On Friday, January 7th, the ruler – Slick Rick – will have his annual birthday celebration at the popular live music venue Brooklyn Bowl. It’s located at 61 Wythe Avenue in Brooklyn New York. Showtime is 8:30pm but the doors will open at 6pm. Click here for tickets and additional information.
Marsha Ambrosius, the English singer and songwriter who started her musical career as a member of Floetry, has announced that she recently wrapped up recording a new album with hip-hop producer and business man Dr. Dre.
The British artist, who published her debut solo album Late Nights & Early Mornings in March 2011, did not give an official release date for the new record. She did however, give the title: Casablanco.
After partnering with producer Hit-Boy for back to back albums: King’s Disease and King’s Disease II, Nas is now going in for the third time. On December 24th, he dropped Magic; another collaborative album done with Hit-Boy.
Magic has nine tracks and two features: A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier. Like the other two projects it is also on the Mass Appeal record label, an imprint that is owned by Nas. Click here to stream and download it from your preferred music platform.
The reggae-gospel man who is always on a mission, Derrick Scott, has had an amazing year. 2021 saw him re-sharing a couple of previously released singles: God Answer Prayer and Hello Jesus. Both have enjoyed good rotation on gospel platforms and in some instances, have even crossed over to secular networks.
Such is the case with God Answer Prayer, which is – at the time of this writing – sitting in the #3 spot on New York’s reggae chart and #9 on South Florida’s reggae chart. In addition to Derrick‘s songwriting and vocal skills, the success of this record within the reggae community can also be attributed to Neville Martin‘s My Leader Born Yah, which was a huge hit in Jamaica back in the day.
Scott re-made the song for his Gospel Truth album by changing the message while keeping the flow. This is also why the official video for God Answer Prayer places a lot of emphasis on Jamaica, from the island’s independence to present day.
Earlier in the summer – when Jamaica was at the peak of its third wave and the government had the entire island under strict curfews and restrictions – Teflon recorded a tune called Pandemic on the Cry Riddim, produced by FadaRoy Muzik.
On the track the deejay voiced his opinion about covid-19, detailing why he believes we are in this position. Today (December 27th) he shared the song’s official video. Click here or on the image above to watch it and remember to like, comment and share.
On December 24th African pop star Yemi Alade premiered the official video for Fire – track number seven on her Queendoncom album – released in August of this year.
Click here or on the image above to watch the visuals and remember to like, comment and share.
As a part of their upcoming tour, international reggae band Big Mountain will be making at stop at The Pour House – 1977 Maybank Highway – in Charleston, South Carolina. They will be joined by Boston based reggae artist Mighty Mystic, who is actively promoting his recently released singles, King Me Now and Rasta Claus.
The show is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th at 7pm local time. Advance tickets, which are going for $16 USD, are now available on the venue’s website. On the day of the show tickets will be $20 USD.
