HEAR THIS: Junior Reid Feat. Vybz Kartel & Uncle Murda “Guns Dem Load”
It Dread Outta Road Junior Reid unleashes his new single of his forthcoming album Junior Reid: Living Legend entitled “Guns Dem Load.” Reid recites the harsh realities of the street life as guns are being carried by younger and younger each day and the corrupt policies of those in charge are doing […]
Chronixx & Zinc Fence Redemption Start A Fire In NYC
Reggae History In The Making At SOBs History was made at SOBs last night when rising reggae star Chronixx made his first-ever New York City appearance in front of a packed-to-the roof 100% sold out house. Those who could not make it inside stood out on the sidewalk rocking to the sounds of Zinc Fence […]
HEAR THIS: Kranium “Nobody Has To Know”
JA-Born Queens-Raised Lyricist Lives By The Joe Grine Law: Get And No Chat The Twenty-three-year-old NYC dancehall artist Kranium will be dropping his first single on Frequent Flyer Records October 15th. The artwork, courtesy of RavieOne, hearkens back to the classic Super Cat LP Si Boops Deh. And on Kranium’s single “Nobody Has To Know,” […]
Ghetto Youths Take Over Radio Lily
Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Black Am I and Jo Mersa Storm the Strictly Boomshots Show Just before the Ghetto Youths crew shelled down SOBs, they passed through Radio Lily to nice up the Strictly Boomshots show. Jo Mersa, Christopher Ellis, Black Am I, and Wayne Marshall passed the mic around like a coconut chalice. Everybody […]
Ghetto Youths International Crew Shell Down SOBs
Stephen, Damian & Julian Marley Join Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Black Am I & Joe Mersa Last night was Labor Day, the biggest reggae night of the year in NYC, perfect time for another edition of Boomshots Reggae Mondays at SOBs. We knew the Ghetto Youths International showcase was going to be a special. After […]
Anthony Weiner Lickin’ Shots Pon The Parkway
Turns Out The Ja-Fakin’ Mayoral Candidate Is a Big Capleton Fan It’s not unusual to see politicians pandering at “ethnic” events like yesterday’s West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn NYC. What is more unusual is to see mayoral candidates shouting Bo! Bo! Bo! pon the Parkway (even without the gun-finger in the air). Or to […]
Surprise Guests Rock On Da Reggae Tip
Super Cat the Don Dada Mashes Up On Hot 97 Da Reggae Tip At Friday night’s Hot 97 On Da Reggae Tip concert lots of artists brought guests out on stage with them. That in itself is nothing new. Ever since New York’s top hip-hop station began this annual pre-Labor Day reggae dancehall and soca […]
HEAR THIS: Radio Lily Mixtape Preview
The Best of Radio Lily’s Live Performances On Cassette Radio Lily has been playing the people’s music night & day for a hot minute now, and over the months we’ve seen some amazing live performances. So we were well pleased to hear about the forthcoming mixtape This is Radio Lily Clash, which is coming soon. This being […]
Caribbean Fever Music Fest Brings Reggae and Soca Beat To Barclays
Shabba Ranks, Damian and Stephen Marley, I-Octane, Bunji Garlin, Fayann Lyons, and Alison Hinds Headline As Caribbean Fever Music Festival Celebrates Caribbean Music at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center This Labor Day “This concert is a collaborative effort between Bobby Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Media and Caribbean Fever” Dahveed Levy, CEO of Caribbean Fever, draped with […]
Dancehall Takes Over at BET’s 106 & Park
Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, and Mr. Vegas Star on Pre-Labor Day Special With Labor Day weekend right around the corner, New York is buzzing with anticipation for a weekend of Caribbean culture. Even hip-hop and R&B stations are pumping up their reggae, dancehall, and soca playlists. Not to be outdone, BET’s top-rated music show 106 […]
A$AP Ferg Mashes Up Trillectro Fest in Washington D.C.
Trap God Drops Today—You Have Been Warned A$AP Ferg drops his debut album Trap Lord today and he’s all set to take the A$AP Worldwide movement to another level. He first caught our attention with his street banger “Shabba” and we just had to sit down and reason with him about his love for the […]
WATCH THIS: Lee Scratch Perry “Chase The Devil” Live
Pipecock Jaxson Burns Out Satan With Adrian Sherwood on the Mix It’s been more than 40 years since Lee Perry set up his Black Ark studio in Kingston, Jamaica, and the producer turned performer is still going strong. This spring the Red Bull Music Academy invited Scratch (backed by the mighty Subatomic Sound System) to rock Le Poisson Rouge in […]