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Nas & Damian Marley – ‘Distant Relatives’ ...
By admin on December 25th, 2009 | No Comments
If you don’t know about this album, you’ve either been in a coma for awhile or you just don’t like good music. Above is the artwork for Nas and Damian’s upcoming album Distant Relatives. If you hit the jump you can check out the track list as well. It’s set to hit stores in March. 1. I... -
BUBBLER RIDDIM
By admin on December 8th, 2009 | No Comments
we are very proud to announce the 2nd riddim release on African Beat Records for 2009. After the huge success of Bad Boys 2009 riddim we’re comin up with the brandnew riddim production “Bubbler” Bubbler riddim is produced by Weedy Gs Bandito & Squishem which are wellknown for r... -
A Conversation with the Honorable Usain Bolt
By admin on November 30th, 2009 | No Comments
It’s a bird, a plane, no it’s Usain Bolt! This international son of Jamaica has not slowed down much after another historic August. It would have been easier to capture a lighting bolt in a bottle during a summer storm than our speedy hero with his whirlwind schedule. Well, with the cr... -
Hollywood to make movie about Bob Marley
By admin on October 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Top Hollywood director Martin Scorsese is to make a film on the life of reggae legend, Bob Marley. The documentary is set to be finished in three years time, when Marley would have been 65. Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley’s eldest son, told the New Zealand Herald newspaper that he was excited that Sc... -
War Dance (2007)
By admin on October 7th, 2009 | No Comments
Besides the devastating aspects of the film, it was also uplifting and brought a smile to my face. Simple things that opportune individuals take for granted made these children so happy. The cinematography was beautiful and symbolic. The children were lovable. Everyone should see this film as it ope... -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces Nominees for 201...
New York, NY (WOIO) – The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were announced Wednesday. The twelve nominees are: ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies, and The ... -
Jamaican reggae legend Max Romeo
By admin on September 25th, 2009 | No Comments
62-year-old Max Romeo shared much of the early destiny of Bob Marley, farmed with him, even kicked the football in Saint Anne alongside the gangly teenager. But more than all this, the Jamaican did much to shape the Wailers band to be what they were before they conquered the world. The musicians pa... -
Sean Paul debuts atop Billboard Rap Album Charts
By admin on September 6th, 2009 | No Comments
Sean Paul might be in Switzerland, but that won’t stop his fourth studio album, Imperial Blaze, from continuing to blaze fire on the Billboard charts in the US. The album, his first in four years, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Rap Album charts, toppling the likes of Eminem, Fabolous and ... -
Technology vs. humanity in Coppola’s “The...
By admin on September 5th, 2009 | No Comments
Watch the product of the aforementioned original screenplay. The Watergate-era paranoia-fest stars Gene Hackman as Harry Caul, a geeky surveillance expert and introvert who makes Howard Hughes look like a social butterfly. Released in 1974, between the first two “Godfathers,” “The Conversation... -
Buju Cancelled in US
By admin on September 1st, 2009 | No Comments
BUJU More Buju Banton shows have been cancelled due to pressure from gay and lesbian activists in the United States.A short release from Live Nation Inc, the company that was putting on the shows, announced on Thursday that it has cancelled all previously scheduled concerts by Buju Banton. These inc...

