Gen·e·sis

Pronunciation: \ˈje-nə-səs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born.
Date: circa 1604

: the origin or coming into being of something <the genesis of reggae>

The Genesis countdown features the top ten Dancehall/Reggae Jamz that are tearing up Trinidad and Tobago! From the Dancehall to the Club the countdown is informed by the pulse of the people. Tune in every Sunday for Genesis on Trinidad and Tobago’s #1 Radio Station – 96WEfm.com || Live Stream Here

The Genesis Countdown:

1. Ding Dong feat. Strent – Party Cup
2. Richie Loops – In My Cup
3. Aidonia – We Tek It Off
4. Konshens – Gal Dem Ah Talk
5. Timberlee – The General
6. Romain Virgo – Ghetto
7. Mavado – Hold Me
8. Vybz Kartel – Wine Fi Me Nah
9. Bounty Killer & Elephant Man – How We Do It
10. Jah Cure feat. Phyllisia Ross – Unconditional Love

The ‘Major Lazer’ character moves from music to Cartoon Network, recruiting Jamaican deejays to voice the characters.

Grammy winning producers, Diplo and Switch, created a stir last year with their ‘Major Lazor’ character and their first dancehall album Guns Don’t Kill People … Lazers Do.

gun-toting commando

The character, which is used on the artwork of their Major Lazer series, is a fictional Jamaican cartoon gun-toting commando who fights zombies. The Major Lazer character will soon be the latest addition to ‘Adult Swim’ with its own series on the Cartoon Network.

Cartoon Network is the name given to television channels world-wide created by Turner Broadcasting which shows primarily animated programming. Cartoon Network is available across the globe in countries such as Australia, France, Germany, India, Pakistan, among others.

Diplo told THE STAR, “Cartoon Network approached us with the idea, we got a plot written and we should start airing in September. It’s a live-action thing like the music videos we’ve done with him and they liked the attitude and the animation, the way it looked.”

Thus far, the producers and the show have auditioned 40 actors to play the various roles including local deejays such as Leftside, Future Fambo, Bugle, Vegas, Mr Lex, among others.

Diplo added, “the show is gonna be very weird, kinda out there and really funny. A crazy world of 80s vampires and zombies via Jamaica. The show is mainly in English and patois, the accent might be heavy so we might have to use sub-titles.”

When THE STAR spoke to Future Fambo, aka Future Troubles, he explained that he auditioned for the role of the main character – Major Lazer himself three weeks ago. “I was approached to do it, the Major Lazer character you know drinks hard, smoke hard, parties hard, he’s like an outlaw and the character fit Future Fambo,” he said.

The interview was conducted over the telephone and Fambo is confident about his chances. He said, “everything is looking great.”

Fambo recently released a collaboration with Beenie Man called Drinking Rum on the ‘One Day’ rhythm and will soon be releasing Swaggaholic for Stephen McGregor. He is also looking forward to the release of his second album for Seanizzle.

Diplo and Switch have been doing more recording locally with acts such as Busy Signal, Vybz Kartel (who they did the popular Pon Di Floor with), Beenie Man, among others. Diplo says, “we want to build a fan base around the world. The way we marketed the Major Lazer thing was so that it could move beyond the album to every aspect.”

Source: Jamaica Star, June 8, 2010

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Dave Kelly, the super producer who ruled the dancehall music production scene in the 1990s and the early part of the 21st century, has literally been ‘missing in action’. Nothing much has been heard from him in the past few years, and to say that the dancehall industry misses his riddims right now is surely an understatement. Late last year, we heard that Kelly’s Madhouse Recordswould be putting its extensive catalog of music online, and in late 2008, Baby Cham’s “Hope” on Kelly’s famous Showtime riddim had some buzz on the streets for awhile. But where is Kelly now, and why has he abandoned the dancehall music scene?

Original article can be read here.

Rodney is holding down for Shal Marshall & Umba… Them fellas somewhere doing something! Touring as usual. Police in the session and all that. Saturday morning’s in Trinidad… Lets gooooo!!!!

