HEAR THIS: Freddie McGregor “Equal Rights”
A Fresh Take On A Studio Classic Off The New Album, Di Captain—In Stores Today “These songs were very specially chosen,” says reggae stalwart Freddie McGregor of the selections on his latest album, Di Captain. The album’s title refers to Freddie’s signature hit “Big Ship,” also the name of his renowned Kingston recording studio, whose […]
Tony Matterhorn Kills Them With Classics At P Diddy’s Bad Boy Sound Clash
Diddy Jetted Down To Kingston JA To Bless The Winner With $20,000 Prize Money It’s not every day that Puff Daddy jets down to Jamaica to throw a soundclash. But earlier this month he did just that, with a little help from Downsound, the same folks who teamed up with Supreme Promotions to make this […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Mavado Holds His Spot At The Top
Mavado Doesn’t Budge as His Competition Moves Down the List Mavado is holding his spot at number one for a second week in a row and it seems like he isn’t going anywhere! Di Genius has been heating up the charts, the radio stations and clubs with his single, “Money Box (Box of Money),” and […]
HEAR THIS: Barry Brown “Make It With You” and “Sister Magling”
Rock & Groove To Two Channel One Classics From The Crucial Right Now Album The Jamaican roots reggae vocalist Barry Brown is best know for his clasic “Far East” but before his untimely death he left a rich legacy of music to keep his name alive itinually. Case in point: the little-known Right Now album, an […]
A$AP Rocky, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes & More Turn Out To See Snoop “Reincarnated”
Snoop Lion Hits 106 & Park Then Invites a Few Friends Over To Check Out His New Movie This past Thursday Snoop traveled to NYC to appear on BET’s 106 & Park and then host a private screening of his movie Reincarnated. Snoop may be into a new sound but hip-hop heavyweights like 50, […]
WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “I Am Rich In Love” Pon Radio Lily
Live & Direct From The Strictly Boomshots Show It’s hard to believe that Miss Lily’s Variety is only a year old. It already feels like an NYC institution. Just think of all the magic moments that have gone down on RadioLily. This week the Miss Lily’s Family Style Vol. 1 CD hits stores, including cuts […]
HEAR THIS: Michelle “Songbird” Gordon “No Way”
Sbe Won’t Be Led Astray This Kingston-born, Miami-raised Songbird counts Whitney and Mariah as inspirations, and her powerful vocals have just a touch of classic soul and gospel fire behind them. She’s toured the world as one of Michael Rose’s backup singers, sung harmonies on a Marcia Griffiths album, and recorded singles for the Jah […]
Why Is Bunny Wailer Flipping on Snoop?
We Thought It Was All Good Between Jah Bunny and Snoop Lion If you’ve see the Snoop Lion documentary, Reincarnated, you know that Snoop and Bunny Wailer got together and burned a peace pipe at Bunny’s house in Kingston. So it came as some surprise to read today’s TMZ item stating that Snoop was “Rejected” […]
HEAR THIS: New Kingston “Life”
Brand New Bubbler From Reggae’s Freshest Young Rhythm Section New Kingston is a young trio of brothers—Tahir a.k.a. Slim on keyboards, Courtney on drums, and the eldest, Stephen a.k.a. Suki on guitar—who grew up surrounded by reggae music. Their manager Courtney Panton (who also happens to be their father) is a highly respected producer and session […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Mavado Takes the Number 1 Spot
I-Octane & Bounty Killer Slip to Number 2 as Mavado Seizes the Crown Mavado has slowly been creeping up the countdown for quite some time now; 14 weeks to be exact and he didn’t stop until he made it to number one. Now that he has taken the top spot, we must wait and see […]
HEAR THIS: Courtney John “Born To Fly”
Ticklah Provides The Rub-A-Dub Wind Beneath Courtney’s Wings From his work with the Dap Kings, Antibalas, and the Easy Star All-Stars, it ain’t hard to tell that BK’s own Victor Axelrod knows his was around a drum and bass line. On this brand-new Lion Dub production, he lays down one of his roots-rock Ticklah riddims […]
HEAR THIS: Christopher Martin ft. Jim Jones “Cheaters Prayer” (Official Remix)
The Capo Spits Game Over ZJ Chrome’s Cardiac Strings Riddim… While Chris Prays For Strength The power of “Cheaters Prayer” doesn’t just flow from its soaring melody and ZJ Chrome’s bubbling “Cardiac Strings” riddim, The song’s real magic lies in the delicate balance of the singer’s presumed innocence and his player tendencies. Is the guy […]