Reasoning With Estelle: “Reggae Is In My Soul”
West London Singer Delves Deep Into Her Reggae Roots The first time most of the world heard about Estelle Fanta Swaray, she was collaborating with Kanye West on the Grammy-winning smash “American Boy.” That song, which featured Kanye spitting his best soundboy slang—”Here comes the number-one champion sound!”—appeared on her 2008 album Shine, along with […]
HEAR THIS: John Legend x IAmStylezMusic “Light Up The Night”
Portmore Dancehall Artist Links With Grammy-and-Oscar-Winning Soul Man John Legend, the multi-award-winning soul singer who’s been a cornerstone of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music team from day one, today released a new collaboration with dancehall artist IAmStylez. Coming ten years after Legend’s well-received combination with Buju Banton, “Light Up The Night” was produced by Philly Phat […]
Tarrus Riley Spreads The Reggae Virus
“Much Better Than The Swine Flu” says Tarrus, a Singer On A Mission Today’s Sunday New York Times calls Tarrus Riley a “Reggae Singer With A Legacy, A Following, And A Mission.” I know this because I wrote the blasted piece.