FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas “Haffi Get De Gal Ya (Hot Gal Today)”
Hot Gyal Today, Tomorrow, Anytime Of Year Sean Paul is having a great week, first winning a MOBO (Music OF Black Origin) Award, then linking up with Konshens on a wicked tune called “Want Dem All” and lastly on an impressive remix of “Party Tun Up”with long time collaborators Mr. Vegas and Fatman Scoop it […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Tessanne Chin & Kes “Loving You”
Love Is A Beautiful Thing After destroying the stage with her performance on The Voice Tessanne Chin has gained a lot of new fans who weren’t familiar with the ravishing 28 year old. With a career dating back to late 2006 Tessanne has boasted a series of hits, most notably “Hideaway” and “Black Books” and […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The Upsetters “Dread Lion”
Dub Music At Its Finest The Subatomic Sound System Dub Champions festival kicked off last night in both DC and NYC with the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry and Deadly Dragon Sound System rocking their respective events. The festival runs until the 23rd of September, so you still have 3 days to get involved, and if […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Assassin “Wa Gwan”
Unno Tell Me Wa Really A Gwan Star Thrust upon the scene just before the turn of the new millennium, the artist formerly known as Assassin (now Agent Sasco for googlebility reasons) showed form early he was a force in the Dancehall realm. Boasting an unmistakable style and command for lyrics Assassin broke out […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Super Cat, Necka Demus & Junior Demus “Cabbin Stabbin”
When The Temperature Dips There’s Nothing Better Than Some Body Heat Incase you missed it, the original Don Dadda Super Cat removed himself from his lengthy sabbatical and took to the stage last Friday at Hot 97’s “On The Reggae Tip” concert along with a slew of other special guests. Arguably the highlight of the […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Lord Kitchender “Sugar Bum Bum”
He Wasn’t The Lord For Nothing As the work day winds to close most of us (myself included) are already thinking about what trouble to get in to this fine Labor Day weekend. The numerous fetes, boat rides and tonight especially Hot 97’s On The Reggae Tip concert going down at the Hammerstein Ballroom […]
FLASHBACK FIRDAY: Vybz Kartel Feat. Wayne Marshall “New Millenium”
Foundation Kartel Last week Kartel dropped a scathing verse on Busta Rhymes Twerk It (Remix) reminding us even though he’s behind bars he’s still a force in the dancehall realm. Today we take back to when Kartel was making a name for himself, back when it seemed that every riddim Don Corleone […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: “Machel Montano “Teacher’s Footsteps”
Machel Was Always A Star We really dug in the crates today to pull out this little gem. We reached back all the way to 1984 and found a then nine year old Machel Montano performing at the Dimache Gras show as a special guest, the same year he ran away with the Junior […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Capleton “Forward Inna Dem Clothes”
Let’s Rewind That Original Fireman Selection It’s been a little over a week since “Yeezus,” Kanye West’s 6th studio album dropped and by now you should already know that it’s full up of Dance Hall samples one in particular is Capleton’s 2000 hit “Forward Inna Dem Clothes (Eye Shop)” off the massive Heat Wave Riddim. Yeezy […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Vybz Kartel “Summer Time”
It’s Officially The First Day Of Summer Today marks the first official day of Summer and what better way to welcome the hot sun and bess body girls than with the Gaza general himself Vybz Kartel. “Summer Time” dropped in 2011 around the same time Kartel had solidified his domination of dancehall music to […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Ronnie Thwaites “Mr. Luxury”
The Wickedest Time When The Rain Start Fall “The wickedest time when rain start fall,” is probably the most memorable lyric from Ronnie Thwaites’ entire catalog. It’s the first line from his King dancehall classic “Mr. Luxury” voiced on King Jammy’s digital version of the “Real Rock” riddim. Ronnie explains to us the problems females […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Shaggy Feat. Rayvon “Summertime”
Summer Is That You? With the recent spike in temperatures here in NYC most New Yorkers have already claimed it’s going to be a hot Summer even though we’re barely out of Spring. With the temperatures being 15 – 20 degrees higher than normal we’re inclined to agree. So for today’s Flashback Friday we saw […]