WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion ft. Mavado & Popcaan “Lighters Up” Official Video
East Side West Side Gully Side Gaza… Snoop Lion Sparks A One Love Jamdown As a hip-hop O.G. Snoop lived through the East versus West rap wars, and witnessed the tragic events that resulted in the death of two great artists. In 2013 Snoop Lion’s older and wiser, so there’s a certain poetic justice that […]
Reasoning with Dennis Emmanuel Brown
The Crown Prince Would Have Turned 56 Today The first of February marks the beginning of Black History Month and Reggae Month. It’s also the birthday of the late great Dennis Brown, known to reggae lovers as the Crown Prince. (If only because Bob Marley was the undisputed King, although Marley himself gave Dennis maximum […]
Lady Saw “Heels On” Live in Miami
Muma Saw Gets The Fans Involved When Lady Saw took the stage at the Reggae World Unity Fest in Miami the other day, all that talk about turning into a gospel artist went right out the window. Make no mistake, Saw will come to the Lord one day. But right now, she’s keeping it raw. […]
WATCH THIS: Noisey Jamaica “Popcaan”
Snoop Lion’s Dancehall Series Turns Its Attention To The Hotskull Today Noisey premiered the second episode in its dancehall series, Noisey Jamaica, executive produced by Snoop Lion. This time we meet Vybz Kartel protege Popcaan as he performs his hits, chills with Shabba Ranks, and walks us through Jamaican club culture and fashion. The rising […]
WATCH THIS: Noisey Jamaica “Vybz Kartel”
The First Episode Of Snoop Lion’s Dancehall Documentary Series Goes To Gaza Episode one of “Noisey Jamaica” focuses on the Werlboss. Although there’s no interview with Kartel—whose trial date was recently postponed again, this time until May—we do get a few words with Dre Skull, who produced the album Kingston Story, and some Gaza youths […]
WATCH THIS: Popcaan “So We Do It” Official Video
Mixpak Rolls Out Another Banger When the Hotskull and Dre Skull join forces good things happen. Behold the latest example of this principle: A maaad new video of Papi on the Kling Klang riddim, showing off all types of motorbike stunts courtesy of Jamaica’s own “Crazy Bikers” crew. Ah just so them do it. Video […]
WATCH THIS: ZJ Wah Wa & Wasp “Clique (Str8 Up World)” Official Video
Wasp Stings Up Hit-Boy’s “Clique” Beat On The Madboss’s New Mixtape Wasp is one of those artists who’s been doing his thing long enough to have a few hits under his belt and a little bit of buzz—yet somehow his crazy skills still go unappreciated. But sometimes a great mixtape freestyle can fix a problem […]
WATCH THIS: Lady Saw “Heels On” Official Video
Saw Kicks Into Overdrive We knew this song was a hit from the first time we heard it. Like any great song it brought vivid images to mind. But rarely does a dancehall video live up to the visions of one’s own imagination. Lady Saw’s “Heels On” video, shot on location in and around Saw’s […]
WATCH THIS: DeMarco “My Confession” Official Music Video
Did Somebody Order a Pizza With Extra Sausage? Everybody has something to get off their chest. And DeMarco’s latest music video is supposed to be about freeing up his conscience. Except by the looks of this clip, DeMarco did nothing wrong—he’s just another innocent pizza deliveryman, handcuffed and victimized by a bunch of scantily clad bashment […]
Johnny Osbourne, Red Fox & Screechy Dan Shock Out With The Roots
The LargeUp Posse Knows How To Throw A Holiday Party Late last year at Brooklyn Bowl, our peoples over at LargeUp threw a little holiday jam with The Roots as the house band. They invited NYC dancehall all-stars Red Fox, Screechy Dan, and the legendary Johnny Osbourne. This may be the first time anybody played […]
Lady Saw’s “Heels On” Video Shoot
Behind The Scenes With Saw And Shaggy In The Queen of the Dancehall’s Bedroom Tonight Lady Saw premieres the long-awaited video for her smash hit “Heels On” This Teetimus-composed track is the first single from Saw’s self-produced Alter Ego album. “Heels On” has been making waves intetrnationally and the video is every bit as hot […]
Snoop Lion Exec-Producing a 10-Part Series On Dancehall
“Noisey Jamaica” Will Seek To Explicate “One of the Most Misunderstood Music Scenes of All Time” Yesterday Noisey premiered a new 10-part series devoted to the culture of dancehall called NOISEY JAMAICA. The series is executive produced by Snoop Lion and will feature such artists as Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Popcaan, Tommy Lee, […]