HEAR THIS: Richie Spice “Youths A Live Up”
Rootical Richie Sends Greetings To All Raggamuffins You can always count on Richie Spice to sing something positive for the youths. So imagine how happy we were to hear this brand new musical biscuit from Bulby and the Fat Eyes family. Richie sounds nice and spicy singing over the riddim track from Half Pint’s dancehall […]
WATCH THIS: I-Octane “Zion Awaits” Live Acoustic Version
MTV Iggy Picks I-Octane To Represent “The Future of Music” I-Octane’s sophomore album Crying To The Nation recently got a big co-sign from MTV Iggy, an online portal focused on highlighting “The Future of Music.” The Jamaican singjay was invited to do an exclusive acoustic performance in New York City, where he unleashed unplugged versions […]
Sizzla’s European Tour Continues Despite Protest By Gay Activists
Kalonji Muzik Issues Statement After A Gay Rights Group Pressured Stockholm Venue to Cancel Gig After kicking off last Friday in Milan, Sizzla Kalonji’s tour of Europe is off to a bumpy start. Even before the first show, controversy flared up over Sizzla’s fiery lyrical content. Gay activists pressured the Hornstull concert venue in Stockholm […]
WATCH THIS Damian Marley “Set Up Shop” & “Affairs Of The Heart” Live
Damian, Stephen and Julian Marley Rock DJ Norie’s Anniversary Show In New York City The Marley brothers mashed up NYC’s Best Buy Theater last night—with a little help from the Ghetto Youths Crew, including Wayne Marshall, Spragga Benz, and Christophger Eliis, among others… Let’s just say it was a night to remember. In this exclusive […]
WATCH THIS: Bruce Springsteen & Jimmy Cliff “The Harder They Come” Live Video
The Boss Brought Out The Original Starbwoy For His Headlining Show At SXSW Photograph by Erin Fotos We’ve always liked Bruce Springsteen—he’s unpretentious by rock-star standards, his Born To Run album is a straight-up classic, and his E-Street band was no joke. Now we’ve got another reason. During his headlining set last week at SXSW […]
WATCH THIS: DJ Jazzy Jeff Droppin Boomshots
Witness the World’s Greatest DJ at SXSW Mixing Rap, Reggae & Dancehall Red Bull’s Thre3Style Showcase saw the Magnificent Jazzy Jeff throwing down some tunes like he used to get thrown out of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s mansion.
HEAR THIS: Deablo “I Cry”
Big Bad Reality Tune From a Fresh New Artist on the Scene “Although we feel like we’re living in hell, I keep a smile like we living is swell,” Deablo sings for the ghetto youths on this new selection from Black Spyder Productions and 21st Hapilos. Looking forward to more conscious tunes from this promising […]
WATCH THIS: Marley Movie Trailer
The King of Reggae Hits The Silver Screen At SXSW in Austin, Texas Last week at the South By Southwest film festival the long awaited documentary Marley had its world premier. Directed by Kevin MacDonald, this VH1 Rock Doc is the first official behind the scenes look at the life of the Tuff Gong featuring […]
WATCH THIS: Protoje “Our Time Come” Video
Diggy’s Been On His Grind For A While Now, And It’s Paying Off Protoje has been blazing his own trail through the reggae industry for a minute now. Refreshingly hype-free with personality and talent (among other things) to burn. Judging by this new video, Protoje’s grind is starting to pay off. “From seven year old, […]
Reasoning With Monty Alexander
The Grammy-Nominated Jamaican Jazz Master Nices Up The Blue Note With 50 years of making music and some 70 records under his belt, the Jamaican-born and world-renowned pianist Monty Alexander has finally received his first Grammy nomination. His live album Harlem-Kingston Express got the nod for the Best Reggae Album this year. Alexander is considered […]
HEAR THIS: Clive Chin’s Pure Scorcher Mix
Rinsing Randy’s Rarities At The Radio Lily Launch January 28, 2012 The very first night Radio Lily began broadcasting the people’s music from Miss Lily’s Variety at the corner of Houston and Sullivan Streets in New York City, we had to come with something special. So we sent for the inimitable Mr. Clive Chin of […]
Vans OTW x The Blackouts Reggae Compilation
Vans OTW x The Blackouts Link With VP Records On One Mad Compilation Vans OTW and The Blackouts (Ako and Atiba Jefferson) created a free reggae compilation using VP Record’s massive catalog of artists. Since VP is “Miles Ahead In Reggae Music” it was only natural that Ako and Atiba chose them as their base to meticulously select each […]