Skillibeng Creates “Cinema for Ears” on ‘The Prodigy’ Skilltape
Reasoning With Mr. Universe It’s not easy to make a name for yourself in the midst of a viral pandemic, but as Skillibeng explains on his smash hit “Mr. Universe,” he’s built for this. “From before Corona me social distance,” spits Skilli, who celebrated his 24th birthday today with the release of his highly anticipated […]
“Dreams To Remember” Happy Birthday Toots
Memories of A Legend On His Earthstrong “Ready?” asked the drummer. “Yes sir!” Toots Hibbert replied. The year was 1968, and Toots and the Maytals were about to make history at Federal recording studio in Kingston, Jamaica. The drummer, Winston Grennan of Beverley’s All-Stars, counted off “1, 2…” and the band began to play […]
Murda She Wrote October 2020
Unruly Boss Covers Reshma B’s Column on Tidal At the end of each month, the Reggae Girl About Town rounds up the top tunes for her “Murda She Wrote” column on Tidal. If you’re looking for October’s wickedest selections, you’ve come to the right place. This month’s lineup features certified Boomshots by Popcaan, Chronixx, Spragga […]
WATCH THIS: Elephant Man “Skankers” Official Music Video PREMIERE
“Dis Yah One Yah Make The Dancer Dem Madd” “All of us put in work to try leave the ghetto,” said Elephant Man as he made his debut in the pages of VIBE back in April 1998. “That’s a feeling that really can’t leave you.” Posing in the photo shoot with an iced-out pachyderm pendant […]
WATCH THIS: Agent Sasco ft. Bounty Killer & Kabaka Pyramid “Loco” Official Music Video PREMIERE
“New Generation A Come Up Now” Ever since Sasco linked up with TeflonZincFence to create “Loco,” it was clear that this was a special record. Teflon’s stripped-down beat hit like blunt force trauma, inspiring the artist formerly known as Assassin to serve up some of his hardest lyrics since Hope River. While speaking from a […]
WATCH THIS: TeeJay “Rags to Riches” Official Music Video PREMIERE
“UpTop Means Progress Overall” The first time TeeJay linked up with Boomshots he was chilling out in the Bronx, braffin’ as usual, having just returned from a shopping spree with some fresh gear. During a streetside interview, Reshma B asked him the meaning of UpTop. “UpTop means progress overall,” he explained as cars drove past. […]
Reasoning with Skillibeng “I’m Still Trying To Write My Best Song”
“New Flows Always” “Victory with an easy entrance” proclaimed Skillibeng on his dubplate for Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness ahead of the landslide victory in the 2020 election. Likewise, Skilli himself has been victorious this year in spite of the global pandemic, establishing himself as Jamaica’s new force, specialising in elevating lyrical standards. Seen by […]
WATCH THIS: Super Cat and Salaam Remi “Push Time” Official Music Video
The Wild Apache Rides Again Between the viral pandemic, murderous police, and corrupt politricksters shamelessly fanning the flames of racial hatred, the first eight months of 2020 have been absolutely dreadful. In times such as these it helps to hear from people who have survived hard times before. People who know what it means when […]
WATCH THIS: Jada Kingdom “Budum” Official Music Video PREMIERE
“Them call me Muma Heavy” The Jamaican expression for someone who is not afraid to speak what’s on their mind is that they “nuh tek back chat.” That phrase describes Jada Kingdom perfectly. While she often speaks in a gentle voice, her words can be as soft as water or as hard as rockstone. “Full […]
WATCH THIS: Kabaka Pyramid “Nice Up Di Dance” Official Music Video
Nice Up Di Dance When I asked Clement S. Dodd, the founding father of the Jamaican music industry, which of his many recordings he was proudest of, the producer known as Sir Coxsone paused and stroked his white-whiskered chin. ”There is so much, getting back to ‘One Love’ and ‘Simmer Down,’ ” he said, mentioning […]
WATCH THIS: Protoje ft. Wiz Khalifa “A VIBE” Visualizer
Bares Vibes An’ Ting You know how when you blaze a spliff in the morning and you hold A VIBE but then later on your forget what you did the whole rest of the day? Protoje’s new album is kinda like that. It’s titled In Search of Lost Time, and it’s rolling out via his […]
The ‘Marley’ Movie Premiere
Reshma B Reporting From Emancipation Park in Kingston—April 19, 2012 This Friday, Kevin MacDonald’s acclaimed 2012 documentary film Marley will be re-released via virtual cinemas and drive-ins across the country as part of the year-long celebration of Bob Marley’s 75th anniversary. According to film’s distributor Blue Fox Entertainment, information about digital screenings of Marley can be […]