Best of The Best 2009
Bounty, Beenie, Ross & Jeezy rip Miami’s biggest reggae/rap stage show. The Doctor meets The Bawse: All photos by the man called Wayne Lawrence.
HEAR THIS: Ragga Hustle-Nomics 101
Busy, Kartel, and Mavado put forward a dancehall stimulus package. Even when the Alliance and the Empire can’t seem to get along, there’s at least one thing they can all agree on: Cash Rules. As we struggle with a global recession, it only makes sense to pree their proposals. Run the tracks…
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 […]
REMIX: Mavado & Busta Rhymes “So Blessed”
Busta Rhymes just linked up with Mavado for the remix to “I’m So Special.” Like Jay-Z, G-Unit, Wyclef, Uncle Murda, Lil Kim AND Foxy Brown, Busta’s feeling the Gully God. But don’t call Busta a waggonist. He may have trimed his locks, but he’s always kept in touch with his Caribbean roots by showing love […]
VIDEO CLASH: Serani “No Games” Old to the New
The official video for Serani’s smash debuts on MTV next week. We’ve got it now: Question: Do you like the new official Universal Music Group video better than the yard version of the “No Games” video?
VIDEO: Mavado’s NYC Release Party
The poster said Mavado and Friends, but the star power assembled onstage at SOB’s last Tuesday night was more than anybody bargained for. Serani, Bounty, Matterhorn, Wyclef, Shaggy… NYC Superstation Hot 97 and V.P. Records sponsored the official release party for the Gully God’s new album, David Brooks: A Better Tomorrow and the venue was rammed from […]
Mavado on Hot 97
The Gully God passes through the #1 Hip Hop station in America to chop it up with Angie Martinez and promote his new album, Mr. Brooks: A Better Tomorrow.