It’s Better To Have Loved And Lost Than Never To Have Loved At All—Right?
Snoop and the ever beautiful songstress Rita Orta jet off to the picturesque country of Thailand to shoot the video to Snoop’s latest cut off his impressive Reggae album Reincarnated entitled “Torn Apart.” The video tells a story of a chance encounter between to two people on holiday which turns into something more. Hit The Jump To Peep The Vid For Yourself And Especially Rita… (more…)
Conscious New Single From JR’s New Album
Ever since he took over as the lead vocalist of Black Uhuru, Junior “One Blood” Reid’s unique twist on the Waterhouse singjay style—first exemplified on Uhuru’s smash “Fit You Haffi Fit”—has set him apart from the vast majority of dancehall reggae vocalits. Since stepping out as a solo artist with the certified boomshot “One Blood” (which has been sampled by both The Game and Wu Tang Clan) JR has maintained a strong profile in both the reggae/dancehall and hip-hop arenas. Boomshots is proud to premiere the first single from his new album for Zojak Records, which takes him back to his Jamaican roots, blazing a fire on all downpressors and repping for the ghetto youth without any apology. Video After The Jump… (more…)
Let’s Rewind That Original Fireman Selection
It’s been a little over a week since “Yeezus,” Kanye West’s 6th studio album dropped and by now you should already know that it’s full up of Dance Hall samples one in particular is Capleton’s 2000 hit “Forward Inna Dem Clothes (Eye Shop)” off the massive Heat Wave Riddim. Yeezy sampled the fireman for the intro to his controversial record “I Am A God.” Is this a sign of a new fad in Hip Hop? Hit The Jump And Hol A Vibes…
Worldboss Takes to Twitter To Calm The “Gaza Army”
Early this afternoon, Vybz Kartel took to Twitter to squash a rumor that he had been the victim of a poisoning plot while awaiting trial. Apparently he was released to receive medical attention, and his ever-attentive fans began speculating that he had been poisoned. Apparently some even leaped to the conclusion that he had passed away. Well to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of his death are greatly exaggerated.” Tweets After The Jump… (more…)
Puuuuuull Uuuuuuup! Bumper to bumper traffic up ahead.
As the first lady of Head Concussion Records, J Capri gets her pick of the hottest tracks produced by Rvssian. Her “Whine and Kotch” tune with Charly Blacks went down so well, she decided to voice a new combination with Konshens. We brought you the exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the video shoot, now Boomshots is proud to premiere the video right here, right now. Better pump your brakes, cause you’re about to enter some heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic. Video After The Jump… (more…)
The Hotskull Gets To Ravin In His New Video
Poppin’ bottles, crazy bike stunts, and lots of lovely ladies—Popcaan’s life doesn’t look too bad in the fresh new video for his latest hit tune, “Unruly Rave” produced by Johnny Wonder for 21st Hapilos. Adde Instrumentals built the hard-rockin’ riddim, known as the Block Party. The video was directed by Niko and produced by 21st Hapilos. It might be Monday morning in your world, but for Popcaan it’s raving time again. Video After The Jump… (more…)
Chris Stein and Debbie Harry Chat Reggae on the RBMA Couch
Our peoples at the Red Bull Music Academy just posted the video of Blondie’s lecture at RBMA 2013 in New York City. Chris Stein and Debbie Harry, founding members of the legendary NYC punk/rock/rap/reggae fusion band, dropped science about how the innovative band came together in the 1970s. Reshma B got on mic to ask about the making of Blondie’s No. 1 smash hit, “The Tide Is High,” a cover of the The Paragons’ rock steady classic. Video After The Jump… (more…)
It’s Officially The First Day Of Summer
Today marks the first official day of Summer and what better way to welcome the hot sun and bess body girls than with the Gaza general himself Vybz Kartel. “Summer Time” dropped in 2011 around the same time Kartel had solidified his domination of dancehall music to the point where if Kartel wasn’t on your riddim your riddim wasn’t hot. It would be unfortunate that that same year was when Vybz was arrested on a marijuana possession charge with later he was subsequently charged with murder and sentenced to jail where he still waits for trial to this day. Two years later and this tune is still the anthem of the Summer, Hol A Vibes After The Jump… (more…)
Snoop Lion Does Things Differently And Drops A Mixtape AFTER His Album
Stemming from the buzz off his recent Reincarnated album Snoop Lion unlike most artists drops a mixtape after the initial release. Named after one of the critically acclaimed singles “Ashtrays & Heartbreaks” features an infusion of reggae, dancehall, hip hop and yes a little dubstep sprinkled in between. Mixed by the Federation Sound General Max Glazer “Ashtrays & Heartbreaks” is available for Streaming And Download After The Jump… (more…)
Move Over Summer Jam HOT 97 Has Another Concert Guaranteed To Mash Up The Scene
Long time supporters of the Reggae boom in NYC radio station HOT 97 announces their annual “On Da Reggae Tip 2013” concert going down Friday, August 30, 2013 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Hosted by none other than Bobby Konders and Jabba, the line up boast such heavyweights as Beenie Man, Damian & Stephen Marley, Cham, Mavado, Konshens, I-Octane, Gyptian. This is definitely where you need to be to kick off your Labor Day weekend festivities – Hit The Jump For All Ticket Info… (more…)
The Young Guns Of Reggae Blaze Over The Rough Road Riddim
Green Lion Crew unveils their innovative reggae dubstep project entitled the Rough Road Riddim. The mega mix features reggae’s up and coming youngsters like Jahdan Blakkamoore (iTunes Reggae Album of the Year award winner in 2008 and 2009), Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid (Billboard Magazine’s #1 Next Big Sound – May 2013), Dre Island, Zamunda and Cron Syncro. The Rough Road Riddim successfully links hip hop, dancehall, dub and dubstep for a subtly complete, and undeniably catchy, up-to-the-time musical experience. The Rough Road Riddim will be available worldwide July 16, 2013 on iTunes and all vendors July 30, in the mean time Hit The Jump To Hear The Mega Mix… (more…)
Gwan Gyppy! Go For The Gold
July 24 marks the three year anniversary of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh,” his most recognized hit that has topped the Billboard, Canadian and UK charts since its release. Most recently, the single—produced by Brooklyn’s own Ricky Blaze—has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and is being lauded as the first reggae record to hit the 500,000 sales mark in over a decade. Read More After The Jump… (more…)