HEAR THIS: Cham “Yardie Party”
The Kid Is Back And The Party Tun Up If there’s one artist in the dancehall game who you can count on to kill it consistently it’s got to be Cham. He doesn’t drop a ton of tunes, but you know them all. And his hit-to-miss ratio is second to non. The Kid’s batting average […]
HEAR THIS: Christopher Ellis “Better Than Love”
Old Time Supm Come Back Again After shelling down Miss Lilys and SOBs last week, the Ghetto Youths crew has made it clear to everybody that they aren’t just talking about good music, they’re really putting good music out there. On Labor Day Monday Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Jo Mersa & Black Am I came together to […]
Chronixx Announces U.S. Tour Dates
Nix & Zinc Fence Will Be Nicing up Fort Lauderdale Tonight The waiting is over. After a couple false starts, Chronixx and the Zinc Fence band will finally be touching down in the U.S. starting tonight at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Here comes trouble. Here comes the danger. Welcome the Rasta yutes! Tour Dates […]
WATCH THIS: Bunji Garlin Freestyle On BBC 1Xtra
Who Said Soca Artistes Can Only Sing About Jump And Wine? Contrary to popular belief Soca music isn’t just simplistic lyrics of jumping, wining or waving over heavy pulsating drum melodies, Yes, we do love those tunes but more artistes are taking the road less travelled and are realizing that this is what listeners […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Super Cat, Necka Demus & Junior Demus “Cabbin Stabbin”
When The Temperature Dips There’s Nothing Better Than Some Body Heat Incase you missed it, the original Don Dadda Super Cat removed himself from his lengthy sabbatical and took to the stage last Friday at Hot 97’s “On The Reggae Tip” concert along with a slew of other special guests. Arguably the highlight of the […]
HEAR THIS: I-Octane “Wine & Jiggle”
Octane & Seanizzle Serve Up A Dance Tune For The Gal Dem I-Octane has been hitting all the right spots lately. From “Buss A Blank” to “Walk With Jah Jah” he’s got tunes for all types of fans. One week after mashing up NYC at Hot 97’s “On Da Reggae Tip” and Caribbean Fever […]
HYPE TV Top 20 Countdown: Demarco Knocks Anthony B Down Two Spots
Demarco is the King of the Countdown this Week Dancehall artist, Demarco, has been entertaining his fans for years with his hit party tracks and his newest single, “Continue Whine,” will definitely have fans on the dance floor. The visual for “Continue Whine,” features some very lovely ladies competing in a rump shaking contest for, […]
The Ten Best Jamaican Movies
As The Harder They Come Celebrates Its Anniversary, We Run Down Some Yardstyle Cinematic Classics Today marks the 40th anniversary of the official U.S. release of the Jamaican cult classic, The Harder They Come. Our heartical bredrens at Complex have just published a definitive history of the making of the film, which you can read […]
Ghetto Youths Take Over Radio Lily
Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Black Am I and Jo Mersa Storm the Strictly Boomshots Show Just before the Ghetto Youths crew shelled down SOBs, they passed through Radio Lily to nice up the Strictly Boomshots show. Jo Mersa, Christopher Ellis, Black Am I, and Wayne Marshall passed the mic around like a coconut chalice. Everybody […]
WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo & Konshens “We No Worry Bout Them” Official Music Video
The Singer and DJ Take It Back To Street Dance Days on their Gallis Anthem We’ve been rinsing this tune for a minute now. When you comebine two of the music brightest young stars in a singer and DJ combination over Super Cat’s “Come Down” riddim you’re bound to have a classic on your hands. […]
Ghetto Youths International Crew Shell Down SOBs
Stephen, Damian & Julian Marley Join Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Black Am I & Joe Mersa Last night was Labor Day, the biggest reggae night of the year in NYC, perfect time for another edition of Boomshots Reggae Mondays at SOBs. We knew the Ghetto Youths International showcase was going to be a special. After […]
Anthony Weiner Lickin’ Shots Pon The Parkway
Turns Out The Ja-Fakin’ Mayoral Candidate Is a Big Capleton Fan It’s not unusual to see politicians pandering at “ethnic” events like yesterday’s West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn NYC. What is more unusual is to see mayoral candidates shouting Bo! Bo! Bo! pon the Parkway (even without the gun-finger in the air). Or to […]