WATCH THIS: Rihanna “Man Down”
Rum-Pa-Pa-Pum! Rude Gal Rihanna Shoots A Reggaematic Video In JA “If they’re playing me for a fool, I will lose my cool, and reach for my firearm…” Run that!
WATCH THIS: Beyonce “Girls (Run The World)”
Young B Gone Pon De Floor To Ratid… How Major Is That? Beyonce sure loves that dancehall style…
We Don’t Need No More Trouble
Spragga’s Name Is Called, But Who Are The Real “Persons Of Interest?” What’s wrong with this picture? Spragga on tour in Aspen, Colorado. Reggae fans have endured so much bad news over the past several months that some of us have come to expect the worst. But when f*ckery shows up as expected, do we […]
Diplo: Dub Cutter, Goat Gutter
Eight Riddimentary Questions For The Evil Genius Behind Major Lazer Before last year’s Major Lazer movement rewrote the rules, the chances of hot-stepping into a Kingston nightclub like Fiction and hearing a set of “electronica” was pretty much zero.
WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “I Was There”
UK Deejay Bears Witness To The Japanese Earthquake
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 […]
Reasoning With I-Octane Part 1
How I Octane became the hottest new artist in Jamaica Feb 2011 Transcript Hilton Garden in by JFK Airport I HEARD YOU JUST MASHED UP REBEL SALUTE. Well Rebel Salute was a great show, great show. Very very very very great performance. I came out on top for this year. The three best performance for […]
WATCH THIS: Bruno Mars ft. Damian Marley “Liquor Store Blues” Official Video
The Song’s Supposed To Be About Liquor, But There Sure Is A Lot of Smoke In The Air Bruno Mars’s multiplatinum debut album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, gets filed under “Pop” on the iTunes Music Store, but if you think you hear a lot of reggae on it, you’re right. And it’s no addident. “I was […]
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 […]
Buju Celebrates Grammy Win
Before The Dawn Honor Lifts Spirits As The Gargamel’s Trial Resumes Although Buju Banton was not able to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony yesterday in Los Angeles, the reggae star—who is still confined to Florida—celebrated his win to the fullest. A member of Buju’s security team was startled when he heard shouting from Buju’s hotel room in […]
WATCH THIS: Damian Marley & Nas “Patience”
The Latest & Greatest Video Yet From The Album Distant Relatives “Ayo D—let’s go all the way in on this one,” says Nas at the top of the track. And director Nabil Elderkin did just that—this video is all about mystical visionary-type visuals.