HEAR THIS: Barry Brown “Make It With You” and “Sister Magling”
Rock & Groove To Two Channel One Classics From The Crucial Right Now Album The Jamaican roots reggae vocalist Barry Brown is best know for his clasic “Far East” but before his untimely death he left a rich legacy of music to keep his name alive itinually. Case in point: the little-known Right Now album, an […]
Vybz Kartel Is Back on Twitter
The Werlboss May Be Incarcerated But He Cannot Be Silenced #FB After 486 days of inactivity, Vybz Kartel’s official Twitter account, @IAmTheKartel, came roaring back to life this week—the same week that Kartel’s trial date was pushed back another five months for no apparent reason. No, the “dancehall hero and entrepreneur” does not have a […]
HEAR THIS: Serani “Paper”
When It Comes To Handling His Business, The Singer Is Playing No Games Remember last July when Serani broke away from the Daseca production team? At the time the situation seemed like an amicable split. “I’ve watched my partners Craig and David grow substantially through sheer hard work,” Serani said at the time. “I believe that […]
Why Is Bunny Wailer Flipping on Snoop?
We Thought It Was All Good Between Jah Bunny and Snoop Lion If you’ve see the Snoop Lion documentary, Reincarnated, you know that Snoop and Bunny Wailer got together and burned a peace pipe at Bunny’s house in Kingston. So it came as some surprise to read today’s TMZ item stating that Snoop was “Rejected” […]
HEAR THIS: New Kingston “Life”
Brand New Bubbler From Reggae’s Freshest Young Rhythm Section New Kingston is a young trio of brothers—Tahir a.k.a. Slim on keyboards, Courtney on drums, and the eldest, Stephen a.k.a. Suki on guitar—who grew up surrounded by reggae music. Their manager Courtney Panton (who also happens to be their father) is a highly respected producer and session […]
Vybz Kartel’s Trial Postponed Again
But The Werlboss Vows He Won’t Let The System Break Him The wait is still not over. After being ordered to wait until the new year to commence his trial, The Werlboss now faces another setback. We’re starting to get the feeling that the court is not in any hurry to see this trial go […]
BBC 1Xtra Tells The Sting Story
Reshma B Reports From The World’s Greatest One-Night Reggae Show – Sting 2012 Audio After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Popcaan “So We Do It” Official Video
Mixpak Rolls Out Another Banger When the Hotskull and Dre Skull join forces good things happen. Behold the latest example of this principle: A maaad new video of Papi on the Kling Klang riddim, showing off all types of motorbike stunts courtesy of Jamaica’s own “Crazy Bikers” crew. Ah just so them do it. Video […]
HEAR THIS: Flippa Moggela “Hear Mi Hear”
Flippa Makes His Haters Be His Motivators Flip Money’s “Raw Cash” riddim has more than a few standout tracks: I-Octane’s “Mad Dem,” Mavado’s “Million Dollar Man,” and Agent Sasco’s “Don’t Violate” are all on point. But the artist formerly known as Flippa Mafia—last seen at Sting splashing Ace of Spades champagne and flinging handfuls of […]
The Kotch Kontroversy: Did RDX Pirate Princz Charmin’s Tune?
The Worlian Says Yes; The Renegade Says “Mi Nuh Know Nuttin”… Now Judge For Yourself Earlier this week the Jamaica Star ran an interview with a little-known dancehall artist called Princz Charmin, in which he accused the well-known dancehall duo RDX of stealing his song, “Kotch It Deh Soh,” which has become a hit in […]
Lady Saw’s “Heels On” Video Shoot
Behind The Scenes With Saw And Shaggy In The Queen of the Dancehall’s Bedroom Tonight Lady Saw premieres the long-awaited video for her smash hit “Heels On” This Teetimus-composed track is the first single from Saw’s self-produced Alter Ego album. “Heels On” has been making waves intetrnationally and the video is every bit as hot […]
HEAR THIS: Chino “Sex Symbol” & “Argument (On Top Already)”
Big Ship’s New “Quack” Riddim Brings Back Classic Dancehall Vibes The Big Ship family is definitely not ramping in 2013. Di Genius kicked off the new year by blasting hypocrites and parasites in the reggae industry with his track “Me Alone.” Now Chino’s followed up with two of his biggest baddest boasiest tunes ever. First […]