WTJRC 2022 Heavy Rotation Playlist
All in the Same Boat, Rockin’ on the Same Rock Once again it’s on. The last time we were on board the Jamrock Cruise was December 2019, before most people had ever heard the words “Covid-19.” Three years later the big ship is ready to rock with artists like Burning Spear, Shabba Ranks, Damian Marley, […]
WATCH THIS: Cham “Lock Down” Official Music Video
Cham Links with Bolt, Speaks Truth to Power “Lawless!” says dancehall legend Cham at the top of his latest tune, shouting out his own brand and reaffirming his rebel mindset. “You know how long we nuh go outside?” Speaking for the voiceless people of Jamaica is what Cham does best, and on “Lock Down” he […]
Top Shotta: Video Director Kieran Khan
“Success is no accident” Born in Guayana, raised in the Bronx, and now based in Toronto, Kieran Khan has built a reputation as one of the most in-demand video directors on today’s dancehall scene. The umbe and hard-working visual craftsman is fond of quoting football legend Pele, who once said, “Success is no accident. It […]
HEAR THIS: Cham ft. O “Get Drunk”
Reasoning with Cham: ”No! We never pay! We lawless.” Whenever the artist who gave us classic cuts like “Ghetto Story” connects with his year-to-year sparring partner Dave Kelly of Madhouse Records, you can expect something wicked. The second official track (after the boasy “Money Wine“) off Cham’s Lawless album just premiered on MASS APPEAL. “Get Drunk” is a sexy, fun, […]
Sasco, Cham, Tanya, Jovi & Omari Shell Down SXSW 2016, Represent Reggae & Dancehall To The Fullest
Irie Jam x Boomshots Make History at SXSW 2016 With tens of thousands of performers, panels, and premieres packed into nine short days, SXSW is all about FOMO. Whether you’re in Austin or not, Fear Of Missing Out is simply inevitable. So fret not thyself if you didn’t get a chance to witness Irie Jam […]
“Sounds From The Caribbean Stage” Showcase at SXSW Reps Reggae & Dancehall To The World
W&R Projects x Irie Jam x Boomshots Link Up To Make Music History Launching as a regional music festival in 1987, SXSW (pronounced “South By Southwest”) has grown by leaps and bounds to become one of the biggest cultural events in the world—expanding to a nine-day marathon encompassing Film and Interactive as well as Music. […]
WATCH THIS: Cham Exclusive “When I’m In The Studio I’m Floating—And I Don’t Smoke”
Live From The Reggae Cruise, The Kid Chops It Up With The Reggae Girl About Town On board the second annual Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise, Boomshots caught up with Cham for an exclusive in-depth interview. We got the inside scoop on Lawless, his first album since the classic Ghetto Story, scheduled to drop in […]
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Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise Zeen
Our 2015 Zeen Is The Next Best Thing To Being On Board “All in the Same Boat,” Bob Marley sang on The Wailers’ 1971 Boomshot “Don’t Rock My Boat,” produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry, “Rockin’ on the same rock / Got to get together, loving each other.” This lyric isnpired the title for the 2015 […]
Ghetto Youths International Posse Tour the U.S. In Support of Set Up Shop Vol. 2
Cham, Wayne Marshall, Jo Mersa, Christopher Ellis & Black-Am-I Touch The Road There is a famous saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” and for the heirs of reggae legend Bob Marley, Damian, Stephen and Julian Marley, their actions prove just that. Just as their father founded the Tuff Gong imprint, his youths […]
WATCH THIS: Cham “I’m Too Hot!” Official Music Video
The Kid Is Back. Deal With It. Cham has never been lacking in the confidence department. But in his new video the swag is just disgusting. Pushing a Rolls-Royce through South Beach? Stop it! But don’t get it twisted: “Even though me have the Ghost and the Phantom,” the DJ chats. “Still haffi keep me […]
Damian Marley & Friends Rock The Boat on the Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise
As Bob Marley Once Sang, We Were “All In The Same Boat, Rockin on The Same Rock” When The Wailers linked with Lee “Scratch” Perry to record their classic African Herbsman selection “Don’t Rock My Boat” back in 1973, chances are Bob Marley had no idea that 40-plus years in the future his family would […]
HEAR THIS: Cham “Buss Face”
Yuh Mad? Nuh Care How Dem Bad… Wow-wow…. The kid is back with a brand new bad-man tune off the forthcoming album #Lawless. You already know Cham is the girls dem pet. But anytime him ready, he can turn on the badness. So don’t perplex the youth tranquility when him hold a meds pon base. […]