Tagged: Beenie Man
Lil Wayne Cancels Nicki Minaj’s Summer Jam Appearance
On Sunday, Nicki Minaj was slated to headline Hot 97’s Summer Jam concert, declaring in the morning that, “history will be made.” But the only thing that will go down in the books was the … read more »
Stream: Machel Montano, “Go Down”
Trinidad’s Machel Montano, International Soca Monarch winner for the past two years, and a national pop star for the last 30, takes a break from extreme BPMs and flag pumping on “Go Down,” his track … read more »
Video: Beenie Man, “Rock the World”
Weird Days—Brooklyn directors Alex Goldberg, Ben Schechter and Drew Blatman, past collaborators with Das Racist, Tanlines, Real Estate and cute dogs—step into the dancehall kitsch game along with co-director Stephen K. Schuster, setting up Beenie … read more »
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 »
