WATCH THIS: Ms. Dynamite “Neva Soft” Video
Brit Beauty Bombs The Bass Cause The Riddim Never Let Her Down Ms. Dynamite has been bad from ever since she linked with Sticky to make the UK garage classic “Booo!” After her criminally slept-on Stateside debut A Little Deeper, she took a minute to do the whole mom thing and raise her son. But when […]
HEAR THIS: Biggie “Notorious In Paris” Remix
Ain’t Too Many Can Hang With Us—B.I.G. Bad Remix Haffi Bust Talk the truth. When you first heard that “Ninjas in Paris” joint you were thinking Jay and Ye are on that Biggie ish. Then Mr. Cee bust the B.i.G. remix over Labor Day, and we’ve been patiently waiting ever since.
Notting Hill Carnival, Post Riots Edition
Bobby Babylon Flexes Muscle, But Europe’s Biggest Street Jam Raves On Naysayers be damned, London showed its true colors at the 2011 Notting Hill Carnival. Scheduled for August 28 and 29th, the date came just three weeks after a firestorm of rioting that spread across Britain following the death of Mark Duggan, an Anglo-Jamaican youth […]
HEAR THIS: Lil Wayne “Two Shots”
Pass Me The Laser Beam—Certified Boomshot From Tha Carter IV Everybody’s talking about that Jay-Z diss, or that “How to Love” video—but it’s strictly Boomshots we deal with round here. So we’ll take two shots of whatever.
Game, Daz Dillinger & Snoop in Australia
Supafest Flashback Brought To You By The Makers Of Good Fred Oil Listening to Game’s mind-blowing #REDAlbum brought back memories of Supafest this past Spring.
Ms. Lauryn Hill Talks “Miseducation”
The Artist Formerly Known As L-Boogie Opens Up—Just A Lil Bit Ms. Lauryn Hill takes time out from headlining the “Rock The Bells” tour to reminisce on the making of her classic 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
HEAR THIS: D’Banj “Oliver”
Nigeria’s MoHits Crew Sure Are Putting Out Some G.O.O.D. Music New name for guys who can’t seem to get enough: “You’re just an Oliver Twist.”
WATCH THIS: Wyre feat Ce’Cile “She Say Dat” Remix
Bad Gyal Ce’Cile Links w Kenyan Artist, Shoots Video In Man Tief Mode Some people talk about “2 Di World” but Ce’Cile really takes it there. “De ting a get crazy inna Kenya,” she told me backstage at Reggae Sumfest in MoBay…
WATCH THIS: Taj Weekes “Janjaweed”
St. Lucian Reggae Artist Sings About Sudan’s “Devils on Horseback” To commemorate the independence of the Republic of South Sudan, Taj Weekes & Adowa present “Janjaweed.”
HEAR THIS: Jay-Z & Kanye West “Otis”
Certified Boomshot From Jay & Ye’s Watch The Throne Album Otis Redding sets it off oh so soulfully, and Yeezy and Hova proceed to go H.A.M.
Beres Hammond, Nicki Minaj & R.Kelly Must Bring Their A-Game To Reggae Sumfest 2011
International Soul And Hip Hop Stars Touch Down In MoBay July 22-23 Jamaica’s leading reggae festival has always been about more than reggae.
WATCH THIS: Leftside “Roll Up” (Weed Mix)
Brand New Remix Video From Leftside The Dancehall Wiz Wiz Khalifa’s smash hit single “Roll Up” was a sureshot single aimed straight at Wiz’s female fanbase. The fact that the title offered a subliminal ganja reference a la D’Angelo’s “Brown Sugar” was simply a bonus. But Leftside’s new remix leaves little to the imagination…