Yellowman ft. Burro Banton, Ninja Man, Tiger, Bounty Killer, Capleton, SIzzla Kalonji, Shabba Ranks, Lady G, Jigsy King, Josey Wales, Little Twitch, General Trees, “Champion”
King Yellowman Heads Up The Ultimate Dancehall Posse Cut When it comes to dancehall legends, it’s hard to top King Yellowman. The prolific albino DJ rose from the streets of Kingston to land an major label record deal and make records with Run-DMC and Afrika Bambaataa. After surviving a near-fatal brush with cancer and having much […]
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Shabba Ranks “Ting A Ling”
Back To School Stylee A current trend in Hip-Hop is the sampling of classic Dancehall tunes. We’ve seen the likes of French Montana and most recently Kanye West and Jay-Z all feature tracks laden with samples of the Dancehall greats.
Red Bull Music Academy Recognizes Philip Smart
How HC&F Studio Helped Lay The Foundation of NYC’S Reggae Scene Reggae Producer Philip Smart, has produced some of the biggest Reggae hits around and those hits have helped Reggae music flourish in so many ways. Not to mention, he created HC&F, the studio that become a national landmark for Reggae artists to make music. […]
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 […]
The Kotch Kontroversy: Did RDX Pirate Princz Charmin’s Tune?
The Worlian Says Yes; The Renegade Says “Mi Nuh Know Nuttin”… Now Judge For Yourself Earlier this week the Jamaica Star ran an interview with a little-known dancehall artist called Princz Charmin, in which he accused the well-known dancehall duo RDX of stealing his song, “Kotch It Deh Soh,” which has become a hit in […]
HEAR THIS: Busy Signal “Bedroom Bully”
Shabba Ranks Endorses The Turf; The Turf Pays Tribute To The Ranks Twenty years ago, Shabba dropped a banger called “Bedroom Bully” off his Xtra Naked album. Now Busy has paid tribute to the dancehall emperor with a 2012 update of the tune, produced by Kirkledove/Jukeboxx/Turf Music. Shabba has expressed his respect for Busy’s lyrical […]
Interview: Shabba Speaks on Sumfest, Bigs Up Kartel
The Dancehall Emperor Speaks On Why He’s Been Away From JA, And Says “Free Up The Vybz” Shabba Ranks’ headlining performance at the 20th anniversary edition of Reggae Sumfest in the early hours of Saturday morning is front page news in Jamaica today. Shortly after tearing up the stage in MoBay, the “Dancehall Emperor” blessed Boomshots.com with this […]
Final Reggae Sumfest 2012 Lineup
Shabba Ranks, Junior Gong, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, R. Kelly, Trey Songz, Bunny Wailer, U Roy, and More… After months of waiting and anticipating, the 20th anniversary edition of “The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth” is all set to kick off in Montego Bay tomorrow night. Check out the full lineup and promo videos after […]
Shabba Ranks Arrives In Jamaica For Reggae Sumfest
The Ranks Gets A Heroes Welcome As He Steps Off The Plane It’s been a long time since Shabba Ranks touched the stage in Jamaica, so when the “Dancehall Emperor” touched down in MoBay for the 20th anniveersary staging of Reggae Sumfest, he got a hero’s welcome. It’s only right. Check the video after the […]
The Top 20 Lady Saw Songs
All Hail The Queen Photographs by William Richards Happy (belated) Birthday Dancehall Queen. You’ve heard the phrase “Bad Bitches Bomb First”? Well I fink it was originated by this Lady here. Over the years Marion Hall, aka Lady Saw, has taken the reggae industry by storm, blazing a trail for females in a field that’s supposedly […]
HEAR THIS: Danielle & Shabba Ranks “Big Man”
Sly & Robbie Deal With It Proper Till Them Take Care Of The Matter Danielle wants you to understand. She needs a big, big man. Which is a good thing because the Rankin’s looking for a fat piece of sup’m. You see where this is going, don’t you? Exactly. Big man sinting.
HEAR THIS: Shabba Ranks “None A Dem”
Big Dutty Stinkin Shabba Puts Some Likkle Prentice DJs In Check Some of y’all mouseclick selectors don’t remember the days when playing sound meant posting up at the 45 shop each and every week. And whenever a fresh Shabba Ranks selection hit the market, you knew you had to pick up two copies just to […]