With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
VICE Defends Reggae To White People Who Don’t Like Reggae So you’ve decided you don’t like reggae. I can respect this decision. There’s some good thinking involved in this decision. Whenever I talk to a fellow white person who has decided they don’t like reggae, they usually make the following points: 1. I don’t really […]
WATCH THIS: Edward Seaga Speaks On “Reggae Golden Jubilee”
The Former Prime Minister Turns Selector, Picking 100 Tunes To Represent The Best of Jamaica To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence, former Prime Minister Edward Seaga teamed up with V.P. Records to create the historic anthology Reggae Golden Jubilee. The producer of the Higgs & Wilson track “Manny Oh” returned to his musical roots […]
WATCH THIS: I-Octane & Bounty Killer “Badmind Dem a Pree” Video
The Tune Did Mad But The Visuals Madder Octane links with the Warlord to blaze a righteous fire, play a few rounds of poker, double-cross the scheming illuminati dudes, and hand them a briefcase full of CDs. Still puzzling about the significance of that briefcase full of CDs though. (Was he expecting dubplates?) Video After The […]
HEAR THIS: Sadiki “Jah Is The Only King”
Singer Hails The King of Kings Sadiki is one of those best-kept-secret-type singers. He may not have the biggest name in the game, but if you’ve been paying attention you know his records speak for themselves. Blending a staccato singjay attack and soaring melodies, Sadiki’s got what it takes to rock the mike right. His “Gal […]
WATCH THIS: Mavado “Caribbean Girls” Video
The Gully Gad Pays Tribute To All The Lovely Ladies of the Caribbean—But Which Island Is His Favorite? One of Jamaica’s favorite singers has given us another single to wine to. And from the sounds of it, it’s bound to be another hit. Mavado has been through the Caribbean a few times, and he knows […]
WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion “La La La” Video
The Mighty Snoop Lion Unleashes His First Music Video Yesterday, Snoop Lion released the official music video for “La La La,” the first single from his forthcoming album Reincarnated—which of course Snoop first discussed on the Strictly Boomshots show. Snoop teamed up with acclaimed horror film director Eli Roth to create a fun, Halloween-inspired music video […]
WATCH THIS: Beres Hammond Responds to Drake’s Wedding Request
Drake’s Upcoming Wedding Will Include Lavish Food, YMCMB and Beres Hammond? When most people get married they make special requests for things like a 3-layered cake or for their Uncle Joe not to grind up on any of the bridesmaids when, “Pop That,” plays. But Drake has requested something much more meaningful to him. The […]
Buju Banton Sends Out a Special Message from Jail
Buju Reaches Out to His Fans In His Hour Of Need It has been a long, hard struggle for Buju Banton the last couple of years. Since December of 2009 he has been fighting a battle at trial that some say he was bound to lose even when the jury had his back. But Buju is […]
REVIEW: Major Lazer Live At Terminal 5 NYC
You Have Never Seen A Lazer Show Like This The veteran of the secret Zombie War of 1984 hopped on his rocket powered skateboard and descended upon the unsuspecting inhabitants of New York City and made the spacious Terminal 5 his headquarters before the Frankenstorm’s arrival.
HEAR THIS: Gappy Ranks & Busy Signal “Money Finger”
Time Fi Make Di Paper With Gappy Ranks & Busy Signal UK Dancehall artiste Gappy Ranks calls upon Busy Signal to aid him with his latest release “Money Finger.” The catchy tune, produced by Wundah features the duo trading various anecdotes about money – “Big figga can’t count wit no finga,” listen after the jump.
WATCH THIS: Konshens on Hot 97’s “Who’s Next Live” Showcase
The Sojah Conquers New Territory in NYC Last week Konshens stormed the stage at SOB’s in NYC as part of Hot 97’s “Who’s Next Live” showcase. Although the vibes weren’t quite as nice as when he stopped by Radio Lily a few months back for the Strictly Boomshots Show, it was a very good look […]
HEAR THIS: I Octane “Do Road Rough”
When Octane’s In The Mood To Floss, Clear The Road Markus Records’ latest release finds I-Octane in a flossing mood—and you know what that means: “whole heap ah catty and those stuff.” It’s a rough old life, poppin’ bottles of Ciroc with pretty gal from Canada etc. etc. No wonder dem never happy like Octane. […]