Steel Pulse: Tribute To The Martyrs, 1979
From Handsworth to Haiti—The Song Remains The Same On this MLK Day, let us pause to reflect on the words of the man who sacrificed his life to the struggle for equal rights and justice: “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the […]
Vivian Blake Sets The Record Straight
Trying To Live Peacefully But… “They keep mixing me up in politics.” The former Shower Posse boss as he appeared on BET’s American Gangster. This past week, rumors that Vivian Blake had been killed in Kingston were running wild. Ever since the former Shower Posse leader returned to Jamaica this past January after serving time […]
Shower Posse: The Big Picture
Producer Curtis Scoon Speaks On Bringing Shower Posse To The Screen In Buju Banton’s classic “Untold Stories,” the DJ sings “I could go on and on the full has never been told.” The tale of Jamaica’s notorious Shower Posse is one such story. A recent BET American Gangster episode did scratch the surface, but the […]
EXCLUSIVE: Vivian Blake Speaks
Back In Jamaica, The Former Shower Posse Boss Is Making Movies. “No interviews please” Vivian Blake returning to Jamaica on January 29, 2009. After spending eight years in U.S. prison on federal racketeering and drug charges, Vivian Blake was escorted back to the land of his birth by U.S. Marshalls along with 51 other deportees […]
HEAR THIS: Early B “DJ Origination”
Special Request To The Original Doctor, Going Down In Dancehall History One more reason to remember September 11: Seven years after Peter Tosh’s 1987 murder in Kingston, the foundation dancehall artist Early B The Doc was killed by a stray shot in a Boston dancehall session 15 years ago today. To call Early B a […]
Don’t Watch My Size I’m Dangerous
22 Years Ago Today Reggae Superstar Peter Tosh Was Gunned Down Long before the planes hit the Twin Towers, September 11 was a day that would live infamy. On September 11 1987, original Wailing Wailer Winston Hubert McIntosh was at home in Kingston with friends when three gunmen entered his house…
HEAR THIS: Bounty Killer “Ungrateful Hell Bwoy”
After Triumphing At Champions In Action, The Killer Lays Kartel To Rest “Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful.” Word to the wise: Once the Warlord starts quoting scripture on you, you’re in serious […]
HEAR THIS: Vybz Kartel “Bownty’s Killer”
Gaza strikes back. Kartel goes hard, counteracts “Chatterbox.” How are The Warlord and Di Teacha supposed to share the same stage tonight at Champions in Action? Big and serious, beg you both keep it lyrical.
HEAR THIS: Bounty Killer “Chatta Box”
Uh-oh… The Warlord gets at Kartel without any apology. It nah go pretty. Say what you want to say, but the Killer is always at his best when he’s on the warpath.
WATCH THIS: Shower Posse Movie Trailer
Irv Gotti brings the story of Jamaican O.G. Vivian Blake to Hollywood. [qt:/ShowerPosse.mov 540 410] Maaaaaad ting. Stay tuned for the exclusive Boomshots interview.
HEAR THIS: Mykal Roze & Shabba “Quick Fi Shoot”
“The youth dem nowadays take killing fi game” John John’s Target riddim hits the bulls eye… two legends on one cut.
WATCH THIS: K’Naan “T.I.A.” (This Is Africa)
Remember the movie Black Hawk Down? How ill was that? The neighborhood where those choppers crashed was named the “worst place on earth” by the UN, but locals call it Wardhiigleey or “river of blood.” K’Naan Warsame grew up there, and he loved his neighborhood until war broke out in the early 1990s. After seeing […]