Protoje in the UK: Reasoning with Diggy British
Kick Off Ancient Future Week With a “Bubblin’” Selection and Reshma B’s Epic Interview “We radically transforming the landscape of Jamaican Music on March 10th,” reads the official IG feed for the man called Protoje aka Diggy British. Well, so much for managing expectations. But that’s Protoje for you. Every since he first began bubbling […]
Legalize it! Wiz Khalifa, Queen Ifrica, Jr. Gong, Chronixx, Sizzla, Tarrus Riley and Lee “Scratch” Perry Chat ‘Bout Ganja Legalization and the Healing of the Nation
Could Legalizing Ganja Really Make It The Healing of The Nation At Last? Four decades ago Peter Tosh sang “Legalize It” and countless Rastafarians have suffered at the hands of the law for the sake of the holy sacremental herb. Now the Jamaican government is taking steps to decriminalize ganja with an eye to full […]
Reasoning with ZJ Liquid: “Resent Is Part of the Game”
Reshma B Chats With The Zip Jock Whose Fix Up Riddim Has Got The Dance on Lock ZJ Liquid does it all—he’s a seletor, producer, and microphone chanter whose “Good Book” riddim was one of the biggest for 2014. Earlier this week he dropped a new juggling called “Fix Up” and it’s got the dancehall on […]
Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise Doubles Up for 2015
Cabins Going Fast As Barrington, Maxi , Elly, Popcaan, Capleton Confirmed Due to overwhelming demand, the second annual Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise will offer two back-to-back cruises in 2015, from November 30th to December 10th. According to the cruise’s official Facebook page, the newly confirmed talent for 2015 includes Ky-Mani Marley, Protoje, Barrington Levy, […]
Free Up The Herbs: 40 of Reggae’s Highest-Grade Ganja Anthems
Marijuana Laws May Be Changing, But These Rebel Music Selections Will Keep Playing Forever Every day brings new headlines about voters in the U.S.A. passing medical marijuana laws and American states decriminalizing reefer—even as the Federal government reserves the right to swoop in and prosecute whoever however whenever. Meanwhile venture capitalists continue to align themselves […]
PREMIERE: John Brown’s Body “Pulsing Dub”
U.S. Reggae OGs Link w Yesking To Dub It Inna Dry & Heavy Stylee Two years after the release of their album Kings And Queens, NorthEast reggae rulers John Brown’s Body are back with KINGS AND QUEENS IN DUB on Easy Star Records. Inspired by classic dub discs like Burning Spear’s Garvey’s Ghost and Aswad’s New Chapter of Dub, the new release reprises the entire sequence from Kings And […]
HEAR THIS: Protoje “Answer to Your Name”
Diggy Dips Back to UK 1971 On This Ska-Style Skorcha A breath of fresh air on the reggae scene, Protoje blends classic Jamaican sounds with up-to-the-minute energy—plus a winning sense of humor but not one drop of the posing and posturing that can turn cool into cliche. “Like to tell you a story about a […]
Jahdan Blakkamoore “Order of Distinction” Album Art and Tracklist
BK Field Marshall Reveals Details On His Third Studio Album The Guyanese-born, Brooklyn-bred, Grammy-nominated songwriter Jahdan Blakkamoore has just revealed all the details about his third studio album. Order of Distinction is set to be released on the Lustre Kings Productions label on March 25th. The album features guest spots by Lutan Fyah, Pressure Busspipe, […]
Royalty In NYC: Jesse Royal and The King Suns at SOBs
The Palace Pickney Delivers An Emancipation Message During Bob Marley EarthStrong Weekend Not many artists can fill SOBs on a snowy winter night with temperatures in the twenties. But Jesse Royal is not just any artist. So this past Monday night, his first time performing at the legendary night club he had a toe-to-toe, overflowing […]
HEAR THIS: Cutty Ranks “Nah Hitch”
The Lyrical Rocket Launcher Still Uses Dibby Dibby DJs For Target Practice Wait deh man—Mr. Six Million Ways to Die, the lyrical rocket launcher, the original Cutter is back to put all dibby dibby DJs in check. Just bucked up Cutty Ranks at a dance in Kingston the other day and he blessed us with […]
HEAR THIS: Munga “Stainless”
Ricky Blaze And The Gangsta Ras Connect When Munga Honorable first stampeded through the dancehall circuit, some people had a hard time with his “Gangsta Ras” persona. “Buss it make the earth shake,” he bragged on one early tune, “it’s like an earthquake.” Oddly enough, boasting about the size of one’s gun through gold fronts […]
HEAR THIS: Shaggy “I Need Your Love” Remix
Shaggy’s Outernational hit Gets a Dreamy Valentine’s Day Refix Ever since 1993, when he and Sting International transformed an ancient reggae song by the Folkes Brothers into a global hit called “Oh Carolina,” Shaggy has demonstrated an uncanny ability to come up with Boomshots heard round the world. His latest guilty pleasure was made in […]