HEAR THIS: Mavado ft. Akon “Survivor”
“All Who Want To Kill Me, Tell Them To Play Zero…” Gully Gaad x Konvict Muzik x We The Best = Certified Boomshot. Ever since Mavado linked with DJ Khaled, we’ve been anticipating that next big banger. The waiting is over. “I’m so high up on the mountain,” Mr. Brooks sings, “can’t find my way back […]
HEAR THIS: D’Banj “Oliver”
Nigeria’s MoHits Crew Sure Are Putting Out Some G.O.O.D. Music New name for guys who can’t seem to get enough: “You’re just an Oliver Twist.”
WATCH THIS: Wyre feat Ce’Cile “She Say Dat” Remix
Bad Gyal Ce’Cile Links w Kenyan Artist, Shoots Video In Man Tief Mode Some people talk about “2 Di World” but Ce’Cile really takes it there. “De ting a get crazy inna Kenya,” she told me backstage at Reggae Sumfest in MoBay…
WATCH THIS: Taj Weekes “Janjaweed”
St. Lucian Reggae Artist Sings About Sudan’s “Devils on Horseback” To commemorate the independence of the Republic of South Sudan, Taj Weekes & Adowa present “Janjaweed.”
Ziggy Marley Presents “Marijuana Man”
Graphic Novel Drops Just In Time For 4/20; A Higher Form Of Superhero All original herbalists, today’s your day. Not just because April 20th is all about the worldwide weed, but because Ziggy Marley’s first ever graphic novel, Marijuana Man, is now in stores. When we heard that Ziggy created a comic book about a […]
WATCH THIS: Meta & The Cornerstones featuring Peter Morgan “Somewhere In Africa” (Remix)
Jamaican And African Voices, Singing From BK To The Motherland Peter and Gramps Morgan recently linked up with Meta Dia at Coptic’s Brooklyn soundlab, headquarters of The Black Star Line Movement.
WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley “Shaka Zulu Pickney”
“Me Nah Go Bleach,” says Singy Singy “Me Say Me Nah Dilute It” “Ancestors no leave me,” Tarrus Riley pleads in this rootical new selection that premiered just in time for Black History Month. As fate would have it, the video premiered in Jamaica the same day that the respected New York radio DJ Chris Dubb Master […]
WATCH THIS: Damian Marley & Nas “Patience”
The Latest & Greatest Video Yet From The Album Distant Relatives “Ayo D—let’s go all the way in on this one,” says Nas at the top of the track. And director Nabil Elderkin did just that—this video is all about mystical visionary-type visuals.
WATCH THIS: The General “Mr. President”
22-Year-Old Tunisian Rapper Was Arrested After Making This Record According to published reports, a 22-year-old rapper named Hamada Ben-Amor who goes by the name The General was arrested by Tunisian authorities after releasing a record critical of his embattled government. Through his video clip entitled “Rais Lebled” (O country’s president) The General has inspired protests […]
And Now, A Word From His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I
“With Faith, Courage And A Just Cause, David Will Still Beat Goliath” Well said. But how was the King of Kings really living?
WATCH THIS: Meta & The Cornerstones “Cornerstone”
Roots Rock Reggae Straight Outta Senegal By Way of Brooklyn The realest video we’ve seen in a long while comes from Senegal-born Meta Dia and his BK-based ensemble The Cornerstones. Refreshing, upful, truthful in so many ways. But it’s not for the ADD generation. Got to give this one time…
WATCH THIS: Damian Marley & Nas Live in NYC
Performing Tracks From Distant Relatives Live For The First Time Last night’s show at the Highline Ballroom was sold out for weeks in advance, and when the time came for the Distant Relatives to come together, the energy was at a peak. Even the New York Times was paying attention to this long anticipated collaboration […]