HEAR THIS: Bounty Killa Ft Cecile “Ride”
The 5 Star General Bucks Up The Bad Gyal The Warlord and the Bad Gyal connect on Cashflow’s hot new “Backway” riddim. Can you handle the ride?
WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley Pon Radio Lily
Singy Singy Flashing Lyrics Live And Direct Inna Dancehall Style Last night Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, and Diana King joined Monty Alexander on the final night of his two-week stand at New York’s legendary jazz club The Blue Note. But in between the first and second set, Tarrus passed through Radio Lily to dash it […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Kingston Town”
Exclusive Premiere: New Music From Busy’s Album Reggae Music Again Busy Signal’s back with a refreshing new long-player that brings the dancehall star back to his roots. Reggae Music Again is full up of classical one-drop riddims and lyrics with real substance. One of the harder-edged selections on the album is this slow-burning rub-a-dub tune […]
HEAR THIS: Cham ft. O “Tun Up”
Cham On The Mic x Dave Kelly On The Riddim = The Ting Tun Up Some artist / producer combos never fail. Think of Biggie & Primo. Snoop & Dre. Cham & Dave Kelly. Yes, the dancehall dream team behind “Ghetto Story,” “Vitamin S,” and “Man and Man”—just to name a few—is back with another […]
Mr. Vegas To Sing “Sweet Jamaica” Unplugged
The Dancehall Singer Goes Back To His Reggae Roots On RadioLily.com 2012 isn’t just the Mayan apocalypse. It also marks the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence—and to mark the occasion, Mr. Vegas will be releasing a hard-hitting double album called Sweet Jamaica. Tomorrow night he’ll preview the album in an exclusive acoustic set streaming live […]
Tune In To Radio Lily
Webcasting Live From NYC 2 The World Tune In To Radio Lily, broadcasting live for the first time today.
WATCH THIS: Knockings Riddim Medley Video
Knock Knock—Who’s There? Serani, Di Genius & Chino Connect The video for Daseca’s Knockings riddim brings together Serani’s “Evil Heart” and Stephen McGregor and Chino doing “Lowe Wi.” As the Big Ship brothers say, “This bag ah loose man inna the link cyan work.” But the track sure does.
The Techniques Top 21
21 Reasons Why The Late Great Winston Riley’s Music Can’t Stop Play (Photo By Luca D’Agostino – Rototom Sunsplash) Late last night came the grim news that Winston Riley—one of the last true living legends in the reggae industry—has died. Riley made musical history both as a singer and a producer over a half-century span. […]
WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Only Man She Want” Video
Him Cuss Her & Call Her Whore… Friends Say The Relationship Poor Here it is at last—the official music video for the hottest dancehall tune in the world, “Only Man She Want”. Popcaan tells the tale of a wifey who turns trifey. What this girl thinking?
WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Clean” Video
Poppi Shows How He Gets It Poppin’ For 2012 Ever fresh, ever hot, Popcaan’s really got it poppin’ this year. He’s making music for everybody, representing for the thugs on “Gangsta City,” making big party tunes like “Raving” and taking care of the ladies with the big bad tunes like “Only Man She Want.” And […]
HEAR THIS: Agent Sasco “More Dem A Fight We”
Big Ship x Assassin Connect To Drop The 2012 Progressive Youth Anthem Big Ship’s new Tenement Yard riddim is full up of bad selections. But we have to emphasize Agent Sasco’s tune this New Year’s Eve. “More Dem A Fight We, ah de stronger we get…”
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…