Remember when Rockwell sang “I always feel like somebody’s watching me”? Well I’ve had my eye on Jovi Rockwell for a minute now. (more…)
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Las Lap T&T Carnival 2009
Happy Easter everybody. Now that we’ve made it through the desert of shame that is Lent, what better time look back at the delicious debauchery of Trinidad & Tobago carnival one last time—especially after 40 days and 40 nights of fasting and atonement for our sins? (more…)
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VIDEO: Asa “Jailer” live
Asa is the truth. The Nigerian singer and songwriter sets justice to music and makes bitter truths sound sweet, evoking the best of Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, India Arie, Joan Armatrading… I could go on and on; the full has never been told. But Asa is telling it one song at a time. Listen well…
“Let he who is without sin be the first to cast a stone Mr. Jailer.”
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NOW HEAR THIS: “Blame It On The Weed”
Jamie Foxx and T-Pain say “Blame it on the Alcohol,” but you dun know what Wayne Marshall’s gonna blame it pon already. “Listen to the drama… Weed make Chris Brown get mad with Rihanna.”
Run tune…
[audio:https://www.boomshots.com/tunes/BlameOnDaWeed.mp3]Mr. Marshall nah stop wave the weed banner. And Hot 97 nah stop blaze the tune.
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DVD PREVIEW: Dancehall Draft Picks 2009
Johnny Wonder is at it again, and judging by this preview, Volume Few (2) of the Dancehall Draft Picks DVD is gonna be extremely mad and sick. Was that Shabba Ranks at 1:44? Respect in all aspect.
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Shootout At Luciano’s House
The beloved roots reggae singer Luciano, also known as the Messenger, is known for soaring anthems like “Sweep Over My Soul” and “It’s Me Again Jah.” But on certain songs his voice suggested an edge of something altogether rougher… (more…)
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Lucky Dube’s Killers Convicted
They tried to run, but they could not hide. Even their last, desperate escape attempt—using a brick to bash a police officer as their prison van arrived at Johannesberg High Court a few days ago—proved unsuccessful. And so Sfiso Mhlanga and Mbuti Mabe were back in court with their own heads bandaged. Their accomplice Julius Gxowa, who did not try to escape, avoided getting his head busted up. But all three faced charges of murdering the South African reggae star Lucky Dube during a botched carjacking last October 16, 2007. (more…)
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Assassin Responds to Red Stripe Fiasco
During this past Saturday’s Red Stripe Live concert in Kingston Jamaica, Assassin was pulled offstage in midsong for what the show’s organizers termed “questionable lyrics.” His use of the word “fish”—the latest dancehall euphemism for homosexuals—was widely speculated as the cause of the conflict. But the artist’s side of the story has not been heard until now… (more…)
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Ladies Night: Lady G & Macka Diamond Speak Out
“I think the dance was getting too vulgar” —Lady G
“I don’t have anything against da daggering” —Macka Diamond
Last Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, two dancehall starlets blessed the stage of Caribbean Mingles when Natural High Promotions brought Lady G and Macka Diamond live and direct from Kingston, Jamaica. (more…)
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Fiya Burn: Sizzla’s House “Destroyed”
According to yesterday’s Jamaica Star, Sizzla’s house in Kingston has been “destroyed” by fire. The blaze reportedly broke out Sunday morning. The cause of the fire is not yet known. (more…)
