Ninja Man Making Huge Strides In the Dancehall World

One would have thought that having already received legendary status, Ninja Man who began his career in the late 1980s and is till a force in dancehall music, would be ready to relax and live off his past achievements. However this is not the case with the self styled Don Gorgon.

In a recent interview Ninja Man declared, “I still have a lot of work to do in Dancehall music, right now I feel like I haven't even started yet.” 

He also said that he has a lot to teach the youths in the business. “As a veteran in this business I have a big role to play while I am still active, I have to guide the youths in the business by setting a good example. The best way to do that is by making good music and keeping my performance on a high level so they can see what I am doing and learn from it,” said Ninja Man.

Since the start of the year Ninja Man has topped Reggae and Dancehall charts both locally and abroad with songs such as Ninja Mi Ninja & Dweet Ft. Specialist. The videos for both singles have also made it to the top of several music video charts. Ninja man has also delivered crowd pleasing performances on a number of major events in recent times including Caribbean Fashion Week, Negril Dream Weekend, Reggae To Reggae and LIME School Aid. 

“Since I signed with Downsound its like I am a new artiste, I feel a brand new vibes to work whether it is in the studio or on stage and everything has been moving in the right direction. I am just going to keep my focus and work even harder to maintain and surpass my status as a legend in the business,” said Ninja Man. Ninja Man recently released another hot new single titled Jamaica Town which was produced by ace producer Skatta Burrell for Downsound Records. 

The song which features Ninja Man spitting hardcore lyrics about life in the inner-city communities of Jamaica over a haunting Hip Hop beat is already creating waves both locally and abroad. “Jamaica town is a different type of song, it is geared towards the international market, by the sound of it you can tell but the message is real, its all a bout Jamaica and the fans love it. Everywhere I go people want to hear it.”

Dubkor Shoots Video For "Defend The Endz"

Reggae singer Dubkor formerly known as Dubkore recently shot the music video for his single titled Defend The Endz. “We just wrapped up the shooting of the video for Defend The Endz, it was a lot of hard work but it was worth it. I believe this video is going to a very good video based on the creative energy and all the work we put into it,” said the artiste.

The video which was directed by popular music video director Asher was shot at several locations across the Corporate Area including Sherlock Crescent in Duhaney Park and Patrick City. “We choose our locations for video shoots based on the message and the energy of each song, some songs need a country settings, some songs need a city settings, its all based on the vibes of the song.

For Defend The Endz we chose locations in the city of Kingston in order to bring out the true essence of the story in the song.”

The video is currently being edited and will be released before the end of the week. “Right now the video is in the editing process as soon as its finished and we approve it we are going to release it. It should be ready for release by Friday,” said Dubkor. 

In the mean time Dukor and his team are working with Asher towards the completion of a second music video. “Now that we have completed the shooting of the video for Defend The Endz, we are now focusing on the video for Gideon, so far we’ve shot some scenes in the hills of Kingston and we have a few more scenes to shoot before we are finished.”

Ruffi-Ann Upbeat About European Debut & Upcoming Album

Sharon Peterkin aka Ruffian is extremely pleased about her performance at the recently staged Reggae Sundance Festival in the Netherlands. Performing songs such as The World Needs Love, Save The Juvenile and I am Working she entertained the huge audience that attended the festival.

Her rendition of an unreleased track from her upcoming album called Give To Me which features legendary reggae saxophonist Dean Frazer was also well received. Ruffi-Ann said she enjoyed her performing at the Reggae Sundance Festival and it was a tremendous experience for her.

“I really had a good time performing at the Reggae Sundance Festival, at first I was bit nervous having never performed on an event of such magnitude before, but I was prepared for it. From the moment I hit the stage I was in total control and I delivered a very strong performance. The people loved it, especially because of the positive message in my music. Overall the whole experience was great,” said Ruffi-Ann.

