The cover story from this month’s Village Voice takes an in depth look at the rivalry between Vybz Kartel and Mavado and explores why they “might be the Biggie and Tupac of Dancehall.” Good read.
The cover story from this month’s Village Voice takes an in depth look at the rivalry between Vybz Kartel and Mavado and explores why they “might be the Biggie and Tupac of Dancehall.” Good read.
Mixpak is proud to release Ms. Thing and Psycho Tanbad’s new single “Bonify.”
“Bonify” is their take on Dre Skull’s Smoke Machine Riddim (the riddim underlying Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love”). The video has been causing some controversy in Jamaica which landed a front page story in the Jamaica Star.
For the second year straight, Vybz Kartel has won DJ of the Year at the annual EME (Excellence in Music and Entertainment) awards in Jamaica. He also picked up Recording Artist of the Year and Songwriter/Lyricist of the Year. This caps off his run in 2009 which saw him land eight number one singles in Jamaica, as well in landing in the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. We’re honored to have worked with him and send our congratulations!
This is the official video for the “Look Pon Me” single from Sticky’s recently released Jumeirah Riddim EP out now on Mixpak. Shot in Kingston, Jamaica and starring Natalie Storm, this video, like the single, represents one of the strongest funky bashment collaborations between London and Kingston to date.
After three weeks on the charts, Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love” video has hit number one on RETV’s MVP Top Ten Chart in Jamaica. This is big!
Watch the Vybz Kartel “Yuh Love” video.
Mixpak is proud to announce the “Jumeirah Riddim EP,” a brand new release from Sticky which is out today on iTunes, Beatport, Turntable Lab and Juno. The EP showcases Sticky’s undeniable “Jumeirah Riddim” which represents his recent embrace of UK Funky and has been an underground hit in the UK for some months. Once we signed the track, we called up rising Jamaican star Natalie Storm for a voicing and she delivered a catchy bashment/funky monster, “Look Pon Me” (stay tuned for the video dropping early next week). JA vocals in hand we went back to the UK and got bassline mastermind Dexplicit to rework the track into an uptempo, heavy bass epic. Finally, Sticky rounded it out, revisiting the original and flipping it for the “Jumeirah Riddim Sequel.”
If you’re not familiar with Sticky, he built his reputation as one of the United Kingdom’s leading club music producers at the height of the UK Garage scene. His productions not only kept the clubs on lock, but they also launched the careers of a number of the UK talents including the Mercury Award winning Ms. Dynamite. Sticky has re-emerged on the scene in 2009 and the “Jumeirah Riddim” is his biggest statement yet.
The EP features original cover art by renowned artist Devin Flynn, creator of animated show “Ya’ll So Stupid” (check for it on adultswim.com) and bassist for DFA band Pixeltan.
Be looking for the vinyl to hit stores next week.
This week, the “Yuh Love” video climbed to #2 on RETV’s MVP Top Ten Chart, up from #5 last week. It also jumped from #5 to #4 on CVM TV’s Hitlist Chart. Let’s see if we can grab a #1 next week…
Watch the video on YouTube, where we’re approaching 200,000 views in under two months.
Big news: the “Yuh Love” video is in proper rotation on just about every station in Jamaica and it’s starting to chart! Last week it took the #6 spot on the RE’s MVP Top Ten Chart, the #5 spot on CVM TV’s Hit List Chart and the #10 spot on TVJ’s FiWi Choice Top Ten Chart.
If you haven’t checked the video, watch it here.