Happy Birthday Bogle
Mr. Wacky Is Gone But His Dancing Lives On His name first got big thanks to Buju Banton’s 92 smash “Bogle,” but over the years people learned that “Bogle” was not just a dance, but a human dancehall phenomenon. Simply put, no other dancer has had a greater impact on dancehall culture than Gerald “Bogle” […]
Judge Denies Buju’s Request For A New Trial
The Gargamel’s Troubles Continue As His Legal Team’s Request For A Retrial Is Shut Down A federal judge has denied reggae Buju Banton’s request for a new trial stating there’s no need due to a previous appeals court ruling.
Interview: Shabba Speaks on Sumfest, Bigs Up Kartel
The Dancehall Emperor Speaks On Why He’s Been Away From JA, And Says “Free Up The Vybz” Shabba Ranks’ headlining performance at the 20th anniversary edition of Reggae Sumfest in the early hours of Saturday morning is front page news in Jamaica today. Shortly after tearing up the stage in MoBay, the “Dancehall Emperor” blessed Boomshots.com with this […]
WATCH THIS: Mr. Vegas “Bruk It Down” Live Pon Radio Lily
Live From The Sweet Jamaica Album Launch, Vegas Bigs Up Buju And Busy and Fire Blaxx Just in time for the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence, Mr. Vegas launched his new double album Sweet Jamaica in fine style last night at Miss Lily’s Variety in NYC—broadcast live pon RadioLily.com. While Max Glazer and Spliffington juggled tracks […]
A Brief History of Dancehall Apologies
Beenie Man Is Not The First Reggae Star To Reach Out To Gay Listeners—And He Won’t Be The Last Late last week, Beenie Man made headlines around the world by releasing a statement on YouTube that was billed as a “video statement” but has been universally described as an “apology.” Listen keenly and see if […]
A Politics Time Playlist
Election Or Not, We Don’t Have To Fire Shot Today Jamaica will go to the polls for the first general election since the siege of Tivoli Gardens and the Dudus extradition raised troubling questions about who really runs things. But if you listen to reggae music, you already know…
HEAR THIS: Buju Banton “Set Up The Mic”
World Premiere of The Debut Single From Certified Boomshots Vol. 1 Recorded three years ago on the “Rapid Burst” riddim for Young Blood Records, “Set Up The Mic” started out as an on-the-spot freestyle while Buju Banton waited for the engineer to fix the levels at the start of a studio session. The engineer happened […]
WATCH THIS: Buju Banton Video Mix
Nothing Left To Say But Let The Music Play… Special request to the Gargamel and his entire family.
Jury Finds The Banton Guilty
Buju Banton Thanks Tearful Fans As His Attorneys Plan Appeal Just a week after celebrating his Grammy win for Best Reggae Album, Buju Banton was convicted today by a 12-person jury in a Federal Court in Tampa, Florida. After deliberating last Friday and again today for a total of eleven hours, the jurors found Buju—born […]
Buju Celebrates Grammy Win
Before The Dawn Honor Lifts Spirits As The Gargamel’s Trial Resumes Although Buju Banton was not able to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony yesterday in Los Angeles, the reggae star—who is still confined to Florida—celebrated his win to the fullest. A member of Buju’s security team was startled when he heard shouting from Buju’s hotel room in […]
Buju Banton’s Epic “Before The Dawn” Concert
Buju And Friends Move The Crowd—In Every Sense Of The Word Check the full show review on VIBE.com, and check out exclusive video after the jump….
20 Years Later, Still Mr. Mention
Banton And Friends All Set To Blaze Miami’s Bayfront Park The waiting is (almost) over. The gates have just opend at Miami’s Bayfront Park for today’s long-awaited Buju Banton concert. The skies are blue, and Miami’s Mix 96 has turned into the BBC (Buju Broadcasting Corporation) rinsing all the classics from Buju’s latest—”Jah knows I’m […]