HEAR THIS: Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong & Buju Banton “Jah Army” (REFIX)
The Banton Is Back And Moving Like A Soldier Pon The Battlefield Buju Banton’s Grammy-nominated album Before The Dawn was all recorded prior to his year-long incarceration, but the DJ’s been back at work since his November 10 release, which was of course made possible by Stephen Marley. So when the former Pinellas County Prison inmate […]
Buju Announces “Before The Dawn” Show Lineup
First Concert In A Year To Take Place Jan. 16 At Miami’s Bayfront Park (Photograph by Marlon “Ajamu” Myrie) After spending the past year behind bars on drug charges, Grammy-nominated Reggae star Buju Banton is free on bail and making plans to return to the stage at Miami’s Bayfront Memorial Park one month from today.
Lil Wayne Walks; Buju Still In Bondage
Weezy Freed After Eight Months; Banton Weighing Bail Options After serving eight months of a one-year gun charge, Lil Wayne was released from Rikers Island this morning, and will soon be on his way to Miami for a massive welcome home party. “FREE AT LAST!!!” tweeted his manager Cortez Bryant at roughly 10am as fans […]
WATCH THIS: Buju B “Sensimilla Persecution”
“Why They Fighting Sensimilla Making Way For Coke To Come?” While Buju’s legions of detractors celebrate his arrest this weekend on cocaine trafficking charges, those of us who actually listen to his music—all of his music—have been left in a state of shock, grappling with the possibility that his booming voice may be silenced. Who’s […]
WATCH THIS: Heavy D “No Matter What”
The Overweight Lover Inna Rub a Dub Style—Big, Bad, and Broad Yes big man—run things fe years without tears and fears.
DUNGLOAD: Michael Jackson Reggae Megamix
The King of Pop Inna Rub A Dub Stylee The King may be gone but his legend lives on… and we don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone. While many in his own homeland took Michael Jackson’s staggering brilliance for granted, MJ gets maximum respect in the dancehall, where a big bumbaclaat tune is […]
Ziggy Marley Responds To The Buju Controversy… “We Don’t Put Down Our Heroes”
Bob’s firstborn son speaks out in defense of his father
HEAR THIS: Sizzla “Gwaan Bear”
Sizzla’s new album Ghetto Youth-Ology drops today, and it’s one of his best efforts in a while. All tracks were laid by the Firehouse Crew and there are lots of gems—”Premeditate” on the “Arena” riddim and “Stop It Right Now” come to mind—but “Gwaan Bear” is hitting me real hard today. Kalonji’s in the zone […]
NOW HEAR THIS: Buju & Wyclef “Bedtime Story”
“Daddy won’t be coming home tonight” sing Buju Banton and Wyclef Jean on this touching Wyclef and Jerry Wonder production, taken from Buju’s latest album on the Gargamel label, Rasta Got Soul.
REMIX: Mavado & Busta Rhymes “So Blessed”
Busta Rhymes just linked up with Mavado for the remix to “I’m So Special.” Like Jay-Z, G-Unit, Wyclef, Uncle Murda, Lil Kim AND Foxy Brown, Busta’s feeling the Gully God. But don’t call Busta a waggonist. He may have trimed his locks, but he’s always kept in touch with his Caribbean roots by showing love […]
WATCH THIS: Jay-Z feat. Santigold “Brooklyn”
Santigold & Jigga Go Hard For BK With A “Boom Bye Bye like Buju.” Brap. It should have come as no surprise when Jay-Z jumped on that Mavado track. First of all, Brooklyn is damn near Jamaica’s 15th parish, and its dancehall scene is a cosmos unto itself—impossible to overlook. Ever since Jay came out […]