KING BASS gone for the MULA

Whaddup Mad Music Family,  back with you like that bad cough you cant get rid of ;-). This week we have a Dancehall Banger. Bay-C from the super dancehall Group T.O.K continues to showcase his talent and that he is a master lyricist with vision and  depth to match. With a song produced by "OMG Blizzi you made that" King Blizzi  one of the young super talented Produce/Artist in Jamaica that continues to dominate the air waves. "Gone for the Mulla" is fresh and the chorus is hot and riddim combine well to make it maad  memorable.

The video features  cameos by Craigy T (T.O.K) , Christopher Martin  and gives a real good sample of Kingston night life and dancehall flavour at its finest. Big Up  Bay - C this is str8 fire.

 

Make sure you check out the rest of Bay- C's  new album King Bass and other hit tracks like Don Dada Trill with Kalash, Bad Bitch  and a new T.O.K track Why Pree....Maaaaad!! 

ALL NIGHT LONG 35 Years Strong and the Jamaican Connection

Whaddup Whaddup Mad Peeps, its TGIF Time to Get Fresh Friday

I found this interesting mix of old and new. You all know Lionel Ritchie, lead singer of the Commodores (old school) and for the Millenial generation more popularly know as Nicole Ritchie's dad or that judge from American Idol (new school).

Well can you imagine his perennial hit song All Night Long is now 35 years old . Lets revist this claissic for a quick minute. Featuring a young Boogaloo Shrimp from Breakin.

Bet you did know that the title was inspired by a Jamaican, yes indeed my Uncle Dr Loyd Greig who is good friends with Lionel Ritchie.

 Taken  from New York Post Five Surprising Facts about Richie's classic ‘All Night Long’

1. The title was inadvertently inspired by a Jamaican gynecologist.
“It was the first time I’ve ever written a song where I didn’t have a hook. It took me months to find one,” says Richie. “If the song is called ‘Easy,’ you write ‘easy’ first. Then you work from there. I wrote everything — ‘Well my friend, the time has come,’ ‘Fiesta, forever’ — and I still didn’t have a hook.”
After nearly three months of struggle, the singer had a eureka moment when dining with his friend Lloyd Greig, a Jamaican born physician. “I was leaving his house, and I said [in a Jamaican accent], ‘I’m going back to work all night long.’ Then I said, ‘Wait a minute. “All Night Long.” ’ He looked at me like I was nuts. Sometimes, by not thinking, you find exactly what you want.”

There you go Greigs are muses for musical greatness ;-)

But even more maaad cool is that British Producers, DVRX have sampled the chorus (time 2:00 in the orginal video ) and made it into a 2019 Dance Classic" Jambo Jumbo"

Enjoy this Jammin to the Wknd....MAAAAD

Sexiest Man in Jamaica - A Song about Me

Whaddup Maadd Music Fans, finally a song dedicated to me ... Sexiest Man in Jamaica :-)

Actually found this gem listening to Idris Elba playing a DJ set recently. Interesting that he was recently named Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine and BTW  did you know he is quite an accomplished DJ in his own right.Yeah he nver misses a beat to tell you how he grew up in the sound bwoy culture of the Hackney district of London and has a deep passion for reggae music. In fact thats why he was so inspired to direct the Jamaican sound boy drama "Yardie" a great watch if you even got the chance.

Anyway this song has no chart history in Jamaica strangely enough but has a rich musical story in the UK. The song is by "Mint Royale"  an electronic music duo, Neil Claxton and Chris Baker from Manchester, England.

On their Second Album "Dancehall Places" in 2002 came the first single "Sexiest Man in Jamaica" featuring a sample from the iconic Prince Buster. The song became a hit on the UK Top 20 Charts and is still a featured tune in eltronic music playlists.


 
So know you know who is the Sexiest Man in Jamaica and all the girls love me.... Rough  Rider ....Maaaaad

Its All about Dancing

Whaddup Mad Music Fans
Heard this mad hypnotic jam by Stylo G, kinda song to bounce your head to and move your feet
If you check the lyric video the translation is a bit off not done by a Jamaican but they seem to capture for the most part what  he is saying

Stylo G doesn't disappoint on this track and is showing again why he is one of the hottest Danceahll acts in the UK, the man baaad

You think this niiiice wait till you hear the remix with Niki Minaj, maaad str8 fire, shell ,shell shell



What we like about this song is that the beat baddd and it mooves people to dance, if there was ever any doubt on the influence of dancehall culture and in particular dance moves look no further than this video of some British youths a try dem ting,gwan wi seh gwann



Then if you wan see the difference wid a true yard man interpretation and choreography check this video , the crew is Hectic Dymond well known in the dancehall in Jamaica and whose leader Roll X is an in demand dancehall choreographer around the world.

 Maaaaaad  !!!!!

Mans Not Hot - the True Story, Funny But True

By now most of you must have seen on social media the viral video of Big Shaq "Mans Not Hot", the mad hilarious song taking the world by storm.

It started back in September this year when Big Shaq also known as Rodman Shaq appeared on Charlie Sloth's (Hip Hop DJ) on BBC Radio 1Xtra show Fire In The Booth  the freestyle was Hot Braaap ....Check it out


 
Then you got this equally funny exchange with Charlie on Big Shaq signing the record deal with Island records.


Then Biq Shaq went to America and filmed this classic video, many people thought it was a joke, but 45 Million views on YouTube is NO joke, the mans HOT although he seems to be  consistently denying it ;-) LOL

 
But if you were caught up in the hype including the diss tracks against the other Shaq (of NBA fame) you would soon realize it is in fact a joke, a character created and well played by British actor, comedian and social media personality,Michael Dapaah.

