Boomshots

Category: Hip Hop

  • Diplo and The Clash Talk “Paper Planes,” Reggae Music

    Diplo and The Clash Talk “Paper Planes,” Reggae Music

    The Seminal UK Punk Band and the Producer Reason with The Reggae Girl About Town

    Combat Rock was the last studio album by seminal UK punk band The Clash. Released in 1982, the disc contained two of the band’s biggest hit, “Rock the Casbah” and “Should I Stay Or Should I Go.” But 25 years later another cut from the album—the reggae-tinged cut “Straight To Hell”—would top the charts around the world. M.I.A. and her DJ Diplo sampled The Clash original to make “Paper Planes,” which became the biggest hit in either artists’ career. The track became so popular that Kanye West sampled the M.I.A. record to make another record called “Swagga Like Us,” which he performed on the Grammys with Jay Z, Lil Wayne, T.I., and a very pregnant M.I.A. It was kind of a big deal. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • Miley Cyrus Inna Dancehall Style

    Miley Cyrus Inna Dancehall Style

    When Pop Culture Gets Down and Dirty, Dancehall Doubles Down

    Who can forget the most provocative performance of 2013? Miley Cyrus at the MTV Video Music Awards, fully equipped with a foam finger, wagging tongue and twerking dancers in oversized teddy bears costumes. Robin Thicke wore black and white pin stripes which became “Blurred Lines” when Miley let him know the time was 6:30pm. 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar kept the twerking vibes flowing and the conglomerate made for a memorable performance. Check The Dancehall Remixes after the Jump…

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  • Top 10 Philip Smart Selections

    Top 10 Philip Smart Selections

    Click On The Image Above To Start The Countdown

    Childhood friends with Augustus Pablo, teenage apprentice to King Tubbys, “Prince” Philip Smart would later move from Kington to New York and establish the most important reggae recording studio in the USA. The very first song produced at HC&F Studios was a crossover hit for the band Monyaka, who’d invested sweat equity into their recording time by helping to construct the Freeport, Long Island studio with their own hands. Over the years, numerous historic recording sessions went down at Smart’s soundlab that helped to spread reggae music into the American pop charts and around the world, as did his weekly radio show on WNYU FM, Get Smart! As friends, family and music lovers mourn the man—who passed away last week—what better time to take a deep dive into the music and reflect on all the works one man in his late 50s could accomplish on earth. Many of Philip Smart’s hardest selections, including Scion Sashay Success futuristic digi-dancehall cut “The Trainer,” are includied on the hard-to-find compilation Five Borough Fire, which is well worth the effort of hunting down on eBay. In one of many tributes that appeared following the tragic news, Clinton Lindsay quotes Sting International saying, Father Phil was “a man who gave so much and asked for nothing.” Make sure to tune into the next episode of the Strictly Boomshots show on RadioLily.com for a musical celebration of the man known affectionately by so many as “Father Phil.”  Click Through The Gallery Above To Start The Countdown

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  • WATCH THIS: Major Lazer feat RDX & Moska – Lose Yourself (Behind The Scenes)

    WATCH THIS: Major Lazer feat RDX & Moska – Lose Yourself (Behind The Scenes)

    Take A Behind The Scenes Look At The New Major Lazer Video “Lose Yourself”

    Diplo steps behind the lens to direct the new Major Lazer video for “Lose Yourself” featuring RDX and Moska in Jamaica with the Karmaloop Media crew. It’s a family affair with the ML dancers, Walshy, Jillionaire and…a goat. Or two. Take a quick vacation to the world’s most loved island with your favorite artists, beautiful ladies and more beautiful ladies twerking on a golf cart. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: I-Octane “Trendsetta”

    HEAR THIS: I-Octane “Trendsetta”

    Octane Flips Drake and Solja Boy’s Turnt-Up Anthem

    Earlier this week, I-Octane revealed the track listing for his next album, My Journey, which can best be described as an evolution of his sound towards straight-up roots & culture reggae music. But lest we forget the dancehall flair that made Octane’s name, he’s just dropped an ill hip-hop remix. What a way the man versatile. Audio After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Spankers Feat. Machel Montano & Fatman Scoop “Party Time (Lyric Video)”

    WATCH THIS: Spankers Feat. Machel Montano & Fatman Scoop “Party Time (Lyric Video)”

