HEAR THIS: Mr. Lexx & Nikisha “TNGHT” Heatwave Refix
Is It Getting Hot In Here? Yup, It’s Another Heatwave Affair Our peoples at The Heatwave have remixed “TNGHT” and as usual they’ve turnt it up a notch. Those Mr. Lexx lyrics may sound familiar from his Major Lazer joint, but somehow they pack more punch this time around. The Hot Wuk girls are gonna […]
WATCH THIS: Beres Hammond & Friends Live In London
Beres Welcomes Romain Virgo and Tarrus Riley Onstage At Wembley Arena, And They All Chat With RGAT On the final night of the Beres & Friends tour at London’s Wembley Arena, Beres invites Romain Virgo onstage to perform “Can’t Sleep” and bigs up the young singer to the fullest. But that’s not all. Beres also […]
WATCH THIS: How To Mix A Blackwell Rum Cocktail
The ReggaeGirlAboutTown Makes A Big Splash At The UK Rumfest Reshma B passed through the UK Rumfest in London last week and headed straight for the Blackwell Rum shack. Yes that’s right—Chris Blackwell himself, the man who founded Island Records and signed Bob Marley—now has his own brand of rum (and it’s actually quite tasty). […]
INTERVIEW: Reasoning With Lady Chann
The UK Dancehall Queen Meets The ReggaeGirlAboutTown Earlier tonight at the launch party for her new mixtape Dun Dem Season: The Trilogy, Lady Chann mashed up the stage—shoes off & everyTING—and celebrated another career milestone. So what better time to get to know one of the wickedest lady lyricists outta London? The artist formerly known as […]
HEAR THIS: Lady Chann “Dun Dem Season: The Trilogy” Mixtape
Download The Brand New Mixtape Mixed By The Heatwave Lady Chan got her start in London’s Suncycle Crew, and now she’s repping UK dancehall on her own. The first two editions of her Dun Dem Season mixtape trilogy are already classics, and Boomshots is proud to premiere Volume 3, mixed by The Heatwave. Download Link […]
HEAR THIS: RDX & Friends “Jump” (Heatwave Refix)
Pree The Outlook Boat Party Mix Our peoples at The Heatwave made this remix on a boat party in Croatia this summer. We’ll let them tell the tale… “We were so inspired by the beautiful women and their amazing dancing on our Hot Wuk boat party at Outlook Festival that we made a special refix […]
The Heatwave Picks Their Top Boomshots
Reshma B Reasons With Gabriel To Find Out How The Heatwave Keeps It Hot After mashing up this year’s Notting Hill Carnival and taking a crazy road trip to Croatia, UK bashment sound The Heatwave will be releasing a brand new remix today. (RDX & Friends ”Jump”.) We reckoned this would be a great time to catch […]
MOBO Awards Shortlist Announced
Who Should Win Best Reggae Act for 2012? Don’t Just Sit There—Vote! It’s super A-nnoying when award shows get it wrong. Most times the nominees are naff AND then the wrong person wins! Especially in a specialized category like Reggae where you’ve got to know your stuff. But the Music of British Origin Awards does […]
WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “West Coast” Video
Brand New Visuals From The Cookies EP Gappy Ranks just got back from a tour of California in support of his herbalicious Cookies EP. Wondering what the UK Bad Bwoy did on his road trip? Enjoy close-up shots of freshly rolled blunts and high-grade in mason jars? Then you’ll want to check out Gappy’s brand […]
Massive Attack To Reissue “Blue Lines” Album
Take A Fresh Listen To The Seminal Debut Disc From Bristol’s Wild Bunch Back in the late 1980s, before terms like “trip hop” and “dubstep” were ever uttered, a sound system called The Wild Bunch decided to start producing their own music. DJs Daddy G and Andrew Vowles joined forced with graffiti artist-turned-rapper Robert “3D” […]
INTERVIEW: “Swagga Dem” Stylo G Speaks On Style
Reshma B Reasons With Stylo G: Part 1 of 3 Last summer when “Call Me A Yardie” seemed to blasting out of every passing car in London, we caught up with Stylo G for an in-depth interview. Since that time, the song has only gotten bigger, and Stylo’s continued to solidify his position as the […]
WATCH THIS: Stylo G & Chip “Dash Out” Video PREMIERE
The Wait Is Over! Brand New Supm Is Here Straight from London to Your Laptop You already know the tune is bad bad bad. But you best prepare yourself, because the video is maad. With a title like “Dash Out” you know this one is all about the girls—and naughty boys who want a lil’ […]