Reasoning with Sizzla: “You Must Recognize Rasta, Else A Lightning and Thunder”
After Closing Rebel Salute 2015, Kalonji Speaks On Truths and Rights Say what you like about Sizzla Kalonji, but the man nah tek back no chat. After a fiery early morning performance to cap the second day of Rebel Salute 2015, the sweat-drenched dancehall legend took time out for a brief but extremely intense interview with […]
Lee “Scratch” Perry Wants You To Stop Smoking Ganja
The Reggae Pioneer Tells The Fader About New Music, Old Studios, and Negative Influence Lee “Scratch” Perry, who crafted sounds for Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and countless others while releasing genre-formative albums of his own, is relaxing in a grand old English guest house in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. He has just gotten through performing at the […]
Reasoning with Lee “Scratch” Perry, The 2nd Chapter: “Too Much Weed, So I Get Crazy”
Scratch Shares His Thoughts on Sex, Ganja, and the Illuminati When we last caught up with the Upsetter, he was sharing his thoughts on music—both his latest releases, and his seminal early recordings at the Black Ark. Of course, Scratch being Scratch, the conversation also veered into related topics such as Duppies, the true racial […]
Sean Paul Says No To Smoking Weed… But He Loves His Ganja Tea
Just Gimme The Trees And Mek We Drink It Up Dutty Paul dropped by the Juan Epstein podcast last week and chopped it up with Rosenberg and Cipher Sounds. Among the topics he touched on was the healing of the nation, aka marijuana. This may come as a surprise to Sean Paul fans, but the […]
Anthony B’s Attorney Issues Statement on Ganja Bust
The Artist Maintains His Innocence And Plans to “Vigorously Fight” On January 27th, the Dancehall artist, Anthony B, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The artist was on a tour and while traveling through Georgia, the artist’s tour bus was stopped and searched by police who found marijuana, leading to the […]
Anthony B Arrested in Georgia on Ganja Charges
The Artist Faces Tough State Laws Last Sunday January 27, dancehall star Anthony B, born Keith Anthony Blair, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. More Details After The Jump…
Why Gyptian Says Don’t Legalize Ganja
“It Won’t Be Any Fun,” The Reggae Star Reasons, Plus “People Will Smoke Coke Harder” Ever since voters in Colorado and Washington State voted to leglalize marijuana in those two states, ganja fans have been celebrating. Well, most of them. One noted herb booster isn’t so sure the new laws are a good thing. We spoke […]
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 […]
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 […]
WATCH THIS: Leftside “Roll Up” (Weed Mix)
Brand New Remix Video From Leftside The Dancehall Wiz Wiz Khalifa’s smash hit single “Roll Up” was a sureshot single aimed straight at Wiz’s female fanbase. The fact that the title offered a subliminal ganja reference a la D’Angelo’s “Brown Sugar” was simply a bonus. But Leftside’s new remix leaves little to the imagination…
Ziggy Marley Presents “Marijuana Man”
Graphic Novel Drops Just In Time For 4/20; A Higher Form Of Superhero All original herbalists, today’s your day. Not just because April 20th is all about the worldwide weed, but because Ziggy Marley’s first ever graphic novel, Marijuana Man, is now in stores. When we heard that Ziggy created a comic book about a […]
HEAR THIS: Collie Buddz featuring Sean Paul “I’m On My Way Back Home”
Herbalist Anthem On The Big Bad Lyfe Turn Riddim Lionface, the legendary selector for the musical killing machine known as King Addies sound, is also an accomplished producer, and Face is goin’ hard with his latest juggling, the Lyfe Turn Riddim. The lineup already includes Luciano, Gyptian, Nitty Kutchie, Anthony Cruz, and Lutan Fyah. But […]