About a week ago reggae-dancehall singjay Teflon released the official video for “Rude Boy,” a groovy reggae song produced by Tad’s Records. Click here or on the image above to watch it, and remember to like, comment and share.
In the dancehall community recording artist Elephant Man is known as the energy king; I think that Busta Rhymes is the hip-hop equivalent of Elephant Man. Bussa Bus, as he is affectionately called, is one of the most entertaining, energetic and captivating rapper in all of hip-hop.
A few days ago he released the official video for the remix of “Czar.” The collaborative record features CJ and M.O.P.; and all the men were present for the video. Click here or on the image above to check out this clip and you will better understand why I am now labelling Busta Rhymes as hip-hop’s energy king.
“Believe,” track number 27 on Kabaka Pyramid‘s “Immaculate” mixtape, now has some visuals. The official video tells the story of a young aspiring artist who refuses to give up on his dreams, until one day he gets a break from none other than Kabaka himself.
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CeeLo Green – the talented singer, songwriter and rapper, who is one half of the duo Gnarls Barkley and a prominent member of the group Goodie Mob – has announced that he will be doing a special valentine’s weekend performance.
The show, which will air via the popular site Sessions Live, is scheduled for Saturday, February 13th at 6:00 PM. For tickets and additional information, click here.
In the middle of the dreaded covide19 pandemic of 2020, reggae singer/songwriter, Audrey Hall – who initially shared her Reggae Zones CD in 2001 – remastered and rereleased the entire project. The then seventeen-track album, published on Super Power Records is a collection of conscious reggae tunes that can be classified as motivational and/or inspiring. The updated version of Reggae Zones now has eighteen songs. The new addition is track number eighteen (18), ‘Oh No Not My Baby’ with Lorna G joining Hall on the track. It goes without saying that the overall production that’s now distributed by VPal Music, has been pleasantly enhanced. It’s now available on most streaming platforms.
Hall confesses that she loves all the songs and has many favorites! She states, “From the ‘Conscious Lyrics’ zone I love ‘Life’s Too Short’ and the ska tune ‘You’re Right’ because both songs have powerful messages and they have beautiful melodies and beats! From the ‘Love Messages’ zone I like to point out ‘Fade Away’, ‘It’s Him Again’ and ‘Mastermind’ also ‘Filled With Confusion’. They have great catchy lyrics that so many can relate to. The beat, melody and musical arrangements are timeless (I credit Courtney Panton in large part and others including myself for these traits running right through the album.) In the ‘Retro Music’ zone I love ‘Broken Hearted Melody’ and the new addition, ‘Oh No Not My Baby’ a combo with Lorna G and I. They are favorites of mine as are the other songs in all zones.”
Musicians that were instrumental (no pun intended) in the creation of this album are: Courtney Panton, Derrick Barnett, Steely & Clevie, Noel Alphonso, Horace James, Les Sargeant, Winston Grenan, Robbie Hewitt, Cedric Brooks, Sidney Mills, Donovan Steele, and Computer Paul. Background vocals were done by: Maritza Franck, Pam Hall, Melanie Lynch, Derrick Barnett, Worl-a-Girl and Audrey Hall.
Reggae Zones was produced, mastered and remastered by: Chris Scott of Castek Systems Solutions. Other producers are Anthony Barrett (Barry U/Super Power Records), Audrey Hall of One Dance Won’t Do fame and Courtney Panton of Kingston Studios.
When Audrey first shared this album many years ago, she did so simply because of her love for writing and performing music. She chose to remaster and rerelease it because she strongly feels that it never received adequate promotion back then. Now when asked what she would like people to take away from the songs, she said the following: “I would like them to listen carefully to all the messages on this album and I hope they will add wisdom and understanding to what they already have, but most of all I want them to enjoy the music so much that it becomes a part of their musical list to be listened to again and again and shared with friends and family!”
Tonight – January 28th – at exactly 8:00 PM EST, Stephen Marley will do a special livestream in honor of Bob Marley’s 75th celebration. The performance will air on the official Bob Marley YouTube Channel.
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The American multinational technology company Amazon has joined forces with singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer Pharrell Williams to launch a new music remix competition called “Your Voice Is Power.” This contest was created to inspire students to pursue Computer Science.
The first round of the competition will run from January 19th through March 12th, while the second round will run from March 15th through June 4th. Winners will be chosen based on the quality of music, complexity and organization of their code; as well as their inclusion of thoughtful messaging and calls to action about the importance of racial justice.
“Your Voice Is Power” is open to all middle and high school students in both Canada and the United States. Click here for additional information.
