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, […]
Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” Goes Gold
Gwan Gyppy! Go For The Gold July 24 marks the three year anniversary of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh,” his most recognized hit that has topped the Billboard, Canadian and UK charts since its release. Most recently, the single—produced by Brooklyn’s own Ricky Blaze—has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is being […]
Assassin Talks About His Feature On Kanye West’s Yeezus
Agent Sasco Says His Phone Started Burning Up on Leak Day If you aren’t living under a rock, then you know that today Kanye West’s album Yeezus hit stores. And if you read this blog, you know that Yeezus is Kanye’s most dancehall-flavored project yet, with four of ten tracks including vocals by dancehall artists—not […]
WATCH THIS: Beenie Man “Bad Til You Buck” Official Video PREMIERE
Tan Tuddy And Wine Up Yuh Body Ladies be advised: Don’t bring your man to the dancehall unless you know you’ve got him on lock. When it comes to badness, some of these dancehall girls have it galore. Boomshots is proud to premiere the brand new video from MD Music Group, “Bad Till You Buck” […]
I-Octane Will Close Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night
I-Octane Promises to Shell Down Sumfest Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night is set to take place on July 25th and it has been announced that I-Octane will be the closing act. I-Octane has performed at Reggae Sumfest for the past three years but this will be the first time he will actually be the one to […]
HYPE TV Top 20 Countdown: Aidonia Snatches the Number One Spot
Aidonia Dethrones Tarrus Riley With Tip Pon Yuh Toe Aidonia has been on the HYPE TV Top 20 countdown for 11 weeks now and he has finally taken the top spot! Aidonia knocks Tarrus Riley off the number one spot with his hit single, “Tip Pon Yuh Toe.” The Dancehall single features some very, good […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Ronnie Thwaites “Mr. Luxury”
The Wickedest Time When The Rain Start Fall “The wickedest time when rain start fall,” is probably the most memorable lyric from Ronnie Thwaites’ entire catalog. It’s the first line from his King dancehall classic “Mr. Luxury” voiced on King Jammy’s digital version of the “Real Rock” riddim. Ronnie explains to us the problems females […]
BEHIND THE SCENES: Konshens ft. J Capri “Pull Up to Mi Bumper” Video Shoot
Russian, J Capri and Konshens Link On An Explosive Track Konshens just wrapped his video shoot with Head Concussion’s first lady, J Capri for their red hot Russian produced single “Pull Up To Mi Bumpa.” The video was shot on location at Belmont Road in New Kingston and directed by Ruption from RD Studios. Konshens […]
Kanye West’s Yeezus Full Up of Dancehall Samples
Popcaan, Beenie Man, Capleton and Assassin All Featured Prominently Last night an A-list hip-hop crowd—including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes—came out on a rainy Monday night and packed into Milk Studios in Manhattan’s meatpacking district for a chance to hear Kanye West’s long-awaited sixth solo album, Yeezus. Kanye spoke at length before pressing play […]
Red Bull Music Academy Recognizes Philip Smart
How HC&F Studio Helped Lay The Foundation of NYC’S Reggae Scene Reggae Producer Philip Smart, has produced some of the biggest Reggae hits around and those hits have helped Reggae music flourish in so many ways. Not to mention, he created HC&F, the studio that become a national landmark for Reggae artists to make music. […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Tarrus Riley Still On Top of the Countdown
Tarrus Riley Holds The Number One Spot Third Week In A Row Once again, Tarrus Riley is at the number one spot of the HYPE TV Top 20 countdown. The Reggae artist has been at number one for the past three weeks and the popularity of, “Gimme Likkle One Drop,” just keeps on growing. Fans […]
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 […]