On this site I have talked at length about the profound influence that Reggae has had on the world of Hip Hop and Pop in general but something that I have yet to talk about is Dub. Dub is the foundation of Reggae and has led its own journey through music being the basis for much of the electronic music that is produced today. Dub’s tempo was doubled which created Drum n Bass which lead way to House and Techno. You can learn all about it and its pioneers in the new feature film “Dub Echos,” which looks to be one of the coolest reggae documentaries of all time. Seriously, this is not to be missed. Check out the trailer below. If that isn’t enough Dub, Rhapsody’s newest channel “Dub Wise” programmed by your truly will soon be available for free on Rhapsody.com. I’m really excited about this and will definitely let you know as soon as it is available. 

Last but not least let me put you up on a few tracks as always. First off let me flash you back with a rediscovery of one of Reggae’s many one hit wonders. Ever heard of VC? No I didn’t think so, but I bet you remember this cut from some party in the last decade. Track by the name of “By His Deeds.” I’m not sure what happened to you VC but you will never be forgotten because this is an anthem. Big Up. The next track on our always trusted YouTube playlist is a remix of Athea and Donna’s Dancehall classic “Uptown Top Rankin,” by our favorite Reggae crossover artist Estelle. This is a crazy track featured on Joni Rewind’s album. It’s great to see her sticking to her roots. We salute you.

Alborosie is at it again… At any given time there are at least 2 or 3 new Alborosie tracks floating around the digital world. Bredren, if you’re reading this, much respect but give us a chance to support you by releasing these tracks officially. We want to let you know how much we love you and want you to continue to produce and resurrect the original rub a dub style. And PLEASE COME ON TOUR TO THE U.S.!! My favorite new tracks that I featured below are Promise, Rainy Day, Always, and Angel. Got to keep up with this hard working Ras. I also included a couple riddims you’re bound to hear at the club this summer. We got Jah Cure and Cherine Anderson on the Indiscretions Riddim and Turbulence, Mykal Rose, new comer Mitch on the Collie Monster Riddim.

Enjoy and Jah Bless – One Lovell

Winter is over and the sun is out which can only mean good things for Reggae fans. It is time to enjoy the season’s major releases that will carry us through the summer.  Speaking of the summer, I want to start off by giving quick update on Sierra Nevada World Music Festival which has added several more artists to their already impressive lineup.  The newest editions are Bushman and the legendary rhythm twins Sly & Robbie who will join the already confirmed Michael Rose, Gregory Isaacs, Etana, Easy Star Allstars, Michigan & Smiley, Tarrus Riley, Anthony B, The Heptones and many more.  They must have felt overshadowed by Reggae Rising last year who put together one of the more impressive american reggae festivals in recent memory.  But even though SNWMF is making quite a statement by nabbing Sly & Robbie who have headlined RR the last two years, Reggae Rising has finally begun to revamp their website and it looks like their line up will begin to manifest shortly, so stay tuned for that.

The song that is guaranteed to be in hot rotation as the summer gets under way is John Legend’s single, “Can’t Be My Lover,” which features two blazing verses from Dancehall legend Buju Banton.  This song was supposed to be included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Legend’s latest release, “Evolver,” but for some reason never made the cut.  I’m not sure why, but this track has grown to be a very popular tune for a track that isn’t even legally for sale anywhere.  Amazon.com was carrying a single but after looking for it again, it has a note that explains that it had been “discontinued by the manufacturer.”  Got to love the music business… making sure the people get what they want.  Well, that’s what we have imeem and YouTube for.  Give thanks.

If you don’t like to be caught off guard when you hear everybody talking about certain new artists, then you had better familiarize yourself with Serani and Demarco.  These two artists have brought melody back to dancehall for much needed refreshment.  Serani’s track, “No Games” is likely to be the anthem of 2009, and “She Loves Me,” won’t be far behind.  This is a huge step as a solo artist after his breakout collaboration with Bungle last summer titled “Doh.”  I first heard about Demarco after a picked up a copy of his track “I Wonder” on a mix tape while in Jamaica last year.  I usually am not an advocate of auto-tune, but Demarco does it as well as it can be done.  Though he sounded great over a one-drop, he knows that his style is better suited for the dancehall, so he dropped “Sort Dem Out” for the summer of 09.  Check them out on the YouTube playlist below.

Make sure you also keep an ear out for Jah Cure who has an all new album dropping on April 7th titled, “The Universal Cure.”  This will be his first release of new material since being released from prison last year.  His first single “Mr. Jailer,” is brilliant fusion track where he takes on the oppressor and comments on how they themselves are in prison.  Cure is poised to make a serious comeback and regain his thrown as a Reggae superstar.  Reggae fans have a lot to look forward to as artists continue to innovate and redefine our place in the greater music landscape.  I look forward to being along for the ride.

