HEAR THIS: Vybz Kartel “Make Up” PREMIERE
Brand New Song For The Girls From The WerlBoss And DJ Power Fresh off producing the summer hit “Fly So High” with Machel Montano, DJ Power has just released “Makeup” single with dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel. The catchy, uptempo track was recorded a few weeks prior to Kartel’s arrest. “Me and Kartel had a lot of music […]
WATCH THIS: Tifa Interview “Why Is Everybody So Mad?”
Dancehall Diva Wants To Move Past Lady Saw Rivalry, Focus On Her Debut Album Twisted Footprints Tifa sat down with the ReggaeGirlAboutTown for an exclusive interview last week in Kingston, Jamaica. “Everybody else has been talking,” she said, “now it’s my turn to talk.” Tifa says she doesn’t feel like she needs to beef with Lady […]
WATCH THIS: Busy Signal Rips Sting 2012
The Hotthead Makes A Triumphant Return To The Stage When Busy Signal took the stage at Jamworld for Sting 2012, the crowd was expecting something special. After all it was Busy’s first major stage show since returning home from a six-month bid in a Federal prison in the United States. So it was a safe […]
Top 10 Ganja Legalization Tunes
Legalize It And I Will Advertise It Why is Peter Tosh smiling? The ongoing struggle to repeal the prohibition of marijuana has inspired countless great records—and earlier this month it inspired a historic moment at the ballot box. Starting December 6 in the state of Washington and January 1 in Colorado, the dream of legal […]
Reasoning With Cham & O
Reshma B Chats With Dancehall’s Hottest Husband And Wife Duo Just after mashing up the stage at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, Cham & O speak with the ReggaeGirlAboutTown about being the hottest married couple in the dancehall game. EveryTING Tun up. Video After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: RDX “Broad Out” Video
Did The Daggering Duo Really Shoot A Music Video With An iPhone? The dancehall duo who brought you daggering anthems like “Bend Over” and “Daggering” are breaking new ground with their latest video. But don’t worry, they haven’t abandoned the winning formula of high-energy riddims, simple melodic hooks, and hot girls skinning out in outrageous […]
HEAR THIS: Reddman UK “Girl Bubble”
Sexy Girls Tune On The Bubble Riddim This up and coming DJ on the UK side is fresh out the studio with a sexy new tune for the girls. Gotta respect the way he rides this percolating Bassline Rock riddim. Bonus points for the new slang #FurFur. Audio after the jump…
HEAR THIS: Elephant Man & Beenie Man “We Nah Tek Bad Up”
Elly & Beenie’s Latest Release Hits Harder Than Hurricane Sandy You know those soothing songs that increase your sense of inner peace and make you feel like life is good and all your troubles are a thing of the past? Well this is not one of those songs. Elly and Beenie got with Suku to […]
HEAR THIS: Ishawna Calls Out All “Murderers”
Dancehall Princess Hits Back Against Domestic Violence With the disturbing footage of Chicago rapper Lil Reese’s assault on a young girl polluting the internets today, Ishawna’s latest cut on the In Memories riddim couldn’t have come at a better time. Besides the fact that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, there’s no type of behavior […]
HEAR THIS: Lady Chann “Dun Dem Season: The Trilogy” Mixtape
Download The Brand New Mixtape Mixed By The Heatwave Lady Chan got her start in London’s Suncycle Crew, and now she’s repping UK dancehall on her own. The first two editions of her Dun Dem Season mixtape trilogy are already classics, and Boomshots is proud to premiere Volume 3, mixed by The Heatwave. Download Link […]
INTERVIEW: Tanya Stephens, Forever Vocal
We Can Always Depend on Tanya to Tell It Like It Is When it comes to the reggae/dancehall genre, the competition is fierce—and mostly dominated by males. There is no shortage of female artists however, holding their own and showing their prowess. Many come and go, while a select few have earned their veteran stripes. […]
INTERVIEW: Rayvon Still Going Strong, Getting That Cheddar
The Ladies Love Sugar RayRay Just last night in New York City Shaggy and Rayvon performed at the RockHouse Foundation benefit to raise funds for the education of Jamaica’s youth. They’ve been doing their thing since the late Eighties in good ol’ Brooklyn, where Rayvon and Shaggy first linked as the ultimate dancehall duo, dropping […]