9:00am

HIP HOP/R&B

Chris Brown feat. Tyga – G Thing

Rick Ross feat. Ne-Yo – Super Fly

Drake feat. TI & Swizz Beats – Fancy

Drake feat. Jay-Z – Light Up

DANCEHALL

Get Fresh
Elephant Man – Ever Fresh
Beenie Man – Fly In & Fly Out

Cosa Nostra
Ward 21 – Pretty Girls
Agent Sasco – Me A Go Fi Mine
Mr. Lexx – Dem A Pree (Carbon Dubplate)
Timberlee – The General

HIP HOP/R&B

Chris Brown & Tyga – Deuces

Kanye West – Power

Drake feat. Lil Wayne – Miss Me

DANCEHALL

Bank Robber
Beenie Man – Know Better
Sheba – Caan Do Me Nutin
Merital – Style & Pattern
Vybz Kartel – Wine Fi Mi Nah

Konshens feat. Bounty Killer – The Realest

Romain Virgo – Ghetto/Memories (Rodney King Dubplate)

HIP HOP/R&B

B.o.B aka Bobby Ray feat. Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You

Dirty Money feat. Diddy & TI – Hello Good Morning

Jay-Z feat. J. Cole – A Star Is Born

DANCEHALL

Vybz Kartel feat. Russian – Straight Jeans & Fitted

10:00am

DANCEHALL

Jim Screechie (#jimscreechie Twitter seh!)
Spice – Jim Screechie
RDX – For The Girls
TOK – Everybody Clap
Beenie Man – Beat Dem Bad
Aidonia – Jack Hammer

Sky Daggering
Aidonia – Flying Dagger
Spice – Daggera

Aidonia – I Like Her

Sex Appeal
Aidonia – Cyah Done
Blak Ryno – Wine And Dip
Elephant Man – Steady Wine
Mavado – Hold Me

HIP HOP/R&B

Drake – Find Your Love

Busy Signal – Who’s To Blame

Busy Signal – My Money

Cassidy feat. Mary J. Blige – Hustler (remix)

Tony Yayo feat. 50 Cent – So Seductive (X-Mix)

Fat Joe – So Much More

Fat Joe feat. Young Jeezy – Slow Down

Red Cafe feat. Fabolous – I’m Ill

DANCEHALL

Toaster
Popcaan – Body Suh Rite
Vybz Kartel – Mi Love Yuh
Vybz Kartel – A That A Gwaan
Gaza Slim feat. Vybz Kartel – One Man

Ding Dong feat. Strent – Party Cup

HIP HOP/R&B

Eminem feat. Lil Wayne – No Love

11:00am

CLYDE THE OUTLAW

12:00am

CLYDE THE OUTLAW

The Friday fire! Corny? Probably. Blazing hits? Yup. No question. The new guys on the block keeping it jiggy! Contemporaries… Classics… Them new jamz!!!

8:00pm

HIP HOP/R&B

Chris Brown feat. Tyga – G Thing

Drake feat. TI & Swizz Beats – Fancy

Jay-Z feat. Swizz Beats – On To The Next One

Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Drake feat. Jay-Z – Light Up

DANCEHALL

Jim Screechie (#jimscreechie Twitter seh!)
Spice – Jim Screechie
RDX – For The Girls
TOK – Everybody Clap
Beenie Man – Beat Dem Bad
Aidonia – Jack Hammer

Sex Appeal
Mavado – Hold Me
Blak Ryno – Wine And Dip
Elephant Man – Steady Wine

HIP HOP/R&B

Chris Brown & Tyga – Deuces

DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg – All I Do Is Win

DANCEHALL

Haunted
Wayne Wonder – The Best
Baby Cham – Many Many
Spragga Benz – Dolly House
Bounty Killer – Worthless Boy

Bounty Killer – Mi Heartbeat

Mecca
Bounty Killer – Benz & Bimma
Spragga Benz – Funny Guy
Beenie Man – Girls Way

