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ROYAL BLU ATTACKS JAMAICAN GUN CULTURE WITH “ARTILLERY”
Jamaica is facing a crisis and no one is talking about it, except Royal Blu. On his explosive new track “Artillery” (out 1/13 via Easy Star Records) the Kingston emcee and songwriter shines a blazing light on the crime, corruption, and social malaise plaguing his home. “The state of Jamaica and Kingston is very dark right now.” Blu says. “I feel as if there isn’t enough commentary on what we’re singing about.” REAL TALK Last year, more than 1,400 people were killed [...]
MARCUS GAD SHOWS LOVE FOR HIS HOME ISLAND ON “LONG WAY HOME” SINGLE
SECOND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING 2023 RELEASE“Long Way Home” is the second single and video from Marcus Gad & Tribe’s upcoming new album, scheduled for a February 10, 2023, release. Gad, the rising reggae star from the island nation of New Caledonia, returns here to work with his usual backing band, Tribe, for a more organic, roots oriented sound, after his last project where he and his producer Tamal dived into modern, programmed beats on the Brave New World album (2021). This track is [...]
EASY STAR ALL-STARS NEW ALBUM SWEEPSTAKES
NEW EASY STAR ALL STAR'S TRIBUTE ALBUM COMING IN 2023 ENTER THE 'GUESS THE ALBUM' SWEEPSTAKES Easy Star All-Stars are BACK with a new tribute album coming in 2023. CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ALBUM WE ARE TAKING ON? It’s somewhere on the list below. Pick the correct album and you can win a VICTROLA PORTABLE TURNTABLE and 10 VINYL ALBUMS of your choice from the Easy Star Records catalog. Click on the link in the top right to enter the sweepstakes, make your [...]
MARCUS GAD & TRIBE ARE “READY FOR BATTLE” THE TITLE TRACK FROM HIS UPCOMING ALBUM
MARCUS GAD & TRIBE ARE “READY FOR BATTLE” NEW SINGLE IS FIRST FROM UPCOMING 2023 RELEASE Marcus Gad returns with the single "Ready For Battle," the title track from his upcoming album, scheduled for a February 2023 release. Gad, the rising reggae star from the island nation of New Caledonia, returns here to work with his usual backing band, Tribe, for a more organic, roots oriented sound, after his last project where he and his producer Tamal dived into modern, programmed beats [...]
SAMORY I DECRIES THE “BLOOD IN THE STREETS” WITH HIS LATEST SINGLE
A SOBERING LOOK AT THE HARSH REALITIES IN KINGSTON AND BEYOND November 11, 2022 – It takes a messenger like Samory I, born and raised in the rough Kencot neighborhood of Kingston, to deliver such a powerful single like his “Blood in the Streets,” capturing the realities of life there (as well as in so many other parts of the world). This newest song, the first from his upcoming 2023 album produced by Winta James (released by James’s Overstand Entertainment and Easy [...]