WATCH THIS: BRNGTN “Anytime” Video
She’s Gotta Have It… By All Means Necessary Last time we checked in with BK-rapper BRNGTN he was pouring out his heart asking God for help with life’s big issues. This time around he’s banging on the door asking a pretty young thing for sex. Musically BRNGTN sticks with the same approach: blending hip-hop flows and […]
Busy Signal & His Mother Discuss His Troubled Past And Future Plans
Busy Signal and Velma Gordon, sit down with Winford Williams of OnstageTV Going to jail is hard enough but having to leave your family behind is even worse. Unfortunately for Dancehall artist, Busy Signal, he had to undure all of that for more than a decade. Accused of running from a 2002 drug charge, Busy […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Christopher Martin Takes The Lead
Mr. Martin Keeps It Chill As He Steps Up To That No. 1 Spot “Release your stress and relax,” Christopher Martin sings his way to the top of charts this week with his video for “Chill Spot.” 15 weeks on the charts and Martin has slowly made his way up but lets hope he […]
Diplo Does Dancehall In Vanity Fair
Wes Takes The VF Massive To Jamaica and Introduces Them to Popcaan, Busy, and Passa Passa Diplo and his road dog / top shotta Shane McCauley have published a photo essay in the latest issue of Vanity Fair as the producer behind Major Lazer continues to expose dancehall to a wider audience. “I was in Jamaica […]
WATCH THIS: Mr. Vegas “Bare Tingz” Video PREMIERE
Based On a True Story? As a great man once said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.” We all know the pain that Mr. Vegas has gone through. But instead of lashing out in anger, he’s taken the lemons of life and used them to whip up some musical […]
Nick Minaj Loves To Bruk It Down
Mr. Vegas “Bruk It Down” Is The Official Barbz’ Bashment Anthem Last week Nicki Minaj made the rounds on New York radio promoting her latest release, Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up. While chatting with DJ Prostyle on Power 105, the Trini-born first lady of YMCMB talked about her favorite dancehall jam right now: “Bruk It Down” by […]
HEAR THIS: Tommy Lee & Vybz Kartel “Blood Bath”
Di Teacha And His Student Join Forces Kartel and the Gaza Demon connect for a lyrical bloodletting with Baby G on the track. If you like your tunes eerie and foreboding, then this one’s for you. Audio After The Jump…
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Think Man A Idiot”
Busy’s Back—Time To Get Busy… Hottted! That first tweet when he touched back down on Jamaican turf was nice. Last night’s press conference was sweet. But nothing beats the feeling of hearing Busy Signal’s first new release since his own release. No surprise he sounds like he’s got a lot to get off his […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal Press Conference
“6 Months Felt Like 6 Million Years” Says Busy In His First Public Appearance Since Returning From Prison Last night Busy Signal made his first public since returning home to Jamaica after serving a six-month prison sentence in the United States. The reggae star was joined by his close friend and manager Shane Brown as […]
WATCH THIS: Elephant Man & Ding Dong “Crocodile / Badman Style” Video
Epic Two-Part Video Takes Elly & Crew From The Swamp Around The World And Back You’ve gotta love the new Elephant Man video from Terminal 4 Media. Not just because it’s hilarious seeing Elly and Ding Dong and Keiva and the Ravers Clavers crawling in the primordial ooze like a bunch of swamp creatures. And […]
WATCH THIS: New Kidz, Baby Chris, Ding Dong “Street Pledge” Video
Truck Back Family Brings Fun Into The Dancehall Steve Locke of Truck Back Records has dreamed up another smash in “Street Pledge,” the latest smash hit from Truck Back Records. “The song came to me in a dream,” Locke told The Jamaica Star. “I woke up the next morning and started putting pen to paper.” […]
Top 10 Ganja Legalization Tunes
Legalize It And I Will Advertise It Why is Peter Tosh smiling? The ongoing struggle to repeal the prohibition of marijuana has inspired countless great records—and earlier this month it inspired a historic moment at the ballot box. Starting December 6 in the state of Washington and January 1 in Colorado, the dream of legal […]