J-Wow from Buraka Som Sistema picked Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love” for the number six spot in his top ten for the current issue of DJ Mag. Respect!
“Yuh Love” In DJ Mag Top Ten
February 9th, 2010Vybz Kartel Wins DJ Of The Year
February 5th, 2010
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!
2009 In Reggae And Dancehall
January 11th, 2010
2009 is done. Mavado and Vybz Kartel are pals, Buju Banton is in jail, and Sting—billed as the greatest stageshow on earth—was underwhelming as all get out. How did we get here? Last year ended with fretting about the fact that reggae music was less and less Jamaican—Matisyahu being on top of the charts and such. This year ended in pretty much the same way. However, despite worries about the state of music—the Jamaica Gleaner spent pages of its December 27 issue questioning dancehall’s parties, professors and punny printers, wondering in print about what the future holds for reggae—and the widely circulated report of an eight-copy sale figure for Vybz Kartel’s Pon Di Gaza in its first week, it was also a banner year for dancehall on the world stage.
If you want a nice comprehensive look back at 2009 in the world of reggae and dancehall, look no further than Soundclash’s two part, year in review.
The Heatwave Bashment Review 2009
December 23rd, 2009
The Heatwave comes in big with this 2009 bashment year in review featuring nearly 100 of the biggest dancehall tunes from the past twelve months. Fire!!
Yuh Love Video Is Number One
November 30th, 2009
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.
Yuh Love Reaches #2 On RETV In Jamaica
November 23rd, 2009
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.
Yuh Love Video Hits The Charts In Jamaica
November 16th, 2009
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.
Inside The Mind Of Vybz Kartel
October 19th, 2009
According this study from the University of the West Indies, Vybz Kartel is the most popular dancehall artist right now. And yet, even with Kartel’s single “Rompin Shop” getting heavy radio spins and grabbing Billboard Hot 100 placement in the US, for a number of reasons (including not being able to get a visa to travel to the US), he doesn’t always get in depth coverage in the magazines, so you might not be getting a good look at who he is and what’s going on in his world. Luckily, Boomshots has tracked down Kartel for an extensive two part interview in which he thoughtfully discusses the current state of dancehall and how he chooses to focus his energy. On the issue of getting a visa to travel to the US, he explains.
I know, well a lot of people is trying but as I said I’m just concentrating on music. When they send for me I will appear. Otherwise, me just focus on music. Portmore Empire is signed to us. We have a digital distribution deal for them and locally we have a physical distribution deal. We’re doing videos for them, promoting them as much as possible. Trying to do things like a real business. Y’nawmean? Yeah, and you know we have the Vybz Rum and the Daggerin’ condoms. We’re just concentrating on Jamaica right now. You done know anything that’s big in Jamaica always spread across the world. Just keep it real from the root, and then then blossom will drop inna America, it will drop inna England, drop inna Europe.
