Beenie Man drops new Love Song in time for Valentines Day (@KingBeenieMan @YenProductions)

Beenie-Man-20110311-C-(2)With Valentine’s Day being around the corner, Beenie Man and Yen Productions have collaborated yet again for a new single titled “My Love” released for pre-order just in time for the Month of Love. The single itself will be downloadable as of February 17th, 2015.

“My Love” is a pop, dancehall fusion adding elements of jazz to highlight the passionate lyrics that Beenie Man is expressing in this new single. This is a new sound for Beenie Man bringing charisma and a certain elegance to his usual style. The collaboration with Yen Productions is guaranteed to attract a larger following for the artist.

Yen Productions Inc has been making waves on the international scene for the last few years releasing several quality productions and dabbling in many different genres of music such as, but not limited to Pop, EDM, Reggaeton and Reggae. Owner, Yen, has been working #Fearless which is heard in his music and seen in his work. Yen continues to work hard while flying between L.A, Miami and Toronto keeping all networks up to date and creating music for the world to hear. There is a lot more to come from Yen Productions Inc this year, this is just the beginning of a positive 2015 for the label.

Listen a snippet of the track here: https://soundcloud.com/missreevascorner/my-love-beenie-man-preview-yen-productions-inc

Reggae Month in Full Swing tonight at the Ranny Williams Center (Jamaica)

draft 2 JaRIA Live_504x504 [JaRIA]-01Tonight the Ranny Williams Entertainment Center located on Old Hope Road in Kingston Jamaica will come alive as several artists and musicians take to the stage to celebrate Reggae music. Performing tonight are GLORY STAR, RAMIZE, TAHIRAH, SAMORY I and SOUN PROOF. They will all be backed by Steady Punch band. Admission is free and the live show is expected to start at 9pm sharp.

This is one of several events scheduled for Reggae month in Jamaica. MJ Magazine will endeavor to keep our readers updated on the events as they happen.

AUTOBAN RIDDIM Review (@LockeCityMusic)

LOCKECITY-RECORDS_1-_1Lock City Music Group’s latest contribution to Dancehall is the Autoban Riddim. Upon seeing the artwork for this compilation one would automatically assume that it is the deplorable type of riddim encouraging women to do all manner of things for money, but we are pleased to announce that the Autoban Riddim is definitely not that.

Make no mistake about it the male artists on this project are indeed “bigging” up women but they are not doing it in a derogatory manner. Listening to this compilation one may be taken back to Dancehall rhythms of the 90s that put you in a party mood. Autoban Riddim features some of Dancehall’s biggest names; Beenie Man, Konshens and Bounty Killer. The rhythm also has D’Angel, Iyara, Bling Dawg, Lukie D, K Queens, Mr. Melody, New Kidz and Stamma Tella.

Listen to a medley mix of Autoban Riddim here: 

THE LEVI STILL RECEIVING SALUTES (@Excolevi)

Exco-LeviIt has been 2 weeks since the 22 staging of the annual event “Rebel Salute” hosted by the rebel, Tony and persons are still talking about the outstanding performance by the “country man” Exco Levi.

A well delivered 15 minutes set saw Exco taking the stage with a commanding presence and started hitting the audience with hits as well as hitting out on some popular artiste presently, in an indirect manner.

There was constant uproar from the audience through his entire performance, mainly during the first and last song of the set. Click the link to see a recording of the performance. 

Salutes should also be given the others who displayed a stunning performance as well such as; the fire mumma Queen Ifreka, the rebel Tony Rebel, Junior Kelly, Tarrus Riley, Kabaka Pyramid, Hopeton James, Norris Man, Johny Clark, Shuga and Jah 9.

Article by: Disc-Jock Redeem (@IMREDEEM)

Jahnny Scorchy raises the bar for Canadian Reggae & Dancehall Lyricists (@JahnnyScorchy)

000004Originally from St Thomas, Jamaica (but raised in Spanish Town), Jahnny Scorchy who now resides in Ontario, Canada is on a campaign to take his music to the highest level! Determined to be one of the best he spends a lot of time in the studio writing and recording track after track.

Jahnny Scorchy has clearly raised the bar for Canadian artists doing Reggae and/or Dancehall as far as lyrics are concerned. His flow is simply dynamic and the messages embedded in his songs are easily received by the listener because of his lyrical prowess.

Check out his latest video for the song “Catch a Fyah” a very powerful track indeed. 

Who is really responsible for the negative music coming out of Jamaica?

Dancehall singer Lady Saw performs at the Sting 2013 concert in KingstonIf you are a lover of Jamaican music by now you would know that there is a lot of talk about how negative Dancehall has become and how there is a “re-emergence” of real Reggae. Most Jamaicans will tell you that Dancehall music is now at a place they never thought it would be and they would go even further to say that they do not support these new acts that are behind the negativity. Funny enough, you can catch these same persons sharing videos and news stories via the internet about the very “artists” they believe are destroying the music.

Images of Gage and Alkaline for example performing at events where women are seemingly doing oral sex to their music is shared over and over online by the very same people who say that these things are not good for the genre. One would think persons sharing music, pictures and videos online would know that right now that is arguably one of the best promotional avenues for artists and musicians. Whenever you share things on the internet you are in fact promoting the person or persons involved in whatever is being shared.

002So who is really responsible for the negative music coming out of Jamaica? Is it fair to say that the answer is any and everyone that is online sharing (and promoting) the artists that make these music?

BLAKKOUT TOUR 2015 – Highlighting Jamaica’s underground Dancehall and Reggae scene (@Blakkwuman22)

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Mikey General

BLAKKOUT TOUR is a series of dance and live stage shows planned for April 2015 in different locations across the island of Jamaica.

The tour was created to highlight Jamaica’s underground music scene which is unfortunately over shadowed by a lot of commercial sounds and hype. The BLAKKOUT TOUR will feature several artists and DJs, some of which are Reggae and Dancehall veterans Mikey General and Peter Metro, Dancehall’s emerging faces, Karamanti, CeeKaih and Jacka Diamond, Reggae’s emerging faces, Asante Amen and Likkle Lightning, DJ Dalvy (UFDV Radio), Digital T (Stylz FM) and so many more.

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The tour will be stopping in the three Counties of Jamaica, Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey. The first show will be held on April 11th at Echo Night Club in Portland (1 Baker Street, Buff Bay). One week later on Saturday April 18th it will be in Westmorland (location TBA). And the final show will be held in Manchester on April 25th at Qwest Night Club (24c Caledonia Road, Mandeville). The promoter, Blakkwumann22 Music, promises to keep entrance fee for all shows at a minimal but insist that everyone wears something Black. Attendance cost and other information about the tour are available on the facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1382937172001371/

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Karamanti

The BLAKKOUT TOUR was conceptualized by Karamanti, the CEO and owner of Blakkwuman22 Music. It is being executed by members of the Blakkwuman22 Music team with assistance from Disc-Jock Redeem (of Roots FM) who will be the official MC for all the shows. The tag line for the tour is “Substance Ova Hype & Di Music Still Nice”; emphasizing the fact that music does not have to be hyped up or lyrically deplorable to be enjoyable. For more about Blakkwuman22 Music visit www.blakkwuman22music.com