10 Things You Don’t Know About Jimmy Cliff
In Honor of Jimmy Cliff’s 70th Birthday Author David Katz Drops Knowledge on the Reggae Legend David Katz is no stranger to the world of reggae and documenting it. In 2006, he got hold of Lee “Scratch” Perry and released the widely-received biography People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee ‘”Scratch” Perry. He then got the story […]
Jillionaire’s Top Ten Tunes Of Carnival 2014
Trini Chris Lists The Ten Best For This Carnival Season Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival has been over for about two weeks now and even still those who attended are going through some withdrawals (that the Carnival Tabanca Bunji was speaking about). Since no one has invented a time machine as yet, or the government is […]
50 Tips Everyone Should Know For Carnival
Tips To Make Sure You Have A Safe And Enjoyable Carnival Experience It’s less than one week to the greatest show on Earth, Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2014. Veteran masqueraders are already descending upon the twin island republic this week along with a slew of Carnival virgins who really don’t know what they’re in for. […]
Melanie Fiona Picks Her 10 Favorite Reggae & Dancehall Songs
The Grammy-Winning R&B Star Is A Bashment Girl At Heart Melanie Fiona is best known for heart-wrenching hits like “It Kills Me” and “4 A.M.,” which have made the soulful singer a major star among American R&B fans. The two-time Grammy winner grew up in Toronto as the daughter of first-generation Guaynese immigrants. Her Caribbean […]
Grand Theft Auto V Reggae Selections
Lee “Scratch” Perry Programs GTA V’s Blue Ark Radio Playlist The biggest selling video game in the world has always had the baddest tunes. Grand Theft Auto V hits stores today and the reggae playlist tun up. Just jack any passing car, turn your radio dial to The Blue Ark and check out these roots […]
Sean Kingston Talks “Back 2 Life,” Reggae Music
The Miami-Born Jamaica-Raised Pop Star Picks His 10 Favorite Reggae Jams Kington isn’t just Sean Kingston’s last name, it’s also the place where he spent years growing up. The young pop star was born in Miami and grew up in Jamaica where he used to kick it with reggae artists like Buju Banton as a […]
7 Essential I-Octane Tunes
Just In Case You Never Know I-Octane’s latest video “Gal A Gimme Bun” is something new for the artist who blazed onto the Jamaican scene seven years ago with a steady diet of conscious lyrics with just the right street edge. As we prepare to premiere the new video on Boomshots, we decided to take […]
Jillionaire’s Top Ten Tunes Of Carnival 2013
DJ Yoga Pants List His Favorite Soca Songs Of This Year 1/3 of Major Lazer, Trinidadian native Jillionaire knows a thing or two about Soca music. He has blessed us today with a list of the Top Ten ( in no particular order) Tunes Of Carnival 2013, songs that have been rocking all the […]
Top 10 Ganja Legalization Tunes
Legalize It And I Will Advertise It Why is Peter Tosh smiling? The ongoing struggle to repeal the prohibition of marijuana has inspired countless great records—and earlier this month it inspired a historic moment at the ballot box. Starting December 6 in the state of Washington and January 1 in Colorado, the dream of legal […]
Top 10 Sluggy Ranks Selections
A Full Clip Of Certified Boomshots From The Late Great Dancehall Singer One of the greatest vocalists of the New York dancehall scene, Sluggy Ranks, died this past weekend at the age of 44 following a car crash in Kingston. Born Andrew Gregory in Jamaica, Sluggy moved to Brooklyn as a youth and soon began recording […]
The Top 20 Lady Saw Songs
All Hail The Queen Photographs by William Richards Happy (belated) Birthday Dancehall Queen. You’ve heard the phrase “Bad Bitches Bomb First”? Well I fink it was originated by this Lady here. Over the years Marion Hall, aka Lady Saw, has taken the reggae industry by storm, blazing a trail for females in a field that’s supposedly […]