Lets hear from Michael himself
   
This is truly Mad Moment in Music Skkkkkrrrrr Pop Pop.

New Music, the Good, Bad and ... You decide?

New visuals this week the Mad Music continues to be dynamic. We found these 3 new music visuals keeping it Dancehall and Hype. Not sure any of these are going to be BIG hits but give us your feedback.

1st up Vybz Kartel advocate, supporter and friend Busta" Bus a Bus" Rhymes finally lands a colab  with Vybz and Torey Lanez. This one has a nice beat, but the  numerous stops and starts to the video breaks the flow. Although there are cameos from Beenie Man, Junior Reid, Foota Hype Sizzla and a bag of Jamaican artists the dialogue and over use of "patois" doesn't come across at all as natural.


Then there is this new one from Popcaan and Kyla. Fo rthose who dont know  Kyla, is a British house music singer in the UK funky subgenre. She is best known for her song "Do You Mind" which became one of the most successful charting UK funky songs and was later featured on Drake's 2016 international hit "One Dance".



Finally we have the two "Jamericans" who are holding on to their Jamaica roots to try and get a further foothold in the hip-pop market. Sean Kingston who from day one embraced his heritage in his stage name and then Safaree previously known as Niki Minaj's Hypeman but now carving a name for himself as a rapper and regular staple in the dancehall. 

Dancehall never ever sounded like this!!!

Who said Dancehall isn't versatile' dem lie,  I have been listening and am pleasantly surprised how the new Dancehall artists are showing their true talent and versatility in recent recordings way outside the traditional reggae and dancehall arenas.

I found these musical SHOTS recently not getting airplay in Jamaica, probably doesn't fit the traditional limited formats we have. But "trust" each one of these is a straight musical backflip as it puts a Dancehall artist without compromise in totally new genres of music and they don't loose a beat to keep it authentic while adding a kaleidoscope of sound to the these club bangers.

First up the leader of the Reggae Revival Chronixx, btw check out his Chronology Tour currently winding down in the US and Canada and coming to the Caribbean soon. Here he teams up with UK Heavyweights Sub Focus and Rudimental  for a fusion of  reggae, DnB and soul ... maaaad



Then there is Shenseea, the hottest female DJ in Dancehall right now, the "It" girl " who fresh off her Tim Westwood freestyle shows she can rap and DJ with the same intensity. Here she sounds quite polished as she jumps on a Drum n Bass riddim and truly soars. The song has a piano heavy melody and an infectious flute hook,....Maaaaad 




Then sound di alarm for the Unruly one , Popcaan on this Gospel House track with the music legend  Chaka Khan . Yall remember Chak...Chaka..Chakka Khan from the 80s (I Feel for You) a timeless classic. Well she still sounds good and in this unusual pairing that works they grace each other vocals on "Say a Prayer". This song captures a soul-rich gospel sound, an uplifting song with still an emotive feel.


Maaaaaad Music mi tell unoo

Clean Bandit steals the formula for Crossover

Whats up Mad Music Lovers , Free  Up  Friday is is here so lets get it poppin. Today we throw some spotlight on Sean Paul. Firstly Congrats to Dutty Paul and his wife Jinx on the recent birth of their son, Levi Blaze. We see Sean's Legacy is Still every "Blazin"

Well Sean continues his formula for pop success with this collab, Rockabye with the group Clean Bandit. The song is about hardships of single mothers and obviously  refers to the nursery rhyme of the same name.
 
The song became Clean Bandit's first number one single in Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand and Switzerland. Also in the US it reached Number One on Billboard's  Dance/Mix Show Airplay.


Like the lip sych sequence to Sean Pauls' verse wonder how many takes they needed to catch it right..LOL

This is not the first Clean Bandit's dabble with Dancehall you might recall they did another chart hit with Stylo G on Come Over .BTW  Stylo G is one of the dancehall artist who is  more recognized for his music outside of Jamaica more than within.

We like how they integrate the strings into the music it is no surprise that  Clean Bandit are considered  an electronic, classical crossover, pop band.....maaaad kewl

Tropical House and Jamaica - Pure Fire

Fresh out of the musical oven comes this monster hit from British DJ and producer Sigala receiving colourful and exotic visuals. We say maaaadd this ya video shaaaaat.

Following in the current vein of the the hot genre so titled "tropical  house" with a health dose of drum and bass, this song has obvious reggae roots and no wonder they shot the video in Jamaica . "How do you Love"  features melodic steel drums giving a real Caribbean feel along with  hook from Mariah Carey's 1996 hit 'Always Be My Baby'. This song features vocals from rapidly rising 16-year-old star Imani, who’s already been compared to TLC and Rihanna.

She bounces around these beautiful blue beaches and glistening seas in Portland, Jamaica  bringing maaad tropical vibes.

The video looks gorgeous and looks like a postcard for a vacation.

A feel good song and sure shot for summer anthem....... maaad catchy.....way up

This song reminds me of the other dance juggernaut which has a similar tropical vibe (albeit Phuket, Thailand ) which I posted earlier titled Every (Single) Man's Dream Vacation.

Banging Beats from Black Mozart

Another gem from our under the radar producer Ryan Leslie. Yes his videos are staged yet it is tastefully done to look almost like it was shot spontaneously. What we like about this one is the beats on this video they are BANGING 

Check out Full Moon @ 1:23 then Lay Down @ 6:18

This guy is a musical genius, definitely a better singer than a rapper, his lyrics are fire though (although a bit materialistic)but his flow is too much on the same level don't get us wrong we are not about hate, we are all about the maaaad congratulate.

Plus he is a musical mogul no Itunes for this dude all his songs are available through his site, no middle man......maaad .