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  • 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…)

  • HEAR THIS: Musiq Soulchild Feat. Syleena Johnson “Feel This Fire”

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    Love is a powerful emotion, so powerful that it engulfs you and only that special one can put out the flames. Neo-soul singer Musiq Soulchild teams up with R&B songstress Syleena Johnson and jumps on the reggae tip creating a smooth love song. Produced by Kemar “Flava” McGregor “Feel This Fire” will definitely have you thinking about leaving whatever you’re doing and rushing home to your beau. Tune After The Jump… (more…)

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

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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…)

  • Mr. Easy Pon Radio Lily

    Crucial Dancehall Singer Nices Up Strictly Boomshots
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    Last week on the Strictly Boomshots show we were blessed by the presence of a true veteran in the dancehall business. Talking about the man called Mr. Easy aka Easy like Sunday morning. You know his tunes like “She Drives Me Crazy” on the big bad Buyout riddim. And you heard his latest release, the summer banger “Fly Away” Ft. Beenie Man right here on Boomshots. But did you know that he used to kick it with Christopher Wallace back in Jamaica before he grew up to become Biggie Smalls? Or that he won Showtime at the Apollo? Or that he was featured on a Big Daddy Kane album? Half the story has never been told.
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  • WATCH THIS: A$AP Ferg ft. A$AP Rocky “Shabba Ranks” Official Video

    Dancehall Emperor Makes a Cameo Appearance in the new A$AP Mob Visuals
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    The A$AP Mob may come from Harlem, but they’ve always showed love for Jamaican flavor. A$AP Rocky’s mixtape hit “Pe$o” had a chopped-and-screwed raggamuffin-style hook. Now comes A$AP Ferg with the smash hit named after dancehall emperor Shabba Ranks. It’s clear that A$AP Ferg has nuff respect for Shabba’s swag: “Eight gold rings like I’m Shabba Ranks” / “Two bad bitches like I’m Shabba Ranks” / “One gold tooth like I’m Shabba Ranks” And Rocky chats a few lines of Shabba’s hit “Ting A Ling” on his verse. The video dropped today and yes, Mr. Loverman does make a cameo appearance. Let’s hope he hops on a remix too. It’s only right. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • Beres Hammond Announces North American Tour

    Beres is Coming to a City Near You!
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    Beres Hammond has just announced that he will be headlining a North American tour starting in August. The tour will be to promote Hammond’s most recent album, One Love, One Life, released in November. Since the album’s release, Hammond has performed at the Barclay’s Center and on the Jimmy Fallon show but has yet to have his own tour until now! Fans are anxiously anticipating for the tickets to go on sale so they can snatch up a front seat to a show they will never forget. Tour dates after the jump… (more…)

  • Assassin Pon Radio Lily

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    Agent Sasco Nices Up The Strictly Boomshots Show—And Shaggy Drops By To Turn It Up Another Notch

    This past Monday the #StrictlyBoomshots show celebrated International Reggae Day inna fine style by welcoming Assassin as our special guest. The veteran dancehall star and lyricist extraordinaire has been in the spotlight lately thanks to his ruff, tuff feature on Kanye West’s critically acclaimed album, Yeezus. Agent Sasco kicked it live on RadioLily.com for over an hour—talking about his Yeezy collabo, previewing some of his latest dancehall releases, and freestyling over all types of versions. Just when it seemed things couldn’t get any better, diamond-certified superstar Shaggy grabbed the mic and took the vibes to a whole nother level. Audio After The Jump… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Stylo G “Ready” Official Video

    UK Yardie Turns On The Camera—Who’s Ready for their Closeup?
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    Stylo G has always been known for his swagger, and on his latest music video the swag is turnt all the way up. The Brixton bad bwoy linked with Brooklyn producer Dre Skull during last year’s Notting Hill carnival to craft this sexy dancehall cut for Mix Pak Records. The song’s all about making a video—but not exactly a music video if you know what we mean. To put it plainly, this one is all about the girls—and it looks like they’re ready for their close up. Video After The Jump… (more…)

  • Blondie On The Making of “The Tide Is High”

    Chris Stein and Debbie Harry Chat Reggae on the RBMA Couch
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    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…)

  • CONCERT ALERT: HOT 97’s On Da Reggae Tip 2013

    CONCERT ALERT: HOT 97’s On Da Reggae Tip 2013

    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…)

  • Kanye West’s Yeezus Full Up of Dancehall Samples

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    Last night an A-list hip-hop crowd—including Jay-Z, Beyonce, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes—came out on a rainy Monday night and packed into Milk Studios in Manhattan’s meatpacking district for a chance to hear Kanye West’s long-awaited sixth solo album, Yeezus. Kanye spoke at length before pressing play as fly graphics of air force bombers were projected on the walls. He talked about production by Daft Punk and Young Chop. He talked about guest verses by Chief Keef, King Louie, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. He talked about Rick Rubin’s crucial role in shaping the final project. But one thing he didn’t have to say—because it became very clear after hearing his hard-edged album—is that “Mercy” was not a fluke, and Kanye is becoming a major dancehall fan. We should have known when we heard that subtle Barrington Levy sample on the remix of “I Don’t Like.” Now here comes Yeezus, which has ten tracks in total, four of which feature prominent vocal samples of dancehall stars, including Popcaan (a chopped and screwed portion of his intro to Pusha T’s “Blocka”), Assassin (a new verse), Capleton (“Forward Inna Them Clothes“), and this tune “Send It Up,” featuring a classic Beenie Man cut. Video After The Jump… (more…)