Boomshots

Month: June 2013

  • HEAR THIS: Rough Road Riddim Mega Mix By Green Lion Crew & VA

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    Green Lion Crew unveils their innovative reggae dubstep project entitled the Rough Road Riddim. The mega mix features reggae’s up and coming youngsters like Jahdan Blakkamoore (iTunes Reggae Album of the Year award winner in 2008 and 2009), Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid (Billboard Magazine’s #1 Next Big Sound – May 2013), Dre Island, Zamunda and Cron Syncro. The Rough Road Riddim successfully links hip hop, dancehall, dub and dubstep for a subtly complete, and undeniably catchy, up-to-the-time musical experience. The Rough Road Riddim will be  available worldwide July 16, 2013 on iTunes and all vendors July 30, in the mean time Hit The Jump To Hear The Mega Mix… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Stylo G ”Soundbwoy” Heatwave Refix

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    You already heard the original Stylo G Soundbwoy Killer—maybe you even caught Di Genius remix—now get set for the Heatwave refix. That’s right, the UK bashment sound has taken the latest Stylo track and styled it with some wayyyy-back sounds from JA. Specifically Studio 1’s “Truths and Rights” riddim, made famous by Johnny Osbourne (this is that heavy Massive B lick used for Richie Spice’s “Youths Dem Cold”). Fink I smell some speakers burnin’ again. Audio & Download Link After The Jump… (more…)

  • Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” Goes Gold

    Gwan Gyppy! Go For The Gold
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    July 24 marks the three year anniversary of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh,” his most recognized hit that has topped the Billboard, Canadian and UK charts since its release. Most recently, the single—produced by Brooklyn’s own Ricky Blaze—has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is being lauded as the first reggae record to hit the 500,000 sales mark in over a decade. Read More After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Maxi Priest “Easy to Love” Official Video

    Peep The Smooth New Video from The King of Lovers’ Rock
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    Maxi Priest has dropped a video for his smooth romantic jam “Easy to Love.” The song kind of gives me a Jodeci R&B feel (for all you ’80s babies out there). Although some claim Maxi has lost his spark, I believe he’s back! In this track—co-written by P-dub and produced by Fat Eyes on the same riddim as Beres Hammond’s “In My Arms”—Maxi reminds us exactly why he was once dubbed “The King of Lover’s Rock.”  Check it out and judge for yourself. Video After the Jump… (more…)

  • Reasoning With Peckings “Old School, New Blood”

    Reshma B Chops It Up With The Peckings Family
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    Reshma B dropped by the legendary Peckings Studio 1 in Shepherd’s Bush, West London to chat with Chris Peckings about carrying on his family’s musical legacy. Chris tells how his father George Price aka Peckings grew up with the founding fathers of Jamaica’s reggae industry before moving to London in 1960, establishing what would become a UK reggae institution. Since then his sons have released a string of crucial tunes blending new talent like Bitty McLean, Gappy Ranks, and Christopher Ellis with vintage riddims—winning awards and mad respect along the way. Reshma B even got the scoop on how the link between Peckings and producers like Coxsone Dodd, Duke Reid, and Prince Buster became so strong. Listen up as Duke and Chris Peckings break it all down for the ReggaeGirlAboutTown. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • Assassin Talks About His Feature On Kanye West’s Yeezus

    Agent Sasco Says His Phone Started Burning Up on Leak Day
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    If you aren’t living under a rock, then you know that today Kanye West’s album Yeezus hit stores. And if you read this blog, you know that Yeezus is Kanye’s most dancehall-flavored project yet, with four of ten tracks including vocals by dancehall artists—not to mention the occasional “Dutty Wine” mention. Where most of the tracks are sampled vocals, one Jamaican dancehall star actually spit a new verse on Yeezus. His name is Assassin aka Agent Sasco, and we had a chance to reason with him earlier today. Audio & Interview After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: M.I.A. “Bring The Noize”

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    M.I.A. stays bangin’ and she always does her thing with a rebel bashment girl flair, and her latest single is no exception. Mind she don’t run up pon you. You know “Bad Girls” do. Audio & Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Beenie Man “Bad Til You Buck” Official Video PREMIERE

    WATCH THIS: Beenie Man “Bad Til You Buck” Official Video PREMIERE

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    Ladies be advised: Don’t bring your man to the dancehall unless you know you’ve got him on lock. When it comes to badness, some of these dancehall girls have it galore. Boomshots is proud to premiere the brand new video from MD Music Group, “Bad Till You Buck” directed by Michael Burbridge aka Biggz Ship. Mario C on the track. Beenie on the mic. Good girls watch out—some bad gyal deh bout. And make sure you peep the bonus cut, “Whine And Mash Up the Place.” EveryTING tun up. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Bunji Garlin “Carnival Tabanca”

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    Let’s face it, Carnival is the greatest show on Earth. I mean come on, days of drinking, partying and all around good vibes what more do you need? It’s because of all that niceness that when it’s over you’re left with a feeling of serious withdrawal and the dreaded “Carnival Tabanca” sets in. This is the exactly what Bunji is stating in his new song (appropriately titled) “Carnival Tabanca,” he yearns for the streets, the atmosphere so much so that its starting to affect his reality. We know how you feel Bunji, Tune After The Jump… (more…)

  • I-Octane Will Close Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night

    I-Octane Promises to Shell Down Sumfest

    I-OCTANEReggae Sumfest Dancehall Night is set to take place on July 25th and it has been announced that I-Octane will be the closing act. I-Octane has performed at Reggae Sumfest for the past three years but this will be the first time he will actually be the one to shut the show down!

    I-Octane’s first performance featured a crowd of 5 people but as his act started moving to a later time in the festival, the crowd got larger. This year I-Octane expects to have an extremely large crowd and he will be giving a performance like no other. Though very few details have been released about his performance, he has stated the following: “This will not be just a 2:30 performance for me. I am coming with a different perspective this year. It is not an ego thing for me anymore. This year will be more like bringing down the curtains in one harmony and unity.”

    Reggae Sumfest takes place in Montego Bay on July 21st to July 27th. We look forward to seeing how I-Octane tops his past performances. Video of I-Octane’s past Reggae Sumfest performances after the jump… (more…)

  • Toots Files $21 Million Lawsuit Against Bottle-Throwing Suspect

    Toots Is Not About To Let This Outrageous Incident Slide

    gty_toots_hibbert_and_the_maytals_jt_130519_msJamaican music legend Frederick “Toots” Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals fame has  filed a $21 million lawsuit in the bottle-throwing incident that took place during Toots’ performance at the Dominion Riverrock Festival on May 18th. Toots was in the middle of his set when he was hit in the head with a vodka bottle thrown by 19-year-old William Connor Lewis. The drunken moron was seen near the stage drinking out of the vodka bottle before he threw it causing a laceration to Toots’ forehead and face. Toots immediately and walked off the stage and did not return. He was forced to cancel the rest of his tour and return to Jamaica to recuperate from his injuries.

    Toots is suing Lewis for $1 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages. The singer is stated to be in extreme emotional distress and the wound on his face has caused permanent scarring. On top of being sued, Lewis faces a felony charge of malicious wounding and has also been let go from Radford University. Though his lawyer states that Lewis is “very remorseful,” Toots has no plans to drop the lawsuit. Check out the video of the incident after the jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Protoje “Music From My Heart” Mixtape

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    Jamaican Reggae artiste Protoje, lead singer for The Indiggnation band, just dropped his new mixtape called “Music From My Heart.” Music From My Heart combines tracks from The 8 Year Affair album with additional tracks featuring Sizzla Kalonji, Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx and Jah9. (more…)