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…)
Even Some of Kanye’s Collaborators Seem To Be A Little Confused…
This is Assassin, aka Agent Sasco… the respected Jamaican dancehall artist who spits a verse on “I’m In It,” a track from Kanye West’s dancehall-peppered album Yeezus. For those who have been following his career over the past 12 years, the high-profile feature on the most anticipated rap release of 2013 thus far is an unexpected treat. But for the rest of the music industry it’s a source of confusion. Take, for instance, this article from MySpace.com, a reputable publication that served up a major fail in its entry on I’m In It. The site apparently had no idea who Jeffrey Campbell was despite extensive coverage of the fact that Assassin was featured on this particular track. OK, maybe it’s not fair to expect American journalists to know dancehall artist’s government names off the top of their head, but there is this thing called google that’s really helpful when it comes to telling reggae stars from shoe designers. Here’s what MySpace wrote about the writing credits to “I’m In It”: “Like some writing credits on Yeezus, the paper trail leading back to people can be misleading. While we’re unsure who exactly the Jeffrey Ethan Campbell is that’s credited alongside Jill Scott and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on ‘I’m In It,’ but all signs point to the shoe designer. Stranger things have happened in the world of the West, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if Campbell was hanging in the studio with Yeezy and offered an idea on how to shape the song.” SMFH. If you think the name game is confusing, just imagine trying to interpret Assassin’s rapid fire patois flow. Lyrical Breakdown After The Jump… (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…)
The Award Show’s First Ever Dancehall Showcase
Year in and year out, the BET Awards have become known for show-stopping performances. But the water-cooler talk this year isn’t about the latest hip-hop posse cut, it’s about the awards’ first-ever mashup of reggae and dancehall superstars. Opening with Dawn Penn’s Studio One classic “No No No” the set segued into Chake Demus & Pliers’ “Murder She Wrote” which had the venue of rap and R&B superstars skanking and raving as Jabba punctuated their precise singer and DJ routine with his energetic exhortations. Next up was Beenie Man doing “Who Am I” and “Rum and Red Bull” and then Elephant Man came through in a zebra-print jacket to shut the whole show down in true Energy God style and fashion. As Elephant Man put it: “Feel good fi know seh BET Awards a request Elephant Man U have a million artistes dem can call but dem call Ele.” Witness history in the making. 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…)
Maya Keeps It Bangin’
Earlier this week M.I.A. broke us off with the first single from her Matangi project, a weaponized rapid-fire proto-ragga banger called “Bring The Noize.” Today she’s let loose the militant visuals. As Maya observes of her own rebel swag, “Bitches can’t touch this.” Indeed. 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…)
Octane Jumps On One Of Those Crazy Club Bangers 
“Body Operator” is one of those songs that was designed to destroy a club filled with strobe lights and sweaty bodies in motion. Nice to see Octane jump on the track and do his thing for a totally different audience. The DJ SpinKing remix has been out for a minute, so consider this new Cipha Sounds version featuring I-Octane a remix of the remix. Audio After The Jump… (more…)
Original #JunglistMassive Nuttah Now Doin’ Reggae
“You never know Shy FX man big inna London”? If you know jungle you know Shy FX has his name all over that. The original rude boy was responsible for makin’ everyone dance like a nuttah in raves during the 90’s. Now he’s gonna come out with a straight-up reggae album! WTF?! Reggae might not be what you expect to hear from the producer— who has worked with such UK artists as Dizzee Rascal & Plan B—but it’s always been in his roots. His granddad Count Shelly imported Jamaican reggae sounds to the UK during the ’60s & ’70s and owned a sound system back in the day. Judging by the first song off the album, it actually sounds like it’s gonna be quite good when it “Soon Come.” The track—featuring vocals by Liam Bailey—has a sooo very island sounds, sweet enough to make you feel nostalgic but cool enough to be blaring in your drop-top when summer hits. Video After The Jump….
You Can Find Dutty Paul In The Club With Chainz, Juicy & Some Bad Girls
Sean Paul takes it to the club on the new single from his as-yet-untitled sixth studio album, due out this fall. And who better to hit the club with than 2 Chainz, Juicy J, and a whole bunch of bad girls? “I always say that dancehall has become a staple of all genres of music and I am excited to continue to show how much impact the music has had,” said Sean Paul. “I have been a fan of 2Chainz and Juicy J for a while and getting them together on this track made perfect sense. As always, we needed to give the fans something to dance to for the summer.” Produced by Maejor Ali, SixOne, Young Yonny & Chef Tone, “Entertainment” will hit iTunes next week. Boomshots is proud to premiere it right here, right now. Audio After The Jump…