    Spankers Takes Soca Music Global With This One

    Paolo Ortelli and Luke Degree, collectively known as Spankers are an Italian DJ group set to put dance music on tilt. For  their first single  Paolo and Luke grabbed Soca King Machel Montano and “The Voice Of The Clubs” Fatman Scoop for an appropriately titled “Party Time.” This tune is definitely a party starter and superbly blends the genres of Hip Hop, EDM and Soca music making sure there’s something for even the most discerning of tastes. Their single is steadily moving up the charts, its now #9 on Japan iTunes dance chart after being released a day ago. Signs of bigger things to come, Tune After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Major Lazer Feat. Pharrell Williams “Aerosol Can”

    HEAR THIS: Major Lazer Feat. Pharrell Williams “Aerosol Can”

    Skateboard P Coasts Over Slick Lazer Production

    The Major pegs recent Grammy winner Pharrell Williams for their latest offering. The infectious track entitled “Aerosol Can” is part of Major Lazer’s “Apocalypse Soon” EP set to drop February 25th. The song earns its namesake from the sample of an aerosol can being shaken and sprayed, now pair that with addictive drums and Pharrell’s witty wordplay and you have a hit guaranteed to start any party. Tune After The Jump…  (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: IBC (Island Boy Cartel) Feat. Kardinal, Assassin, And Raekwon “Pretty Paper (Primo mix)”

    HEAR THIS: IBC (Island Boy Cartel) Feat. Kardinal, Assassin, And Raekwon “Pretty Paper (Primo mix)”

    Some Will Kill Dem Neighbour For That Pretty Pretty Paper

    Kardinal Offishall taps Raekwon and Assassin (Agent Sasco) for “Pretty Paper.” The dancehall tune weaves in boom-bap where both Raekwon and Assassin flex their lyrical muscle over Premier’s signature blends. “Money talk, stop the bag a long chatting.” Tune After The Jump… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Green Lantern & Craze “Rocket Launcher”

    HEAR THIS: Green Lantern & Craze “Rocket Launcher”

    The Evil Genius Links With Craze On A Mad Reggae Refix

    NYC’s own DJ Green Lantern links with Miami’s Dj Craze on a well, crazy reggae refix. Green and Craze combine the sounds of Dancehall, Trap, Moombah under samples of Cutty Ranks’ Who Seh Me Dun” and “Limb By Limb” into a track they call “Rocket Launcher.” Sound Bwoy Fi Dead! Tune After The Jump… (more…)

  • FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Major Lazer Feat. Lexxus & Santigold “Hold The Line”

    FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Major Lazer Feat. Lexxus & Santigold “Hold The Line”

    Lazer, Lexxus & Santi Make Yuh Just Shake Like A Nokia

    It’s undeniable that 2013 was a huge year for Major Lazer, selling out show after show and being on the production credits of many huge albums their name and fan base has definitely grown. There was a time however when only a select few were privy to the unique sound of Major Lazer, let’s say around the 2009 right before the Vybz Kartel assisted “Pon De Floor” ravaged the airwaves (and our eyes, if you saw the video) there was another tune entitled “Hold The Line.” Lazer pegged dancehall star Lexxus and rapper/singer Santigold a combination at the time no one saw coming, but given the collaborations Lazer have had over the years this was one of the more tamer ones. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Major Lazer “Get Away”

    WATCH THIS: Snoop Lion Feat. Major Lazer “Get Away”

    Snoop Lion And The Major Join Forces Against The Evil Sound

    Snoop pays homage to the early days of Pokémon in his latest visual, only this time he isn’t battling the evil Team Rocket. Instead (after a brief test of might) he and Major Lazer hop on their hover board and flying lowrider respectively and take on the forces of bad music. Presented in all its 8-bit splendor this video will have you wanting to dig up that ol’ Game Boy and lose a couple hours reliving your childhood. Gotta catch ’em all, Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • Wyclef Jean “The Truth Is The Truth, And We Gonna Speak It”

    Wyclef Jean “The Truth Is The Truth, And We Gonna Speak It”

    “I was born in Haiti,” said Wyclef Jean shortly after rocking a tough Jamaican crowd at Sting. “I was born in a hut. I used to eat dirt off the floor if you read my book All we had was the music.” Although Clef was raised in New Jersey amidst a streetwise soundscape of hip-hop, soul, and reggae music, his affinity for Jamaican sounds the multi-multi-platinum 3-time-Grammy-winning rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and former member of The Fugees. After he stepped off stage in his dapper black tux, Clef took a moment to chat with Reshma B. Video After The Jump… (more…)