Boomshots

Category: Video

  • Brigadier Jerry Live & Direct

    On This Monday’s Strictly Boomshots Show, RadioLily.com Welcomes The Original Dancehall General

    This past Monday Romain Virgo niced up the Strictly Boomshots show with some sweet vocals and slick selecting skills. Virgo was a hard act to follow, but we found somebody who’s up to the challenge. And so this coming Monday we’re taking it back to the foundation as we welcome the original dancehall General, Brigadier Jerry. When you talk about the greatest, most influential DJs in dancehall culture, Briggy’s name has to appear right up near the top of the list. And for all the great records he’s made, Briggy is at his best when he’s flinging down lyrics live & direct. There’s no telling exactly what will happen this Monday, but it’s sure to be crucial. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Da’Ville “You Got Di Ting” VIDEO

    Da’Ville Pops Bottles And Sings For The Ladies On The Overproof Riddim

    Da’Ville’s voice is smooth enough to make the simplest lyrics sound good, and his light & breezy take on the Overproof Riddim hits the sweet spot just right. The video finds him casting three lovely ladies for the cover of his new magazine and you can probably guess the rest. It’s sort of like The Bachelor, but with more wining—and even better acting. Da’Ville’s popping bottles, but they’re not bottles of Ting. Looks like he has a whole different “Ting” in mind. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Ilhame ft. Ky-Mani Marley “Still Waiting” Video

    French Moroccan Beauty Flips The Classic Marley Love Song From A Female Point of View

    Ilhame is a Paris native with Moroccan roots and an outernational vision. “Still Waiting” is the first single from her debut album Just Wish It, due this summer. llhame (pronounced Eel-um) captures the feeling of Bob’s original with her own soulful, feminine flavor. Ky-Mani Marley adds his own unmistakable touch with his sweetly scratchy vocals. And isn’t that Karen Marley sipping champagne with Ilhame on a sunny L.A. afternoon? Though she’s singing in French and Arabic, the message is clear: if you love somebody, don’t keep them waiting.

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  • WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “Not Today” Acoustic Version & Interview

    The Singer Celebrates The Release Of “The System” On Radio Lily’s Strictly Boomshots Show

    Last night Romain Virgo celebrated the release of his sophomore album The System with a live performance on Radio Lily’s Strictly Boomshots show. Shaggy, Rayvon, DJ Kue, and 77 Klash were all in the building with the lady who put the P in V.P. Records, Miss Pat herself plus Chris Chin along with Clive Chin—not to mention the original Miss Lily’s fam (too much name, can’t call nuh name). Photos and video by the man called Gizmo after the jump. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Sizzla “Mama Mek Me Deya So”

    For Sizzla Kalonji Every Day Is Mothers’s Day

    Who bigs up the mothers of creation more than Sizzla? From his mid ’90s breakthrough album Black Woman & Child straight straight through to his latest cut on Breadback Productions’ crucial “Long Life” Riddim, Sizzla represents for the divine empresses every time.  (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Stephen Marley ft. Wale & The Cast of Fela “Made In Africa” Video

    Ragga Marley Takes It Back To The Motherland In His Epic New Video

    Walking back through Goree Island’s infamous Door of No Return, Stephen Marley flips the script on his epic video for “Made In Africa,” the opening track from his Grammy-winning album Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life. Shot on location in Ethiopia and Senegal, the cinematic video blends historic and modern footage to majestic effect. If this is the Root, we can’t wait for the fruit. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Loudspeaker Riddim Preview

    Walshy Fire Represents For Mixpak Records’ New Juggling

    Dre Skull’s hard-driving Loudspeaker Riddim percolates through waves of echo laying a solid foundation for Beenie Man, Natalie Storm, Machel Montano, and Popcaan to come through and do what they do. Mixpak Records just dropped a preview video to introduce the juggling, which is due for a May 22 release. This Popcaan tune is about to be a problem. Video & tracklist after the jump. (more…)

  • Ninjaman Declares Dancehall “Dead”

    The Front-Teeth-Gold-Teeth-Gun-Pon-Teeth Don Gorgon Has Spoken

    “Reggae/dancehall music is dead,” Ninjaman told the Jamaica Observer last week. “As a matter of fact it is holding on to a tiny string,” declared the notorious Don Gorgon who coined the immortal phrase “anything test dead.”
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  • WATCH THIS: Romain Virgo “The System” & “I Know Better” Live in NYC

    The Rising Reggae Star Performed Some Tracks From His New Album Last Night

    Romain Virgo stopped by SOB’s in lower Manhattan last night for the first monthly Tree of Life reggae Showcase—and boy did he ever nice up the place. After touching signature hits “Live Mi Life” and “Caan Sleep” Romain belted out the title track from his sophomore album The System and soon had the whole place singing along. Then he did an acapella version of “I Know Better” and just in case anybody in the building failed to acknowledge to miss his awesome vocal chops, he went on to sing a couple of Alton Ellis classics. Not only has the young singer’s voice matured, but his swag tun up too. This new album is gonna be a killer. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Hottest Hothead” Video

    Gappy Ranks Directs Busy’s Herbalicious New Video

    Busy starts the month off right with this wake & bake video directed by the multi-talented UK artiste Gappy Ranks. The track—Hot Coffee Music’s “Throw Me Herb” riddim—has a nice easy skankin’ vibe, and of course the visuals are the highest grade—especially when Busy starts blowing smoke rings in reverse. Busy promised he was not giving up on dancehall, and here’s your proof. He also says he’s “higher than Wiz Khalifa” and I don’t doubt him on that either. (more…)

  • What’s Hot In Kingston?

    Mr. Vegas, Konshens, and Potential Kidd Have The Girls Flippin’

    We’ve done some intensive research on the streets of Kingston, and from the street dances to the nail salons to the schoolers, the verdict is unanimous: three songs have the streets of Kingston on lock at the moment. Is there a common theme here? Peep the videos and you tell us…

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  • WATCH THIS: I-Octane “My Story” Video

    Octane Drops A Big Video With A Simple Message “Man A Suffer Too Long”

    Got to love when I-Octane kicks that realness. The video for “My Story,” a song produced by DJ Frass, keeps it extra-real, representing for struggling people in Jamaica and all over the world.
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