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FYAH ROIALL, LINCOLN 3DOT, & SOS DYNAMIKZ THROW SHADE ON JAMAICAN CHOPPA CULTURE
JAMAICAβS FIRST GRIMEHALL ARTIST FOLLOWS UP EASY STAR RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM WITH A NEW SINGLE Fyah Roiall (pronounced βfire royalβ) teams up with Miami-based, Jamaica-born dancehall artist Lincoln 3dot and super producer/rapper SOS Dynamikz to drop some serious lyrical shade on bragging about βchoppinββ in your music. This recent trend in Jamaican music begs the question, would one really admit to committing a crime and brag about it in their music? Everyone in Jamaica knowsβ¦ βreal badness a nuh supn fi show [...]
THE BLACK SEEDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE
βRAISED WITH LOVEβ IS OUT NOVEMBER 27 ON EASY STAR RECORDS The Black Seeds make a triumphant return to their sonic roots with their new single, βRaised With Love,β out worldwide on November 27. Packed full of the sunshine reggae vibes that have made them a household name in their homeland of New Zealand, and a favorite for festival-goers around the world, the single is the first off their new album set for release later next year. It will be released in [...]
DOUBLE TIGER DROPS 2 MORE SINGLES FROM THE JOURNEY
βUNIVERSAL LOVEβ FEAT. KARIM ISRAEL (OF ARISE ROOTS) & βRUB A DUB PARTYβ FEAT. SUCKARIE (OF NEW KINGSTON) SHOWCASE THE DIVERSITY OF HIS UPCOMING SOPHOMORE ALBUM Double Tiger (the recording nom de plume for U.S. reggae stalwart Jay Spaker) continues to bring the heat as he unleashes more singles leading up to the release of his sophomore album The Journey, due out December 11 on Easy Star Records. After debuting βDrop Sound,β featuring Slightly Stoopid, Double Tiger returns with two more singles, [...]
GENTLEMANβS DUB CLUB RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM
βCASTLE IN THE SKYβ IS A NEW LUSH SOUNDSCAPE FROM THE U.K. REGGAE/DUB TITANS The new single from Gentlemanβs Dub Club, βCastle In The Sky,β is an appropriate way to kick off a new album cycle, as it perfectly captures the overall sonic direction of the new work, while showing off how the band continues to grow musically with each new creation.Β Building from the vibes of their recent, soulful cover of Bill Withersβ "Use Me," as well as continuing the loose [...]
THE LATE ONES LATELY EP DUE OUT ON DEC 4
TWO SINGLES AVAILABLE NOWConscious reggae/hip-hop hybrid band The Late Ones just released their second single, βTroubled Streets,β from their upcoming release Lately EP. They released the first single βBabylon Exists,β and an accompanying music video at the end of October 2020.Band member Tau Avei explains, ββBabylon Existsβ is a straight shot at the evil and brutality that we feel from the government and police. This song is an anthem stating that evil is real - and until we all can unite and figure [...]