Reggae & Dancehall News February 2012 Popcaan, Lisa Hyper, Shaggy

Fans of the young Unruly King Popcaan need to know the dancehall star is really Ravin’ right now!

After being featured in Complex Magazine the young artist is continuing to make his mark on the international scene. His latest hit – Only Man She Want, was this week added to New York’s HOT 97 playlist. Everybody is going to know him now.

For missgaza.com it’s not a  surprise as our followers already know this website has been covering all the latest sounds and news about the young raising reggae dancehall star since his first steps in the music scene.

Missgaza has always been pushing Popcaan tunes in her dancehall live sessions, playing Popcaan in Miami lounges such as LoveHate & Jazid since 2010, hear us on this. Very few heads knew about him 3 years ago, but at missgaza was already clear Popcaan was going to make a name for himself, because artist sounded fresh and unique since day one.

Was just a matter of  time for him to blow up. After doing so well at Sting in December and scoring in the  UK BBC HOT LIST for 2012, being featured in Complex and gaining rotation in Hot 97 , it’s important now as ever for the young artist to stay focus and work hard as always managing to stay fresh and humble as when asking for a chance, at the beginning.

Popcaan, real name Andre Sutherland, hails from St. Thomas before relocating to Portmore, St. Catherine, he got some mainstream attention after his first international hit single, Clarks, alongside mentor Vybz Kartel. Since then (and before then) he has created a string of hits including, Ravin’ and more recently, Party Shot.

One of the main forces behind “Only Man She Want’ inclusion in HOT 97’s playlist, Johnny Wonder, says he is extremely proud of the young deejay’s snowballing success. Wonder, executive vice-president of the digital distribution company, 21st-Hapilos, has also a hand in other Reggae and Dancehall tracks being added to the station’s playlist under the 21st-Hapilos’ watch.

They include, Rum and Redbull by Beenie Man and Future Fambo, Khago’s Nah Sell Out and more. Hopefully Popcaan international success will bring international record labels to invest in Jamaica more. Jamaica is the future! Hear me on this!

Watch Popcaan “Party Shot” Official Music Video

Former Gaza member Lisa Hyper has pushed back the release  for her debut album, The Realest Bitch, because she is busy touring UK and then will head to Canada for more  live shows.

Lisa Hyper is currently in UK touring for two weeks and doing so well new booking dates are piling up. She will head to Canada for two more shows shortly after heading back from UK and so her album will be  released in March.

The Jamaican dancehall artist is also about to ultimate a couple of videos for  her singles,‘Power’ and ‘Roll Deep’, the lead singles for the album. The videos will be directed by well-known video director Snow. She is casting hot gyals for her videos in Kingston next week.

Listen To Lisa Hyper – Roll Deep

Assassin aka Agent Sasco released his brand new live mix tape on January 17th and to date, the mixtape has already scored up over 10,000 official web downloads.

Producers of the mixtape, Boardhouse Records, confirmed that just within a week of its official release date, over ten thousand (10, 000) downloads have been recorded, in addition to massive positive feedback via Social networks, such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter along with other media outlets worldwide.

Agent Sasco new mix tape features fresh, young talents, Scaacha, Lady Ali as well as Muschino a.k.a. Quick Cook, who is responsible for creating the catchy phrase, ‘River Stone Buss Dem Head’. 63 tracks new tunes, old tunes, more than an hour of live recording for the first Dance Hall mixtape recorded live. Re-posting download link is in video description

Assassin aka Agent Sasco River Stone Buss Dem Head Mix Tape 2012 – Boardhouse Records

Shaggy will unleash a new version of his Grammy-nominated album, Summer in Kingston in February.The eight-track digital album, originally released last July, will now be released in CD form, with two additional tracks.

The release of the Summer in Kingston CD will take place around the time of the 54th annual Grammy Awards on February 12 in Los Angeles. Shaggy explained the re-release saying that this version of Summer in Kingston will provide a different flavor.

“Initially we released the album digitally with eight songs and sold it at a fan appreciation price for a limited time. Now we are releasing the physical copy with a total of 10 songs, so it’s now a full-length album” he said.

Shaggy feat Tarrus Riley – Just Another Girl (Summer in Kingston/Kingston 13 Riddim)

The CariVibez Video Web Awards 2012 , is a web based award event that is true to its name and follows a format where the web community determines the winners who will be awarded the Global Tower of Recognition.

The list of individuals selected as nominees in each category are those who have created significant buzz on the internet and recognized for their concepts, style, flow, creativity, and cinematography to list a few of the requirements.

The 3rd Annual Video Web Awards event has grown since its beginning and has been expanded each year to include new categories. This year addition categories are  Gospel – which is rapidly on the rise and embodies a spiritual infusion of a higher level – and Dance Groups in recognition of their dedication and tremendous creative contribution to the genre on a whole.

In all there are eleven categories and one special award honoring the very best. The eleven categories are Director Avant-garde, Producer, Breakout, International, Best Collaboration, Dancer (male and female combined), Dance Group, Soca / Calypso, Gospel as well as individual categories for Female and Male Video of The Year.

R.I.P to KING Stitt, pioneer ska/rocksteady deejay and toaster, he died this past Tuesday in Nannyville, St Andrew, for natural causes.




R.I.P. to Don Cornelius  the host and inventor of Soul Train— who with the creation of Soul Train helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting-edge style — he died early this past Wednesday and it’s still unclear if he committed suicide. Also R.I.P. to Errol Scorcher and Winston Riley that was buried yesterday Feb 3rd.

Winston Riley – Version (Techniques)

real deal