Entries tagged with "Kranium"

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SPICE, ALKALINE, PROTOJE, AMONG FIVE VYING FOR THE UK’s MOBO AWARD, NOVEMBER 4!

September 22nd, 2016 | Add a Comment

BY KEVIN JACKSON —- Spice (Philp Lemonte Photo)— FOR the first time in eight years, a female artist has been nominated in Best Reggae Act category of the United Kingdom’s (UK) MOBO Awards. Dancehall act Spice is up against her male counterparts Alkaline, Popcaan, Kranium, and Protoje. To date, three female reggae artists have been nominated in the category since the award’s inception in 1996. British reggae singer Sylvia Tella and Jamaica’s Etana were nominated in 1997 and 2008, respectively. This is the fifth nomination for Popcaan, who is last year’s winner. He has been making inroads on the UK dancehall scene with hits including Ova Dweet, We Still a Win and Weed is My Best Friend. Both Protoje and Alkaline have earned their second nomination. Alkaline, whose Champion Boy and Block and Delete have been … Read entire article »

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DANCEHALL ARTIST KRANIUM’S DEBUT ALBUM “RUMORS” GETTING LUKEWARM RECEPTION!

October 28th, 2015 | Add a Comment

BY KEVIN JACKSON— Kranium— Rumors, the debut album from singer Kranium, is currently number six on Billboard’s Reggae Album Chart with first-week sales of less than 1,000 copies. The album was released digitally by Atlantic Records on October 16. It has songs produced by Ricky Blaze and LMR Pro. There has been considerable buzz surrounding Kranium and his album since he signed with Atlantic early this year. Driven by the minor hit song, Nobody Has to Know, Rumors has 12 tracks including Lifestyle, Between Us, Stamina and a remix of Nobody Has to Know featuring Ty Dolla Sign. Kranium (real name Kemar Donaldson) is originally from Montego Bay. He migrated to Florida 10 years ago before settling in New York. Nobody Has to Know is his biggest hit to date, having topped the iTunes Reggae Chart and … Read entire article »

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BUJU’S SON, PRODUCER MARKUS MYRIE, RELEASES “NOTICE YOU” A COMBO WITH KRANIUM AND VANESSA BLING!

August 24th, 2015 | Add a Comment

(L) Kranium (R) Vanessa Bling— Bottom: Producer Markus Myrie– US-BASED dancehall artist Kranium and female singjay Vanessa Bling have teamed up with Markus Records for their latest collaboration Notice You. Markus Myrie, producer and CEO of Markus Records, said he had a working relationship with Vanessa Bling while she opened the door to working with Kranium. “From people sharing the same interests link up, that opens the door for joint projects and collaborations, so it happened naturally,” he said. Myrie said he is confident that the single will be successful. “The reception has been great. I have received a flood of good comments both from the general public and industry players. Some overseas DJs are also contacting me to premiere the song on their radio station and so forth, so it already has a buzz,” he … Read entire article »

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NEW YORK-BASED DANCEHALL ARTIST KRANIUM, SIGNS DEAL WITH ATLANTIC RECORDS!

December 27th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Kranium— SINGER Kranium has reportedly signed with Atlantic Records. The entertainer, best known for the hit single Nobody Has to Know, announced the ‘signing’ on his Twitter page this week. Efforts to get a comment from Kranium were unsuccessful. Born Kemar Donaldson in St James, Kranium moved to Florida in 2005. One year later, he relocated to New York where he opened shows for Gyptian, Serani, I-Octane and Tarrus Riley. Nobody Has to Know is the 24-year-old’s breakout hit. … Read entire article »

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FROM THE BIG APPLE BACK TO YARD!

September 12th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Kevin Jackson– Mr. Easy and Shaggy NEW York City is home to arguably the largest Jamaican immigrant population in the United States. No surprise then, that the Big Apple has produced a number of dancehall heavyweights who made it out of that region before breaking in Jamaica. Here are some of them: Mr Easy (real name Ian Dyer) was born and raised in east Kingston but migrated to the Flatbush area of Brooklyn in the early 1980s. He signed with Quincy Jones’ Quest label (distributed by Warner Bros) which released his debut album Call Me Mr Easy. He later teamed with Dave Kelly’s Madhouse company and scored hits on the Joyride ‘riddim’ (Funny Man) and Tony Kelly’s Buy Out beat (She Drives Me Crazy). Deejay Shelly Thunder was born in Kingston but grew … Read entire article »

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