Busy Signal In Beast Mode
Busy Signal’s “All In One,” stands as the only dancehall freestyle fused over 12 classic hip hop beats. In this 2014 song, Busy chops it up vocally and lyrically over each beat, as if competiting for a black belt. The song trending heavily on social media, a year later, really highlights Busy Signal’s talent. He […]
Eddie Murphy Roots Reggae
Edward Regan “Eddie” Murphy ranks as the 4th highest paid actor in the United States. Making people laugh out loud, comes second nature to this comedian. The actor from Bushwick, Brooklyn, even masters the art of playing multiple roles in the same movie; including fan favorite, “Coming to America.” He’s dabbled in music for years, […]
Troubling Questions Raised by the Riff Raff, Snoop & Collie Buddz Collab
So… Another Rapper’s Dabbling in Dancehall? This past Friday, you may have noticed all those hipster blogs breathlessly reporting that Riff Raff aka Jody Highroller had “gone reggae.” OK, fair enough—these “Yankee rappers dabbling in dancehall” posts are surefire crowd pleasers. Why should we even be surprised when a kid from Houston born Horst Christian […]
“Bruk It Down 2.0” Delivers
Mr. Vegas New Album Review and Interview Just after leaving the Strictly Boomshots show on September 23, 2013, Mr. Vegas headed uptown to host a listening event at Rosewood in New York City to preview his new release Bruk It Down 2.0 and celebrate what’s sure to be one of the biggest releases of the year. […]
HEAR THIS: Snoop Lion “Reincarnated” Full Album Preview
The Lion’s Coming With That Heat We’ve been hearing about this album that Snoop Lion has been working on with Major Lazer for months now, and today Reincarnated is finally here. Was it worth the hype? After hearing the full thing, we have to say yes. There are definitely some bangers on this album that […]
WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Cori B. & Drake “No Guns Allowed”
Snoop’s Latest Gets Some Visuals Whatever your thought are on Snoop’s rasta persona Snoop Lion one thing can’t be denied that he does make good music. This statement has been further solidified with the success of his “No Guns Allowed” tune. The audio petition for the crack down of gun violence finally got its […]
HEAR THIS: Snoop Lion Ft. Cori B & Drake “No Guns Allowed”
Snoop Enlists His Daughter Cori B And Drake As They Plead For An End to The Gunplay Having previewed this track Last week on the Conan O’Brien Show, big Snoop Lion drops the next single off his Reincarnated album entitled “No Guns Allowed,” which Snoop has repeatedly called his favorite on the album. It’s certainly […]
WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion “Lionfest” Video
Snoop Lion, Major Lazer & Mavado Mash Up Viceland at SXSW Last week at SXSW, Snoop Dogg made history as he headlined Cashmere Agency’s “LIONFEST: A celebration of Reincarnated” at VICELAND, performing for the first time as Snoop Lion. In front of 2,000 fans, Snoop showed off his new reggae/dancehall repertoire, delivering songs like “So Long,” “La La […]
Snoop Rocks Lionfest at SXSW
Snoop Lion Premieres Reincarnated Then Mashes Up SXSW w Major Lazer & Mavado Yesterday was a big day for the man called Snoop Lion. First his film Reincarnated had its official U.S. premiere at the Paramount Theater in Austin Texas. (The film opens nationwide today; check SnoopLion.com for show times and locations.) Then later that […]
WATCH THIS: Noisey Jamaica “Tommy Lee Sparta”
Snoop Lion’s Dancehall Documentary Continues Its Gaza Trend The first two episodes of Noisey Jamaica’s dancehall series focused on Vybz Kartel and Popcaan, and the Gaza trend on part three, which features “the Anti-Christ of the dancehall,” Tommy Lee Sparta. His “Uncle Demon” persona has made him easily the most controversial character in Jamaican music, […]
WATCH THIS: Bunny Wailer “No Woman No Cry”
Original Wailing Wailer Sings A Marley Classic And Chats With RGAT Bunny Wailer’s been in the news lately for his criticism of Snoop Lion. Snoop will reportedly be traveling to Jamaica soon to hold a reasoning with Jah B and work through their issues. In the meantime here’s a look at the original Wailing Wailer […]
HYPE TV Top 20: Number 1 Looks Good on Mavado
Mr. Gal Criminal Holds On Strong to Number 1 Mavado has been having quite the busy weeks! With the release of his new single, new video with Snoop Dogg & Popcaan and his first performance on BET’s 106&Park last week, it’s no wonder he is still number one on the HYPE chart. His obvious dedication […]