Marley Natural Mystic Blowing Through The Air
Excuse Me While I Light My Spliff Just last Friday in Los Angeles, Marley Natural announced the launch of their highly line of premium cannabis products. “We are fortunate to be living during a promising time of positive change, especially with regard to cannabis and how people understand it,” said Cedella Marley, Bob’s firstborn child, […]
Ten Great Bob Marley Songs You Probably Never Heard
The Songs That Made The Gong A Legend Are Not All On Legend Bob Marley’s greatest hits collection Legend is the top-selling reggae album of all time, with at least 15 million copies sold—according to the RIAA website. It’s a good bet the actual numbers are a lot higher, but let’s just say that the […]
WATCH THIS: Gyptian ft. Lady Leshurr “All On Me” (Diztortion Remix) Official Music Video
Gyppy Links The UK Queen—Zeen? You don’t need to be a reggae fan to be familiar with Gyptian’s mega-smash “Hold Yuh,” and if you ain’t up on Lady Leshurr’s Queen’s Speech freestyles, well, you probably need to “Brush Your Teeth.” The two stars joined forces on The Diztortion’s nasty remix of Gyppy’s latest boom tune […]
WATCH THIS: Cham Exclusive “When I’m In The Studio I’m Floating—And I Don’t Smoke”
Live From The Reggae Cruise, The Kid Chops It Up With The Reggae Girl About Town On board the second annual Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise, Boomshots caught up with Cham for an exclusive in-depth interview. We got the inside scoop on Lawless, his first album since the classic Ghetto Story, scheduled to drop in […]
WATCH THIS: Mr. Easy “Bashment Gal” Official Music Video
Classic Dancehall Throwback Co-Starring Tanto Blacks aka Reel Rich Anytime Mr. Easy and Ricky Blaze link up, they always bring out the best in each other. In the first video from Easy’s forthcoming EP, The Don, director Jay Will takes us back to the dancehall days of yesteryear. From Mr. Easy’s furry Kangol bucket hat […]
HEAR THIS: Mavado “In God We Trust”
The Gully Gaad In David Brooks Mode “I Was Born To Overcome” Mavado rang in the new year on a Godly note with this DJ Frass–produced banger. There’s an old saying that goes “In God We Trust—All Others Pay Cash,” which pretty much sums up the artist’s approach to the game this year. It’s been […]
Macka B Drops Science At Rebel Salute:
From Vegetarianism to Marijuana Reform to Mosquito-Borne Viruses—Not To Mention “Bop and Chin”
The UK Lyrics Machine Was In Rare Form at Rebel Salute 2016 We’ve said ti before and we nah stop say it—when it comes to booking a fresh lineup of artists, Rebel Salute rules every time. Where else are you going to get a full set from Macka B? Faithful listeners of Mutabaruka’s Cutting Edge […]
DOWNLOAD: Randy Valentine “Radio Music” Mixtape
The Singer Ternt Rappa Now Valentine’s Day may be coming up, but don’t you ever try to put Randy Valentine in a box—not even a heart-shaped box. On his first mixtape, Bring Back the Love (which was downloaded over 50’000 times), RV voiced over classic reggae instrumentals from the “foundation” era of reggae. Yesterday the […]
Reasoning with Jahmiel: “Me Nuh Frighten Fe Benz and Beamer”
A Fresh DJ Is Coming… Watch Yah! One great thing about Rebel Salute, you can always count on seeing a different set of artists than all the other big reggae festivals and stage shows. Year in and year out, Rebel finds a way to book artists you haven’t heard from in years (if you’ve even […]
WATCH THIS: Richie Stephens “Rain From The Sky” Official Music Video
Lost Tape From Steely & Clevie’s Studio One Sessions This is a pretty good week for Richie Stephens. First came news that Rihanna’s producers had sampled his “Sail Away” riddim for her latest duet with Drake. (In other words Pot of Gold Productions must nyam some good food.) Now he’s seeing the release of a […]
Paying Tribute To The Crown Prince on
“We Remember Dennis Brown”
Young Reggae Artists Pay Homage To The Crown Prince This February 1st marks what would have been the 59th birthday of the late great Dennis Emmanuel Brown, better known as the Crown Prince of Reggae. Having made his mark at Sir Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One as a child performer, D. Brown would go on to […]
HEAR THIS: Sizzla, Popcaan & Teflon “Way Out”
The Song May Sound Sweet, But The Judgment Will Not Be Nice Not Nice established his name building tracks for Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire. He went on to produce major hits for artists like Alkaline and Spice—whose “So Mi Like It” was voiced on his “Boom Box” riddim. While he’s best know for […]