HEAR THIS: CERTIFIED BOOMSHOTS Vol. 1
21st Hapilos Distribution Presents A New Dancehall Reggae Compilation The new Dancehall Reggae compilation CERTIFIED BOOMSHOTS Vol. 1 has now hit iTunes. Distributed by 21st Hapilos and fully endorsed by Boomshots magazine, Certified Boomshots is evolving the genre and changing the game.
WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “Me No Ready Fi Die Yet” Video
The UK DJ Wants To Live Till He’s Old And Grey, OK? In case you never know, Gappy Ranks is not a puss, he don’t carry nine lives. Big bad reality tune on Push A Yute Music’s Pree Dem Riddim. More life we say.
HEAR THIS: Popcaan “Only Man She Want”
Fresh Cut From The Brand New Compilation Certified Boomshots Vol. 1 What this girl thinking? So has her own man, he gives her love and provides her with a house and car—but it seems Popcaan is the only man she wants. The Empire capo gets it poppin’ on a bright and bouncy track courtesy of […]
HEAR THIS: I-Octane “Falling”
Brand New Lovers’ Selection Coming “Straight From The Heart” I-Octane’s in love again. And it sounds like he’s truly falling. Here’s something smooth to play for your baby “inna the miggle of the night,” fresh off the new EP, Straight From The Heart.
HEAR THIS: Vybz Kartel featuring Pusha T “Half On a Baby” (Remix)
EXCLUSIVE: Di Teacha And Di Pusha Connect On A Brand New Refix Vybz Kartel has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Let’s get back to the music.
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: Cham “Wine” Video
How You Get So Much Gum And She No Get None? This particular wine has nothing to do with poppin’ bottles. No Marvin Gaye, chardonnay, or even rose. You can keep your French wine, and give us that Jamaican wine. It seems like Cham couldn’t be bothered to turn up for this video shoot, but […]
No Bail For Kartel Today
The Werlboss Must Wait At Least Two Weeks To Learn His Fate Yesterday Adidja Palmer, known to dancehall fans as Vybz Kartel, was offered $3 million Jamaican bail (U.S. $35,438) relating to the murder of Barrington “Bossie” Bryan. Today he and his legal team appeared in court again in relation to another murder case: that […]
Breaking News: Vybz Kartel Granted Bail
The Judge Says Bail…. But Babylon Still Says Jail — For Now “It is quite difficult to secure bail for an individual who has more than one offense,” Christian Tavares-Finson told Boomshots yesterday. But then Kartel’s attorney added: “It is not impossible. We have done it before.” And now it looks like they’ve done it […]
Kartel’s Attorney Speaks On Jailbreak Hoax
Werlboss’s Lawyer Calls The Stories “An Attempt To Prejudice The Case” Christian Tavares-Finson is a busy man. He’s the attorney who’s defending dancehall star Adidja Palmer aka Vybz Kartel aka The Werlboss, who has been charged with two murders, weapons violations, and ganja possession. But in this exclusive Boomshots interview, he took time out to dispel […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Real Spender$”
Card A Card, Cash A Cash—Some People A Pree When U Dip Inna U Stash No wonder Busy Signal feels like he wants to buy out the bar. He’s just back from Truck Back Records with the baddest piece of tune. “Send the girl some case of apple vodka. Some bwoy a floss and them nah […]
WATCH THIS: Ouch Crew & Ninja Man ’96 Throwback
Straight From The Jack Sowah Video Archives Via The Afflicted Yard Another Hero’s Day has come and gone, and Desmond Ballantine the real big man still languishes in captivity. But let’s hop in the time machine and head back to ’96, when The Gorgon roamed free and the Ouch Crew was the only dance crew […]