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HEAR THIS: Gyptian “Sex, Love & Reggae” Mixtape

Who Says Gyptian Only Makes Love Songs  Known for his soulful voice, most would expect a Gyptian mixtape to be full of nothing but love songs or songs dedicated to women in general; not that there’s anything wrong with that. Love is a beautiful thing, and some would argue that music is “all about the […]

HEAR THIS: Patra “Bad In Bed”

When The Queen of The Pack Links With The A Team—Bare Badness When Lady Patra got down with Epic Records in the early 90s she helped bring the sexiness of dancehall music straight into pop culture with smash hits like “Queen of the Pack” and “Romantic Call” featuring Yo-Yo. After stepping out of the spotlight, […]

Shaggy & Friends Pon Radio Lily

Mr. Boombastic Hits The Strictly Boomshots Show To Celebrate Out of Many One Music Album Release This Monday on RadioLily.com we welcomed the biggest hitmaker in dancehall history, Shaggy, to celebrate the release of his star-studded collaboration with Sly & Robbie, Out of Many One Music. Shaggy and Rob Kenner talked about the vision behind […]

“Bruk It Down 2.0” Delivers

Mr. Vegas  New Album Review and Interview Just after leaving the Strictly Boomshots show on September 23, 2013, Mr. Vegas headed uptown to host a listening event at Rosewood in New York City to preview his new release Bruk It Down 2.0 and celebrate what’s sure to be one of the biggest releases of the year. […]

Mr. Vegas Makes Surprise Visit To Radio Lily

Die-Doo Talks Bruk It Down 2.o Pon The Strictly Boomshots Show This Monday’s Strictly Boomshots show opened with a big surprise guest. Dancehall hitmaker Mr. Vegas passed through Radio Lily to chat about his brand new album Bruk It Down 2.o, which hit iTunes on Tuesday. Vegas and Rob Kenner previewed some new tunes and […]

Tessanne Chin Kills It On “The Voice”

Jamaican Singing Sensation Represents On Worldwide Television On the season premiere of NBC’s The Voice last night, the rest of the world learned something that Jamaica has known for a long time: Tessanne Chin can sing her ass off! The singer, who is currently under Shaggy’s management, got all four judges spinning around in their […]

Three the Hard Way: Shaggy, Mr. Vegas, and Vybz Kartel All Dropping Albums Tomorrow

This Tuesday Will Be a Big Day In Dancehall Tomorrow’s a big day in dancehall. Three of the genre’s biggest hitmakers will be releasing albums on Tuesday September 24th, showing that reggae is still running things. Shaggy’s star-studded collaboration with Sly & Robbie, Out of Many One Music will see its digital release tomorrow physical copies […]

HEAR THIS: Mavado “Nuh Badman Ting”

Beggy Beggy Ah Nuh Badman Ting The Gully Gaad reminds us about the what-is and what-nots of this badman lifestyle. As Mavado clearly states “Watch yuh gyal ah no badman ting/Carry news ah no badman ting.” If you’re not ready for badness don’t even play the role bad because bad things are sure to follow. Audio […]

HYPE TV Top 20 Countdown: Beenie Man is Back!

Beenie Man Takes the Number One Spot as the Hottest Man Alive Beenie Man’s newest single, “Hottest Man Alive,” has been climbing the charts pretty quickly and has finally made it to the  number one spot on the HYPE TV countdown. The video for the track features Beenie Man chilling out in his hood with […]

HEAR THIS: Ricky Blaze “Last Try”

What Is Love Without Trust? You might know Ricky Blaze as the man who produced Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh,” the first reggae/dancehall cut to be certified gold since Jr. Gong’s “Welcome to Jamrock.” You might know him as the guy who sang that song “I Feel Free.” But really what he is is a creative force. Working […]

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The Upsetters “Dread Lion”

Dub Music At Its Finest  The Subatomic Sound System Dub Champions festival kicked off last night in both DC and NYC with the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry and Deadly Dragon Sound System rocking their respective events.  The festival runs until the 23rd of September, so you still have 3 days to get involved, and if […]