Boomshots

Category: Hip Hop

  • HEAR THIS: Junior Reid Feat. Vybz Kartel & Uncle Murda “Guns Dem Load”

    HEAR THIS: Junior Reid Feat. Vybz Kartel & Uncle Murda “Guns Dem Load”

    It Dread Outta Road        

    Junior Reid unleashes his new single of his forthcoming album Junior Reid: Living Legend entitled “Guns Dem Load.” Reid recites the harsh realities of the street life as guns are being carried by younger and younger each day and the corrupt policies of those in charge are doing nothing to quell it. So what are the youths to do? Reid enlists two artistes who know the street life very well, Vybz Kartel (still incarcerated) and rapper Uncle Murda in hopes their voices can help steer the youths in a better path. Tune After The Jump…

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  • HEAR THIS: Lady Saw ft. Flo-Rida “Heels On” Remix

    HEAR THIS: Lady Saw ft. Flo-Rida “Heels On” Remix

    Muma Saw Now Ridin with the Flo

    After her storming performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center during last weekend’s Irie Jamboree’s Caribbean Fever Music Fest, Lady Saw fans can put their minds at rest. It seems like the Queen is gonna hang on to that crown for a little longer. Muma Saw wasted no time before dispelling the recent rumors about her leaving the dancehall industry. “I said I would retire on the 31st,” she said as she took the stage at Barclays. “But I didn’t say what month! I’ll be retiring on the 31st of the 31st month of 2031!” To celebrate the occasion Saw’s teamed up with Flo-Rida to drop a remix of her latest chart-topper “Heels On.” Both artists performed at Reggae Sumfest in July so maybe the inspiration for this collab happened around that time. Hey she’s free to do as she pleases cause “Man ah de least” of her problems innit? Whatever the case let the music play! Audio After The Jump…

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  • WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Iza “The Good Good”

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    Snoop is in a good place right now and it clearly shows in the visual for his latest of his critically acclaimed “Reincarnated” album appropriately titled “Good Good.” Snoop brings the whole family in on the action, proving that the message he was trying to convey as Snoop Lion and his new music of peace, love and happiness is clearly shown on the faces of the Broadus clan. “Good Good” has different meanings, but to Snoop it is happiness, healthiness and the love of his family. What’s your “Good Good?” Video After The Jump…  (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Busy Signal Feat. Trinidad James “Step Out” (All Gold Everything Remix)

    Step Out Inna Yuh All Gold busy

     

    Every now and again we come across a mix that normally wouldn’t make it to mainstream ears, today that mix comes to us courtesy of DJ Dain in the form of his blend of Busy Signal’s break out tune “Step Out” over possibly last year’s biggest song Trinidad James’ “All Gold Everything.” Dain superbly blends the two tracks and simultaneously breathes new life into Busy’s classic tune. Take A Listen After A Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Busta Rhymes Feat. Vybz Kartel & T-Pain “You Already Know”

    Busta And Kartel Link On Another Big One With The Help Of T-Painbustakartel

     

    Flipmode general Busta Rhymes links with the Gaza boss Vybz Kartel again on a blazing new track. Having already destroyed the “Twerk It Remix,” Busta calls upon the lyrical talents of Kartel once again, and in true Kartel style puts the reworked “Touch It” instrumental into a headlock followed by T-Pain bringing up the rear. Tune After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Mavado ft. Nicki Minaj “Give It All To Me”

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    Just in time for Notting Hill Carnival and one week ahead of the big Labor Day bash in Brooklyn, the Gully God blesses us a crucial new combination: Mavado alongside Nicki. Yep that’s Miss Superbass Starships herself spitting dancehall bars. We already knew NIcki was a bashment girl at heart, and now the Trini-born multiplatinum pop star is taking this whole “Island Pop” concept to new heights. And Nicki’s not just chatting some nice & decent DJ bars, she even sings one of those soaring hooks that make all the Barbz bruk out. Looks like We The Best has another hit on its hands. Audio After The Jump…

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  • A$AP Ferg Mashes Up Trillectro Fest in Washington D.C.

