Tagged: Beenie Man
Beenie Man, “Bruk Out Bruk Out” MP3
Beenie Man latest track sounds like it could have been made in the early 2000s, before reggae and dancehall were so heavily influenced by the thumping synths and warp speed of techno music. This is … read more »
The Heatwave’s Energy Bashment Mix
Even though it starts off with magic-magnetic duo Rihanna and Vybz Kartel, The Heatwave‘s Energy Bashment mix is not about the latest fresh-off-the-plane reggae and soca tunes. The riddims that it mashes remind us of … read more »
Ghetto Palms 134: Natalie Storm / Beenie Man / Bottle Party Riddim
Let’s see, things of interest: I traveled to Puerto Rico while most of the music industry world was in Texas last week. Meanwhile Ghetto Palms guest selectors Jillionaire and Walshy Fire are gearing up for … read more »
Ghetto Palms 132: Petrona Martinez / Maria Mulata / D’Angel / Rayvon
So after teasing a vocal intro from Geko Jones’ Maria Mulata refix into my bacchanal blend last week, I decided to just say fuck it and go full on dancehall bullerengue this week. To my … read more »
Das Racist’s Check Yo Ponytail Mix MP3
The three working men of Das Racist have been all over the place this winter; Puerto Rico, Sundance and the esteemed Carleton College in the last month or so from the tweets we can remember. … read more »
Live: Buju Banton’s Last Stand
Buju Banton is going through some shit. The LBGT community has been all up in his face for a decade, and arguably rightly so, for “Boom Bye Bye,” a lurching, scary song with lyrics that … read more »
Ghetto Palms 120: Serani / Future Fambo / Dancehall Again!
Daseca again! Everybody’s favorite makers of gun-drop, Island pop, and dubstop snapped back this week with a new riddim that is decidedly not a hybrid or micro-genre of anything except in the sense that they … read more »
The Heatwave’s Turn and Wine Mix MP3
It’s CMJ week in New York, which sensibly would present a bunch of opportunities for making new friends pon the dance floor. But even though a lot of those boys in Clarks boots and pocket … read more »
Ghetto Palms 109: Aidonia / TOK / Jim Screechie Riddim
I believe from now on this column will just be a laundry-list of news items from Ghettopalmsland, capped off with a scam email. Anything related to Third World music, soundsystem culture, urbanism and global development … read more »
Lady Chann & South Rakkas, Dun Dem Season Mixtape Vol. 1
British dancehall deejay Lady Chann is a beast, her flow incisive and cutting—she’s one of our favorite talents on any funky bashment tracks right now, and this tape’s collaborations are representative of her homegrown UK … read more »