Surprise Guests Rock On Da Reggae Tip
Super Cat the Don Dada Mashes Up On Hot 97 Da Reggae Tip At Friday night’s Hot 97 On Da Reggae Tip concert lots of artists brought guests out on stage with them. That in itself is nothing new. Ever since New York’s top hip-hop station began this annual pre-Labor Day reggae dancehall and soca […]
Sean Kingston Gets Back to His Jamaican Roots
Sean Kingston’s 10 Favorite Reggae Songs—PLUS His New Tune w Busta Rhymes Ever since Sean Kingston first burst on the music scene as a teenage pop sensation with a runaway debut hit “Beautiful Girls,” we’ve been hearing how he grew up in Jamaica and his music was influenced by reggae. As hard as we listened we never […]
HEAR THIS: Radio Lily Mixtape Preview
The Best of Radio Lily’s Live Performances On Cassette Radio Lily has been playing the people’s music night & day for a hot minute now, and over the months we’ve seen some amazing live performances. So we were well pleased to hear about the forthcoming mixtape This is Radio Lily Clash, which is coming soon. This being […]
Caribbean Fever Music Fest Brings Reggae and Soca Beat To Barclays
Shabba Ranks, Damian and Stephen Marley, I-Octane, Bunji Garlin, Fayann Lyons, and Alison Hinds Headline As Caribbean Fever Music Festival Celebrates Caribbean Music at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center This Labor Day “This concert is a collaborative effort between Bobby Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Media and Caribbean Fever” Dahveed Levy, CEO of Caribbean Fever, draped with […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Lord Kitchender “Sugar Bum Bum”
He Wasn’t The Lord For Nothing As the work day winds to close most of us (myself included) are already thinking about what trouble to get in to this fine Labor Day weekend. The numerous fetes, boat rides and tonight especially Hot 97’s On The Reggae Tip concert going down at the Hammerstein Ballroom […]
Dancehall Takes Over at BET’s 106 & Park
Beenie Man, Wayne Wonder, and Mr. Vegas Star on Pre-Labor Day Special With Labor Day weekend right around the corner, New York is buzzing with anticipation for a weekend of Caribbean culture. Even hip-hop and R&B stations are pumping up their reggae, dancehall, and soca playlists. Not to be outdone, BET’s top-rated music show 106 […]
WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Iza “The Good Good”
People Search Their Whole Life To Find It Snoop is in a good place right now and it clearly shows in the visual for his latest of his critically acclaimed “Reincarnated” album appropriately titled “Good Good.” Snoop brings the whole family in on the action, proving that the message he was trying to convey […]
HEAR THIS: Mr. Vegas “Give It To Har”
Vegas Only Wants The Baddest Gyal Vegas is definitely up to his old tricks remind the ladies who really runs this bedroom business, but don’t feel it will be an easy task, Vegas doesn’t want just any girl he wants the baddest. You gyals think you can ramp with V? Hit The Jump To […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal Feat. Trinidad James “Step Out” (All Gold Everything Remix)
Step Out Inna Yuh All Gold Every now and again we come across a mix that normally wouldn’t make it to mainstream ears, today that mix comes to us courtesy of DJ Dain in the form of his blend of Busy Signal’s break out tune “Step Out” over possibly last year’s biggest song Trinidad […]
HEAR THIS: Busta Rhymes Feat. Vybz Kartel & T-Pain “You Already Know”
Busta And Kartel Link On Another Big One With The Help Of T-Pain Flipmode general Busta Rhymes links with the Gaza boss Vybz Kartel again on a blazing new track. Having already destroyed the “Twerk It Remix,” Busta calls upon the lyrical talents of Kartel once again, and in true Kartel style puts the […]
HEAR THIS: Vybz Kartel “School Anthem 2”
Why Is Kartel Advising Jamaican Youths NOT to Bleach Their Skin? Vybz Kartel’s latest release, “School Anthem 2,” advising Jamaican youngsters not to bleach their skin. “So me say pull up yuh pants and put it pon yuh waist and tuck in your shirt and don’t bleach your face.” A man who stands charged with the […]
Police Bruk Out at Notting Hill Carnival
Who Says Cops Can’t Have Fun In The Carnival? It’s the biggest street festival in Europe so for the 48 hours this fest goes on police from across the country are brought into Ken Chels to patrol the streets. Hey, it’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. But when the citizens show their appreciation—especially […]