Paying Tribute To The Crown Prince on
“We Remember Dennis Brown”
Young Reggae Artists Pay Homage To The Crown Prince This February 1st marks what would have been the 59th birthday of the late great Dennis Emmanuel Brown, better known as the Crown Prince of Reggae. Having made his mark at Sir Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One as a child performer, D. Brown would go on to […]
WATCH THIS: Samory-I “African Daughter” Official Music Video
A Song With An Afrikan Standard of Beauty A Rasta Man was one of the first persons to question why I “relax the kinks” in my hair. I was at a lost for words and then I said ” Well to make it look smooth and groomed.” He broke into unbridled laughter and while I […]
Reasoning With Rassi Hardknocks About “Legal,” A Reggae Song for the Movement
In Comes A Brand New Marijuana Anthem for 2016 The stink of Marijuana vapors is creating a cloud cover that commands our attention. For the first time since the 1913 Ganja Law, which was strictly enforced by the island’s government, the citizens of Jamaica now have the opportunity to use recreational marijuana. Whether one smokes […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Damian Marley ft. Stephen Marley & Yami Bolo “Still Searching”
In The Twinkling Of An Eye, Dem Ready Fi Pull Down The Karl Kani… While “Affairs of the Heart” may be the fan favorite love song by Damian Marley, Jr. Gong, he has many other love songs with poignant lyrics. Many are interlaced with socially conscious issues. The 2001 song “Still Searching” featuring Stephen Marley […]
HEAR THIS: Sizzla, Popcaan & Teflon “Way Out”
The Song May Sound Sweet, But The Judgment Will Not Be Nice Not Nice established his name building tracks for Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire. He went on to produce major hits for artists like Alkaline and Spice—whose “So Mi Like It” was voiced on his “Boom Box” riddim. While he’s best know for […]
No Long Talk: Daddy Ernie On Freedom of Choice: “Who Want Vex, Vex!”
Host of UK Radio’s Superjam Reflects On His Legacy If you weren’t in London from the ’90s, you may not be aware of Daddy Ernie or the power of his radio show, SuperJam. As he says: “Who’s Daddy Ernie? Some black DJ who used to be on a station in Brixton that everybody used to wear big gold chains and […]
Why Rihanna Might Just Drop “Anti” Any Time Now
BadGyal RiRi Still Teasing That Eighth Album It would not be an unfair generalization to say that magazine editors tend to ultra-competitive personalities who are not above a little schadenfreude now and then. I’m not too proud to say that, after pursuing my third Drake cover for several years while at Complex—and coming up empty, […]
Micah Shemaiah: The Man, Music and Message
Interview with The Original Dread During Yaadcore’s recent sets in New York at Downtown Top Ranking with Deadly Dragon Sound at The Delancey and Sattama Sundays with Stateside Revolution at Bar 13, he played several Micah Shemaiah tunes that ignited the dance floor with skanking and flickering of lighters. Based on the audience response to […]
HEAR THIS: Pressure Buss Pipe “Live Life” PREMIERE
Tune In Pon This Brand New Heatmakerz Production Because Live Is For Living “Everybody’s talking about the heartaches in the ghetto, and how it’s rough in the streets—and it is,” says Virgin-Islands born reggae singer Pressure Buss Pipe. “I wanted to turn it around and make people happy. Just make people see life in a […]
WATCH THIS: Pressure x Heatmakerz “Live Life” Behind The Scenes Video
New Banger Premieres Tomorrow Pon Boomshots Pressure Buss Pipe made his name in the reggae industry belting out romantic tunes like “Love and Affection.” Since then the Virgin Islands native has showed his versatility on harder tracks like “Mental Disturbance” featuring Damian Marley and Tarrus Riley. “I got to New York to do some work […]
WATCH THIS: Unified Highway “My Space” Official Music Video PREMIERE
New Music & Visuals From Eric & Amp First things first, this is not a social media song. “There’s two words and no dot com,” says vocalist/guitarist Eric Rachmany (also the frontman for Cali roots band Rebelution) of the latest release from Unified Highway, his collaborative project with renowned producer, DJ, and remixer Amp Live […]
WATCH THIS: Nesbeth “My Dream” Official Music Video
From Trenchtown, A Next Star Arise Released last month, “My Dream” features the veteran reggae singer reflecting on the struggles he’s faced in Jamaica and focusing on not giving up. A superb track from start to finish, it’s a progressive take on roots reggae with a dash of picked pop guitar and a catchy bounce. […]