I NEVE KNEW TV had the pleasure reasoning with one of reggaes biggest names Sizzla Kalonji. In this interview, Sizzla opens up about his upbringing in August Town, growing up in the sound system culture, transition to recording artist, and the formula to his success and longevity.
Let’s take it back to NYC in the early 90s. Brooklyn to be specific… The BOOT CAMP era. Before Biggie Smalls took us into the world of high fashion materialism and glorified gangster-ISM, Buckshot was the voice of the borough.
To many Ghetto youth, in Jamaica and abroad, Kartel a.k.a. WURL BOSS is seen as more than an artist, but a HERO of sorts. The fact that he used his talent to somewhat escape the horrors of ghetto living serves as inspiration to many. As a matter of fact, you would be hard pressed to…
[iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZSG2Aw8Xzro?rel=0″ autoplay=”no”] Chronixx goes into detail about Roots And Chalice his mixtape in conjunction with Federation Sound before discussing the meaning of the term reggae and working with Joey Badass. www.gibbopresents.com
Lutan Fyah – Sweet Trichomes Label: Dub Tone Music Director: Richard Brown Producer: Tim Dub
[iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/gtpKbkJ8PuQ?rel=0&showinfo=0″] SISTER CAROL ON THE KING LION CARIBBEAN SHOWCASE ON WWW.TGMRADIO.COM EACH AND EVERY MONDAY 4PM-7/8PM US 9- 12/1 AM UK…. FIND US ON FB, IG, TWITTER UNDER KINGLIONCARIBBEANSHOWCASE..
Legendary reggae artist Sister Nancy known for her classic single “Bam Bam” stopped by Hot 97 for an enlightening conversation about her career, the politics she encountered, and engaged in some thoughts on reggae and dancehall today. She has an event May 25 at the Brooklyn Bowl. For tickets go here.
