Since the overwhelming success of the Beenie Man / Bounty Killer Verzuz competition a couple weeks ago, the Jamaican dancehall king has been very busy releasing and promoting new merchandise unique to the show.
His official online store – beenieman merch dot com – is up and running, and it features a stunning ‘Verzuz Collection’ t-shirt line. We cannot say how sales are going, but the online chatter is very positive and optimistic.
A few days ago Karamanti released the official video for “Eyes Open Up,” which is featured on her 2019 album, “Hurt People.”
The visuals were captured in Karamanti‘s city, Kingston 20 (Jamaica), a few weeks before the corona virus pandemic disrupted our daily routines. As this is her favorite song on the album, she insisted on creating a simple video that would not distract from the message in the music. That being said, the video shows her performing the song in a fun, but purposeful and deliberate manner, while clips of onlookers are sporadically placed throughout.
The “Hurt People” album was created to shine light on domestic abuse, child abuse and molestation (at home and in the church), severe despondency and dejection, and above all else, on the importance of reclaiming ones happiness after a traumatic experience. A couple years ago Karamanti went into, and eventually overcame, deep depression. The song “Eyes Open Up” was written around that time and it has since been a source of inspiration for her.
The global conversation about racial injustice has pushed Chezidek‘s single, “Because I’m Black,” in the forefront. The song is on the Tad’s Records label and it speaks directly to the injustices black people face worldwide because of the color of our skin.
Click here or on the image above to watch the official video, which was released earlier this year, and remember to like, comment and share.
On June 5th, Gramps Morgan, a member of the popular reggae group Morgan Heritage, released a powerful record dubbed “People Like You.” The song celebrates people who make major sacrifices for those in need.
“People Like You” is now available on all digital music platforms.
Our digital music station, Maria Jackson Radio (MJR), is now back online! The station began broadcasting again on June 2nd, 2020 after being off air for a couple of weeks due to technical difficulties.
Now that the station is back online, listeners can expect some changes to our playlist. In the past we only streamed reggae music and all sub-genres deriving from that style; however, going forward MJR will begin to slowly incorporate other urban genres providing the content is positive.
The theme of the station will follow our overall theme, which is: “Promoting Positive Black Music & Telling The Stories Of The People Behind It.” We stream 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with new music added to our playlist every week.
In a press briefing held earlier this evening, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the island’s beaches will reopen for public use as of Sunday, June 7th, 2020.
The reopening will come with several protocols that must be adhered to: 1) opening hours are from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM; 2) no socializing are allowed (partying, dominoes etc.); 3) restaurants should not make chairs and tables available to patrons; and finally, 4) vendors are not allowed to walk and sell on the beach.
Fans and supporters of Mr. Killa – also known as Hollice Mapp – are seeing a different side of the artist, in his latest release “We Want Justice.” The record, which is a Caribbean / hip-hop crossover, is all about the current racial tension being felt all over world.
Click here to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 