Dameon Gayle: Behind The Lens
Envisioning Music with Director (Warrior Films) and Producer (Warrior Musick Productions), Dameon Gayle Dameon Gayle, is to reggae and dancehall what Hype Williams is to hip hop. He grew up in Waterhouse and learned to play drum, keyboard and bass guitar by ear, as a child. By 18, he began hanging out with local musicians in […]
Busy Signal Helicopters In For Malawi Show With Custom Chopper
Turf Prez Flying High In Africa Busy Signal always gets made love in Africa, but yesterday’s concert in Malawi took the Turf Prez to another level—in his own personalized helicopter. The Jamaican reggae/dancehall star arrived in style for his Saturday night show at Civo stadium in Lilongwe thanks to Impact Events boss Lucius Banda, who called in […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Colder”
The Turf Prez Touches Up A Classic King Jammy’s Riddim Some things just can’t be improved upon, but that doesn’t mean they should be left alone. King Jammy’s 1987 “Score” Riddim is a perfect example, a track that defines digital lovers rock. There was something about Steely’s warm and easy computer bassline and those crstyal-clear […]
HEAR THIS: Ape Drums ft. Major Lazer & Busy Signal “The Way We Do This”
H-Town Riddim Master At Work While Major Lazer might be the biggest names in EDM to flex dancehall riddims and vibes in their tracks, they’re far from the only ones. Houston, Texas’ Ape Drums has been at this for a bit, describing his sound as essentially taking his EDM projects and making them into bigger […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “We Get High” PREMIERE
Blaze Up the Haze And Me Calm Fe Me Nerve In comes a crucial herbalist anthem for 4/19 to tide you over until tomorrow. The 4/20 Riddim was produced by Dev Kutta of Livity Movements and DRWTHVN (a new recruit from Guyana) released on LMI Records, managed by the one Paul Parris. “This is our […]
WATCH THIS: Unified Highway ft. Busy Signal “My Only” Official Music Video
Cali Reggae Duo Taps The Turf Prez Rebelution frontman, Eric Rachmany, and DJ/producer Amp Live are definitely on to something with their side project Unified Highway. Ever since Boomshots premiered their video for “My Space” in January the response to their genre-bending sonic alchemy has been overwhelming. “This album is actually pretty diverse,” Eric told […]
How Busy Signal “Everybody Move” Wound Up in That LG Smartphone Ad
Chicago Ad Agency Energy BBDO Explains Why They Chose The Turf Prez For Their Cool New Spot Turn on any radio station in the world for thirty minutes right now and you’re guaranteed to hear tropical house dancehall tracks by Rihanna/Drake and Justin “Natty Dread” Bieber/Skrillex. But thankfully the current boom in Jamaican music is […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Come Over (Missing You)” Acoustic Cover
Great Songs Are Just Great Songs, No Matter Where You Come From Busy Signal is not just the most versatile artist in dancehall today, he’s also a great songwriter. The Turf Prezident’s powerful pen game inspired this acoustic cover version, which we discovered last night on his Instagram. The singer’s name is Jayne. The guitarist […]
The Love Chocolate Playlist
Boomshots Presents A Multi-Genre Playlist for Valentine’s 2016 It’s that time again, lovers. This article features 14 decadent tunes in Reggae, Jazz, Contemporary, and Rhythm and Blues, for your listening pleasure. The songs were selected based on the artist/talent, lyrical content and overall sound. More After The Jump…
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Bad Long Time”
Turf Prez Style Magnificent Magnificent Magnificent Magnificent Busy’s newest tune to touch the road is a standout cut off Seanizzle’s new “90s Don Dada” Riddim. The Turf Prez tears up this vintage-feel juggling—the style is magnificent and the damage is perdamanent. “Hotted”! Audio After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “These Are The Days” Official Music Video
The Song That Set Busy On A Next Level Back in 2008 The Turf Prez keeps the streets supplied with new music at such a frenetic pace that sometimes we fail to check the catalog deeply. From the moment Busy Signal “Stepped out” in the dancehall biz it was clear he was a talent to […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Out of Many (One)” Official Music Video
Turf Prez In The Drivers Seat—KUFF! Today is Busy Signal’s birthday so we’re repping hard for one of our favorite artistes, the Turf Prez. In case you missed his most recent video, check out Sheik Busy stunting in outrageous whips while ripping up a classic dancehall riddim—Jammy’s “Magic Moment” riddim—inna style made famous by the […]