A Politics Time Playlist
Election Or Not, We Don’t Have To Fire Shot Today Jamaica will go to the polls for the first general election since the siege of Tivoli Gardens and the Dudus extradition raised troubling questions about who really runs things. But if you listen to reggae music, you already know…
Tivoli Gardens Massacre Was Caught On Tape
Official Documents Reveal U.S. Spy Plane Was “Filming Continuously” An article in The New Yorker magazine titled “A Massacre In Jamaica,” states that an American spy plane monitored the incursion into Tivoli Gardens on May 24, 2010—a failed attempt to capture Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the Tivoli don facing drug and weapons charges in the U.S. […]
HEAR THIS: Buju Banton “Set Up The Mic”
World Premiere of The Debut Single From Certified Boomshots Vol. 1 Recorded three years ago on the “Rapid Burst” riddim for Young Blood Records, “Set Up The Mic” started out as an on-the-spot freestyle while Buju Banton waited for the engineer to fix the levels at the start of a studio session. The engineer happened […]
No Bail For Kartel Today
The Werlboss Must Wait At Least Two Weeks To Learn His Fate Yesterday Adidja Palmer, known to dancehall fans as Vybz Kartel, was offered $3 million Jamaican bail (U.S. $35,438) relating to the murder of Barrington “Bossie” Bryan. Today he and his legal team appeared in court again in relation to another murder case: that […]
Breaking News: Vybz Kartel Granted Bail
The Judge Says Bail…. But Babylon Still Says Jail — For Now “It is quite difficult to secure bail for an individual who has more than one offense,” Christian Tavares-Finson told Boomshots yesterday. But then Kartel’s attorney added: “It is not impossible. We have done it before.” And now it looks like they’ve done it […]
Kartel’s Attorney Speaks On Jailbreak Hoax
Werlboss’s Lawyer Calls The Stories “An Attempt To Prejudice The Case” Christian Tavares-Finson is a busy man. He’s the attorney who’s defending dancehall star Adidja Palmer aka Vybz Kartel aka The Werlboss, who has been charged with two murders, weapons violations, and ganja possession. But in this exclusive Boomshots interview, he took time out to dispel […]
Reasoning With Heavy D
The Late Great Heavy D Tells Fab 5 He Makes “Music From The Heart” Can’t believe the news today. Heavy D has passed away age 44. Had to rewind back to this classic 92 clip from Yo MTV Raps where Heavy is surrounded by Super Cat, Eddie F, and Puff Daddy.
In Memoriam: Leonard Dillon aka The Ethiopian
Ska And Rock Steady Pioneer Flies Away Home The AP is reporting that Leonard Dillon, the founder of the seminal ska and rock steady group The Ethiopians, has died in Jamaica at age 68.
Smiley Culture Press Conference
Family Members Reject Suicide Theory, Demand Investigation Of Police Photograph By David Corio “Smiley Culture was a father, an uncle, a friend, and a mentor to many,” said his nephew Merlin Emmanuel during an emotional press conference held just days after the mysterious death of the UK dancehall legend while in police custody. “He was […]
Smiley Culture Dies During Police Raid
UK Dancehall Legend Fatally Stabbed In Alleged Suicide Smiley Culture made his name in the 1980s as the fast-talking DJ from the Saxon Posse who broke into the British pop charts with a tune called “Police Officer.” Paving the way for future hitmakers like Tippa Irie, Papa Levi, and Maxi Priest, Smiley helped to establish […]
Jury Finds The Banton Guilty
Buju Banton Thanks Tearful Fans As His Attorneys Plan Appeal Just a week after celebrating his Grammy win for Best Reggae Album, Buju Banton was convicted today by a 12-person jury in a Federal Court in Tampa, Florida. After deliberating last Friday and again today for a total of eleven hours, the jurors found Buju—born […]
Usain Bolt Bigs Up Cedella Marley
PUMA Partners With Cedella To Design Jamaica’s 2012 Olympic Gear “It’s just going to be awesome,” said the world’s fastest man, Usain “Lightning” Bolt, after learning that fashion designer Cedella Marley — the firstborn daughter of Bob and Rita Marley — would be designing fresh new Olympic Gear for the Jamaican Track & Field team.