Nice Up (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
On his new album, which will be officially launched this month, deejay Mad Cobra is literally the 21-track set's title.
XXL Magazine (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
As far as topics go, Pistols presents the standard rap fare, like making it rain (“Been Throwin’ Money”) and grindin’ in the street (“From the Bottom”), but surprisingly spends an exorbitant amount of time catering to chicks. First there’s the Ray J–assisted “You Know Me,” where he plays the hustler with a heart of gold, and then there’s the debauchery ode “That’s My Word,” featuring Trey Songz. Despite...
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
With the Sunshine State steady churning out rappers that continuously find loopholes in the industry’s current sales drought, it’s only inevitable that more and more Floridians will keep pressing their luck attempting to make rap their new hustle. Hailing from the Tarpon Springs area seemingly out of nowhere, 2 Pistols is the latest newcomer with [...]
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 18/05/2008
tarrus riley & queen ifrika - stay with you (promo) uncle sam - hurt me (promo) busy signal - we burn dem (heart strings riddim) chino - pretty ladies (heart strings riddim) rupee - living lies (heart strings riddim) uncle sam - be happy (heart strings riddim) tami chynn - what do i do now (heart...
Word The Cat (Free subscription) | 19/03/2008
can a riddim be too stupid? i very much doubt it. Eye of the Tiger riddim mix 256k 15mb (borrowed vocals) capleton - badness wayne marshall & vybz cartel - why you doing it mad cobra - buss me gun turbo belly - friend we delly ranks and chino - red bull & guiness riddim from 1999, robert livingston produced. these vocals added [...]
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 13/03/2008
MAD COBRA, now a veteran in the Dancehall, is quietly holding his own.Over the past year he has taken the music to places like Zurich, Switzerland where dancehall is only now just warming up. He is also a very big favourite throughout the Caribbean, USA, Canada, UK, Europe, South and Central America and Japan.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 02/03/2008
A look at five of the 'real big men' in the music industry, who guide singers, musicians and players of instruments, known as The Producers. For many, the role of a music industry producer is quite dubious.
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 18/02/2008
Deejay Mad Cobra is an unhappy man today after thieves broke the rear glass of his BMW X5 at a party in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday and stole cash as well as thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
RELODA (Free subscription) | 01/02/2008
Sessions tom wax - live @ youfm sounds (31/01/2008) steve porter - porterhouse (sirius) (30/01/2008) yvel & tristan - foundation hours live mix (30/01/2008) MP3 Robyn - Cobrastyle (Teddybears Cover) Teddybear ft Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle MP3 Au Revoir Simone - The Lucky One Ex Reverie - Dawn Comes for Us All
Poisonous Paragraphs (Free subscription) | 23/01/2008
Today I’ll finish up and cover three more trends that annoyed the fuck outta me during the era surrounding the last Golden Age of Hip Hop, these ocurrences were all prevalent between 1991-1997 and if I had a time machine I’d try to save the world from some of these horrors. Well, here goes: Old Trend #4 Everyone’s Jamaican, mon! Thanks to the huge crossover success of Shabba Ranks in the early 90’s...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 01/11/2007
The Don Gorgon who many refer to as 'Mr. Sting' is in fighting form and he is ready for action – he sounded the battle cry at Sting Launch held last night at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
Palms Out Sounds (Free subscription) | 01/08/2007
The boy Kraddy, of the Glitch Mob from San Francisco, has been a fixture on Remix Sundays for some time now; he's just released his not-so-offical remix album, aptly titled The Illegal Album. It's got the Dr. Dre mixes that caused such a stir back on the early Remix Sundays, as well as paint melting versions of Capleton, Mad Cobra & Rakim, a couple Jahcoozi tracks (one of which Kraddy's giving you...
