WATCH THIS: AiRis “Without You”
Can This Nigerian-Egyptian Charmer Become The African Ashanti? Born in Cairo, Egypt to a Nigerian Father and an Egyptian mother, Asmaa Idrisu spent her young adult years shuttling between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and Egypt.
WATCH THIS: Rihanna “Rude Boy”
Tonight She Gon’ Let You Be The Rider—Giddyup Giddyup Giddyup Well it sure looks like Rihanna has been studying that M.I.A. “Galang” video. And then she flips it into a Keith Haring moment. Gwan RiRi. That one ya sell offfff…..
WATCH THIS: Wyclef featuring Mavado “Hold On”
“No Matter What You’re Going Through… Even When the Earth Quakes” Like the song says, be strong. Simple as that. But the simplest songs are the ones we need the most. Sometimes an indispensible tune arrives before its purpose can be fully understood, and only in retrospect does the grand scheme reveal itself. Such is […]
HEAR THIS: Shaggy & Friends “Rise Again”
A Caribbean Collaboration For Haiti w Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Etana… One good thing about music; when it hits you feel no pain. And from the first night the earthquake struck Haiti, the sound of hymns has reverberated through the rubble of Port au Prince.
HEAR THIS: Damian Marley & Nas “As We Enter”
DUNGLOAD The First Official Single from the album Distant Relatives. You already heard the leak, now check out the full I-fficial mix as Nas and D brandish their razor-sharp lyrical swords. Man a bad man, me no play Willy Wonka! Run the track… [audio:http://www.boomshots.com/tunes/AsWeEnterFINALMIX.mp3]
HEAR THIS: Damian Marley & Nas “As We Enter”
Dungload The Official First Single Off The Distant Relatives Project We brought you a snippet last summer. Now check the full version as Jr. Gong and Esco go in. Dungload the track here.
Steel Pulse: Tribute To The Martyrs, 1979
From Handsworth to Haiti—The Song Remains The Same On this MLK Day, let us pause to reflect on the words of the man who sacrificed his life to the struggle for equal rights and justice: “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the […]
WATCH THIS: Buju B “Sensimilla Persecution”
“Why They Fighting Sensimilla Making Way For Coke To Come?” While Buju’s legions of detractors celebrate his arrest this weekend on cocaine trafficking charges, those of us who actually listen to his music—all of his music—have been left in a state of shock, grappling with the possibility that his booming voice may be silenced. Who’s […]
WATCH THIS: WORLD PREMIERE Sheba & Bounty Killa “Love This Lifetime (Remix)”
Online Premiere Of New Video From The Real Sheba & The Warlord When Sheba Sahlemariam calls herself The Real Sheba, you best believe it. Descended from Ethiopian Royalty (King Solomon + Queen Sheba = Line of King David) Sheba carries herself with a certain majesty, and she thinks about time and space a bit differently […]
DUNGLOAD: Rihanna “Russian Roulette” Remix
Gully Gaad And Gaza’s Most Wanted Pulling Triggers On The RiRi-Mix Big shout 2 the Gully Gaad, the Teacha, and—as L.A. says—the Good Girl Gone Bad For Good. (Easy nuh Breezy.) Big shout 2 Chimney Productions (aka Chimney Motion Pictures) for the big bad “Movie Star” riddim. Big shout 2 Mike D on the RiRi-Mix. […]
Serani’s Top 5 Breakthrough Tunes
“No Games” Singer Picks Landmark Reggae Records For VIBE.com With smash hits like “No Games” and “She Loves Me,” Jamaican producer/vocalist Serani has a gift for taking raw uncut dancehall to the pop charts. With his debut album No Games about to drop October 27 on Phase One Records, the new & improved VIBE.com asked […]
The Real Revolutionary: Fela Kuti’s Born Day
Nigerian Afrobeat Pioneer Declared “Music Is The Weapon Of The Future” All these so-called pop music rebels need to sit their ass down and soak up some Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who reached planet earth 71 years ago today.