Category: Real Talk

Real Talk with Etana: “No Wrong Deed Goes Unpunished”

The Strong One Meets The Reggae Girl About Town Straight out of August Town, Jamaica to the four corners of the earth, Etana has established her name as one of the most powerful voices in reggae music. Fresh off a successful European tour in support of her fourth album, I Rise, she will headline tonight’s […]

HEAR THIS: Kabaka Pyramid “Well Done”

Accurate! As Riverton Dump Blazes, Kabaka Buns Out Overpopulation & Waste Mismanagement. “Music is the Weapon of the Future,” Fela Kuti once declared, and he used his power as an artist to bring about immediate political change for the good of the people. Kabaka Pyramid follows in that proud tradition with his latest song, the […]

Reasoning with Tommy Lee Sparta “Watch Gage Dead Over Sting”

With Just Days To Go Before His First Clash at Sting, Uncle Demon Chats with RGAT Last year he almost lost his life in a car crash, but Tommy Lee Sparts still made his way to the stage at Sting—the World’s Greatest One-Night Reggae and Dancehall Show—on a pair of crutches. This year the man […]

WATCH THIS: DeMarco “Loyal” (Royals Remix) Official Music Video

Mek Me Tell You This… Where does the time go? As we find ourselves in the middle of December (already!), it’s time to have a look back over the past year and take stock of the music, the vibes, the moments that stood out during 2014. There’s been a lot of good songs, but few […]

Gunman World: Inside Jamaica’s Shotta Culture

Exclusive Excerpt from Mass Appeal Mag Cover Story by Rob Kenner, Photography by Ruddy Roye Jesquan Spence was not quite two years old when he saw the police kill his father. “The soldiers come in and take ’way the phones and say everybody fi sit down,” says the child’s grandmother, Michelle Davis, recalling that fateful […]

Reasoning with Buju Banton: “My Life is an Open Book”

Celebrating The Gargamel’s EarthStrong with a Classic ’95 Boomshots Interview from the Til Shiloh Era Forty one years ago today Mark Myrie was born in Kingston, Jamaica. By the time he was 19 he’d become the biggest dancehall star on the island with two smash albums—Stamina Daddy and Mr. Mention—under his belt. He soon signed […]

WATCH THIS: Mr. Vegas & Latty J “Who Rule” Official Music Video

The Battle of the Sexes Rages On With A Music Video And All-New Lyrics Vegas and Latty’s creative chemistry nah stop bubble. Ever since Vegas linked up with the feisty young singer and DJ from August Town Lane (formerly known as Digicel Rising Stars contestant Latoya Jackson, who was bigged up by Tessanne Chin for her […]

WATCH THIS: Tifa “Bak It Up” Official Music Video

She Wine Sweet Like Moscato, Bubble Bubble Like a Champagne The last time we caught up with Tifa back in January she warned us that 2014 was going to be a crazy year. You think she was jokin’? In the past six months the dancehall diva has signed a deal with Island King records, launched […]

WATCH THIS: Chronixx Passes Through The Hot97 Morning Show

Dread & Terrible Tour Frontman Talks About The State Of Reggae Music While in NYC doing promo for his Dread & Terrible EP and Tour, Chronixx swung by Hot97 studios and paid a visit to the morning show. Hosts Ebro and Cypha Sounds sat down with the rising reggae star and picked his brain on […]

HEAR THIS: Lady Saw “Pretty Fingers”

OMG!!! I am f@cking lost for words. Muma Saw always takes it to the next level and she damn sure did it AGAIN! When this track turned up in my inbox my laptop was playing up. No storage space —so I left it and was like, ‘OK I will deal with this tomorrow.’ Three days later, after some […]