PRESS RELEASE: @PayAttentionJA Starts 2015 With Banging Musical Fusion


Pay Attention - January 31 (Back)

Kingston, Jamaica’s premier Hip Hop party and artiste showcase series, Pay Attention, returns for the New Year on Saturday, January 31 at C&C South Beach, 2 Brompton Road. The event will feature music by resident DJ, Inztinkz, and Deadline Sound; as well as performances by Hip Hop artistes, Five Steez and Gully Ca$h, Dancehall/Reggae artiste, Rseenal, and singer, Jane MacGizmo.

Five Steez is expected to deliver songs from his 2012 album ‘War for Peace’ and his ‘These Kingston Times’ EP, released last October. Additionally, Gully Ca$h, who also released his free mixtape, ‘Trillinayaad’, in October, is slated to perform his newest music.

Rseenal, who is known in underground Dancehall and live Reggae circles, will be performing a special Hip Hop-flavoured set, while Jane MacGizmo will treat listeners to her eclectic dubtronica sound as heard in her singles, ‘Babylon’ and ‘Black Skin’.

“Anyone who has attended Pay Attention before knows that we always bring the best underground talent that Jamaica has to offer and there is an energy that is unparalleled at our event,” says host and organiser, TSD. “As usual, we have that real Hip Hop, which is about dope beats and rhymes, and we mix it up with other genres, which are all a part of the same family, from acts who have that Hip Hop flair.”

Admission to Pay Attention is $1,000 and ladies are two-for-one until showtime at 10:30PM. Gates open at 9PM. Pre-sold tickets are $600 and persons may contact the organisers to purchase them via the event’s social media accounts. The event’s partners include Hype TV, JAE Magazine, Now Playing JA, Rebel by King, Electro-Tech and Follow @PayAttentionJA on Twitter or visit on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PayAttentionJA for more info.

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NEW MUSIC: @Dizzy_TheillOne Presents: Uppy Again: Nothing New


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Kicking off the new year with new music is Jamaican Rapper Dizzy The ill One! Here he released “Uppy Again: Nothing New“, a two track project that features a production named “Arrival” with GNIUS and a track named “Poison” with “Perfeck Dark“, the name for his team up with Frank Griz. Great efforts to start the year with and If you need to lease that production for your project, holla at Dizzy. Check out the tracks below and share your thoughts in the comments section.

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PRESS RELEASE: @GullyBop1000 @Imari_NGW Respond To Claims By Record Label


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Internet sensation come Dancehall’s man of the moment, Gully Bop has released a fresh new single in response to recent claims from a popular record label. The song is titled,Drop Mi and features rapper Imari. The catchy tune sums up Gully Bop’s side of the story. “How dem fe drop mi an’ a nuh dem pick me up, Grudge dem grudge me tru me money get nuff,” Gully Bop rhymes on the brand new track.

Bermudan label, CBL Records produced the track with local music makers, Blak Spade. Rapper, Imari adds an international flavor as she supports Gully bop’s arguments. She raps that his sudden rise to fame has not been experienced by many and can inevitably lead to jealousy. Imari was recently n Jamaica for an appearance at magnum Sting. The connection with Gully Bop was made creating, Drop Mi.

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Mixtape Movements: @AriezYxB Presents: 2 On Mixtape


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“2 On” is a slang created by American R&B Singer, Tinashe. It means “Getting too hype or just feeling too good about anything“. Today Youngest x Baddest DJ Ariez presents his Mixtape of the same name. Ending the year on a good note, Ariez spins some big Hip Hop and Dancehall hits, and makes sure the YxB brand is here to lift your mood and the extra hype to the party! What are you waiting for? Get this mixtape by checking it out below and share your thoughts in the comments section.

TRACKED – http://goo.gl/aIKN2v

SINGLE FILE – http://goo.gl/Fxj2ZC

MOBILE – http://goo.gl/HDcNpU

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NEW MUSIC: @SOSDynamikz – Pressure Freestyle Part 2


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Did you know that Jamaican Producer SOS Dynamikz could rap? Now you do. The Zinc Fence Records member ended his “Rapper Hiatus” to deliver some bars over one of his production on “Pressure Freestyle Part 2“. With his unorthodox flow and lyrics, this could be a sign of more to come. Look out for his upcoming Mixtape with 13thStreetPromotions and DJ Fusion. Check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: Boris Gardiner – Every N***** Is A Star (1973)


Today’s Oldies Sunday selection comes from a great singer, Boris Gardiner. Titled “Every Nigger Is A Star” and produced by Leal Records in 1973, this was created in the era of Blaxploitation Films and strong Black Pride. Boris created this song as an effort to bring a positive tone to the word “Nigger” the same way Hip Hop music has been doing today in various songs. Boris also sang about loneliness, reflecting on Africa, and acceptance and recognition of the black man. The song was featured on the soundtrack that he and his brother Barrington were contracted to make for the movie of the same name. The movie was made also in an effort to bring a change to the word, but turned out to be a huge flop in Theaters.

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