Beenie Man – Nah Bow

Overdose
Beenie Man – Ole Talker
Tanya Stephens & Bounty Killer – Cry & Bawl

Girls Galore
Lady Saw feat. General Degree – Lightning & Thunder
Spragga Benz feat. Wayne Wonder – Bounce Along

Vybz Kartel – Better Can Wuk

Wallabeez
Vybz Kartel – Where Wha You Have
Jah Vinci – Me Alone

HIP HOP/R&B

Usher feat. Will.i.am – OMG

9:00pm

DANCEHALL

Get Fresh
Elephant Man – Ever Fresh
Beenie Man – Fly In & Fly Out

Cosa Nostra
Ward 21 – Pretty Girls
Agent Sasco – Me A Go Fi Mine
Professor – Too Rich
Timberlee – The General
Mr. Lexx – Dem A Pree (Carbon Dubplate)

Mad Collab
Vybz Kartel feat. Popcaan & Gaza Slim – Clarks
Bounty Killer & Elephant Man – How We Do It

Richie Loops – In My Cup

HIP HOP/R&B

Memphis Bleek feat. Jay-Z – Do My Ladies…

Ludacris – Southern Hospitality

Fat Joe feat. The Terror Squad – Lean Back

Eve – Who’s That Girl

Lloyd Banks – On Fire

David Banner – Play

Mims feat. Sean Kingston & Mr. Vegas – Like This

Nicki Minaj – Your Love

Drake – Your Love

10:00pm

DANCEHALL

Roof Top
Mavado – House Top
Beenie Man – Under Curfew
Charley Blacks – Turn Me On

Konshens – Gal Dem A Talk

DNA
Buju Banton – Gal
Laden – Bike Ride
Vybz Kartel – Turn & Wine

HIP HOP/R&B

Ne-Yo – Champagne Life

DANCEHALL

Damage Control
Bunji Garlin – All Who Nuh Know Dem
Romain Virgo – Watch Over Me
Bounty Killer feat. Busy Signal – Summn’ A Gwaan
Buju Banton – Let Dem Know

Bank Robber
Merital – Style & Pattern
Sheba – Caan Do Me Nutin
Vybz Kartel – Wine Fi Mi Nah

Double Jeopardy
Cecile – Sweetest Feeling
Elephant Man & Cecile – Bad Man, Bad Gal
Beenie Man – Reasoning

HIP HOP/R&B

Busy Signal – My Money

Busy Signal – Cyah Buy We Out

Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake – Carry Out

Red Cafe feat. Fabolous – I’m Ill

DANCEHALL

Ding Dong feat. Strent – Party Cup

Toaster
Gaza Slim feat. Vybz Kartel – One Man
Vybz Kartel – A That A Gwaan
Vybz Kartel – Mi Love Yuh

11:00pm

HIP HOP/R&B

Kayne West – Power

Drake feat. Lil Wayne – Miss Me

Mr. Lexx – Big & Heavy (Carbon Dubplate)

Lloyd Banks feat. feat. Juelz Santana – Beamer, Benz Or Bentley

DANCEHALL

Vybz Kartel feat. Russian – Straight Jeans & Fitted

Catalog
Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor – Nah Forgive Dem
Capleton – Stage Show
Aidonia – We Tek It Off
Beenie Man – Sketel Shadow

HIP HOP/R&B

Fat Joe feat. Young Jeezy – Slow Down

DncTrncRvStrz: Dance, Trance, Rave… The Stars

Download the mix here.

Taking some of this and some of that and mixing it all together with the McGregor clan and friends. Father, Son, Brother and Friendz. Its the Catalog Cutz.

Um. Really I am not sure what to say here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJVS6qdq-GA[/youtube]

Daang… Just look at the vid and watch Kid Capri break it down to a couple in the club… SMH!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYlE905u9x4[/youtube]

Its true we play for ya’ll but let the DJs do what DJs do. Aiight? I wonder if this is the phenomenon of everybody thinking they can DJ because they’ve downloaded a song once in their life… smh.