HEAR THIS: The Incomparable Shakespeare “Murderer”
BK Rapper Reps For Trayvon Over a Barrington, Beenie, Buju Mashup The tragedy of Trayvon Martin’s murder and subsequent miscarriage of justice has inspired much outrage and more than a few good songs, the latest being this heatrock from The Incomparable Shakespeare, a young rapper from Brooklyn’s Vandevere housing projects. His use of various dancehall […]
WATCH THIS: A$AP Ferg ft. A$AP Rocky “Shabba Ranks” Official Video
Dancehall Emperor Makes a Cameo Appearance in the new A$AP Mob Visuals The A$AP Mob may come from Harlem, but they’ve always showed love for Jamaican flavor. A$AP Rocky’s mixtape hit “Pe$o” had a chopped-and-screwed raggamuffin-style hook. Now comes A$AP Ferg with the smash hit named after dancehall emperor Shabba Ranks. It’s clear that A$AP […]
WATCH THIS: Sean Paul Feat. 2 Chainz & Juicy J “Entertainment” (Twerk Audition)
If This Is Just The Audition, Imagine The Video… A few weeks ago we at Boomshots dropped Sean Paul’s twerk-tastic tune “Entertainment” featuring who better than the purveyors of twerk music 2 Chainz and Juicy J. Today we present to you the audition tape for the upcoming official video which features a bevy of able bodied beauties, […]
Jay-Z Samples Sizzla on “Magna Carta Holy Grail”
Jigga’s Track “Crown” is only the latest rap jam to rework Kalonji’s hit “Solid As A Rock” Whether or not you bought a new Samsung phone, you’re probably listening to Magna Carta Holy Grail right now. Jay-Z’s 12th studio album leaked shortly after his exclusive app crashed, short-circuiting a multi-million-dollar promo plan. Oh well—meet the #NewRules, […]
Assassin Pon Radio Lily
Agent Sasco Nices Up The Strictly Boomshots Show—And Shaggy Drops By To Turn It Up Another Notch This past Monday the #StrictlyBoomshots show celebrated International Reggae Day inna fine style by welcoming Assassin as our special guest. The veteran dancehall star and lyricist extraordinaire has been in the spotlight lately thanks to his ruff, tuff […]
WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Rita Ora “Torn Apart”
It’s Better To Have Loved And Lost Than Never To Have Loved At All—Right? Snoop and the ever beautiful songstress Rita Orta jet off to the picturesque country of Thailand to shoot the video to Snoop’s latest cut off his impressive Reggae album Reincarnated entitled “Torn Apart.” The video tells a story of a […]
Assassin’s Yeezus Verse Decoded
Even Some of Kanye’s Collaborators Seem To Be A Little Confused… This is Assassin, aka Agent Sasco… the respected Jamaican dancehall artist who spits a verse on “I’m In It,” a track from Kanye West’s dancehall-peppered album Yeezus. For those who have been following his career over the past 12 years, the high-profile feature on […]
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: DJ SpinKing ft. I-Octane, French Montana & Jeremih “Body Operator” Cipha Sounds Remix
Octane Jumps On One Of Those Crazy Club Bangers “Body Operator” is one of those songs that was designed to destroy a club filled with strobe lights and sweaty bodies in motion. Nice to see Octane jump on the track and do his thing for a totally different audience. The DJ SpinKing remix has been […]
HEAR THIS: Sean Paul ft. 2 Chainz & Juicy J “Entertainment” PREMIERE
You Can Find Dutty Paul In The Club With Chainz, Juicy & Some Bad Girls Sean Paul takes it to the club on the new single from his as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, due out this fall. And who better to hit the club with than 2 Chainz, Juicy J, and a whole bunch of bad […]
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 […]