FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Capleton “Forward Inna Dem Clothes”
Let’s Rewind That Original Fireman Selection It’s been a little over a week since “Yeezus,” Kanye West’s 6th studio album dropped and by now you should already know that it’s full up of Dance Hall samples one in particular is Capleton’s 2000 hit “Forward Inna Dem Clothes (Eye Shop)” off the massive Heat Wave Riddim. Yeezy […]
Vybz Kartel Denies Rumors of Poisoning Plot
Worldboss Takes to Twitter To Calm The “Gaza Army” Early this afternoon, Vybz Kartel took to Twitter to squash a rumor that he had been the victim of a poisoning plot while awaiting trial. Apparently he was released to receive medical attention, and his ever-attentive fans began speculating that he had been poisoned. Apparently some […]
WATCH THIS: J Capri ft. Konshens “Pull Up to Mi Bumper” Official Video
Puuuuuull Uuuuuuup! Bumper to bumper traffic up ahead. As the first lady of Head Concussion Records, J Capri gets her pick of the hottest tracks produced by Rvssian. Her “Whine and Kotch” tune with Charly Blacks went down so well, she decided to voice a new combination with Konshens. We brought you the exclusive behind-the-scenes […]
WATCH THIS: M.I.A. “Bring The Noize” Official Video
Maya Keeps It Bangin’ Earlier this week M.I.A. broke us off with the first single from her Matangi project, a weaponized rapid-fire proto-ragga banger called “Bring The Noize.” Today she’s let loose the militant visuals. As Maya observes of her own rebel swag, “Bitches can’t touch this.” Indeed. Video After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Unruly Rave” Official Video
The Hotskull Gets To Ravin In His New Video Poppin’ bottles, crazy bike stunts, and lots of lovely ladies—Popcaan’s life doesn’t look too bad in the fresh new video for his latest hit tune, “Unruly Rave” produced by Johnny Wonder for 21st Hapilos. Adde Instrumentals built the hard-rockin’ riddim, known as the Block Party. The video was […]
HEAR THIS: DJ SpinKing ft. I-Octane, French Montana & Jeremih “Body Operator” Cipha Sounds Remix
Octane Jumps On One Of Those Crazy Club Bangers “Body Operator” is one of those songs that was designed to destroy a club filled with strobe lights and sweaty bodies in motion. Nice to see Octane jump on the track and do his thing for a totally different audience. The DJ SpinKing remix has been […]
WATCH THIS: Soon Come ”Shy FX” Official Video
Original #JunglistMassive Nuttah Now Doin’ Reggae “You never know Shy FX man big inna London”? If you know jungle you know Shy FX has his name all over that. The original rude boy was responsible for makin’ everyone dance like a nuttah in raves during the 90’s. Now he’s gonna come out with a straight-up […]
HEAR THIS: Sean Paul ft. 2 Chainz & Juicy J “Entertainment” PREMIERE
You Can Find Dutty Paul In The Club With Chainz, Juicy & Some Bad Girls Sean Paul takes it to the club on the new single from his as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, due out this fall. And who better to hit the club with than 2 Chainz, Juicy J, and a whole bunch of bad […]
Blondie On The Making of “The Tide Is High”
Chris Stein and Debbie Harry Chat Reggae on the RBMA Couch Our peoples at the Red Bull Music Academy just posted the video of Blondie’s lecture at RBMA 2013 in New York City. Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, founding members of the legendary NYC punk/rock/rap/reggae fusion band, dropped science about how the innovative band came […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Vybz Kartel “Summer Time”
It’s Officially The First Day Of Summer Today marks the first official day of Summer and what better way to welcome the hot sun and bess body girls than with the Gaza general himself Vybz Kartel. “Summer Time” dropped in 2011 around the same time Kartel had solidified his domination of dancehall music to […]
HEAR THIS: Ashtrays And Heartbreaks The Mixtape
Snoop Lion Does Things Differently And Drops A Mixtape AFTER His Album Stemming from the buzz off his recent Reincarnated album Snoop Lion unlike most artists drops a mixtape after the initial release. Named after one of the critically acclaimed singles “Ashtrays & Heartbreaks” features an infusion of reggae, dancehall, hip hop and yes […]
CONCERT ALERT: HOT 97’s On Da Reggae Tip 2013
Move Over Summer Jam HOT 97 Has Another Concert Guaranteed To Mash Up The Scene Long time supporters of the Reggae boom in NYC radio station HOT 97 announces their annual “On Da Reggae Tip 2013” concert going down Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Hosted by none other than Bobby Konders and Jabba, the line […]