After releasing several singles with much favorable response, Keida has now compiled her very first mixtape ‘Wickedest Ting’. Wickedest Ting, which is also the name of one of the featured tracks, comprises of 28 singles, most of which are already released with the exception of four new songs. Featured are also several collaborations with artistes such as Protoje, Erup, Shurwayne Winchester and French deejay Valley. Production wise, she has worked with Don Carleon, Jam 2, Chimney Record, Great Whyte Entertainment and Damn Rude Records among others to complete the mixtape. Wickedest Ting is hosted by Yaardcore and is a mixture of Reggae, Dancehall, R&B and even some Dubstep. The artiste known best for the song ‘Jamaican boy’ releases the mixtape in the heights of celebration for her birthday on September 10th. She has also completed the videos for songs on the mixtape ‘Another Level’ and ’75′ which fans can look out for very soon.
International reggae artiste Tafari has signed a distribution deal for his upcoming album with VP Record's VPAL, which is the renowned music firm's associated label group.
Tafari's new album, Rud3 Lov3, will be released later this year via VPAL distribution.
The album is expected to boast 16 tracks and will be produced by Noah Mason, Kamron Houf, Jason Gilbert and Tafari's Florida-based Rud3 Music Records. No details of the deal were disclosed, but it is understood that the deal surpasses a year.
One of the singles, Money In My Pocket, that will be on the album is already creating a buzz on iTunes and on several local and international radio stations. The deejay, who is the son of reggae legend Big Youth, said he's very optimistic about the success of the deal.
"I am very pleased that VP acknowledges my independent efforts in the world of reggae and has given me the opportunity to catapult these project miles ahead in reggae music. I am really looking forward to enjoying much success," he said.
An official message was also released by the company in light of the deal. It reads: "It's official!! An emerging reggae artiste Tafari has signed with VP Records' distribution department VPAL (VP Associated Label Group) for his upcoming album.
"It is our pleasure that we can distribute music of this generation talented reggae artiste. We will keep posting his latest information, and check out his Facebook and Twitter as well."
Tafari is also known for the single Fire, a major hit in several European countries.
Mavado recently released Take It featuring Jamaica-born R&B act Karian Sangas.
Producer Troyton Hinds of Troyton Music said Mavado wanted to do a collab track with Karian.
"Within a few days we had a beat and vocals. The energy and creativity is evidenced in the result. It has a great sound and the response has been fantastic," he said. "The song definitely has a wide range appeal and will appease local and international audiences. They are great artistes and there is a lot of buzz surrounding them both."
Dancehall star Aidonia and his gorgeous fiance Kimberly Megan are expect their first child.
Megan tweeted a few pics of her growing baby bump this week. The couple has been receiving many well wishes from fans and members of the music industry.
“Congratulations to @AIDONIAJOP and @princessmegan1 on their engagement!!!!!! Welcome to the club lol,” JOP member Deablo tweeted.
Aidonia popped the question earlier this year and Megan said yes to his proposal. According to sources close to the deejay, the two are planning a private ceremony later this year in Jamaica.
Alkaline is a recent graduate of the Ardenne high school. The young artiste has been the topic of discussion on social networks such as facebook and twitter over the past two weeks due to the content of his x-rated music video for Not A Slack Song.
The video has been greeted with mixed reactions from viewers because of its strong sexual content. In one scene, a female wearing extremely thin underwear removes her bra and poses topless for the camera. She also acrobatically bends her body in acute position, giving viewers a full view of her partially nude posterior.
However, Alkaline believes the song is not slack. According to the 18-year-old deejay, being tight-lipped about sex only makes it more attractive to teens.
"My song in no way can be viewed as slack when all it describes is the beginning of our existence. Sex is a beautiful ting, and a full time now we move wey from di backward mentality that sex is forbidden because all that does is makes it more alluring, especially to our teens, zeen," Alkaline said.
Since its upload, the video has, however, been age restricted by YouTube.com due to its lewd content. Despite not having the full advantage of sharing the footage with the wider YouTube audience, Alkaline shows no remorse, only suggesting that minors watch the Disney channel for more child-appropriate content.
"I wouldn't say that I am a bad example for kids, but at the end of the day, I am an entertainer, and there must be space for adult material in dancehall. So the kids can just watch some Disney, or so," he laughed.
Not A Slack Song was produced by Smokeshop productions. Alkaline implores dancehall fans to be on the lookout for more entertaining tracks and videos from him such as Ugly Truth, produced by Sartout/Kimichi Records.
The dancehall video that started the nude trend was Psycho by Tommy Lee, which featured scantily attired females exposing parts of their body. Konshens and Leftside later pushed the envelope further with their video Clap That, which portrayed females in a strip club performing in the nude.
Dancehall artiste Charly Black's Wine Up (Dig Out) is currently one of the 'hottest' songs in Trinidad, according to two of the island's prominent promoters.
The popular 'Country boy', real name Desmond Mendize, recently ended a very successful two-week tour of the island with the single, which was produced by Gesta Music Records on the Motivation rhythm.
He also enjoyed ample success with the European-hit song Claaaty Again, which was released early this year. The 'proud' Trelawny citizen also made his debut appearance in Tobago and received a warm welcome, much to his surprise.
The deejay said he feels the same way as in 2007 when he was a prominent sound systems operator gaining increased recognition as recording artiste.
"The way how the people them a Trinidad receive me, it feel like 2007 when Charly Black buss pon the scene. Right now, everybody a say Charly Black have the hottest song in Trinidad. Even Grenada just confirmed with me that the song is the hottest song over there," he said.
According to Verne Extavor, boss of Antix Promotion, the song has become a must-play in several Trini parties, and the females love it.
"Wine Up slap weh. Word! The song is a must-play right now. Everybody loves it," he said.
His sentiments were also echoed by Nigel Wilson, from Swagger Promotion. He said; "Charly B got the hottest tune in TT for the summer. He got the girls going on bad 'oh gosh' ... the girls are begging for more."
Charly Black has also released the video for Claaaty Again on his YouTube fan page. It will premiere this month on all the major local televisions. The deejay is also getting ready to head to French Guyana and Suriname early next month. He is also planning a Canadian tour commencing in November.
The deejay is also getting ready to release his debut album come February, 2013.
