Spragga Benz and Family Remember Carlyle R.I.P. 8/23/08
On the second anniversary of his son’s tragic murder, Spragga the Benz issued the following statement: “Us the Family and Friends of Carlton Kimani Grant aka Carlyle, do sincerely appreciate all the Love and Generous Support that was afforded Us during our time of great grief and sorrow.
Being [...]
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WATCH THIS: Spragga Benz, Jazmin Sullivan & Stephen Marley “Stay The Same”
WATCH THIS: Damian Marley & Nas Live in NYC
Performing Tracks From Distant Relatives Live For The First Time
Last night’s show at the Highline Ballroom was sold out for weeks in advance, and when the time came for the Distant Relatives to come together, the energy was at a peak. Even the New York Times was paying attention to this long anticipated collaboration between [...]
Young Money Pon The Gullyside
Drizzy Drake To Feature Mavado In His Next Video, “Find My Love”
VIBE.com reported today that Drake will feature Mavado in his next video, entitled “Find My Love.”
HEAR THIS: Gyptian & Nicki Minaj “Hold Yuh” REMIX
Barbi Gives Gyppy The Tightest Hold He Ever Get Inna His Life
Latest artist to jump on Ricky Blaze’s big bad riddim is Miss Young Money Minaj who rides the riddim alongside Gyptian on the Billboard tune “Hold Yuh.”
HEART THIS: Mos Dub “Johnny Too Beef”
Mos Def Mashing It Up With The Slickers Inna Harder They Come Style
“Beef don’t come with a radio edit,” Mos Def observes in one of his hardest tunes ever.
Gyptian Holding His Own
By Dasun Allah
The sparse, infectious piano chords of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” are now internationally known from coast to coast and currently dwelling in the top third of the Hip Hop/R&B charts.
WATCH THIS: AiRis “Without You”
Can This Nigerian-Egyptian Charmer Become The African Ashanti?
Born in Cairo, Egypt to a Nigerian Father and an Egyptian mother, Asmaa Idrisu spent her young adult years shuttling between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and Egypt.
WATCH THIS: Wyclef featuring Mavado “Hold On”
“No Matter What You’re Going Through… Even When the Earth Quakes”
Like the song says, be strong. Simple as that. But the simplest songs are the ones we need the most. Sometimes an indispensible tune arrives before its purpose can be fully understood, and only in retrospect does the grand scheme reveal itself. Such is the [...]
HEAR THIS: Shaggy & Friends “Rise Again”
A Caribbean Collaboration For Haiti w Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Etana…
One good thing about music; when it hits you feel no pain. And from the first night the earthquake struck Haiti, the sound of hymns has reverberated through the rubble of Port au Prince.
HEAR THIS: Damian Marley & Nas “As We Enter”
DUNGLOAD The First Official Single from the album Distant Relatives.
You already heard the leak, now check out the full I-fficial mix as Nas and D brandish their razor-sharp lyrical swords. Man a bad man, me no play Willy Wonka! Run the track…