TALKIN' VIDEOS

June 13, 2005

Damian Marley (AKA Jr. Gong) - "Welcome to Jamrock"

Welcome to Jamaica!

The dread cap comes off to me breddrin “Jr. Gong!” Not only has Damian Marley finally gotten some mainstream airplay in the U.S., but he’s done so with what is currently my favorite song. His new dub plate and video “Welcome to Jamrock” [watch it now] powerfully portray Jamaica for what the cities actually look like. None of that “One Love,” “Jamaica Me Happy,” “Let me give you blond cornrows” shit over here.

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Written by Ron Mexico on June 13, 2005 11:36 AM

August 19, 2005

Sean Paul - "We Be Burnin'"

It’s the return of Shauna-Paul (phonetically, of course.)

For the weekend me a go tek it back a yard! Actually, it looks like Sean Paul is taking us to the desert in his new video “We Be Burnin’” [windows media] high med low [real] rm stream. You won’t BELIEVE what we find Sean “burnin’.” Atlantic Records hooked us up with more stream options than usual, so thank the major, friends!

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Written by Ron Mexico on August 19, 2005 1:18 PM

September 28, 2005

Empire ISIS - "What Ya Say 'Bout Dat?"

Mwore fiyah! Brooklyn! Mwore fiyah! Lightah! Lightah! *gunshots*

I’m gonna go ahead and say that this video [watch it now] does NOT receive the Capleton seal of approval, but Empire ISIS may have received the nod (and the skeet shower) from the Marleys. Her new video “What Ya Say ‘Bout Dat,” filmed almost exclusively on Fulton and Nostrand in Brooklyn is a prime example of how inner-city gentrification can go terribly wrong.

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Written by Ron Mexico on September 28, 2005 8:09 AM

January 3, 2006

Sean Paul - "Temperature"

As per reader request, we be burnin’, yo… and freezing… and waiting around in the rain like Ray J. Somehow I get the idea that Sean Paul didn’t go down on Lil’ Kim or Superhead, though. Today’s selection “Temperature” [watch it now] combines the dance steps we’ve come to know and love from Shauna Paul’s videos with an attempt at clever subliminal imagery within the context of the seasons changing.

Consensus: Some niggas need to stick to spittin hard and makin beef patties.

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Written by Ron Mexico on January 3, 2006 5:50 AM

March 22, 2006

Damian Marley feat. Bobby Brown - "Beautiful"

Damn, am I glad to be doing videos again?! That Flavor Flav shit will rot your brain.

By very popular request, we're gonna watch the Prince of Jamaica combine forces and weed-sack contents with the King of R&B. (By now you all should know that shit stands for "Rocks & Blunts.") In an ode to the loveliness of womenses both inside and out "Beautiful" [watch it now] emerges as Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's third video single. Add the crack gurglings and dance stylings of Bobby Brown and you've got yourself a jam!

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Written by Ron Mexico on March 22, 2006 12:04 PM