WATCH THIS: Shenseea “Jiggle Jiggle” Official Music Video
Debut Video From Dancehall’s New Girl On The Block Brandishing a criss baseball bat customized with her Twitter handle, Shenseea and a crew of twerktastic dancing girls take over an automobile scrapyard and basically wreck shit. That’s the plot summary for “Jiggle Jiggle,” the latest addition to the burgeoning subgenre of bruk-out dancehall videos. And […]
WATCH THIS: Vybz Kartel “Best Place Pon Earth” Official Music Video
If You Could Go Anywhere Right Now, Where Would It Be? Close your eyes and imagine paradise. What does it feel like? How do you get there? The latest visuals from the Dancehall WorlBoss explore the mysteries of that inner sanctum from whence all men are born—and where many wish to return. An Xtremely X-rated […]
WATCH THIS: Gentleman ft. Ky-Mani Marley “Tomorrow” Official Music Video
Cross-Cultural Collab Imagines A Brighter Future Strolling through the streets of old Havana, Gentleman & Ky-Mani invite the listener to “Step out of your comfort zone” on “Tomorrow,” the latest video from their collaborative album, Conversations. Breaking down the walls of musical and cultural apartheid, these eclectic artists—who share a love and respect for reggae […]
Jah 9 Talks Yoga, Herbs and Holistic Healing: “This is no Devil Thing, This is Life!”
Jamaican Warrior Goddess Vibes in the British countryside On a rainy day in Hainault Forest Country Park in Chigwell, Essex, Jah9 and her band performed at One Love, the UK’s No. 1 reggae and dub camping festival. Running through new songs like “Humble Me” and the warrior anthem “Unafraid” from her new album, which would be released […]
WATCH THIS: Jah Cure “Rasta” Official Music Video
New Video Goes Around the Globe With Cure What has Jah Cure been up to? We haven’t heard much from Iyacure since last year’s Grammy Awards, when his album The Cure was highly touted to win Best Reggae Album honors. Although the Morgan family ended up taking the title that year, the excellence of Cure’s […]
Busy Signal Helicopters In For Malawi Show With Custom Chopper
Turf Prez Flying High In Africa Busy Signal always gets made love in Africa, but yesterday’s concert in Malawi took the Turf Prez to another level—in his own personalized helicopter. The Jamaican reggae/dancehall star arrived in style for his Saturday night show at Civo stadium in Lilongwe thanks to Impact Events boss Lucius Banda, who called in […]
Kick Out Yuh Foot: Assassin x Sam Spiegel x Ape Drums x Kenzo World “Mutant Brain” Ad Goes Viral
Margaret Qualley Wilds Out To Agent Sasco Inna Parfum Commercial O.G. video director Spike Jonze has a long history with The Beastie Boys, whose appreciation for Jamaican music is well known. No surprise then that Jonze’s ad spot for “KENZO World,” a new fragrance (ahem, make that “Parfum”) created by Carol Lim & Humberto Leon, is powered by the maad […]
WATCH THIS: K’Coneil “Feel So Right” Official Music Video PREMIERE
No Inna No Long Talking In this summer of dancehall/pop fusion, everybody seems to be jumping on the reggae bandwagon—with mixed results. Born in Jamaica and raised in New York City, K’Coneil makes music that reflects this blend of cultures organically without feeling forced or contrived. The latest single off his debut EP, LOVE/LUST, is […]
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Speaks on the “Nail Pon Cross” Music Video Controversy
Judge Not, Lest Ye Shall Be Judged After premiering as a Tidal exclusive, Damian Marley’s powerful new video, “Nail Pon Cross” appeared on his Vevo channel earlier this week, bringing the disturbing visuals to the whole wide world. Although it’s not the first music video to feature a crucifixion scene—Damian told Billboard that he was […]
WATCH THIS: Gyptian “Summer Is Back” Official Music Video PREMIERE
Beaches, Bikinis, Waterfalls—It’s All In a Day’s Work We may be close to the end of August, but trust and believe summer is still in full effect. Summer 2016 has been a big season for reggae and dancehall in the international pop charts, although much of it got labeled as “tropical house” in the mainstream […]
Out and Bad: Elephant Man Teaches His Top 10 Dance Moves
Getting Jiggy With Di Energy God With Notting Hill Carnival coming up next weekend—and Brooklyn’s Labor Day parade the weekend after that—it’s time to brush up on your dance steps. You love the vibes and you want to bust some moves like Usain Bolt celebrating a gold medal, but you don’t know your “Willie Bounce” […]
Chronixx & Friends Shell Down BBC 1Xtra
“Not Even Special Guests—Cause You Nuh Haffi Guess…” MistaJam & Seani B do a thing over at BBC 1Xtra called #SixtyMinutesLive during which time special guest artists freestyle over various selections, and generally rough up the airwaves. Last night was a good one as Di Steam Ministah rolled through the studio accompanied by from Maverick […]