Hot 97 On Da Reggae & Soca Tip 2018
Massive B Family Kicks Off Labor Day Weekend Inna Fine Style Labor Day Weekend in New York City is Caribbean culture at its finest. And Hot 97’s year to year On Da Reggae and Soca Tip, hosted by Bobby Konders & Jabba of the Massive B family, has become the official jump off for the […]
HEAR THIS: Equiknoxx Music “Us In 2007” PREMIERE
Once Upon a Time In Jamaica Like the mighty bird of prey who serves as the label’s logo/mascot, Equiknoxx Music has soared to higher heights in recent years. But today the dancehall production team of Nicholas “Bobby The Blackbird” Deane & Gavin “Gavsborg” Blair rewind back to the days when they flew mostly under the radar. […]
HEAR THIS: Tarrus Riley, Ding Dong, Beenie Man, Tifa & Charly Black “Bring Di Beat” (Jamaica Remix)
Now A Straight Winnings With Olympic fever in full swing, you already know “Bring The Beat,” the big tune by Machel Montano and Tessane Chin, is in heavy rotation. Now, just in time for the Rio Olympiad Chimney Records is bringing the beat with a “Jamaica Remix” of the winnings anthem with musical Gold Medalists Tarrus Riley, Ding Dong, […]
WATCH THIS: Tifa “The Champ” x “Big Bumper” Official Music Video PREMIERE
“Crouching Tiger Meets Kill Bill Meets Jamaica Booty Pageant” Tifa’s visuals are always next level, and this medley video featuring two songs—”The Champ” produced by Zj Chrome on the The Champ Riddim & “Big Bumper” on Birch’s Moskato Riddim (both distributed by the might 21st Hapilos Digital)—is no exception. Shot on location in Kingston Jamaica […]
HEAR THIS: Tifa “Stay Away” Mixtape
Tificles Sprays Them Haters With Lyrical Aerosol “Guess that’s why they mad when Tifa win.” If there’s anyone who has never been afraid of addressing her haters then you gotta give the title to the princess of dancehall. Over the course of her career, Boomshots have had many reasoning sessions with Tifa, and she always […]
Johnny Gourzong’s Reggae Sumfest Preview
Sumfest Boss Shares His Personal Highlights—And Says Octane vs Vegas Was “Blown Out of Proportion” It’s that time of year again. As most reggae lovers around the world know by now, during the third week of July all roads lead to Montego Bay for Reggae Sumfest. And with just one more day to go before […]
WATCH THIS: Tifa “Bak It Up” Official Music Video
She Wine Sweet Like Moscato, Bubble Bubble Like a Champagne The last time we caught up with Tifa back in January she warned us that 2014 was going to be a crazy year. You think she was jokin’? In the past six months the dancehall diva has signed a deal with Island King records, launched […]
HEAR THIS: Radio Lily Mixtape Preview
The Best of Radio Lily’s Live Performances On Cassette Radio Lily has been playing the people’s music night & day for a hot minute now, and over the months we’ve seen some amazing live performances. So we were well pleased to hear about the forthcoming mixtape This is Radio Lily Clash, which is coming soon. This being […]
MTV Nominates Tifa for Iggy Song of the Summer
Tifa’s Competing to Become MTV’s ‘Champion Bubbler’ Tifa has been making plenty of headway the past few months with her hits, “Nuh Good,” “Why Yuh Mad” and her now MTV nominated single, “Champion Bubbler.” The dancehall artist is one of ten that have been nominated by MTV for the Iggy Song of the Summer. Competing […]
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 […]
HEAR THIS: Tifa “Taste Good”
Her Name’s Always In Some People Mouth—Must Be Sweet Like A Lollipop Last time I chatted with Tifa she had a lot to address. As she herself put it, “if nobody knew who Tifa was, they do now.” The Dancehall Princess has been getting lots of word-of-mouth advertising, the kind you don’t have to pay […]
Snoop Lion Exec-Producing a 10-Part Series On Dancehall
“Noisey Jamaica” Will Seek To Explicate “One of the Most Misunderstood Music Scenes of All Time” Yesterday Noisey premiered a new 10-part series devoted to the culture of dancehall called NOISEY JAMAICA. The series is executive produced by Snoop Lion and will feature such artists as Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Popcaan, Tommy Lee, […]