Dre Skull went down to Kingston, Jamaica in mid-June to record with Vybz Kartel for an upcoming Mixpak release. Read his recap of the trip.
Dre Skull And Vybz Kartel
July 21st, 2010New Beenie/Fambo Video
July 13th, 2010Beenie Man completely duppied the rest of the artists on the Seanizzle-produced One Day riddim, with not one but two summer anthems: ‘I’m Okay’ and ‘Drinking Rum & Red Bull’. The official video has just reached, featuring both songs – with ‘I’m Okay’ first up, cos presumably after a few Rum & Red Bull that statement no longer stood. Since the whole Visa saga in JA, Beenie’s been keen on reminding us he’s no gangsta, he’s never been to jail, and he changes his Clarks 3 times a day. It’s just a little update on his mental wellbeing really, just in case you were worrying…and badman serious, he nah tell no lie! Oh wait, isn’t it a little fib that you’re just OK Beenie? Two mad songs on one riddim is more than OK to us.
Watch out for the cameo from Vybz, holding up a miniature Clarks booty and Beenie waving round a bottle of Addi’s very own brand of rum: Street Vybz. Also, is this filmed in the same club as the Bounty/Ele video we featured a couple of weeks back? Someone get me in there.
In other news, according to The Jamaica Star, Future Fambo will be the voice of Major Lazer’s main character in their forthcoming Cartoon Network TV show, as part of the Adult Swim series. Get psyched for the weirdest show to hit your set.
Yuh Love Youtube Piano Covers
June 8th, 2010YouTube continues to impress. Enjoy these covers of Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love.”
New Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim: “Clarkes”
May 18th, 2010Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim come through with a rather unexpected new track about… well, listen for five seconds and you’ll be able to decipher for yourself. Even if there was some corporate sponsorship involved in this situation, it’s still such an addictive chorus that you may find yourself inadvertantly humming “everybody affi ask weh mi get mi Clarkes”. Also, as a Toronto dwelling citizen, I have to show some love for the Blue Jays shoutout at the 0:30 mark.
Yuh Love Video Reaches One Million Views
May 10th, 2010In August, we released Jamaican superstar Vybz Kartel’s single “Yuh Love” and the track won’t quit. Since the release, the single remains a fan favorite, and in the last week, the official “Yuh Love” video surpassed one million views on YouTube! If you add in the views of all the bootlegged copies on YouTube, the “Yuh Love” video has over two million views. Thanks for all the support! We have some more exciting “Yuh Love” news coming very soon, we’re just waiting for the signed contracts from Jamaica before we announce it.
Buy “Yuh Love on iTunes, Juno and Turntable Lab Digital!
Gyptian Feat. Vybz Kartel – Hold Yuh (Slackaz Remix)
April 13th, 2010We got this Slackaz Remix in the mail yesterday. Pretty crazy mix of Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” and Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love.” This isn’t a mash up per se—more like a splice up —and the videos of both songs get the splice treatment too. Pretty crazy effort!
Gyptian Feat. Vybz Kartel – Hold Yuh (Slackaz Remix)
Btw Hold Yuh is burning up Hot 97 in New York. Full support!
Reggae’s Civil War
March 5th, 2010
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.
Bootlegged In Japan
February 19th, 2010
The “Smoke Machine Riddim” is still a growing phenomena (just check out the daily twitter mentions of “Yuh Love”), but it wasn’t until we saw it being bootlegged as a riddim CD in Japan that we realized just how global it had gone. Big up the dancehall massive!
