WATCH THIS: Bruno Mars ft. Damian Marley “Liquor Store Blues” Official Video
The Song’s Supposed To Be About Liquor, But There Sure Is A Lot of Smoke In The Air Bruno Mars’s multiplatinum debut album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, gets filed under “Pop” on the iTunes Music Store, but if you think you hear a lot of reggae on it, you’re right. And it’s no addident. “I was […]
PREE THIS: The “Category 5” Riddim
Preview The Latest Juggling From Daseca… It’s About To Blow You Away Mavado x Serani x I-Octane x Bugle x Kibaki x Dexta Daps = A Perfect Storm.
HEAR THIS: Collie Buddz featuring Sean Paul “I’m On My Way Back Home”
Herbalist Anthem On The Big Bad Lyfe Turn Riddim Lionface, the legendary selector for the musical killing machine known as King Addies sound, is also an accomplished producer, and Face is goin’ hard with his latest juggling, the Lyfe Turn Riddim. The lineup already includes Luciano, Gyptian, Nitty Kutchie, Anthony Cruz, and Lutan Fyah. But […]
WATCH THIS: Christopher Ellis “Willow Tree”
Fresh Sounds From Christopher, Son Of The Late Great Alton Ellis “My dad did a lot for music, but he didn’t really boast about it like he could have,” said Alton Ellis’s 23-year-old son Christopher shortly after his death in 2008. “He’s got a lot of respect, and his name is really big, but financially […]
WATCH THIS: Meta & The Cornerstones featuring Peter Morgan “Somewhere In Africa” (Remix)
Jamaican And African Voices, Singing From BK To The Motherland Peter and Gramps Morgan recently linked up with Meta Dia at Coptic’s Brooklyn soundlab, headquarters of The Black Star Line Movement.
WATCH THIS: Buju Banton Video Mix
Nothing Left To Say But Let The Music Play… Special request to the Gargamel and his entire family.
Jury Finds The Banton Guilty
Buju Banton Thanks Tearful Fans As His Attorneys Plan Appeal Just a week after celebrating his Grammy win for Best Reggae Album, Buju Banton was convicted today by a 12-person jury in a Federal Court in Tampa, Florida. After deliberating last Friday and again today for a total of eleven hours, the jurors found Buju—born […]
Buju Celebrates Grammy Win
Before The Dawn Honor Lifts Spirits As The Gargamel’s Trial Resumes Although Buju Banton was not able to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony yesterday in Los Angeles, the reggae star—who is still confined to Florida—celebrated his win to the fullest. A member of Buju’s security team was startled when he heard shouting from Buju’s hotel room in […]
HEAR THIS: Bramma “Nuh Truss People”
One Time For The Haters, And All Who Study Evil Stephen McGregor’s Pepper Riddim just gets hotter and hotter. Like this tune, where Bramma’s burning out all bad mind and grudgefulness. Check it deeply.
HEAR THIS: Mavado “Pepper”
New Heat From Di Gully Gaad: “All Dem A Talk… Man A Steppa” Di Genius brings the Pepper riddim, Di Starbwoy proceeds to hot it up. Certified Boomshot.
WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley “Shaka Zulu Pickney”
“Me Nah Go Bleach,” says Singy Singy “Me Say Me Nah Dilute It” “Ancestors no leave me,” Tarrus Riley pleads in this rootical new selection that premiered just in time for Black History Month. As fate would have it, the video premiered in Jamaica the same day that the respected New York radio DJ Chris Dubb Master […]
WATCH THIS: Damian Marley & Nas “Patience”
The Latest & Greatest Video Yet From The Album Distant Relatives “Ayo D—let’s go all the way in on this one,” says Nas at the top of the track. And director Nabil Elderkin did just that—this video is all about mystical visionary-type visuals.