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FYAH ROIALL, LINCOLN 3DOT, & SOS DYNAMIKZ THROW SHADE ON JAMAICAN CHOPPA CULTURE
JAMAICA’S FIRST GRIMEHALL ARTIST FOLLOWS UP EASY STAR RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM WITH A NEW SINGLE Fyah Roiall (pronounced “fire royal”) 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 “choppin’” 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 knows… “real badness a nuh supn fi show [...]
THE BLACK SEEDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE
“RAISED WITH LOVE” IS OUT NOVEMBER 27 ON EASY STAR RECORDS The Black Seeds make a triumphant return to their sonic roots with their new single, “Raised With Love,” 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
“UNIVERSAL LOVE” FEAT. KARIM ISRAEL (OF ARISE ROOTS) & “RUB A DUB PARTY” 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 “Drop Sound,” featuring Slightly Stoopid, Double Tiger returns with two more singles, [...]
GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM
“CASTLE IN THE SKY” IS A NEW LUSH SOUNDSCAPE FROM THE U.K. REGGAE/DUB TITANS The new single from Gentleman’s Dub Club, “Castle In The Sky,” 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. Building from the vibes of their recent, soulful cover of Bill Withers’ "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, “Troubled Streets,” from their upcoming release Lately EP. They released the first single “Babylon Exists,” and an accompanying music video at the end of October 2020.Band member Tau Avei explains, “‘Babylon Exists’ 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 [...]