    Trap God Drops Today—You Have Been Warned
    asap-fergA$AP Ferg drops his debut album Trap Lord today and he’s all set to take the A$AP Worldwide movement to another level. He first caught our attention with his street banger “Shabba” and we just had to sit down and reason with him about his love for the dancehall emperor. (Turns out Ferg comes from a Trinidadian household and used to vacation in MoBay as a youth.) Since that time the buzz on Ferg has only gotten louder. Just the other day Fergenstein took the stage at the Trillectro Music Festival in Washington D.C. and pandemonium ensued. In other words, he shelled down the place. Trillectro nuh good again. Or as the capo Joe LaPuma observed on Twitter, “This is what a hit looks like.” Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Busta Rhymes “Twerk It” Remix ft. Vybz Kartel, Ne-Yo, T.I., Jeremih & French Montana

    Bussa Bus And Friends Get It Poppin‘
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    Busta Rhymes has always repped for his Caribbean culture but with his new “Twerk It” Remix he’s taken things to a whole next level. Getting Vybz Kartel’s voice on the Pharrell-produced track was a nifty trick, and the Werlboss kills it. T.I. and French Montana spit dutty bars and even R&B thugs Ne-Yo and Jeremih sound right at home with the bashment vibes. Expect more yard flavor on Busta’s forthcoming album E.L.E.2. Audio After The Jump… (more…)

  • A$AP Ferg NYC Listening Event

    Ferg Previews Trap Lord And Yams Burns Out the Nonbelievers
    ASAPFergLast night A$AP Ferg held a listening event for his new album, Trap Lord. The Darby NYC was ram-jammed with A$AP Mob members and hip-hop tastemakers. The album sounds crazy—from the street single “Shabba” to abum cuts like “Cocaine Castle” and “Fuck Out My Face”—and A$AP Yams had a few choice words for all those who did not believe in his vision. Damn it feels good to see people up on it. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Busta Rhymes ft. Nicki Minaj “Twerk It” Official Music Video

    Bussa Buss and Barbz Inna Mad Sittin
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    Busta Rhymes and Nicki Minaj are two hip-hop stars who have consistently shown their love for dancehall culture. It comes out in little ways sometimes, a touch of slang here, a collabo there. So when the two of them linked up to make a straight-up dancehall record the results were explosive. And now here’s the video that tuns the whole thing up till it buck. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • A$AP Ferg Speaks on Shabba

    A Rare Interview with the Trap Lord
    ASAPFergBoomshots    A$AP Ferg’s summer scorcher “Shabba” has set the streets of NYC on fire—and the mad music video featuring the whole A$AP Mob and Shabba Ranks himself has everybody wondering why a youth from Harlem decided to pay homage to Shabba. The A$AP Mob is known for their ’90s nostalgia, and who was a bigger dancehall star in the early 90s than Shabba Ranks? And of course if you listen to A$AP Rocky’s hit “Pe$o” you can hear the dancehall influence runs deep amongst the mob. But still Ferg’s connection to Shabba runs even deeper. Born into a Trinidadian family, Ferg used to visit Jamaica as a youth. Boomshots’ own Reshma B sat down with Ferg for an in-depth discussion of “Shabba” and a preview of Ferg’s debut album, Trap Lord. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: The Incomparable Shakespeare “Murderer”

    BK Rapper Reps For Trayvon Over a Barrington, Beenie, Buju Mashup 
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    The tragedy of Trayvon Martin’s murder and subsequent miscarriage of justice has inspired much outrage and more than a few good songs, the latest being this heatrock from The Incomparable Shakespeare, a young rapper from Brooklyn’s Vandevere housing projects. His use of various dancehall “murder” anthems helps drive home the point behind his lyrics of fury. Shaky baby is spitting that murder murder murder. Tun it up. Loud. Audio & Download Link After The Jump… (more…)