Restart Riddim is a four-track dancehall compilation that features new music from Peppery, Sherida Sharpe, I-Talawah and Karamanti. The project, which was released at the end of November, comes to us courtesy of Blakkwuman22 Music.

The idea for the record was conceptualized after the label shared the first single from Karamanti’s upcoming album, Start With A Prayer, and noticed that the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Everybody that heard the track fell in love with it; and several artists inquired about voicing on the instrumental. However, after careful deliberation the Blakkwuman22 Music team decided to go with the aforementioned performers.

The beat for the Restart Riddim was built by Lamar Thompson, exclusively for Blakkwuman22 Music. And all the artists wrote their respective songs, with the exception of the title track, which although sung by Sherida Sharpe, was written by Karamanti.

The objective of this and all other projects on the Blakkwuman22 Music label is to purposefully restore positivity back into Jamaican dancehall music.

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Paul Gayle – publicly known as Little Hero – continues to make good music approximately two decades after he officially entered the reggae-dancehall industry. He recently released a catchy single called Keep Shinning; featured on the Rooted & Grounded Riddim by Paul Patmore Production.

The St. Ann’s singer who had his first major hit in 1994 (God Alone, a collaboration done with Merciless and Action Fire) is, in all likelihood, sitting on another number-one record. On Keep ShinningLittle Hero stuck to the theme of the EP, which is inspirational and faith based.

In addition to Hero‘s tune, the Rooted & Grounded Riddim has another five songs, namely: Born Again (Lukie D), One Day (Jodian Pantry), Thank You Lord (Tony Curtis), the title track, Rooted & Grounded (Terry Linen and Dipmatik) and finally, the instrumental.

Producer Paul Patmore is now coming to terms with the reality that he may have two breakout songs from the same compilation trending simultaneously. The lead single, Terry Linen and Dipmatik‘s Rooted & Grounded, is the first to enter heavy rotation on reggae-dancehall platforms globally. It now has to share the spotlight with Hero‘s Keep Shinning.

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King Jazzy, the man who wears many hats: recording artist, song writer, audio and visual producer; has emerged from the pandemic with Choppa Life. The dancehall track was released at the beginning of October via his own Electric Sticky music label; with distribution courtesy of Johnny Wonder 21.

On the record, Jazzy; the coalescence of Harlem, New York, Jamaica, West Indies and Detroit, reflects on the hard work he has put in over the years, which has resulted in his current success. 

For those not familiar with his long musical history, King Jazzy got his first taste of being a working musician while touring with reggae legend Sugar Minott in 2007. In addition to collaborating with Paradime, Denaun Porter of D12, dancehall sensation Ding Dong and DJ Ted Smooth, he has also shared the stage with the likes of Buju Banton, Sizzla, Luciano, Capleton, Junior Reid and Juice World. Jazzy‘s busy lifestyle includes running recording studios in Michigan, Jamaica and New York; creating two cannabis dispensary brands in Michigan and acting as the director of operations for his production company, Electric Sticky.

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One of dancehall’s baddest deejays, Capleton aka King Shango, has just dropped another banger! This one is titled Badmind Is Active, and it’s on the Pro-Active Riddim Compilation produced by Deki Records.

Both audio and visuals were published at the same time. That said, click here or on the image above to check out the video and remember to like, comment and share.

In 2020 the music industry was hit hard by covid-19 resulting in a lot of live shows being cancelled. Although the global coronavirus pandemic remains an ongoing health crisis, some performers have been gradually returning to the stage.

One such performer is diamond selling recording artist Charly Black, who broke barriers, transcending into an international star with his track “Gyal You a Party Animal.”  He sporadically performed over the summer, doing intimate venues as well as major events like the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup; 16th edition of the biennial international men’s football championship. 

That said, it was just announced that Charly Black has kicked off the official tour in support of his new album Rio Bueno. As it stands right now there are 19 dates confirmed across the United States of America and Canada, with more to be announced.