bE Wise

Hello Lovelies!

Today is Election Day in the US of A 

& from the posts on Twitter & Instagram, 

it seems as if most,if not all, are out & about voting!

I planned on posting about this song from before but today it seems even more fitting.

It's the music video for Protoje's latest single Kingston Be Wise off of his EP 'The 8 Year Affair'.

Now I know Kingston is not in America but everyone who is voting today should BE WISE in their decision. 

The song is very socially conscious with the lyrical content being based upon the Tivoli Gardens invasion by the Jamaican military 2 years ago. 

The sound is very reminiscent of late 80s- early 90s reggae music. It reminded me of a Black Uhuru song.

The visuals for the track are simple yet profound with aerial shots of the different communities of Kingston & with shots of Protoje in Tivoli Gardens. 

Kingston, be wise 

Kingston, free up your mind 

Kingston, just be wise 

Kingston, free up the I, yeah

Take inspiration from these words in whatever you do today & tomorrow.

Enjoy =)

Artiste Spotlight

Protoje - Jamaican reggae artiste who brings positive music to the people has just released a music video for his song "Our Time Come" featuring hit producer Don Corleon  (who is also his cousin).

I first heard the song on his second mixtape This Is Protoje and fell in love. The beat  + the lyrics just had me and I would constantly have it on repeat. The fact that a music video was made for it completely made my day.

Initially the first couple seconds of it had me thinking "greeaaattt, they copied that whole "Look at me on tour bit mixed in with some personal stuff about me" kinda vibe" (think Nicki Minaj "Did It On Em" & Rihanna's "Cheers") but as the vid went on that thought flew out of my mind. It really embodies the song about how his time has come and it shows in a documentary type style of how he has gone about to promote his music & others' music as well.
In parts, you see him toting around a backpack handing out copies of his mixtape and best believe that's no show. I had the privilege of seeing Protoje live at his keyboardist's final year show at Edna Manley School of Arts AND I met him :) Homeboy surely had his backpack and proceeded to hand my friends & I copies of his first mixtape. Already had a copy though *shrug*

Protoje has carved a deep niche in the reggae world and he isn't stopping there. This video also showcases how far Jamaican artistes have come with their music videos. Protoje & his team have done it again with another great vid. 

This single will be on his upcoming sophomore album '8 Year Affair' and the video is an awesome insight into Protoje's hard work & come up + what to expect from the record.

If you haven't copped This Is Protoje, you can do so by visiting protoje.com 

Check out the Our Time Come vid below

Enjoy =)

Scratch Me!

While everyone is abuzz about Riri and her vid fro S&M
i'm still high off of Protoje - Jamaican artiste who is a breath of fresh air to the music industry on that beautiful island. His long awaited album entitled "7 Year Itch" is finally out on the streets. I have yet to buy my copy but I need to hop on it. Or smady can buy it and surprise. Either or.
I have the sampler mixtape which is just amazing so album neeeeeds to be in my library.




Protoje has lyrics that speak, mek sense, no bag of slackness.

Songs I'm loving
-JA
-Rasta Love
-Arguments

Gwan tek in the vid for Rasta Love that just dropped yesterday.
& the link for the mixtape HERE