HEAR THIS: Mavado ft. Vybz Kartel, Future & Ace Hood “I Ain’t Going Back Broke” Remix
Unity Is Strength, And Love & Hate Can Never Be Friends During his 10 years in the music business David Constantine Brooks aka Singing Blacks aka Mavado has come a long way. Several years back his name was linked to the Gully vs. Gaza war but times have changed. Now a member of DJ Khaled’s […]
Boomshots x Pepsi Best Dancehall Songs
From Jr. Gong to Gully Bop—And Everything In Between If you peeped last year’s Pepsi list, you already know the flex. Reshma B selects Strictly Boomshots pon a worldwide level—with no badness, no slackness, and nuh shakiness. There are so many artists and producers on the island it seems like the tunes never stop, but with Boomshots as […]
Kartel Busts The Billboard Charts
The Unstoppable WorldBoss Just Keeps On Winning Controversial Deejay Vybz Kartel‘s latest album Viking (Vybz Is King) made a grand debut at #3 on the Billboard‘s Reggae Album Chart and currently sits comfortably at #6. At the moment, he is the only dancehall artist to have an album in this chart’s Top Ten. This milestone marks the highest debut […]
HEAR THIS: Suns of Dub Meets Mighty Crown “The Far East Mixtape” FREE DOWNLOAD
Addis Pablo and Ras Jammy Buck Up The Far East Rulers Inna Dubwise Extravaganja “We’ve pretty much been working on this forever,” says Addis Pablo, son of melodica master Augustus Pablo and co-founder of Suns of Dub, along with Ras Jammy, who is (contrary to popular belief) no relation to King Jammy nor—despite a striking […]
Reasoning with Keith Walford from Bass Odyssey
The Sound System’s Founder Talks Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise and the Sound Clash on the Sea In the mid 1970s Keith Walford expanded his father’s mechanic business in Alexandria, St. Ann into distributing and stocking jukeboxes all over Jamaica. His used to spin music at private fetes before officially launching Bass Odyssey in 1989 […]
WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “Star Across The Sky” Acoustic Video
Soulful reggae crooner slows it down in latest clip Since bursting onto the scene in 2007 as the youngest winner of Jamaica’s leading reggae talent search Digicel Rising Stars, Romain Virgo has gone on to dazzle stadiums and dominate charts worldwide. This boy wonder has evolved into a fully fledged ambassador for lovers rock music with a […]
Reasoning with Kreesha Turner:
“I Wear My Benz Punany with Confidence”
Jamaican-Canadian Pop Star Reconnects With Her Dancehall Roots Kreesha Turner’s debut album Passion was an instant smash in her native Canada. Back in 2008 her single “Don’t Call Me Baby” became the most played song on Canadian radio and hit number one on Billboard‘s U.S. Hot Dance Club Play. Nominated for “Best New Artist” and […]
HEAR THIS: Mink Jo ft. Konshens “No Friend Zone”
Who’s That Girl? This tune is the first we’ve heard of Mink Jo. All we can say for sure is that the Jamaican chanteuse is easy on the eyes—and she and Konshens definitely have some, um, creative chemistry bubbling on this track, courtesy of Dre Day Productions. Something about her voice sure sounds familiar. Critics […]
HEAR THIS: Cocoa Tea “Stay In School”
Ting A Ling A Ling, School Bell Ah Ring ”There is a lack of consciousness from what the music used to be,” says the legendary Cocoa Tea. “it’s becoming what it is not to be.” But rather than criticizing or complaining, the singer is fighting back with word sound and power. “If one of my […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Text Message” Live
Turf Prez Previews Hard-Hitting Track From His Next Album on Jamaican TV Down near the end of a recent interview about his charitable endeavors, Busy Signal casually dropped some big news: the Turf Prezident has a double album in the works. “We haven’t finalised the name yet,” he told the Jamaica Observer, “but we’re looking at about August-September. In the meantime, we’re […]
Busy Signal Launches Helping Hands Foundation
Turf Prez Giving Back To The Hospital Where He Was Born St. Ann’s Hospital in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica is giving thanks for a new initiative, spearheaded by none other than popular dancehall artist Busy Signal. The dancehall phenomenon will be launching the Busy 20/20 Helping Hands Foundation April 2. The charitable organization’s first order […]
HEAR THIS: Stylo G vs. Gully Bop “Who She Want?”
It’s a Dancehall Dilemma: Experience vs. Youth? The G or the Bop? “Right now me feel good, how me come a England and them just embrace me,” states JA sensation Gully Bop as the DJ continues his rise from sufferation and obscurity to the top of the game. “Big big BBC radio a play Gully […]