Producer Patrick “Roach” Samuels Murdered
The Dancehall Hitmaker Was Shot To Death Last Night In Kingston This morning brings the sad news that Patrick Samuels, better known in dancehall circles as “Roach,” was shot and killed in Kingston this morning. According to published reports, the shooting occurred at 4:12 am, when three shots were fired into his Chevrolet Avalanche at the Texaco […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Assassin “Wa Gwan”
Unno Tell Me Wa Really A Gwan Star Thrust upon the scene just before the turn of the new millennium, the artist formerly known as Assassin (now Agent Sasco for googlebility reasons) showed form early he was a force in the Dancehall realm. Boasting an unmistakable style and command for lyrics Assassin broke out […]
WATCH THIS: Denyque “Make Me Believe You” Official Music Video
Her Name Is Denyque And She Doesn’t Believe You Denyque Dontre’s first song, called “Can’t Breathe,” dropped back in 2009 and she’s been taking our breath away ever since. The beautiful and brainy singer / songwriter (and former Rum Cream model) is about to drop an EP called Her Name Is Denyque with production by Daseca, […]
HEAR THIS: Vybz Kartel “Business”
Werlboss Handles His Biz on a New Single From the Album Kartel Forever Trilogy Two years into his incarceration, Vybz Kartel continues to exert a phenomenal influence over the worldwide dancehall scene. It is no small feat to be one of the most prolific artists in Jamaican music history, but somehow Kartel has put in […]
WATCH THIS: Assassin “Shell” Official Music Video
Agent Sasco’s Smokin’ New Visuals Will Leave You Shell-Shocked Agent Sasco’s releasing his first video since his big feature on Kanye West’s Yeezus album and it’s going to leave you shell-shocked. The new video Directed by Michael Burbridge aka @BiggzShip is definitely a bad man sittin. Str8 Shellingz. Video After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Mr. Vegas “Love Yourself” Official Music Video
Learning To Love Youself Is The Greatest Love of All The latest hit from dancehall singjay Mr. Vegas is not a “jump up” tune but a thought-provoking reggae cut on First Name Music’s Selection riddim. “This song is very important to me as it addresses issues that affect people in my field and many people […]
HEAR THIS: Cham “Yardie Party”
The Kid Is Back And The Party Tun Up If there’s one artist in the dancehall game who you can count on to kill it consistently it’s got to be Cham. He doesn’t drop a ton of tunes, but you know them all. And his hit-to-miss ratio is second to non. The Kid’s batting average […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Super Cat, Necka Demus & Junior Demus “Cabbin Stabbin”
When The Temperature Dips There’s Nothing Better Than Some Body Heat Incase you missed it, the original Don Dadda Super Cat removed himself from his lengthy sabbatical and took to the stage last Friday at Hot 97’s “On The Reggae Tip” concert along with a slew of other special guests. Arguably the highlight of the […]
HEAR THIS: I-Octane “Wine & Jiggle”
Octane & Seanizzle Serve Up A Dance Tune For The Gal Dem I-Octane has been hitting all the right spots lately. From “Buss A Blank” to “Walk With Jah Jah” he’s got tunes for all types of fans. One week after mashing up NYC at Hot 97’s “On Da Reggae Tip” and Caribbean Fever […]
The Ten Best Jamaican Movies
As The Harder They Come Celebrates Its Anniversary, We Run Down Some Yardstyle Cinematic Classics Today marks the 40th anniversary of the official U.S. release of the Jamaican cult classic, The Harder They Come. Our heartical bredrens at Complex have just published a definitive history of the making of the film, which you can read […]
WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo & Konshens “We No Worry Bout Them” Official Music Video
The Singer and DJ Take It Back To Street Dance Days on their Gallis Anthem We’ve been rinsing this tune for a minute now. When you comebine two of the music brightest young stars in a singer and DJ combination over Super Cat’s “Come Down” riddim you’re bound to have a classic on your hands. […]
Sean Kingston Gets Back to His Jamaican Roots
Sean Kingston’s 10 Favorite Reggae Songs—PLUS His New Tune w Busta Rhymes Ever since Sean Kingston first burst on the music scene as a teenage pop sensation with a runaway debut hit “Beautiful Girls,” we’ve been hearing how he grew up in Jamaica and his music was influenced by reggae. As hard as we listened we never […]