Blondie On The Making of “The Tide Is High”
Chris Stein and Debbie Harry Chat Reggae on the RBMA Couch Our peoples at the Red Bull Music Academy just posted the video of Blondie’s lecture at RBMA 2013 in New York City. Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, founding members of the legendary NYC punk/rock/rap/reggae fusion band, dropped science about how the innovative band came […]
HEAR THIS: Ashtrays And Heartbreaks The Mixtape
Snoop Lion Does Things Differently And Drops A Mixtape AFTER His Album Stemming from the buzz off his recent Reincarnated album Snoop Lion unlike most artists drops a mixtape after the initial release. Named after one of the critically acclaimed singles “Ashtrays & Heartbreaks” features an infusion of reggae, dancehall, hip hop and yes […]
CONCERT ALERT: HOT 97’s On Da Reggae Tip 2013
Move Over Summer Jam HOT 97 Has Another Concert Guaranteed To Mash Up The Scene Long time supporters of the Reggae boom in NYC radio station HOT 97 announces their annual “On Da Reggae Tip 2013” concert going down Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Hosted by none other than Bobby Konders and Jabba, the line […]
HEAR THIS: Rough Road Riddim Mega Mix By Green Lion Crew & VA
The Young Guns Of Reggae Blaze Over The Rough Road Riddim Green Lion Crew unveils their innovative reggae dubstep project entitled the Rough Road Riddim. The mega mix features reggae’s up and coming youngsters like Jahdan Blakkamoore (iTunes Reggae Album of the Year award winner in 2008 and 2009), Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid (Billboard Magazine’s #1 Next […]
HEAR THIS: Stylo G ”Soundbwoy” Heatwave Refix
Tell A Next Soundbwoy Back Off You already heard the original Stylo G Soundbwoy Killer—maybe you even caught Di Genius remix—now get set for the Heatwave refix. That’s right, the UK bashment sound has taken the latest Stylo track and styled it with some wayyyy-back sounds from JA. Specifically Studio 1’s “Truths and Rights” riddim, […]
Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” Goes Gold
Gwan Gyppy! Go For The Gold July 24 marks the three year anniversary of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh,” his most recognized hit that has topped the Billboard, Canadian and UK charts since its release. Most recently, the single—produced by Brooklyn’s own Ricky Blaze—has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is being […]
Reasoning With Peckings “Old School, New Blood”
Reshma B Chops It Up With The Peckings Family Reshma B dropped by the legendary Peckings Studio 1 in Shepherd’s Bush, West London to chat with Chris Peckings about carrying on his family’s musical legacy. Chris tells how his father George Price aka Peckings grew up with the founding fathers of Jamaica’s reggae industry before […]
I-Octane Will Close Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night
I-Octane Promises to Shell Down Sumfest Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night is set to take place on July 25th and it has been announced that I-Octane will be the closing act. I-Octane has performed at Reggae Sumfest for the past three years but this will be the first time he will actually be the one to […]
Toots Files $21 Million Lawsuit Against Bottle-Throwing Suspect
Toots Is Not About To Let This Outrageous Incident Slide Jamaican music legend Frederick “Toots” Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals fame has filed a $21 million lawsuit in the bottle-throwing incident that took place during Toots’ performance at the Dominion Riverrock Festival on May 18th. Toots was in the middle of his set when […]
HEAR THIS: Protoje “Music From My Heart” Mixtape
To Kick Off Indiggnation’s Summer Tour Lead Singer Protoje Drops A New Mixtape Jamaican Reggae artiste Protoje, lead singer for The Indiggnation band, just dropped his new mixtape called “Music From My Heart.” Music From My Heart combines tracks from The 8 Year Affair album with additional tracks featuring Sizzla Kalonji, Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx and […]
Chino & Di Genius “Roots Sound”
We Nah Trade Nothing for the Reggae Roots Rock The Big Ship brothers are best known for blazing up dancehall tracks. Now they’ve come together to bless lovers of classical reggae with “Roots Sound,” a new song that pays tribute to the musical tradition that allowed their father Freddie McGregor to build up the studio […]
HYPE TV Top 20 Countdown: Aidonia Snatches the Number One Spot
Aidonia Dethrones Tarrus Riley With Tip Pon Yuh Toe Aidonia has been on the HYPE TV Top 20 countdown for 11 weeks now and he has finally taken the top spot! Aidonia knocks Tarrus Riley off the number one spot with his hit single, “Tip Pon Yuh Toe.” The Dancehall single features some very, good […]