WATCH THIS: Super Cat and Salaam Remi “Push Time” Official Music Video
The Wild Apache Rides Again Between the viral pandemic, murderous police, and corrupt politricksters shamelessly fanning the flames of racial hatred, the first eight months of 2020 have been absolutely dreadful. In times such as these it helps to hear from people who have survived hard times before. People who know what it means when […]
WATCH THIS: Protoje ft. Wiz Khalifa “A VIBE” Visualizer
Bares Vibes An’ Ting You know how when you blaze a spliff in the morning and you hold A VIBE but then later on your forget what you did the whole rest of the day? Protoje’s new album is kinda like that. It’s titled In Search of Lost Time, and it’s rolling out via his […]
Koffee Opens Up About “Lockdown”
“Where Will We GO?” There’s still a lot of time left in Summer 2020, but on this last day of July we are declaring Koffee’s “Lockdown” Boomshots official 2020 Summer anthem. Produced by Dane “Raygad” Ray from the Unruly camp, the song finds Koffee asking all of the questions everybody in the world is asking […]
WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley “Fresh Prince of JA” Official Music Video
Pandemic Got You Feeling Blue? T-4000 To The Rescue! Versatility is Tarrus Riley’s middle name. Just the other day he previewed a soul-stirring acoustic prayer called “Remember Me” that was inspired by the trying times all of us have been going through amidst this dreadful pandemic. That was a glimpse of Tarrus in Singy Singy […]
Vybz Kartel Speaks Of Dons and Of Divas
Crocodile Skin Sneakers Little known fact: the very first post on Boomshots.com went live February 10, 2009. The title? “Don’t Ramp With Kartel.” Adidja Palmer and Grace Hamilton’s smash collab “Rampin Shop,” an X-rated excursion on Ne-Yo’s “Miss Independent” version, was taking the streets by storm and had the internet spinnin’ like a satellite dish—just […]
WATCH THIS: Bob Marley “No Woman No Cry” 2020 Visuals
A Fresh Look at a Classic Tune Amidst outbreaks of viral pandemic and police brutality, the best thing anyone can say about 2020 is that it’s the year of Bob Marley’s 75th Birthday Celebration. And while the year has been terrible and dreadful, Bob Marley’s music has offered much-needed inspiration. The Tuff Gong’s 1984 greatest […]
Buju Banton Covers VIBE x Boomshots Collab
A VIBE x Boomshots Collab: Redemption Songs Jamaica’s Undefeated Champion Returns “Forward ever,” the late great Jacob “Killer” Miller used to sing. “And backward never.” Reggae music has always been about forward motion, the movement of Jah people, up from downpression and forward to Holy Mount Zion, because freedom is a must. Still, every once […]
Bounty & Beenie on Verzuz: Jamaica’s version of ‘The Last Dance’
What Could Top This Legendary Moment? The VERZUZ series led by Swizz Beats and Timbaland has been an oasis in the midst of a pandemic. Week after week, music lovers have enjoyed the nostalgia, the spontaneous comedy, and the opportunity to bring the proverbial roses to their favorite artists. The anticipation was at a […]
Tune For Tune: Breaking Down Bounty & Beenie’s Verzuz Battle
Jamaica Won, The Culture Won—no doubt about it—But Which Selections Won? Why was this night different from all other Verzuz battles? Streamed live from Kingston, Jamaica, the Memorial Day “Soundclash Edition” of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s flagship IG Live series was easily the most exciting and entertaining yet, as well as the first to […]
The Art of War: Bounty Killer Verzuz Beenie Man
Dancehall Icons Speak on Rivalry & Respect Ever since the whole Swizz Beatz and Timbaland created social media battle platform Verzuz wave kicked off, bringing a much-needed spark of joy and excitement to the dreadful pandemic grind, those of us who love and respect dancehall music and Jamaican sound system culture have been asking ourselves […]
WATCH THIS: Kemikal “Gwaan” Music Video PREMIERE
Enigmatic Equiknoxx DJ brings “Gal power from the man dem” We always take time out to check the vibes from Equiknoxx co-founders Gavin “Gavsborg” Blair and Jordan “Time Cow” Chung. Today we’re proud to premiere a brand new release from Kemikal, an enigmatic artist whom Gavsborg describes as “a lab experiment between Big Pun mixed […]
Top Shotta: Video Director Kieran Khan
“Success is no accident” Born in Guayana, raised in the Bronx, and now based in Toronto, Kieran Khan has built a reputation as one of the most in-demand video directors on today’s dancehall scene. The umbe and hard-working visual craftsman is fond of quoting football legend Pele, who once said, “Success is no accident. It […]