HEAR THIS: Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih, Beenie Man & Popcaan “Freak of the Week” Remix
Di Playground Riddim Ah No Play Play Ting South London grimesters K&K serve up hip hop and grime on their new mixtape The Long Way Home. The breakout single, featuring DJ Mustard on the beats and Chi-town singer Jeremih on the hook, has a definite dancehall flavor—inspired by the mighty Playground Riddim—which inspired Beenie and […]
HEAR THIS: Lil Wayne ft. Jr. Reid, Cory Gunz & Capo “Murda”
Free Weezy Album Cut Says The Youth in New Orleans Have Two Choices Who cares about a multimillion-dollar-lawsuit? Lil Wayne dropped his Free Weezy album on July 4th just as he promised his fans. Tunechi’s spitting straight fire on this album, especially Track #8. “First degree murda,” Jr. “One Blood” Reid sings on the hook. […]
HEAR THIS: Mr. Easy “Bashment Gal”
Nuh Fraid Fi Bruck Out And Whine Early July is such a great time for reggae music. There isn’t really one dominant song of the summer yet, but there’s lots of candidates for the title. The result is an explosion of creativity and excitement that goes on and on. Ricky Blaze just forward a link […]
OMI “Cheerleader” May Be The Song of the Summer
First Jamaican Release To Crack Top 10 Since Sean Paul’s “Get Busy” What could be a more natural combination than reggae and summertime? Last year the Canadian band MAGIC! made the connection with their pop smash “Rude.” But it’s been quite a while since a Jamaican reggae song was the anthem of the Summer—twelve years […]
WATCH THIS: Kat DeLuna ft. Trey Songz “Bum Bum” Official Music Video
Bam Bam Inna Different Stylee Born in the Bronx to parents from the Dominican Republic, Kat DeLuna’s music has always shown a strong Jamaican influence. Her 2007 breakout single, “Whine Up,” featuring dancehall’s “Energy God” Elephant Man, has racked up 43 million views on Vevo. Eight years later she’s back on that sexy raggamuffin flex, […]
A$AP Rocky Picks His Favorite Reggae Rappers
Pretty Flacko Bigs Up Buju Banton’s “Boom Bye Bye” …And Others A$AP Rocky reps Harlem all day as one of the biggest rap stars in the world, but his dad was born in Barbados and he grew up loving dancehall reggae. While he was doing press for his new album ALLA. Rob Kenner of Boomshots […]
Jah Cure Reveals “The Cure” Album Cover Art
First Album for VP Records Set For July 10, 2015 Release Ever since last June, when we first heard his certified Boomshot “Life We Live” the Boomshots massive has been looking forward Jah Cure’s sixth studio album The Cure. Then in February came news that the singer had signed with V.P. Records. Today we finally got a first look at […]
Shabba Ranks to Headline Best of the Best 2015
Miami Welcomes The Big Dutty Stinkin’ Dancehall Emperor There are few entertainers in any genre who can match the raw energy of Shabba Ranks live on stage. But when A$AP Ferg shouted out Shabba a couple of years ago many younger fans had never seen the dancehall legend do his thing live. This Memorial Day […]
HEAR THIS: Sniggy x Konshens “Legal”
How Them Fi Say Ganja Evil? In comes a fresh cut high-grade ganja tune from the man called “Sniggy” outta the Head Concussion Records posse alongside the man called Konshens Sojah. How them fi say ganja evil. You dun know if haffi legal. Blaze it up. Audio After The Jump…
Morgan Heritage Talks “Strictly Roots”
The Fam Ain’t New To This, They’re True To This When it comes to roots, rock, reggae music, the Morgan Heritage family is not new to this, they’re true to this. So when they hear talk about a “reggae revival” happening in Jamaica—as if Reggae Music had passed away and was in need of resuscitation—the […]
HEAR THIS: Mavado ft. Vybz Kartel, Future & Ace Hood “I Ain’t Going Back Broke” Remix
Unity Is Strength, And Love & Hate Can Never Be Friends During his 10 years in the music business David Constantine Brooks aka Singing Blacks aka Mavado has come a long way. Several years back his name was linked to the Gully vs. Gaza war but times have changed. Now a member of DJ Khaled’s […]
WATCH THIS: Lee “Scratch” Perry “Jungle Safari” Live in NYC
The Upsetter and Subatomic Sound Soon Touch The Road Our bredren Emch of Subatomic Sound just blessed us with some never-before-seen footage of Lee “Scratch” Perry performing live in NYC back on May 17, 2012. This was his first time performing with that lineup—Emch on the beats and mix, Larry McDonald on percussion. Paul Zasky of […]