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  • DOWNLOAD: Cris Cab ft. Wyclef & Mavado “Rihanna’s Gun”

    Brand New Musical Shot From The Big Bad Echo Boom Mixtape

    Cris Cab is a Cuban youth from Miami who’s been driving girls wild with his easy breezy sun-kissed love songs. He showed his versatility with a reggae-flavored acoustic version of Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow.” His talent eventually caught the attention of bigger heads like Pharrell and Wyclef, and now he’s just blessed us with a next-level tune called “Rihanna’s Gun” featuring Clef and the Gully Gaad. Musical shot called “Rihanna’s Gun.” Ready. Aim.

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  • 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…)

  • HEAR THIS: Mavado ft. Akon “Survivor”

    “All Who Want To Kill Me, Tell Them To Play Zero…”

    Gully Gaad x Konvict Muzik x We The Best = Certified Boomshot. Ever since Mavado linked with DJ Khaled, we’ve been anticipating that next big banger. The waiting is over. “I’m so high up on the mountain,” Mr. Brooks sings, “can’t find my way back down.” (more…)

  • Mavado Rocks New York Fashion Week

    Gully Gaad + Married To The Mob x FNO = Str8 Shellings

    Fashion’s Night Out in NYC means parties galore and beautiful people swaggin out to the max. Last night Yotel was the place to be as Angela Yee hosted the big MOB event with juggling by Max Glazer of Federation Sound and a live performance by the Gully Gaad himself. (more…)

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  • Reggae Sumfest 2011: Dancehall Night

    Words And Images From The Greatest Reggae Show On Earth, Night #1
    Dateline: Montego Bay, Jamaica. Whether your musical taste runs
    more to Bunny Wailer, Mavado or Nicki Minaj—the 19th annual staging of
    the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth had a little bit of something for
    everybody. As usual, the festivities kicked off on Thursday with
    Dancehall Night, and all the hottest artists on the streets of
    Kingston were in attendance… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Mavado “Delilah” (Diplo Remix)

    Crispy New Dubstep Version Of The Starbwoy’s Outernational Boomshot

    Diplo refixes the latest big tune from the Gully Gaad. Dubstep posse stand up. (more…)

  • PREE THIS: The “Category 5” Riddim

    Preview The Latest Juggling From Daseca… It’s About To Blow You Away

    Mavado x Serani x I-Octane x Bugle x Kibaki x Dexta Daps = A Perfect Storm. (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Mavado “Pepper”

    New Heat From Di Gully Gaad: “All Dem A Talk… Man A Steppa”

    Di Genius brings the Pepper riddim, Di Starbwoy proceeds to hot it up. Certified Boomshot. (more…)

  • WATCH THIS: Savage “Mi Nah”

    Next Up From The Gully Squad: A Youth Called Savage

    Platinum producer Jah Snowcone’s rough-and-rugged Ital Stew riddim has already sparked one hit with Mr. Vegas’ “Boy Shorts” but now a newcomer named Savage from Mavado’s Gully Squad is making noise with his dancehall smash “Mi Nah.” (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Mavado & Vado “M.O.V.A.D.O.”

    Harlem And The Gullyside Link Up: This Could Be A Problem

    It didn’t take a genius to see this one coming. Like Mavado, Vado is most hated. And the Dipset’s blazing young gun traces his heritage back to Jamaica too. Vado + Mavado = Certified Boomshot. You knew they had to link up eventually, but who really knew it would be this hard? “I’ma grow my wings again,” the Gully Gaad sings, reflecting on his inability to fly to America due to visa politics. Feel his pain: “The streets, love me dearly. Can’t see me, but I know they hear me.” Then Vado checks in from Dipset HQ and you know what comes next… (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Jah Cure featuring Rick Ross & Mavado “Like I See It”

    3 The Hard Way: We Don’t Need No Visas To Come Thru Your Speakers

    Some songs require no explanation. Like this one right here. (more…)