Letter From Kingston: Laing Reigns Supreme
Sevens Clash Pays A Visit To The Man Who Started Sting Isaiah Laing is the originator of Sting, Jamaica’s premiere one-night live music event held on Boxing Day (December 26) annually since 1984. His preternatural ability to consistently populate the lineup with a perfect balance of talent has helped the show keep pace with constantly […]
WATCH THIS: Sean Paul & Rico Love “Body” Official Video
Xmas Just Got A Likkle More Dutty Sean Paul just stuffed your stocking! @DuttyPaul decided to drop the latest visuals from his Grammy-nominated album Tomahawk Technique on Christmas morning. The video features Sean and hitmaking producer Rico Love bubbling in a Miami after-hours spot. All the sexy-body ladies inside the place—including choreographer extraordinaire Tanisha Scott—get the Dutty […]
I-Octane Gives Thanks & Praise
If Ungratefulness Cause Disaster, Octane Has Nothing To Worry About When I-Octane sings, “You no see say we nice?” he’s not just chatting lyrics. The singjay’s been turning up the heat for years, but he made 2012 hot like ten fireside—dropping hits all year long in Jamaica, traveling and touring internationally, and launching his long-awaited […]
Boomshots Xmas Megamix 2012
Reggae and Dancehall Selections to Slap Way Your Holiday Christmas in Jamaica is a serious matter. Parties, pepper lights, sorrel punch, and more than a little bit of music. But fret not, Boomshots has you covered with x-amount of musical ammunition, from the latest to the greatest. Whether it’s Bob Marley & The Wailers putting their […]
Ziggy Marley’s Favorite Live Concerts
Ziggy Has See Some Nice Shows In His Day, But A Few Stand Out From The Rest Just yesterday Ziggy Marley dropped his first live album in 12 years, Ziggy Marley In Concert (Boomshots premiered a track from it last week.) Ziggy has worked plenty of stages in the twenty-seven years since the first Melody Makers […]
WATCH THIS: Wayne Marshall ft. Aidonia, Agent Sasco, I-Octane, Bounty Killer, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Vybz Kartel “Go Hard” Official Video
The Tune Was Hard, But The Video Goes Harder When Wayne Marshall and co-producer Baby G first dreamed up the idea for “Go Hard” they envisioned an all-star dancehall posse cut. They were seeking to create a “mixtape style” record around an explosive rhythm track built by in-demand studio musician Teetimus. “We wanted to make a big […]
HEAR THIS: Slew Dem “Playground Vocal”
UK Grime Posse Spits Hot Fire Over A Chopped & Screwed Dancehall Riddim The East London grim collective gets all greezy over Spooky’s “Playground” instrumental, a slowed-down sample of 2 Hard’s classic dancehall riddim the Playground, made famous on Sean Paul’s “Infiltrate” and Beenie Man’s “Who Am I.” UK Grime + JA dancehall = […]
WATCH THIS: Jah Cure “That Girl” Official Video
Iyah Cure Is Searching For His Dream Girl Earlier this week Jah Cure released his long-awaited album World Cry—and the music is so good it was worth the wait. Here’s his latest visual from the album, for the romantic tune “That Girl.” Cure’s legions of female fans are guaranteed to go wild for this one. Video After […]
Maxi Priest, Shaggy, Beres Hammond, and UB40 Rock Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Maxi Priest Performs For a Packed House at Sounds of Reggae Standing onstage in a T-shirt reading Flatbush Wah Gwan, Shaggy looked very much at home in the Barclays Center—the audaciously fly new arena on Atlantic Avenue that also serves as home of the Brooklyn Nets. “It’s very important that you came out in the […]
WATCH THIS: Beres Hammond & The Roots on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
The Maestro Makes His U.S. Television Debut Beres Hammond has been a staple in the Jamaican music world for quite some time. His soulful voice and feel0good lyrics have always made his songs just flow right. While he was in town for a performance at the Barclays Center, Hammond made his first appearance on American television […]
Cham Brings Out Bounty Killer And Together They Tear Down The Place
Peeeeople Dead… You can’t beat the raw excitement of two champion DJs passing the mic back and forth—unless of course it’s a sneak attack. And that’s just what happened on a recent Thursday night party at the University of West Indies in Kingston. The crowd was amped just to see Cham, but when the Warlord […]
HEAR THIS: Ziggy Marley “Justice / War” Live Medley PREMIERE
The Brand New Selection From The Album Ziggy Marley In Concert “Justice” is not just standout cut from The Melody Makers’ 1989 album One Bright Day, it’s also the name of Ziggy’s daughter. On the new live album Ziggy Marley in Concert—available on iTunes next Tuesday, December 18—Ziggy blends “Justice” with one of his father’s […]