Vybz Kartel recently appeared on Hype TV to discuss his hotly anticipated upcoming album Kingston Story, produced by Mixpak boss Dre Skull. The first single from the album, ‘Go Go Wine,’ has taken hold as the best selling Kartel track in the US and is currently getting spins in eighteen US radio markets, as it’s presence continues to grow. Vybz Kartel’s Kingston Story is set for release on June 21st on Mixpak Records.
Buy ‘Go Go Wine” now on iTunes.
Today, we are extremely happy to announce the launch of the Mixpak site in Japanese!
We’re very excited to offer our Japanese fans a more direct way to stay up to date with what Mixpak is up to and we aspire to help grow the support of all aspects of music and culture we love.
Our amazing team of translators – Emi, Knak28 and Sho – have been working hard for several months on translating the archives and we are finally ready to launch.
Welcome to Mixpak in Japanese.
Not since the days of Bobby Konders’ and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez’s ragga-hip-hop hybrids of the early to mid-’90s has the US-Jamaica bashment connection seemed so energized as it does with Brooklyn producer Dre Skull’s Mixpak label.
Buy the July/August issue of XLR8R magazine to check out a nice profile of Mixpak in their Labels We Love feature. If you have trouble getting the hard copy, read the entire issue online.
Grindin Chart – August
01. Acid Girls – Light Works (Harvard Bass Remix)
02. The XX – Basic Space
03. Joy Orbison – Wet Look
04. Pill – Trap Goin Ham
05. Shakira – She Wolf
06. Digital Manges – Manges (Sharkslayer Club Mix)
07. Dre Skull & Vybz Kartel – Yuh Love
08. Erol Alkan & Boyz Noize – Wavves
09. Momma’s Boy – Give It Up
10. SMD – Bad Blood
11. Chuckie – Aftershock (Chuckie and Silvo Ecomo Remix)
12. Mumdance & Brodinski – Eurostarr (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
13. HEALTH – We Are Water
14. Marcus Price and Carli – Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix)
15. Frankmusik – Confusion Girl (Russ Chimes)
Dre Skull & Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love” electro pop-dancehall summer anthem hits #7 in the Grindin Chart this month! That makes Mixpak three for three with previous showings for “Gone Too Far” and “I Want You.” Today’s also the last day to enter the draw for a free Vybz Kartel t-shirt, but even if you don’t win, you can always get your pre-order game up to speed right over here. “Yuh Love” has also been getting huge support from XLR8R, Brodinski, Tiga, Discobelle, Mad Decent and…. Tiesto?!! and is showing no signs of slowing down. Grab it on iTunes now!
Very limited edition Sizzla t-shirts to big up the new release. Printed on American Apparel. $25 per shirt. If you’re interested go to the Mixpak Store to place your order.
