VP Records Stages Free Concert at Central Park Summer Stage NYC Hip-hop‘s ties to the Jamaican sound system tradition of the 1960s are well established – via the early experiments of Jamaican expat Clive “Kool Herc” Campbell in the South Bronx. The cultural conversation between Jamaica and New York continued through the decades, spawning a […]
“Touch The Sky” with Vybz Kartel and Usain Bolt in the latest “9.58 Riddim” produced by A-Team Lifestyle, co-owned by the Jamaican Gold Medalist. What 9.58 stands for? Well, Bolt fans will remember that the greatest sprinter of all time, completed his 100m in just 9.58 sec. and he is, as the rest of the […]
Sunday, July 31 saw the 10th annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. The events culinary experiences, cultural presentation, kids zone and festival main stage held the attraction of all in attendance. The cultural segment got the day started with performances by Asase Yaa Cultural Group, Nigy Boy, fashions by Mamayashi […]
Vibe to a new reggae dancehall riddim titled “Lethal Injection Riddim” produced by Waata House Records and released toward the end of July 2022. Featuring legendary Jamaican artists like Junior Reid and Elephant Man as well as many other Jamaican recording artists, this is a cool and rebelish riddim, with a song for everyone and […]
Incarcerated Worl’ Boss Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, released a new smashing hit single, titled “Giant”, featuring also 6ixx Boss Squash, produced by Hemton Music. Vybz Kartel and Squash are not new to collaborations, since they already recorded several certified bangers together as “Beat Dem Bad”, “Streets”, “Moon Walk” and “Giant” just goes and […]
ROMAIN VIRGO – PERFORMING ON THE GRACE JERK FEST IN NYC, THE REGGAE GEEL IN BELGIUM AND THE ADAMARI JERK FEST IN LOS ANGELES, CA – TOURING THE US COAST TO COAST AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2022 Jamaican Reggae star Romain Virgo is one of the genre’s foremost crooner’s. The artists lyrical and sonic style is […]
Another major landmark for arguably the biggest Dancehall/Reggae hit of the past year, the official music video for “Go Down Deh” (featuring Shaggy and Sean Paul) by Spice has surpassed the 100M mark on YouTube. The music video, directed by famed Jay Will, was released on May 1, 2021, and quickly became the fastest-growing music […]
DJ Smurf released the volume 5th of his popular installment Reggae Mix Tape and released for famed music house Tad’s Records. This is a straight good reggae vibes mixtape featuring sweet reggae songs and sounds from popular reggae artists like Prezident Brown, Chezidek, Anthony Cruz, Richie Spice, Anthony B, Suga Roy, Teflon, Junior Kelly, Chuck […]
Just as Reggae Music is a consequential part of Jamaica’s culture, so is Rastafarianism salient in the reggae industry. Admittedly, since the commercialization of the genre the righteous message has, in some instances, been diluted and/or substituted for a more marketable one. That said, we are fortunate to still have some sincere Rasta-reggae artists who […]
COUNTRY GOES REGGAE: POSITIVE VIBRATIONS NEW ALBUM IS AVAILABLE TODAY “Injecting some Jamaican soul into country favorites” (Music Row), Renowned Jamaican musicians – dubbed Positive Vibrations – today release Country Goes Reggae. The 11-track project recreates the musical arrangements behind beloved Country songs, fusing together the top Reggae musicians in Jamaica with vocals from some […]
The Dancehall Reggae community is mourning for the death of Jamaican deejay Merciless, born Leonard Bartley, that passed away this past Tuesday, July 19 at the age of only 51. Legendary Jamaican recording artist Merciless was found dead in a guest house on Walker’s Avenue, off Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston on Tuesday evening. He had […]
The most awaited and big live show in Jamaica is no doubt the appointment with the biggest Reggae & Dancehall summer liver stage: Reggae Sumfest 2022 is finally here!!! This year everybody can feel like they are part of this legendary experience thanks to the Live Global Stream. This year Live From Montego BayAll 3 […]
Trending dancehall artiste and the newest addition to the Squash-led 6ixx camp, Grim YG, is set to make his New York City debut on Friday. NYC Get ready for a night called “Thug Passion” on Friday, July 22nd Presented by Jazzy Movements & DJ RodneyRodney. World Dawg is holding it down all the way from Florida […]
Pop Style Music presents a new exciting dancehall juggling, “Wordle Riddim” featuring various top Jamaican artists voicing on it. This sizzling new dancehall riddim is fresh off the press for the month of July 2022 and features the latest hit singles from Jamaican recording stars like Charly Black delivering his latest anthem titled “Dancehall”, Chronic […]
Notnice Records dropped a new exciting juggling called “Cool Reminder Riddim”. “Cool Reminder Riddim” is a super loaded jam, a mega riddim that features mad tracks, another master piece signed by Ainsley Morris. Voicing on it Jamaican dancehall superstars like Beenie Man, blessing the riddim with “One More Time”, Busy Signal with ” Lock The […]