Kevin Nottingham: This Is Hip Hop (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
After our nice discussion about the new LP from The Game, I decided to listen careful to my copy of LAX and check out how many times Game is shouting out names of rappers and other personalities. Don’t ask me why Game is droppin’ so many names in his songs. Lookin’ for publicity, dissin’, paying [...]
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Based on his recordings and overall contribution to music, Hopeton Lindo deserves to be better known. But being kept busy behind the scenes, because of his multi-faceted abilities, explains the paradox in his musical career.
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
in post Old School Mondays:: Jamaican Speed Funk Edition from HeroBlog .
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Twelve local equestrians, including defending champion Bianca Fedele, will contest the annual
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
in post Rollo & Grady’s Jive-Five // Volume #5 from Rollo & Grady .
Landcroft House (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
Cocoa Tea, Home T, Shabba Ranks: Pirates' Anthem (Greensleeves, 1992) I've not heard this record for at least ten years, but, literally, oh my goodness, what a great choon. In the hot summer of 1992 this record was everywhere (at least everywhere I went). We'd play it all day in the shop - selling bucketloads of it everytime it went on - then we'd go out and hear it two or three times in the
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
in post Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw Jr Reid +More At Caribbean Summer Festival This Sunday from MOG Most discussed tracks .
Dissensus (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
The Heatwave presents a new night of jump-up Caribbean rave music: hype vocals, tasty drum patterns, that sort of thing. Bashment, funky, soca, garage, bassline, jungle etc. Everyone gets in FREE for the launch party in Stoke Newington this Saturday....
Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The full scale ridiculousness of a pasty bloke from Jesus Christ Superstar issuing a clarion call for old style reggae is that this was released in 1976, slap bang in the middle of what is now commonly known as 'the golden age of reggae'. What actually spurred us on to this, thogugh, was seeing a TV advert for something called Massive Reggae , posited as all the irie you need for your summer....
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Co Co Tea will be putting out a new album titled Yes We Can named after his latest single, a song which implore people of all nations and races to unite and live in peace in order to have a better world.
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
in post Female Shabba Ranks Lookin’ Girl from Winnie Cooper .
All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Stalwart -The poor people voice Aka Mental Assasin is another uprising reggae star struggling to reach international stardom.
The BN Village (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part Two: The '80s to mid '90s By Kavelle "Kaboom" Christie 1980s The 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more aggressive tone with artists deejaying (and rapping) over drum machines instead of acoustic...
The BN Village (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part One: The '60s and '70s By Kavelle "Kaboom" Christie "What? An era in Reggae and Dancehall before Sean Paul and Sean Kingston? Nooo! I'll never let go of my notion; I'll never let go!" Many of you have had that one conversation with a youngling when you've tried to explain who DJ Kool Herc, Alton Ellis, Shabba Ranks, Supercat or even Shinehead...
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
The Equestrian Federation of Jamaica kicked off its 2008 showjumping season with the first
