Gracing the stage for The Voice’s “Knockouts” round is Jamaican singer, Anita Antoinette. Here she performs Canadian Reggae Band Magic’s single “Rude” to the delight of the judges and audience. The Team Gwen member aims to be the next Jamaican to win on The Voice but will she be able to knock out the other contestants? Download her performance on iTunes! Watch the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Today’s Oldies Sunday selection comes from one of Dancehall’s leading ladies, Tifa. Titled “Bottom Of The Barrel” which was produced by Ward 21 and released in 2008, we hear Tifa portraying herself as being superior to many other females out there. She speaks about women who do not take care of themselves and get caught up in many careless situations and shouts out all the women who keep themselves on point at all times and stay out of distasteful situations. “Bottom Of The Barrel” was Tifa’s first top ten hit in 2008 and became a favourite for many listeners. Since then she has made her way to be hailed as one of Dancehall’s elite artists belting out hit after hit ranging from “Hot Gal” anthems, R&B singles to even songs where she showcased how lyrical she can be. She was also a part of the female trio, “TNT” with Ward 21 label mates Natalie Storm and Timberlee which produced a mixtape titled “TNT – Three The Hard Way” in the same year.
Today, Tifa is currently signed to North America based Island Kings Records, the face of “Sound Is Genius” where she has released a line of Headphones, a Digicel Jamaica Brand Ambassador and is still a sought out artist. With “Bottom Of The Barrel” added to the list of her most loved singles, she still has many more hits to add to it.
Dropping a new music video today are Dancehall artists Spice…and Vybz Kartel? Titled “Conjugal Visit” and directed by Xtreme Arts, we see the artists expressing how they miss each other as Vybz is currently in prison while Spice is on the outside having moments where she misses having him near. With this in mind, Spice sets out to make a conjugal visit to Vybz at the Horizon Adult Remand Center. What can I say this is a rather interesting video as they’ve done a great job at getting a Vybz Kartel “double” and the video quality is very clean. I believe this could be another hit for the artists but I’m not sure if it will be as big as “Ramping Shop“. Only time will tell. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
Recently, former Miss Jamaica Universe and Media Personality Yendi Phillipps took Dancehall artist Chino McGregor to court over the custody of their child. Sharing his hilarious 2 cents on this is Comedian/Media Personality Kevin2woKrayzee. Here he spoke on the couple in their early stages and split, the details of the court case, his reaction and of course he dragged Asafa Powell into the discussion. A good video here, I won’t share thoughts on the situation but I do hope things work out for both parties. “Yendi lick Chino kill him yuh hear sah!” Much respect to Kevin for endorsing my blog as I wish him more success in his career. Do check him out on TVJ’s “Jamaica DWL” every friday at 9:30PM. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
On this week’s episode of the Walshy Fire hosted “Welcome To Noisey Jamaica“, the crew headed out to Portmore to meet with Producer Notnice who has been responsible for some of Vybz Kartel’s biggest hits, controversial Deejay Alkaline and even Popcaan’s mother. What do they have in common? Many would quickly answer this. Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
With the news of the passing of Reggae Icon John Holt, 13th Street Promotions today honours his life and work by showcasing one of his final concert performances. Joined by Lloyd Parkes and We The People band and introduced by Sophia Brown, viewers will be treated to over an hour of John Holt reeling through his many hits at the 2013 staging of Rototom Sunsplash in Spain. With a career spanning over 50 years, John Holt started out a member of group, “The Paragons” before finding great acclaim as a solo artist. With over 40 albums to his name, Holt paved the way for many Reggae artists and was a top act at many concerts. He has been sampled by Kanye West (Jay-Z’s “Encore”), Supa Dups (Collie Buddz’s“Blind To You”), Lily Allen (Friend Of Mine) and covered by the likes of Blondie, UB40, U-Roy and many more. As said recently by Reggae Singer Bob Andy, “He lived a full life!“. Walk good John Holt! Check out the video below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
