Category: Video

WATCH THIS: Major Lazer feat Andy Milonakis “Zumbie”

Parental discretion advised. It nah go pretty. Major Lazer “Zumbie” ft. Andy Milonakis Andy Milonakis is the sickest dancehall artist in the world… Don’t believe me? Watch this video. What started as a harmless YouTube hobby…

WATCH THIS: Wayne Marshall “Good Love”

Wayne Marshall and Tami Chynn… the saga continues. The real-life reggae power couple of Wayne Marshall & Tami Chynn have joined forces once more to shoot an extra-sexy video for Wayne’s smooth crossover jam “Good Love.” The clip, reminiscent of Royal Palm Estate, was shot at Kingston’s Terra Nova hotel. Jamaica love the soap opera […]

WATCH THIS: Kanye West “Paranoid” feat Rihanna

That sound you hear is Chris Brown kicking himself in the ass—hard. No it’s not reggae. Not even my favorite song off 808s. But that Bajan bombshell sure is a sight for sore eyes. Thank you, Mr. West.

WATCH THIS: K’Naan “T.I.A.” (This Is Africa)

Remember the movie Black Hawk Down? How ill was that? The neighborhood where those choppers crashed was named the “worst place on earth” by the UN, but locals call it Wardhiigleey or “river of blood.” K’Naan Warsame grew up there, and he loved his neighborhood until war broke out in the early 1990s. After seeing […]

WATCH THIS: “Dub Echoes”

Half the story has never been dubbed. This DVD came out a couple years ago, but most of these newjacks still act like they don’t know. (See quote @1:30) Respect the architects.

WATCH THIS: Cherine Anderson “Talk If Yuh Talking”

Based On A True Story?!?! Wow. The production values are tight. The performance is flawless. But for me it’s the little things that make this video so wicked. Like the keys on her earrings (“this house I’m not leaving”). And the opening line bout how the whole thing is based on a true story. Somehow […]

WATCH THIS: Rodigan Rules

Here’s a throwback clash video demonstrating why selector extraordinaire David Rodigan is still the baddest gringo in the game: First (@ 21 secs) The man carries a murderous dubplate selection. Second (@ 3:19) He wears his Kangol with pride. Third (@ 4:14) He stays in peak physical condition thanks to a rigorous program of isometric […]

Bob in Zimbabwe, 29 Years Later

Twenty Nine years ago today, Bob Marley and the Wailers took the stage at Zimbabwe’s Independence Day ceremonies in Harare’s Rufaro Stadium. Prince Charles was on hand to witness the renaming of the former British colony Rhodesia and to see the British flag lowered for the last time, only to be replaced by the new […]

VIDEO: Asa “Jailer” live

Asa is the truth. The Nigerian singer and songwriter sets justice to music and makes bitter truths sound sweet, evoking the best of Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, India Arie, Joan Armatrading… I could go on and on; the full has never been told. But Asa is telling it one song at a time. […]

WATCH THIS: Jay-Z feat. Santigold “Brooklyn”

Santigold & Jigga Go Hard For BK With A “Boom Bye Bye like Buju.” Brap. It should have come as no surprise when Jay-Z jumped on that Mavado track. First of all, Brooklyn is damn near Jamaica’s 15th parish, and its dancehall scene is a cosmos unto itself—impossible to overlook. Ever since Jay came out […]