Boomshots

Category: Video

  • WATCH THIS: Protoje “Our Time Come” Video

    Diggy’s Been On His Grind For A While Now, And It’s Paying Off

    Protoje has been blazing his own trail through the reggae industry for a minute now. Refreshingly hype-free with personality and talent (among other things) to burn. Judging by this new video, Protoje’s grind is starting to pay off. “From seven year old, mi haffi get a bust / To flow upon the riddim like Terror Fabulous.” (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Tarrus Riley Pon Radio Lily

    Singy Singy Flashing Lyrics Live And Direct Inna Dancehall Style
    Last night Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, and Diana King joined Monty Alexander on the final night of his two-week stand at New York’s legendary jazz club The Blue Note. But in between the first and second set, Tarrus passed through Radio Lily to dash it in a dancehall style. Versatility a dweet. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Jillionaire’s Carnival Anthem Countdown

    Jillionaire Counts Down This Year’s Top 5 Soca Anthems

    With over 15 years in the game as a DJ, Trinidad’s very own Jillionaire might know a thing or two about Soca music. Having recently spent some time in Trinidad for the annual Carnival festivities Jillionaire compiled a list of the top 5 soca tunes guaranteed to have wine-ing your stress away like a bacchanalist. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Busy Signal “Rural Guns” Video

    Busy Signal Unleashes A High-Caliber Video That’s Straight Bananas

    Busy Signal is one versatile artist. He can sing country duets, croon with the AutoTune, and he’s doing the roots rock thing with highly anticipated album Reggae Music Again. But don’t sleep on Busy’s gunman tunes. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Knockings Riddim Medley Video

    Knock Knock—Who’s There? Serani, Di Genius & Chino Connect

    The video for Daseca’s Knockings riddim brings together Serani’s “Evil Heart” and Stephen McGregor and Chino doing “Lowe Wi.” As the Big Ship brothers say, “This bag ah loose man inna the link cyan work.” But the track sure does. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Only Man She Want” Video

    Him Cuss Her & Call Her Whore… Friends Say The Relationship Poor

    Here it is at last—the official music video for the hottest dancehall tune in the world, “Only Man She Want”. Popcaan tells the tale of a wifey who turns trifey. What this girl thinking? (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Popcaan “Clean” Video

    Poppi Shows How He Gets It Poppin’ For 2012

    Ever fresh, ever hot, Popcaan’s really got it poppin’ this year. He’s making music for everybody, representing for the thugs on “Gangsta City,” making big party tunes like “Raving” and taking care of the ladies with the big bad tunes like “Only Man She Want.” And just in case you missed his latest video from T.J. Productions, get familiar. As the man wake, him clean. (more…)

  • A Politics Time Playlist

    Election Or Not, We Don’t Have To Fire Shot

    Today Jamaica will go to the polls for the first general election since the siege of Tivoli Gardens and the Dudus extradition raised troubling questions about who really runs things. But if you listen to reggae music, you already know… (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Gappy Ranks “Me No Ready Fi Die Yet” Video

    The UK DJ Wants To Live Till He’s Old And Grey, OK?

    In case you never know, Gappy Ranks is not a puss, he don’t carry nine lives. Big bad reality tune on Push A Yute Music’s Pree Dem Riddim. More life we say. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Major Lazer “Original Don” Video

    Take Em To The Butcher Shop—Chop, Chop, Chop!

    Further proof that Major Lazer runs the world. Them and that blasted Partysquad have taken over the suburbs. They’ve got grandma rocking dark glasses while the kids swing Jian swords and perform strange synchronized dance moves. They’ve even got Diplo serving sandwiches. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Jimmy Cliff “Many Rivers To Cross” LIVE

    40 Years After Starring In The Harder They Come, He’s Still Coming Hard

    As Vivien Goldman observed in her excellent review of Jimmy Cliff’s recent unplugged set at Miss Lily’s Variety, for Mr. Cliff “every night is like a first night.” Standing three feet away from the 63-year-old living legend—watching him strum his guitar and feeling him nail every high note while perched on a bar stool with his cap to the back—was enough to make me forget half the live shows I’ve ever seen. Thankfully, LargeUpTV captured the moment for posterity, so you don’t need to be mad if you were unable to squeeze in there with the Miss Lily’s posse that night, or you somehow missed the live broadcast (including Pat McKay’s irie interview) on Sirius Satellite Radio. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Cham “Wine” Video

    How You Get So Much Gum And She No Get None?

    This particular wine has nothing to do with poppin’ bottles. No Marvin Gaye, chardonnay, or even rose. You can keep your French wine, and give us that Jamaican wine. It seems like Cham couldn’t be bothered to turn up for this video shoot, but these gals are so gifted, we’re not even mad. (more…)