Boomshots

Category: Dancehall

  • WATCH THIS: WORLD PREMIERE Sheba & Bounty Killa “Love This Lifetime (Remix)”

    Online Premiere Of New Video From The Real Sheba & The Warlord

    When Sheba Sahlemariam calls herself The Real Sheba, you best believe it. Descended from Ethiopian Royalty (King Solomon + Queen Sheba = Line of King David) Sheba carries herself with a certain majesty, and she thinks about time and space a bit differently than most. (“Yes my love for you can break the bonds of space-time,” she sings…Whoa.) Sheba’s journey this lifetime has brought her all the way from Africa to Kingston by way of Brooklyn, Port of Spain, and parts unknown. In short, Sheba’s uniquely qualified to rock your world. Did I mention she can sing? This sultry lover’s tune with a supernatural twist has been bubbling all year in Jamaica. Sheba says her love is “perfect and divine” plus the Warlord came through to give her the big co-sign. Boom-boom-bam.

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  • HEAR THIS: Flexxx In The Complex “Fresh”

    Next Up From The Gully Squad: Flexxx In The Complex—Ternt Singa

    You’ve probably heard Mavado shouting out Flexxx on records since day one, but half the story has never been told. (more…)

  • DUNGLOAD: Rihanna “Russian Roulette” Remix

    Gully Gaad And Gaza’s Most Wanted Pulling Triggers On The RiRi-Mix

    Big shout 2 the Gully Gaad, the Teacha, and—as L.A. says—the Good Girl Gone Bad For Good. (Easy nuh Breezy.) Big shout 2 Chimney Productions (aka Chimney Motion Pictures) for the big bad “Movie Star” riddim. Big shout 2 Mike D on the RiRi-Mix. Big up Johnny Wonder anyweh u deh—blessed earthday. Let it go…

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  • Serani’s Top 5 Breakthrough Tunes

    “No Games” Singer Picks Landmark Reggae Records For VIBE.com


    With smash hits like “No Games” and “She Loves Me,” Jamaican producer/vocalist Serani has a gift for taking raw uncut dancehall to the pop charts. With his debut album No Games about to drop October 27 on Phase One Records, the new & improved VIBE.com asked him to pick 5 of his favorite hardcore reggae cuts that broke through outernationally, paving the way for him to climb the ladder of success. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Spice “What I’ve Been Through”

    Mad Gal Spice Keeps It Mad Real: “We Know What It’s Like To Struggle”

    Though she’s best known for racy tunes like “Rampin’ Shop” there’s another side to the dancehall diva known as Spice.

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  • HEAR THIS: Wyclef & Mavado “Hold On” (Crossroads)

    Refugee Warrior And Gully Gaad Link Up To Make Conscious Thug Music

    Wyclef and Mavado have been building for a while now & this mournful yet uplifting tune is the best thing they’ve done together so far. Pree this… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Erup “Click Mi Finger” REFIX

    Big Bad Tune Gets Minimalist Makeover Courtesy Of Ghislain Poirier

    Erup’s “Click Mi Finger” is easily one of the catchiest dancehall cuts in recent memory. Apparently the international response to the tune was strong enough that the good folks at Truckback Records decided to roll out a remix EP, inviting a handful of Outernational DJs to have their way with the track—a risky move, to be sure. But I’m not mad at this one…

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  • Jimmy Cliff Up For The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    15 Years After Bob Marley, A Second Reggae Artist Is In The Running

    “Very few single albums can be said to have changed music forever,” reads the official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot entry for Jimmy Cliff, who’s in the running to be inducted in 2009, the 25th year of the Hall’s existence. “Jimmy Cliff’s The Harder They Come is one. The album—and the movie that spawned it—introduced reggae to a worldwide audience and changed the image of the genre from a cruise ship soundtrack to music of inspiration and rebellion.” (more…)

  • HYPE TV Top 20: G Whizz “My Life” Holding Firm

    Sweet New Singer On The Scene Defends His Position

    “My life soon sort out,” sings G Whizz on the slow-rolling Moodswing riddim from TJ Productions. And now that his tune has topped the Hype TV Top 20 chart for two weeks in a row, his words are coming true. But the competition isn’t sleeping… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Chase Cross in Cassava Piece

    You Wonder Who’s Next From The Gully? Wonder No More…

    Live and direct from Cassava Piece, Chase to the Cross runs through some big selections from his growing catalog, displaying the stylistic versatility that has people talking about this Gully representer who’s quick to flip from bluesy singing to a straight-up rap flow. (more…)

  • Reasoning With Di Teacha: Part Few

    Vybz Kartel Speaks On Mavado, Mad Max, And Those Masonic Rumors

    In last week’s episode, Kartel broke down his roots of the Gaza/Gully conflict, and insisted that his lyrics were strictly entertainment, even as he called himself “the realest thing.” But what is the truth about his interest in Freemasonry? And is there any lyric that even he would consider too much? (more…)

  • “I’ve Got The Handle, You’ve Got The Blade”

    Neighborly Dispute in BK Becomes A Case of Mackerel vs Machete

    Major Mackerel, dancehall’s undisputed champion of bugged-out sound effects, wound up on the wrong end a swinging sword yesterday morning in Brooklyn. (more…)