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Tag: Vybz Kartel

  • HYPE TV Top 20: The Gully God Pushes Up

    What’s really poppin’ in yard? Mavado’s “High Unda”

    Last week Queen Ifrica was ruling with “Far Away” but Mavado’s slack track on the “Good Life” riddim pushed up to the top spot. (more…)

  • HYPE TV Top 20: The Queen Makes It Reign

    What’s really poppin’ in yard? Queen Ifrica’s “Far Away.”

    Public Enemy told you “Don’t Believe The Hype” but when it’s HYPE TV, Jamaica’s hottest entertainment network, you best believe it. (more…)

  • Sumfest 2009 Highlights

    Boomshots.com bubbling backstage in MoBay… Keep it locked.

    Here’s a little taste of what I caught on the FlipCam…. Tarrus Riley onstage mashing it up right now. Toni Braxton plus Junior Gong and Nas tonight. Much more to come.

  • HEAR THIS: JaVinchi “Prayer”

    Portmore Empire Singer Flexes On Izes’ “Full Blast” Riddim

    “Full Blast” is the latest juggling from Izes, the young producer responsibile for the “Applause” riddim, which sparked Sean Paul’s #1 smash “Temperature” as well as hardcore favorites like Sizzla’s “Run Out Pon Dem” and Shane-O’s “Lightning Flash.” (more…)

  • HEAR THIS: Ragga Hustle-Nomics 101

    Busy, Kartel, and Mavado put forward a dancehall stimulus package.

    Even when the Alliance and the Empire can’t seem to get along, there’s at least one thing they can all agree on: Cash Rules. As we struggle with a global recession, it only makes sense to pree their proposals. Run the tracks… (more…)

  • NOW HEAR THIS: DJ Power Remix Clash

    The homie DJ Power a.k.a. “The Soul Controller” just dropped his latest mixtape, Press Play 4.0 Dancehall 2K9, and as usual it’s packed with crazy juggling—new music from Kartel, Mavado, Serani, Junior Reid, Elephant, Beenie & more—plus nuff exclusive remixes. But which one of them is the wickedest? You make the call in this Boomshots webclash. (more…)

  • Mavado on Hot 97

    The Gully God passes through the #1 Hip Hop station in America to chop it up with Angie Martinez and promote his new album, Mr. Brooks: A Better Tomorrow. (more…)

  • Don’t Ramp With Kartel

    “Daggering” is more than the latest yardie slang for sex, it’s a ritualized theater of the absurd that’s taken the dancehall by storm with acrobatic, thigh-bruising dance moves and a slew of songs cashing in on the controversial trend. It’s not like this machete/manhood metaphor is anything new. Nobody flipped out over Lady Saw’s “Stab Up The Meat” did they? Okay, maybe a few people did, but somehow the whole thing seems more appropriate when the young lady asks to be daggered.

    Nevertheless, Jamaica’s Broadcasting Commission has ordered the island’s radio, TV, and cable operators to delete all “Dagggering” songs and videos from their playlists or face “strong disciplinary action.”

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