Reasoning with Chronixx, Part 2: “Making Meaningful Music”
Chronixx Says He’ll Never Resort To Gimmicks In Order To Get A “Buss” In his tune “Odd Ras” Rising reggae star Chronixx, pokes fun at artists who would seemingly do anything to “Buss.” In this second of five candid conversations with Boomshots, Chronixx lists the things he would never do to hype up his career. He […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The Wailers “Concrete Jungle” (Original)
The Raw UnCut Verson Of One Of Bob Marley & The Wailers Hardest Tunes With tomorrow, April 13th making it 40 years since arguably one of the most important reggae albums ever released, we here at Boomshots dug in the crates and pulled out the original cut of “Concrete Jungle” off the 1973 ground breaking record “Catch […]
Bob Marley’s “Catch A Fire” Turns 40
Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Speaks On The Record This week (April 13th to be exact)marks the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley And The Wailers “Catch A Fire.” Often credited as one of the first reggae albums to gain international acclaim as well as to many one of the greatest albums of all time in any genre, but […]
HEAR THIS: Meta & The Cornerstones Feat. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley “My Beloved Africa”
Meta And Gong-zilla Joins Forces To Show Love For The Motherland With the April 30th release of their sophomore album “Ancient Power” drawing close, we take a listen to one of its stand out tracks entitled “My Beloved Africa” featuring none other than the mighty Gong-zilla himself Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.
WATCH THIS: Jo Mersa “Comfortable” Official Video
BBQs, Boat Rides & A Drop-Top Benz—How Could She Not Be Comfortable With This Rebel? Since the release of Set Up Shop Vol. 1, Stephen Marley’s son Jo Mersa has emerged as a talent to watch. His first single “Bad So” showed promised, but the ladies are really connecting with the follow-up track “Comfortable,” which was […]
Reasoning With Black Am I “We Come Prepared”
Reshma B Chops It Up With The Latest Ghetto Youth Recruit Black Am I hails from Nine Mile, the same rural Jamaican village where Bob Marley was born. After auditioning for Damian Marley back in 2007, he put in a full year of practice before Jr. Gong decided he was ready to become a Ghetto […]
Damian Marley Pon Radio Lily
Gongzilla Calls In To The Strictly Boomshots Show Last night on RadioLily.com, Damian Marley dialed in to the Strictly Boomshots show to reason with Rob Kenner about the new Ghetto Youths International album Set Up Shop Vol. 1 He also gave his thoughts on the recent Bob Marley tribute at the Grammys and his latest […]
HEAR THIS: Stephen Marley ft. Buju Banton & Akon “My Conclusion”
Brand New Music From the GYI Album Set Up Shop Vol. 1 The big bad Ghetto Youths International album Set Up Shop Vol. 1 hits iTunes today. One of the standout tracks is also a preview of Stephen Marley’s long-awaited Revelation Part 2: The Fruit of Life. The classical rub-a-dub selection (a track reminiscent of […]
HEAR THIS: Damian Marley “Dem Neva Mek It”
Brand New Gongzilla Selection From The Ghetto Youths Album “Set Up Shop Vol. 1” Time and again Damian Marley has demonstrated his versatility with tunes like “Affairs of the Heart” and collabos with everybody from Bruno Mars to Skrillex, but his latest release takes him right back to the dancehall and it’s sure to be […]
Ghetto Youths International “Set Up Shop Vol. 1” Cover Art & Track Listing
First GYI Compilation Set to Drop Next Tuesday Scheduled for an Itunes WORLDWIDE release on February 26, the 14-track compilation Set Up Shop Vol. 1 will feature talented GYI artistes like Jo Mersa and Daniel ‘Bambaataa’ Marley, the third generation of Marley performers, as well as Wayne Marshall, Black-Am-I, Christopher Ellis, and new music from the Marley […]
WATCH THIS: Reasoning with Jo Mersa “How You Bad So”?
When You’re Bob Marley’s Grandson, Making Music Is a Family Affair Joe Mersa is the eldest son of Stephen Marley, the nephew of Jr. Gong, and a fresh recruit to the Ghetto Youths family. Last week he dropped his tasty single “Comfortable,” and the ladies are loving it. That’s why we’re expecting more great things […]
Bob Marley’s 1977 Land Rover Gets Restored
Natty Dread Rides Again Julian Marley posed by his father’s Rover before it was shipped off for repairs. After being parked at the Bob Marley Museum for the past 25 years, Bob Marley’s iconic 1977 Land Rover has seen better days. But restoration of the rough and rugged vehicle is currently underway, sponsored by Sandals […]