Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Matisyahu, Sean Paul and Cover Drive are the nominees in the Best Caribbean Performance category of the Soul Train Awards, which takes place November 8 in Las Vegas. The Soul Train Awards recognizes top performers in urban and contemporary music. Organizers instituted a reggae category a few years ago, [...]
We know how misogynistic Jewish men can be….just walk through Crown Heights or Williamsburg in Brooklyn! Well, Jewish reggae star Matisyahu reported kicked a woman in her face and I believe her! The reggae singer who recently lost his beard, really lost his cool when he allegedly kicked the face of a photographer in the [...]
Hasidic reggae star Matthew Miller better known as Matisyahu is yet another star to go under the blade! Matisyahu wrote a blog entry to his fans explaining his decision to shave his trademark beard: “This morning I posted a photo of myself on Twitter,” he wrote. “No more Chassidic reggae superstar. Sorry folks, all you [...]
With the release of his new album Summer in Kingston on July 19th, Shaggy has bumped Bob Marley’s Legend to #3. Bob’s son Ziggy Marley’s Wild and Free comes in at #9, while Hasidic Jew reggae artiste Matisyahu is at #9 with his album Light. Take a look at the top 10 iTunes Reggae Albums [...]
For those of you that don’t know…Hasidic Jews can throw it down when it comes to Reggae! When Matthew Paul Miller was born in 1979, it was unheard of to see a Hasidic Jewish American’s face plastered on MTV. However, under the stage name Matisyahu, he broke every stereotype of his Jewish Orthodox religion. Still very [...]