FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Capleton “Forward Inna Dem Clothes”
Let’s Rewind That Original Fireman Selection It’s been a little over a week since “Yeezus,” Kanye West’s 6th studio album dropped and by now you should already know that it’s full up of Dance Hall samples one in particular is Capleton’s 2000 hit “Forward Inna Dem Clothes (Eye Shop)” off the massive Heat Wave Riddim. Yeezy […]
HEAR THIS: Ashtrays And Heartbreaks The Mixtape
Snoop Lion Does Things Differently And Drops A Mixtape AFTER His Album Stemming from the buzz off his recent Reincarnated album Snoop Lion unlike most artists drops a mixtape after the initial release. Named after one of the critically acclaimed singles “Ashtrays & Heartbreaks” features an infusion of reggae, dancehall, hip hop and yes […]
CONCERT ALERT: HOT 97’s On Da Reggae Tip 2013
Move Over Summer Jam HOT 97 Has Another Concert Guaranteed To Mash Up The Scene Long time supporters of the Reggae boom in NYC radio station HOT 97 announces their annual “On Da Reggae Tip 2013” concert going down Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Hosted by none other than Bobby Konders and Jabba, the line […]
HEAR THIS: Rough Road Riddim Mega Mix By Green Lion Crew & VA
The Young Guns Of Reggae Blaze Over The Rough Road Riddim Green Lion Crew unveils their innovative reggae dubstep project entitled the Rough Road Riddim. The mega mix features reggae’s up and coming youngsters like Jahdan Blakkamoore (iTunes Reggae Album of the Year award winner in 2008 and 2009), Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid (Billboard Magazine’s #1 Next […]
HEAR THIS: Protoje “Music From My Heart” Mixtape
To Kick Off Indiggnation’s Summer Tour Lead Singer Protoje Drops A New Mixtape Jamaican Reggae artiste Protoje, lead singer for The Indiggnation band, just dropped his new mixtape called “Music From My Heart.” Music From My Heart combines tracks from The 8 Year Affair album with additional tracks featuring Sizzla Kalonji, Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx and […]
Ghetto Youths International Announces “Set Up Shop” U.S. Tour
The GYI Take The U.S. By Storm Ghetto Youths International is proud to announce U.S. dates for the “Set Up Shop” Tour. The tour is set to touch down on states like Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada and will feature performances by rising Ghetto Youths Crew members Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa, Black-Am-I and Christopher […]
WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Miley Cyrus “Ashtrays And Heartbreaks” Official Video
Snoop And Miley Blaze Their Troubles Away Life is hard, even harder for others, and at some point we realize there are just things we cannot control. So what do we do? Simple, just let go take your problems and roll them into a nice fat spliff, light it, and blow those problems in the air. This […]
HEAR THIS: Mavado “Grades And Hennessy”
These Are A Few Of His Favorite Things We already dropped the soon to be street anthem “Rise Up” earlier today, now we take it down a notch with “Grades And Hennessey.” Like most men we don’t need much, as Mavado states some high grade and some Henny and a pretty girl is all he […]
WATCH THIS: I-Octane Performs In Hot 97 Studio
I-Octane Sits Down With Hot97’s Cipha Sound And Speaks On The Current State Of Reggae Music I-Octane swings by the Hot 97 studios to have a sit down with Cipha Sounds and speak about the direction Reggae music is headed. When asked about what he thinks about Snoop Lion Octane responds with nothing but support […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Eek-A-Mouse “Ganja Smuggling (live)”
Let’s Start Your 4/20 Weekend Off Right. As the day winds down some of you are probably already thinking about your 420 shenanigans. Let us indulge you a bit with this 1982 classic “Ganga Smuggling” from the original “Sing-Jay” himself Eek-A-Mouse’s debut album “Wa Do Dem.” Eek-A-Mouse regales us with tales of living in the […]
Bob Marley’s “Catch A Fire” Turns 40
Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Speaks On The Record This week (April 13th to be exact)marks the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley And The Wailers “Catch A Fire.” Often credited as one of the first reggae albums to gain international acclaim as well as to many one of the greatest albums of all time in any genre, but […]
Snoop Lion “Reincarnated” Track Listing
Get The Full Rundown On Snoop’s Long Anticipated Reggae Album Snoop Lion aka Snoop Dogg is set to release his highly anticipated new album titled “Reincarnated” on April 23, and which features such big names collaborators as Drake, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, T.I., Akon, and yes Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, and Snoop’s own daughter Cori B. Some […]