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HEAR THIS: Deablo “I Cry”

Big Bad Reality Tune From a Fresh New Artist on the Scene “Although we feel like we’re living in hell, I keep a smile like we living is swell,” Deablo sings for the ghetto youths on this new selection from Black Spyder Productions and 21st Hapilos. Looking forward to more conscious tunes from this promising […]

WATCH THIS: Marley Movie Trailer

The King of Reggae Hits The Silver Screen At SXSW in Austin, Texas Last week at the South By Southwest film festival the long awaited documentary Marley had its world premier. Directed by Kevin MacDonald, this VH1 Rock Doc is the first official behind the scenes look at the life of the Tuff Gong featuring […]

WATCH THIS: Kes The Band Live in NYC

Rising Soca Stars Rock With David Rudder and Tessanne Chin Kes The Band is the future of soca music. This Friday they brought their infectiously forward-thinking brand of soca fusion to the Best Buy Theater in Times Square and Boomshots was there. They might not have won this year’s Soca Monarch or Road March competitions, […]

HEAR THIS: Spice “Body Great”

Mad Gyal Spice x Madhouse Tun Up Riddim = Greater Than Good Some gyal say them good, but Spice is extraordinary. We’ve known it since her earliest Madhouse recordings, long before “Ramping Shop” days. She makes another compelling case on this fresh new Dave Kelly-produced cut from the big bad “Tun Up” riddim. Don’t believe […]

WATCH THIS: Protoje “Our Time Come” Video

Diggy’s Been On His Grind For A While Now, And It’s Paying Off Protoje has been blazing his own trail through the reggae industry for a minute now. Refreshingly hype-free with personality and talent (among other things) to burn. Judging by this new video, Protoje’s grind is starting to pay off. “From seven year old, […]

HEAR THIS: Mavado “Soulja Girl”

Brand New Gully Gaad For The Girls—”She’s The One I Bust My K With” “I’m her Romeo, she’s my Juliet,” Mavado sings on this exclusive leak from his DJ Khaled project. Soaring vocals, epic echo and a touch of steel drum synths—voila! Something sweet and smooth for the ladies. And of course a true Soulja […]

WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley Pon Radio Lily

Singy Singy Flashing Lyrics Live And Direct Inna Dancehall Style Last night Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, and Diana King joined Monty Alexander on the final night of his two-week stand at New York’s legendary jazz club The Blue Note. But in between the first and second set, Tarrus passed through Radio Lily to dash it […]

HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Kingston Town”

Exclusive Premiere: New Music From Busy’s Album Reggae Music Again Busy Signal’s back with a refreshing new long-player that brings the dancehall star back to his roots. Reggae Music Again is full up of classical one-drop riddims and lyrics with real substance. One of the harder-edged selections on the album is this slow-burning rub-a-dub tune […]

Reasoning With Monty Alexander

The Grammy-Nominated Jamaican Jazz Master Nices Up The Blue Note With 50 years of making music and some 70 records under his belt, the Jamaican-born and world-renowned pianist Monty Alexander has finally received his first Grammy nomination. His live album Harlem-Kingston Express got the nod for the Best Reggae Album this year. Alexander is considered […]

WATCH THIS: Jillionaire’s Carnival Anthem Countdown

Jillionaire Counts Down This Year’s Top 5 Soca Anthems With over 15 years in the game as a DJ, Trinidad’s very own Jillionaire might know a thing or two about Soca music. Having recently spent some time in Trinidad for the annual Carnival festivities Jillionaire compiled a list of the top 5 soca tunes guaranteed to have […]

HEAR THIS: Clive Chin’s Pure Scorcher Mix

Rinsing Randy’s Rarities At The Radio Lily Launch January 28, 2012 The very first night Radio Lily began broadcasting the people’s music from Miss Lily’s Variety at the corner of Houston and Sullivan Streets in New York City, we had to come with something special. So we sent for the inimitable Mr. Clive Chin of […]