HYPE TV Top 20: Mavado Takes the Number 1 Spot
I-Octane & Bounty Killer Slip to Number 2 as Mavado Seizes the Crown Mavado has slowly been creeping up the countdown for quite some time now; 14 weeks to be exact and he didn’t stop until he made it to number one. Now that he has taken the top spot, we must wait and see […]
Snoop Lion Exec-Producing a 10-Part Series On Dancehall
“Noisey Jamaica” Will Seek To Explicate “One of the Most Misunderstood Music Scenes of All Time” Yesterday Noisey premiered a new 10-part series devoted to the culture of dancehall called NOISEY JAMAICA. The series is executive produced by Snoop Lion and will feature such artists as Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Popcaan, Tommy Lee, […]
I-Octane Pon Radio Lily “Me Ting Global, So De Ting Set”
Octane Passes Through The Strictly Boomshots Show—It Siiiick If you didn’t know I-Octane was on a mission to Conquer the Globe, consider this your first and last warning. The dancehall singjay who’s been blazing Jamrock for the past seven years or so has set his sights on outernational acclaim. Conquer The Globe is actually the […]
HEAR THIS: I-Octane “Gal A Gimmi Bun”
Fellas Take Note—If It Happened To Octane It Can Happen To Anybody First it was Mr. Vegas baring his personal pain with “Bare Tingz,” now I-Octane joins the ranks of dancehall stars singing about girls doing them wrong. Affairs of the heart never fail to inspire great songs, and this banger (produced by Troyton and […]
DOWNLOAD: I-Octane “Thankful” Compilation
Octane Blesses His Fans With the Gift of Free Music This Christmas Octane has found the perfect way to cap off another amazing year—blessing his fans with a 13-track compilation—and giving them a thank you note! He even spelled out the concept of gratitude for all those bad-minded folks who may be unfamiliar with the […]
I-Octane Gives Thanks & Praise
If Ungratefulness Cause Disaster, Octane Has Nothing To Worry About When I-Octane sings, “You no see say we nice?” he’s not just chatting lyrics. The singjay’s been turning up the heat for years, but he made 2012 hot like ten fireside—dropping hits all year long in Jamaica, traveling and touring internationally, and launching his long-awaited […]
WATCH THIS: Wayne Marshall ft. Aidonia, Agent Sasco, I-Octane, Bounty Killer, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Vybz Kartel “Go Hard” Official Video
The Tune Was Hard, But The Video Goes Harder When Wayne Marshall and co-producer Baby G first dreamed up the idea for “Go Hard” they envisioned an all-star dancehall posse cut. They were seeking to create a “mixtape style” record around an explosive rhythm track built by in-demand studio musician Teetimus. “We wanted to make a big […]
HEAR THIS: I-Octane ft. Queen Ifrica “Wonderful Feelings”
Octane & Ifrica Sing About Love Inna Rootical Style When’s the last time your lover told you “Ask me for anything”? That’s the kind of love I-Octane and Ifrica are singing about on their new duet “Wonderful Feeling,” which adapts the hook from the reggae classic “Joy In The Morning” and chips in some dancehall […]
WATCH THIS: I-Octane & Bounty Killer “Badmind Dem a Pree” Video
The Tune Did Mad But The Visuals Madder Octane links with the Warlord to blaze a righteous fire, play a few rounds of poker, double-cross the scheming illuminati dudes, and hand them a briefcase full of CDs. Still puzzling about the significance of that briefcase full of CDs though. (Was he expecting dubplates?) Video After The […]
HEAR THIS: I Octane “Do Road Rough”
When Octane’s In The Mood To Floss, Clear The Road Markus Records’ latest release finds I-Octane in a flossing mood—and you know what that means: “whole heap ah catty and those stuff.” It’s a rough old life, poppin’ bottles of Ciroc with pretty gal from Canada etc. etc. No wonder dem never happy like Octane. […]
HEAR THIS: Bounty Killer & I-Octane “Badmind Dem a Pree”
Octane And The Warlord Connect To Bun Badmind Markus Records offers up this warning to all badmindists planning to rise ‘gainst the general. Don’t make the Warlord loose the dogs of war or instigate Octane to blaze up the fire. It nah go pretty.
HEAR THIS: Don’t Sleep On The Brand New “SWA (Sleep With Angels)” Riddim
Spragga Benz, Tarrus Riley, I-Octane Featured On The Brand New Juggling From 21st Hapilos Johnny Wonder and our peoples at 21st Hapilos just dropped their own production today, and it’s full of #CertifiedBoomshots. The riddim is called SWA (Sleep With Angels) and it’s anchored by Spragga Benz, who once did a tune by the same […]