The Don Dada Returns To NYC: Super Cat Confirmed for Memorial Day Performance
Irie Jam Productions Confirms Super Cat For Oracabessa Festival 2016 Although it took root in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, Reggae has always been a majestic music. From the days of Bob Marley and Dennis Brown there have been certain artists who always bring that royal vibes to forefront. And while many great artists have […]
WATCH THIS: K’Coneil “Hot Like You” Official Music Video PREMIERE
Nothing Beats A Fly Chick In A Fast Whip We first noticed K’Coneil when he dropped “Me One,” a humorous counteraction to Dexta Daps’ “7Eleven.” Since then the MoBay-born singer who attended college in the U.S.—and once sang at Madison Square Garden as part of a contemporary gospel group—has carved out his own lane within […]
HEAR THIS: Jesse Royal “Silent River”
The Palace Pikney’s Lyrics Run Deep Opening with a sample of Horsemouth’s speech from the classic Jamaican midnight movie Rockers, Jesse Royal’s latest single, “Silent River” runs as deep as its title suggests. “We step through the valley of death without fear,” he rhymes in his trademark melodic flow, “Lion nuh join squabble with eagle […]
Morgan Heritage Embarks On “So Amazing” U.S. Tour
The Grammy Family Brings Laza Morgan & Jemere Morgan Along For Support After twenty-plus years making real roots rock reggae music, Morgan Heritage took home a richly deserved Grammy Award this year. Their self-produced set Strictly Roots won the award for Best Reggae Album, outpacing strong competition from the likes of Jah Cure, Luciano, Barrington […]
Jah 9 Announces Summer Tour Dates
From the U.S. to Canada, Europe to Africa Get those steamers ready. Jah9 is taking her powerful stage show on the road this Summer in support of a new album, set to drop when the weather gets hotter. If you haven’t caught the empress live & direct she is definitely a must-see. The new dates […]
HEAR THIS: Bongo Herman “Drum of Long Story”
Mek Rolling Stone Dem Know—Half The Story Has Never Been Told Just the other day Rolling Stone published a list of the supposed Greatest Drummers of All Time. Carlton Barrett of the Hippy Boys—a two-man duo comprising him and his brother Aston “Family Man” Barrett, who once backed Scratch Perry at the Black Ark and […]
Chronixx Bigs Up Vybz Kartel, Burns Out Ignorant Bloggers and VICE Media
Was Di Steam Ministah Misrepresented On Noisey Jamaica? “I will never dignify untrue and twisted publications made by a media who only seek to create headlines which drag artistes and their supporters through the valley of disunity and division,” said Chronixx in a new Instagram post. “It is all a part of the overall effort […]
WATCH THIS: I-Octane “Nuh Badda Dan Jah” Official Music Video PREMIERE
Octane Comes Before The Almighty With A Humble Heart You have some bwoy who feel like they’re wicked and dreadful. They march through the streets with the tallest tall-up and claim to run the road like tire. I-Octane’s thought-provoking tune on Good Good Production’s Cure Pain Riddim points out the folly of mortal men who […]
WATCH THIS: Dre Island “M-16” Official Music Video
Rise The Machine And Rinse It Clean Dre Island is a youth we’ve been checking for from time. He rolled into 2016 as one of Mass Appeal’s 16 Artists to Watch and today he drops what may be his most anticipated release yet, the first video off his “Now I Rise” project on E5 Records. […]
WATCH THIS: Keznamdi “Herbs” Official Music Video
Kez & Keida Work The Ital Steamer Ever since RiRi and Drizzy touched up the Pot O Gold “Sail Away” riddim with the chart-topping tune “Work,” Jamaican artists have been inspired to reimagine the tune in their own style and pattern. The latest “reworking” is a wicked ganja tune called “Herbs” by the rootical DJ […]
Dre Island “M-16” Video Shoot Behind-The-Scenes
The Official Music Video Premieres Tomorrow on Mass Appeal Named one of Mass Appeal’s “16 Artists To Watch in 2016,” the Jamaican artist and producer Dre Island is known for a lyrical attack that’s both “hard and heartical, streetwise and sensible.” On “M-16,” the first track from his highly anticipated Now I Rise project, Dre […]
WATCH THIS: Jahmiel “Where Were You” x “Great Man” Official Music Video PREMIERE
Oh Why Oh Why? You Get a Fight When You Start Try The road to “overnight success” is usually longer than it seems, and it’s not without pitfalls and stumbling blocks along the way. Just ask Jamiel Foster, aka Jahmiel, a youth known to true dancehall fans as one of the music’s most promising new […]