Takashi Productions Presents Yami Bolo Tell Me You Love Me On The Slay Riddim
Brooklyn Producer Takashi Suehiro Debuts New riddim with Veteran Reggae Artist Yami Bolo When two different worlds collide, sometimes you realize that the differences are quite subtle and may never matter at all. When this happens in music, it is a magical fusion. The artist and producer can unite in a studio and create an […]
Billboard’s Best Reggae Albums of 2015
Boomshots Selects The Year’s Essential Reggae Discs As reggae lovers mark the 70th anniversary of Bob Marley’s birth, the music that the Tuff Gong spread around the globe has come full circle. While dancehall permutations from Major Lazer to Justin Bieber reverberate throughout pop culture, and Brits from Joss Stone to Keith Richards try their […]
Top Ten At-Sea Selections
A Boomshots Playlist Inspired By The Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise “Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean sea,” Super Cat once observed. “In case you never know, it fulla mic MCs.” The Land of Wood and Water is also full of boats and fishermen and as such it’s inspired countless reggae songs about the […]
HEAR THIS: Junior Reid “Undeniable” Mixtape
Junior Reid drop Undeniable mixtape with remixes of his hottest Hip-Hop collabs “Undeniable” is the official Junior Reid mixtape brought to you by The Wu World Wide DJ Coalition mixed by their own selector “DJ Flipcyide”. The collection includes some of Junior Reid’s major collaborations with popular artists Fabolous, Bun B, Swizz Beats, Lil Wayne, Rick […]
WATCH THIS: Smif N Wessun ft Junior Reid “Solid Ground” Official Music Video
Boot Camp Vets Stand Firm With Mr. “One Blood” In the past couple of months, a wave of reggae collaborations has surfaced across genres of music—from the lover’s rock of Shaggy’s “You Girl” featuring Ne-Yo to A$AP Ferg saluting “Shabba Ranks” to Nicki Minaj and Busta Rhymes providing dance lessons with “Twerk It” to Selena Gomez […]
HEAR THIS: Junior Reid Feat. Vybz Kartel & Uncle Murda “Guns Dem Load”
It Dread Outta Road Junior Reid unleashes his new single of his forthcoming album Junior Reid: Living Legend entitled “Guns Dem Load.” Reid recites the harsh realities of the street life as guns are being carried by younger and younger each day and the corrupt policies of those in charge are doing […]
WATCH THIS: Junior Reid “Out Deh” Official Video PREMIERE
Conscious New Single From JR’s New Album Ever since he took over as the lead vocalist of Black Uhuru, Junior “One Blood” Reid’s unique twist on the Waterhouse singjay style—first exemplified on Uhuru’s smash “Fit You Haffi Fit”—has set him apart from the vast majority of dancehall reggae vocalits. Since stepping out as a solo […]
Konshens Pays Respect To 47 Reggae Superstars Who Paved the Way
Who And Who Rates As An Icon Inna The Business? Remember when Shabba Ranks dropped that tune “Respect“? “Step by step you haffi climb the ladder / The elders you haffi show respect fah.” It’s plan to see that Konshens got the message. He may be on top of the game now, but he’s not […]
DUNGLOAD: Michael Jackson Reggae Megamix
The King of Pop Inna Rub A Dub Stylee The King may be gone but his legend lives on… and we don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone. While many in his own homeland took Michael Jackson’s staggering brilliance for granted, MJ gets maximum respect in the dancehall, where a big bumbaclaat tune is […]
NOW HEAR THIS: DJ Power Remix Clash
The homie DJ Power a.k.a. “The Soul Controller” just dropped his latest mixtape, Press Play 4.0 Dancehall 2K9, and as usual it’s packed with crazy juggling—new music from Kartel, Mavado, Serani, Junior Reid, Elephant, Beenie & more—plus nuff exclusive remixes. But which one of them is the wickedest? You make the call in this Boomshots […]