HEAR THIS: I-Octane ”We Found Love”
When you think of I-Octane you imagine explosive energy, but his new track “We Found Love” on Chimney Records’ Rising Sun riddim is a reminder that the dancehall Rasta also does really great love songs. Don’t sleep on the lyrics either. Octane clearly knows the value of true love and it sounds like he’s prepared […]
Reasoning with Chronixx “Me’s a Dancehall Man”
The Young Roots Lion Chats About Reggae Versus Ragga, Real Producers, and His Dancehall Daddy (Photography and Videos by Mark Shaw) Fresh off his first ever performance at Reggae Sumfest, rising reggae star Chronixx sat down to reason with Reshma B. “Me’s a dancehall man,” he tells her, “Nothing like me Shabba Ranks and me Supercat.” […]
HEAR THIS: Christopher Ellis “Better Than Love”
Old Time Supm Come Back Again After shelling down Miss Lilys and SOBs last week, the Ghetto Youths crew has made it clear to everybody that they aren’t just talking about good music, they’re really putting good music out there. On Labor Day Monday Wayne Marshall, Christopher Ellis, Jo Mersa & Black Am I came together to […]
Sean Kingston Gets Back to His Jamaican Roots
Sean Kingston’s 10 Favorite Reggae Songs—PLUS His New Tune w Busta Rhymes Ever since Sean Kingston first burst on the music scene as a teenage pop sensation with a runaway debut hit “Beautiful Girls,” we’ve been hearing how he grew up in Jamaica and his music was influenced by reggae. As hard as we listened we never […]
DOWNLOAD: The Heatwave “Gyal Power” Mixtape
UK Bashment Sound Represents For The Damsels of the Dancehall The Heatwave are known for getting the ladies lively in London town. Now they’ve created a 100% bashment mixtape designed to harness the awesome natural resource known as ‘Gyal Power.’ From outernational superstars like Adele, Grace Jones and Amy Winehouse to UK femcees like Ms […]
WATCH THIS: Soon Come ”Shy FX” Official Video
Original #JunglistMassive Nuttah Now Doin’ Reggae “You never know Shy FX man big inna London”? If you know jungle you know Shy FX has his name all over that. The original rude boy was responsible for makin’ everyone dance like a nuttah in raves during the 90’s. Now he’s gonna come out with a straight-up […]
Red Bull Music Academy Takes Over NYC
Some of music’s greatest minds in one of the world’s greatest cities The Red Bull Music Academy pitched up to NYC this year for their annual musical extravaganza. If you’re not familiar with the RBMA then it’s one event to note for the diary. Practically each year since 2002 they have set up shop all […]
Sean Paul Shells Down Shepherd’s Bush
The Dutty Boy Flings Down The Hits In The UK Wednesday night saw DuttyPaul rock west London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Every person in the joint was on fire. Girls were shaking their thang as the dutty boy flung down his hits and guys were sweating watching the girls on heat! It was a case […]
Reasoning with Stylo G, Part 2: “I Take Care of the Girls”
Ladies Love Stylo, Innit? Reshma B continues her epic 3-part interview with Stylo G, seeking to answer one simple question: Is Stylo all about the girls, or are the girls all about Stylo? The UK dancehall phenom talks about the difference between good girls and bad girls, how he likes his special lady to support […]
Tobago Jazz Experience Kicks Off This Week
Soca, Reggae, and R&B in A Lush Tropical Setting The island of Trinidad is synonymous with carnival and you may still be recovering from February’s ordeal, but in the month of April the focus shifts to the beautifully laid-back sister island of Tobago where it’s all about the Jazz Experience. Sun, sea, sand and soca […]
WATCH THIS: Spice “Twerk” Official Video
Let The MadGyal Teach You How To Get Your Twerk On—Yard Style Twerk Twerk Twerk, twerk-twerk-twerk, twerk twerk twerk… Everybody’s doin’ it. Apparently it started in the Dirty South a few years back, and these days even Hollywood chicks like Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale are twerkin’ their butts off. But now that the style has made it […]
Sturgav Hi Fi and Volcano Hi Power at the 02 Academy
Two Big Sounds Rock Brixton Easter Weekend When you’re talking about classical roots rock rub-a-dub sound systems, there are no more celebrated names in the dancehall of fame than King SturGav Hi Fi and Volcano High Power. Sturgav was established by Daddy U Roy, the legendary DJ who made his name on King Tubby’s Home […]