The Dancehall Dark Angel and Spartan General Tommy Lee Sparta is back with a brand new visual. Titled “Soul Reaper” and directed by Pang Pang, Tommy gives viewers a glimpse into his world while dropping dark lyrics about making “duppies” and name dropping various communities in Jamaica that make it their practice. One thing that I liked about Tommy Lee Sparta was that in the past couple years he was dropping music videos at a reasonable pace. I hope this year sees more of them. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Dropping a new visual today is Jamaican Hip Hop Artist, Imije. Titled “Rankins” and directed by Kemstyle Studios and featuring T.M.O., the two Rappers kicked the flow up a notch and drop commanding lyrics over a hard hitting Mordecai Beats production that was blessed with a Shabba Ranks “Respect” sample. Respect the Red Block hustle. Off Imije’s “Immortals EP” (available here), check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Is this a preview of Kill Bill 3? The Jamaican Karate Kid? No my readers, this is the latest music video from Dancehall Artist, Tifa. Featuring her singles “The Champ” and “Big Bumper“, this was directed by RD Studios with cameos by Dancer/Media Personality Schoy Stewart as “Sensei“, and Dancehall Artist Chi Ching Ching as “The Judge“. In “The Champ“, Tifa is on a mission to prove that “when gyal good“, she is the greatest with help from Schoy. In “Big Bumper“, Tifa plays host to a “Big Bumper” contest where women present their derrieres to three judges in hopes that one will be crowned a winner. Not one to miss with her videos, Tifa has always worked with creative minded people to bring us very unique and enjoyable visuals over the years. From sword wielding to booty (real and fake) shaking, check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Kristine Alicia is best known as a Reggae Gospel Artist but now is on her transformation making music with a message, music of freedom and elevation as she describes it. Her anticipated sophomore album “Songs from Zion”, is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2016 and is produced by Black Dub’s Rory of Stone Love fame. Check out some facts of this singer/songwriter below:
• Born Kristine Alicia McCaw this singer/songwriter hails from Kingston, Jamaica and moved to Miami, Florida when she was 13.
• Kristine Alicia comes from a musical family and is a classically trained pianist.
• Gospel Reggae star Nigel Lewis produced Kristine Alicia’s first album Get Ready which put her on the map in the Gospel genre.
• Kristine toured with top reggae gospel artist Papa San as a backup singer
• Kristine Alicia is inspired by the following singers Sade, Jill Scott, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Marcia Griffiths, Tessanne Chin, Jesse Royal, Eyrkah Badu and Alicia Keys
• Kristine Alicia’s accolades includes (2) two Marlin Awards – Best New Artist and Best Vocal Performance (Jehovah Jireh)
• Kristine Alicia has performed throughout the Caribbean and North America, but her biggest show to date was headlining the 2015 Groove Party in Nairobi, Kenya in which she performed to over 30,000 people.
Kristine Alicia’s second single “Hand Over River”, produced by Rory Stone Love, is scheduled for release April 22nd, 2016 on iTunes. Until the release of the track, Kristine decided to give fans a taste of the single in an acoustic style.
Dancehall Artists Blakkman and Raine Seville team up for “Ghetto Paradise“. Produced by Island Jams, Blakkman gives us his observations in the ghetto, and highlights that “every ghetto yute is a star” while Raine delivers the chorus stating that it’s “Ghetto yutes’ time” and they should keep their heads held high as they will see the glory they dream about. Check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Straight out of Lagos, Nigeria, is Hip Hop Artist, Phlow. Here she delivers a remix to her single “Reputation“. Produced by Teck-Zilla, this features the Rapper dropping bars over a sample, drum and horn assisted production. The samples however, come in the form of vocals from Recording Artist Barrington Levy, Reggae Artist Johnny Osbourne’s 1982 single “In Your Eyes“, and Rapper Lauryn Hill’s “Lost Ones“. Bringing elements of Reggae really made this single pop as the original featured a sample from Jay-Z’s “Where I’m From“. You can find this and the original off her Str8 Buttah Productions debut “Mind Body & Phlow” EP, check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