Jah Bless  -  One Lovell

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]]> http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/21/admin/itation-records/feed/ 0 http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/21/admin/green-lion-crewcom/ http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/21/admin/green-lion-crewcom/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:09:05 +0000 Marley Lovell http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/21/admin/green-lion-crewcom/ The next few posts will highlight the best the Internet has to offer in Reggae services. GreenLionCrew.com is a production team and sound system offering mixtapes, show production and more. Based out of New Hampshire, GLC has a weekly radio show on WUNH Durham 91.3 called the Green Lion Reggae Show as well as a weekly Reggae night (Stormy Wednesdays) at the Red Door music venue. Check out GreenLionCrew.com and support the movment.

]]> http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/21/admin/green-lion-crewcom/feed/ 0 http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/20/admin/learning-how-to-share/ http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/20/admin/learning-how-to-share/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:29:14 +0000 Marley Lovell http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/20/admin/learning-how-to-share/ Music is all about sharing. It’s about the artist sharing with their fans who then are compelled to share it with their friends. I have always been the type of person that loves to share good music with friends and family, and hopefully connect with people on a deeper level because of it. That is the basis for HipHop-Reggae.com. These are the two genres that I am enthusiastic about and I want to organize it and share it with you. The latest advancement in music sharing is the free streaming music that is available on imeem.com. Imeem allows you to browse a large library of music that has been uploaded by fans and allow you to stream the song in it’s entirety. In addition to that, you are also able to add songs to customized playlists and embed them into your own site. This allows me to share music with you easily and effectivley. Here is a playlist that I put together of all of the Bost & Bim Reggae remixes that were available. This playlist is also available on the Reggae Remixes page. I encourage you to make playlists that are relevent to the site, and I will link to them. Get involved in Jah Movement

]]> http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/20/admin/learning-how-to-share/feed/ 0 http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/bost-bim/ http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/bost-bim/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:55:07 +0000 Marley Lovell http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/bost-bim/ As you can see I have added loads of content that highlights my inspiration for the Hiphop-Reggae.com movement. These tracks are some of these artist’s best work and it is evident that when the opportunity is there, great music can be produced. The French production team of Bost & Bim aka Bombist is responsible for the bulk of the remixes on the Reggae Remixes video page. The following is a interview with the masterminds behind these mash-ups. I should disclose that the interview is in French but I thought it is still interesting to see them in their element.

]]> http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/bost-bim/feed/ 0 http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/more-fire/ http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/more-fire/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:47:10 +0000 Marley Lovell http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/18/admin/more-fire/ The spot has just officially been blown. I stumbled across some gems while putting together video content for the site. Make sure you check out all the new features on the site including the video playlists on the Reggae Remix page, as well as the HipHop Collaboration Page which are blazing if I do say so myself. Make sure you leave a comment and let me know which videos are your favorites. The movement is beginning… join me.

One Lovell

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I’ve been working diligently on the development of the company and the site. Before I go and spend thousands of dollars paying someone to build the site I thought I would give it a shot at filling it out with some more content. Browse through the pages and leave some comments to help me improve the site. I appreciate your input and I look forward to serving you and the community in the coming years.

In the video section I started to sift through the sea that is YouTube, and find the best and coolest stuff. I put together a collection of live acoustic performances, as well as started a HipHop collaboration video page. The best thing I found was this Timbaland Reggae remix by Bost and Bim. These guys spread up the original song and set it to a classic Black Uhuru dub. Phenomenal work, nuff respect. If you like this, then make sure you don’t miss the Bost and Bim remix of Wyclef’s latest release feat Akon and Lil’ Wayne. This video can be seen in the Hiphop collaborations video section.

One Lovell

]]> http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/04/17/admin/coming-along/feed/ 2 http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/03/16/admin/salute-the-king-released/ http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/03/16/admin/salute-the-king-released/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:08:40 +0000 Marley Lovell http://hiphop-reggae.com/blog/2008/03/16/admin/salute-the-king-released/ Greetings Reggae Family,

So I finished the first promotional mixtape from Hiphop-Reggae.com titled Salute The King Vol. 1. It contains a continuous mix some of the latest releases from the Reggae world. If you want a copy, email me at marley.lovell@gmail.com with an address, and ill get one out to you asap. If you already got one, make sure you write a comment on the blog, or hit me up, I would love to hear your feedback. Each copy will be hand numbered, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to be the start of the Righteous Youth Revolution. Thank you for the continued support, Jah Bless

-One Lovell

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I have a lot of things in motion right now, and I think that there is bright future for this website. In the context of a final project for my degree in Music Industry Studies I have been granted limited funding to build and start promoting the site. As another element to the project I am doing a Reggae Community Profile on the city of New Orleans, which I hope will be the first in a series of similar city specific profiles. These will be on city homepages, where people will be able to find out about the Reggae community in that city including Restaurants, Clothing Stores, Clubs & DJs , and a message board where people are able to communicate or promote. I am very excited about this development, and I think it can be a very effective tool to unite the Reggae communities locally and eventually globally.

As another promotional tool, I am releasing a promotional mixtape of some of my favorite current Reggae mixed by yours truly. Its a 70 minute CD titled Salute The King Vol. 1. It will be released from the Righteous Youth Sound System, so I will definitely let you know as soon as it is done. Here is the Cover and tentative track listing. This will be available as a free gift for donations to the Hiphop-Reggae site of 5 or more dollars. Thank you for the support. Jah Guidence

-One Lovell

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