Gyptian & Friends Pon Radio Lily
Gyppy Celebrates His Birthday by Nicing Up The Strictly Boomshots Show October 28 was a good day for Gyptian. The certified gold reggae hitmaker celebrated his birthday at Radio Lily in NYC. along with some of his best friends—like longtime bredren Bascom X plus Khago, Fyakin, and the Rebel Princess Danielle D.I. The whole crew rolled […]
HEAR THIS: Mr. Vegas “Keep The Faith”
Just When You Think You’re At The End Of Your Rope—Hold On Tighter We’re used to hearing Mr. Vegas singing hard-hitting dancehall selections and roots rock reggae. But for some reason he just felt the inspiration to flip it inna soul man style for this musical message of inspiration. And all we can say is, […]
WATCH: Gyptian “Sex, Love & Reggae” Official Album Trailer
Gyppy Will Rock SOBs on His Birthday This Monday October 28th This Tuesday VP Records will be releasing Gyptian’s long-awaited album Sex Love & Reggae. The album is Gyptian’s first full-length release since his single “Hold Yuh” was certified gold. We’ve been rocking with Gyptian for a long time now. It seems like just yesterday […]
WATCH THIS: Schoolboy Q “Banger (MOSHPIT)” Official Music Video
TDE’s Next To Blow Brings the Ruckus… Boom! Boomshots only fux with certain hip-hop records, but the first time we heard Schoolboy Q’s “Banger” it felt like a soundbwoy killer. The bucket-hat-wearing madman from the Top Dawg Entertainment fam gets rough rugged and raw over a track by tHe renegades track that’s punctuated with reggae-matic drumrolls. […]
HEAR THIS: Mad Professor “Medusa’s Tail”
Ariwa Posse Announces “The Roots of Dubstep Tour” The legendary UK dub producer will be setting off to the other side of the Atlantic for a tour of the U.S. kicking off this coming Monday in Burlington Vermont. Setting up his Ariwa Sounds studio at home in 1979, the youth born Neil Fraser had an early fascination […]
WATCH THIS: Smif N Wessun ft Junior Reid “Solid Ground” Official Music Video
Boot Camp Vets Stand Firm With Mr. “One Blood” In the past couple of months, a wave of reggae collaborations has surfaced across genres of music—from the lover’s rock of Shaggy’s “You Girl” featuring Ne-Yo to A$AP Ferg saluting “Shabba Ranks” to Nicki Minaj and Busta Rhymes providing dance lessons with “Twerk It” to Selena Gomez […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas “Haffi Get De Gal Ya (Hot Gal Today)”
Hot Gyal Today, Tomorrow, Anytime Of Year Sean Paul is having a great week, first winning a MOBO (Music OF Black Origin) Award, then linking up with Konshens on a wicked tune called “Want Dem All” and lastly on an impressive remix of “Party Tun Up”with long time collaborators Mr. Vegas and Fatman Scoop it […]
WATCH THIS: Danielle D.I. “My Man” Official Music Video
Dancehall’s Rebel Princess Demonstrates How To Hold Her Man Down—Just Bust A Likkle “Bad Gyal Wine” Danielle D.I. revealed her rebel side in a duet with Cherine Anderson and showed her bold side when she told Shabba Ranks she needs a “big big man.” In her newest music video, “My Man,” she goes all out and explores […]
Forbes Names Bob Marley #5 Top Earning “Dead Celebrity” For 2013
The Tuff Gong Brought In An Estimated $18 Million Last Year “Not one of my seeds shall sit on the sidewalk and beg your bread,” Robert Nesta Marley proclaimed on his 1974 song “So Jah Seh.” And verily verily these words, like so many others he sang, have proven to be prophetic. Thirty-two years after passing […]
WATCH THIS: Mavado ft. Nicki Minaj “Give It All To Me” Official Music Video
And Now For Some Next Level Shit Ever since we heard that big Mavado & Nicki tune on the Overdrive riddim, visions of an ill video have been dancing in our heads. Well the Gully Gaad stopped by BET’s 106 & Park today with DJ Khaled to premiere tbe video and it’s every bit as […]
Justus Arison Speaks on Patrick “Roach” Samuels’ Musical Legacy
Remembering A Fallen Soldier In The Music Business The video for Mavado & Nicki Minaj‘s “Give It All To Me” is scheduled to premiere today on BET’s 106 & Park. The song, which is featured on DJ Khaled‘s new album Suffering From Success, represents a major milestone in the rise of reggae music in 2013. […]
HEAR THIS: DJ Sliink & DJ Fresh Direct “Murder”
Out In The Streets They Call It… They call DJ Sliink “The Jersey Club King” but don’t hold it against him. Sliink and NYC’s DJ Fresh Direct joined forces on a hard-hitting refix that’s aptly titled “Murder.” According to his Soundcloud Sliink chopped up the vocals on the Ini Kamoze sample from Damian Marley’s dancehall […]