoid” feat Rihanna
That sound you hear is Chris Brown kicking himself in the ass—hard. No it’s not reggae. Not even my favorite song off 808s. But that Bajan bombshell sure is a sight for sore eyes. Thank you, Mr. West.
HEAR THIS: Mykal Roze & Shabba “Quick Fi Shoot”
“The youth dem nowadays take killing fi game” John John’s Target riddim hits the bulls eye… two legends on one cut.
WATCH THIS: K’Naan “T.I.A.” (This Is Africa)
Remember the movie Black Hawk Down? How ill was that? The neighborhood where those choppers crashed was named the “worst place on earth” by the UN, but locals call it Wardhiigleey or “river of blood.” K’Naan Warsame grew up there, and he loved his neighborhood until war broke out in the early 1990s. After seeing […]