INTERVIEW: Rayvon Still Going Strong, Getting That Cheddar
The Ladies Love Sugar RayRay Just last night in New York City Shaggy and Rayvon performed at the RockHouse Foundation benefit to raise funds for the education of Jamaica’s youth. They’ve been doing their thing since the late Eighties in good ol’ Brooklyn, where Rayvon and Shaggy first linked as the ultimate dancehall duo, dropping […]
The Heatwave Picks Their Top Boomshots
Reshma B Reasons With Gabriel To Find Out How The Heatwave Keeps It Hot After mashing up this year’s Notting Hill Carnival and taking a crazy road trip to Croatia, UK bashment sound The Heatwave will be releasing a brand new remix today. (RDX & Friends ”Jump”.) We reckoned this would be a great time to catch […]
INTERVIEW: Real McKoy Speaks On His “Bigger Brother” Busy Signal
Up-and-coming Trainline Records Producer Is The Man Behind The Bing Riddim We all appreciate good music. No doubt we’re familiar with the artists, but rarely do we get up close and personal with the individuals behind the scenes—the producers and engineers sweating to bring us the music we crave. I had an opportunity recently to catch up with […]
Reasoning With Scientist
A Dub Legend Speaks on King Tubby, The Roots of Dub, & The Vampire-Killing Power of Drum & Bass History will be made tonight at B.B. King’s in New York City when the Dub Champions Festival presents Scientist and the Roots Radics band performing their legendary 1981 album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the […]
INTERVIEW: Diana King Speaks on Putting Out Her Own Album and Coming Out as Gay
KingSinga Nuh Fraid Fe Talk; In This Muma Shilo Exclusive, She Puts All Her Business Outta Door With unparalleled vocal power and passion, diverse style, edgy lyrics, exotic beauty, and a sharp, opinionated mind, Diana King is quite simply a star. Known to her fans as ‘KINGSINGA,’ she’s responsible for chart topping hits like “Shy […]
INTERVIEW: “Swagga Dem” Stylo G Speaks On Style
Reshma B Reasons With Stylo G: Part 1 of 3 Last summer when “Call Me A Yardie” seemed to blasting out of every passing car in London, we caught up with Stylo G for an in-depth interview. Since that time, the song has only gotten bigger, and Stylo’s continued to solidify his position as the […]
INTERVIEW: Reasoning With Stylo G
Stylo Tells The ReggaeGirlAboutTown All About “Dash Out” In the midst of all London Olympics madness, Boomshots UK Correspondent Reshma B caught up with Stylo G at the Puma Yard in London’s Brick Lane, where he and his bredren Stamma Kid were set to perform. The Jamacican-born UK artist told the ReggaeGirlAboutTown all about his […]
INTERVIEW: Reasoning With Gappy Ranks
The Big Bad UK DJ Tells The ReggaeGirlAboutTown Why He Loves Dancehall This week Gappy Ranks debuted a brand-new world exclusive with Federation Sound. The tune is called “Love Dancehall” and if you haven’t heard his plea to free Kartel from the prison cell, you might want to get familiar. Gappy’s been keeping the dancehall full of […]
WATCH THIS: Aidonia “Teach Me How To Tan Tuddy”
Didi Offers The Reggae Girl About Town Some Private Lessons Right after Aidonia ripped the stage at Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night 2012, the ReggaeGirlAboutTown caught up with Didi backstage. She asked about his video “Tan Tuddy,” which premiered on Boomshots, and he offered to give her private lessions. Another Boomshots.com exclusive.
Interview: Reasoning With Storm Saulter
The Director of Better Mus Come Talks New Caribbean Cinema After apprenticing with Lil X and attending film school in Los Angeles, Storm Saulter returned to Jamaica to jump-start a movement that he calls “New Caribbean Cinema.” His first feature length film, Better Mus Come, is a gritty period piece is set within the politically charged turf […]
WATCH THIS: Reasoning With Christopher Ellis
Alton Ellis’s Youngest Son Links With The Marley Brothers To Carry On His Own Musical Mission Right after his performance with the Ghetto Youths International Crew at London’s IndigO2, Chris Ellis spoke with Reshma B about how he linked with Stephen and Damian Marley, his new music through the Ghetto Youths International crew, and his […]
WATCH THIS: Rick Ross Bigs Up Jamaica
Ricky Rozay Rocks Alongside Maybach Music Dancehall Artist Magazeen Ricky Rozay rocks the 2011 New Jersey Reggae Fest with a little help from his Jamaican bredren Magazeen, the first dancehall artist to get down with the Maybach Music movement. After getting offstage, Maga remembers meeting Da Boss at a Miami car wash, and Rozay talks […]