The Star of Jamaica’s #1 Dancehall Film, “Shottas” Spent The Past 10 Years Mastering His Masterpiece

August 26th, 2010 – Miami Beach, FL – August 31st marks the big day when Spragga Benz digitally releases one of his greatest creations, “SHOTTA CULTURE” on iTunes.  Some may wonder, what is ‘Shotta Culture’? So we went straight to the source for answers. Spragga Benz stated, “It is the culture that I live, the culture that I’m from.  I call my album Shotta Culture because it represents freedom of expression, quality, and standing up for what you believe in.”

Spragga Benz has already created a strong buzz throughout the reggae circuit by teasing his fans with 11 high quality music videos and a full length documentary to compliment this 17 track album.  Shotta Culture also features a multitude of collaborations with artists like Stephen Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Swizz Beats, Jazmine Sullivan, Nas, Wayne Wonder, Sizzla Kalonji, Queen Ifrica and so much more.

“This album that I’m putting out right now is geared towards enhancing, protecting and preserving my dancehall culture so the beats that we use go back to the foundation of dancehall during the developmental stages.  Shotta Culture is geared to take dancehall reggae back to the foundation of reggae music, back to the real sound of authentic reggae.”

Anthony B is the conscious bobo dread whose razor sharp lyrics and inspired performances have propelled him to the forefront of the reggae genre. Anthony B is currently touring Europe, doing the summer festival circuit there. He is now in Italy where his shows are selling out every day. Early in September he has three shows in Kenya.  2009 he did a 6-week European tour that included Greece, where he is currently one of the most popular reggae artists.

This current January / February 2011 tour is slated to be a year later since his last winter tour, last January, February 2010 which was a successful run that consistently drew strong crowds. The winter before that, he toured the western U.S. in March 2009. That tour was also a great success, consistently selling out venues seven days a week. Hundreds of people were turned away.

Anthony B has been steadily building his fan base touring North America, South America, Africa, Japan, Canada, and Europe. October 2008 Anthony B also did a successful six-week European tour. Just prior to that, in September 08, he did a three-week western U.S. tour, on which he performed The Earthdance Festival in Mendocino CA, and the Eugene Celebration in Oregon. Prior to that, in March 08, he did a Colorado tour on which he hit some of the main Rocky Mountain outposts. February 2008 he performed on the Ragamuffin Bob Marley Day shows in Long Beach, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Humboldt County, where he was a highlight on all of these bigger stadium shows. These shows were part of another successful west coast tour.

Anthony is currently one of the hottest live reggae performers in the world. His band, the Untouchable band is lively, dynamic and on point. They carry female vocalists and their own engineer. Anthony B’s on-stage energy makes him a top-rated performer in Jamaica and abroad. He toured South America in 2008, and in August 09 he performed on a massive festival in Cape Verde Africa. Anthony B is currently a dynamic musical force in the music industry. He has hit the world working with remarkable force and energy, raising the standard of the reggae genre.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Peter Wardle
King's Music International
Phone: (510) 326-8445 or online at reggaeangl@aol.com
http://www.kingsmusicinternational.com

Tosh 1, the youngest son of the late great Reggae icon Winston Hubert McIntosh, aka Peter Tosh, was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1980. He moved to Boston in 1985. He is currently an economics major at Northwestern University.

In Boston, Tosh 1 was introduced to rap and hip-hop, the flow and flavor of LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Ice Cube and Run DMC. “That was when music was real,” says Tosh 1, who started mixing the sounds of reggae with loops and samples of hip-hop in high school. Tosh has a love-hate relationship with the hip-hop genre, and believes many of its artists have gone astray, seduced by major record deals, fast cars and expensive clothes.

“The same revolutionary spirit that once inspired me has been transformed into everything it once detested,” says Tosh 1.

In 2000, Tosh 1 decided to record a couple of tracks in the studio, creating a hybrid sound that blended urban sounds, but still stayed true to the tenets of reggae and its messages of social change, activism and spirituality. “It was like second nature, like magic,” says Tosh 1. “People just fell in love with it.” Tosh 1 is a revolutionary artist with an impetus to right wrongs. “I give people food for thought,” explains Tosh 1. “It’s about waking people up. I am going to expose the system for what it is. We have to be more conscious of our life here on earth and stop complaining.”

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On September 2, 2010 Independent Reggae/Hip Hop Artist Elly Ess debuts his first solo Mixtape titled Diamond Socks.

Diamond socks, a soon to be classic mixtape is a true blend of cultures from the underground reggae scene to underground roots of hip hop which includes hard hitting tracks performed over vibrant throwback riddims such as the Kutchie, Cuss Cuss and many more.

This highly anticipated mixtape includes collaborations with some of todays most sought after and in demand artist such as Vybz Kartel, Yami Bolo, and Jim Jones.

Diamond Socks is a mixtape strictly catered to the streets. When asked why the streets first? Elly Ess replies “It’s important to grab the streets first, that is who is there for you before and after the Industry…and when the industry is done with you, if you still have the streets you still got it.”

The mixtape released two tracks, the first titled, ?Face Down? which includes an in studio performance.

• Where are you from?

I was born in Jamaica , however I leave Jamaica when I was 14 years old to live in the UK.

• What was it like living in the Jamaica comparing to the UK?

I have to be real; life was very hard for me in Jamaica as I am from a big family. My mom as 12 kids and my dad was in prison for most of the time I was growing up so my mom had to struggle which made life hard for myself and my brothers and sisters.

When I moved to the UK, life was a lot better; with simple things such has, going to school every day, eating three meals a day, wearing nice clothes from the shops instead of your my mom making them for me......lol

MY MOM IS MY IDOL, SHE IS A FIGHTER AND THAT’S WHAT GET ME WHERE I AM TODAY.

• When did you start doing music?

Lol...From birth, but professionally since I was 15

• What type of music range you cover?

I try not to limit myself to any music range however (Reggae dancehall/RnB/Soca and Techno) are my main love.

• What age group is your fan/customer?

Age 7 and over i would say; even though my music is cheeky it’s not X-rated, which means s children can listen and enjoy my music.

• Do you write your own songs?

Yes i always do....I like to write about what i see, what i am feeling or what i have heard, It would be hard to have someone write my lyrics for me.

• What songs are you most known for?

‘Must be love’, ‘Too Hot’, ‘Wicked love’ and ‘More Love’

Yes People,

we worked out a session THIS SATURDAY with:

The Fireman aka CAPLETON

He has so much tunes like:

• Fire ago bun dem
• Dem nuh like we
• Hunt you
• Dis the trinity
• Slew dem
• That day will come

 

And than we come around with no other than:

Mr Louie "Gangalee" Culture

He comes around with tunes like:

• Gangster Anthem
• One man army
• Fire Burn
• Foundation from birth
• Gangalee

and many more!

 

We got a very, very good deal for Louie this time and a good deal for King Shango!!!

Video recording like always!

Bless

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