After her performance Ruffi-Ann also did a lot of networking at the festival. “When I got off stage I was approached by a lot of media people, promoters and producers who loved my performance, so I used the opportunity to make some good links. I also took a lot of pictures with fans and signed autographs,” said the artiste. Now that she is back in the island the St. Catherine native is looking forward to the completion and release of her official debut album. “The album is in the final stages of production now, Mr. Frazer and his team is working hard to get it ready for release. 

I am very excited about it, I saw the artwork for the album a few days ago, it looks very good, I can’t wait for it to be released. It has a lot of good songs on it and I know the fans are going to love it.” Ruffi-Ann is also getting ready to release a single from the album. “Right now we are preparing to drop a single from the album; we want to choose the right one which is kinda hard because there are so many good songs on it. But as soon as Mr. Frazer makes the decision we will drop the first single,” said Ruffi-Ann.

Chilando Drops New Video

Show Di Vybz recording artiste Chilando recently released the video for his thought provoking new single titled In A The City .

The video which was directed by John ‘Ova Drive’ Walker and Rheco Dowe was filmed across several locations in Montego Bay including Farm Heights, Market Street, Parade and Coopers Hill.

“This song is about life in the inner-city of Montego Bay, we made sure to shoot in certain areas in order to capture the natural vibes of the city.

We did the video to show how people go about life in the city on a daily basis, thats what its all about and it is a very simple and interesting video,” said Chilando.

Chilando said the video is his 6th video since the start of the year and he is very pleased with the feed back it is getting.

“This is the 6th video that I have released since 2013 and the response to it has been very good, its getting a lot of hits on youtube and its all over the net. We are currently getting ready to distribute it to TV, we deliberately released it on youtube first because we did not want it to clash with the TV promotion of the video for my song called Gwaan Gyal.” 

The music video for Gwaan Gyal is currently sitting in the number 2 spot on the CVM TV Hit List On The Rise Chart. “I am very happy with the progress of the Gwaan Gyal video it is my second video on the Hit List this year and I am very happy that the fans love it and are supporting it.’ said the artiste.

Mr Vegas to release Bruk It Down 2.0 September 24, 2013

Welcome to the next generation of Reggae Dancehall as designed by one of Jamaica’s most versatile and innovative music makers, Mr. Vegas. From “Heads High” (1998) to “Bruk It Down” (2012), Mr Vegas has assembled an unshakable string of International classic reggae and dancehall releases including Billboard hit singles during the two plus decades of his career.

Named after his recent international cross over hit single, the Bruk It Down 2.0 album (MV Music) follows his innovative proven approach. Grounded in Reggae Dancehall, Bruk It Down 2.0 demonstrates Mr. Vegas’ uncanny ability to tap into a seamless mix of House, Reggaeton, Soca, Pop and Dubstep. But it’s not simply Vegas going it alone.

A who’s who of production talent from Clevie to Danny Browne, Studio 758 and Jah Snowcone, help Bruk It Down 2.0 connect the foundation of Reggae Dancehall with cutting edge musical movements.

On the mic, Vegas is joined on the title track by Barbados’ very own, the Soca queen Alison Hinds while Reggae crooner Lukie D, foundation Dancehall favorite Flourgon and Reggaeton artist El Boy C are also on board, as well as St Lucian songstress Terri. Set to release September 24, 2013, the 16-track ensemble is Vegas’ 9th studio release and the second from his own label imprint, MV Music. 

Always forward thinking, Mr Vegas is also synonymous with the success of the new social media generation; amassing copious amounts of friends and followers across Twitter and Facebook who appreciate his commentary away from the microphone and with millions of views on YouTube for his high quality videos. 

Currently his collaboration “Fruit Juice” with Snoop for Snoop Lion’s ‘Reincarnation’ album and the remix of “Standing On The Sun” with Beyonce rumored to be the lead single off her upcoming album has him poised for his own album release ‘Bruk It Down 2.0’.