Thursday, July 8, 2010

Jahdan Blakkamoore Free Podacst Mix of New Album


Jahdan Blakkamoore has made available for free download via yousendit.com a mix tape / podcast of his forthcoming solo album ‘Babylon Nightmare’ which is due for release soon On Lustre Kings. The label is an American based Culture Reggae label that helped develop artists like Jah Mason, Turbulence and Lutan Fyah early in their careers, while also voicing heavyweights of the era like Sizzla, Luciano, Capleton and the like. From that point Lustre Kings became the first label to join artists from Yard with artists from Trinidad like Marlon Asher and Kharri Kill, and Virgin Islands artists Midnite, Pressure, Niyorah and NY and Cali based artists like Jahdan and Rankin’ Scroo on the same riddims. Jahdan has remained a staple on the Lustre Kings roster since around ‘03, and you’ll hear samples of “Babylon Nightmare” on this mixtape,
Jahdan Blakkamoore is a vocalist who connects between the dots that are Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Dubstep and various Tropical phenomenons' happening around the globe. Jahdan’s natural abilities lend themselves well to his hybrid style, as they are by-products of his upbringing.
He Moved to Brooklyn from Georgetown, Guyana at 9 years old. His upbringing saw him engulfed with various Caribbean influences and these eventually lead to him becoming a Reggae / Dancehall artist in the Hip Hop industry. He was picked up as a rookie for Branford Marsalis and DJ Premier’s “Buckshot LeFonque” project quickly led to his next feature, his intro, hook and verse on Brooklyn’s classic Reggae / Hip Hop anthem, “ Sound Boy Bureill” by Smif n Wessun (and its En Vogue beat remix). Both still get played today all time during throwback sets in the club and on the radio. Jahdan’s list of Hip Hop collaborations goes on, Dead Prez, Bumpy Knuckles, Kardinal Offishall, Afu Ra, ra ra…!
Overtime Jahdan has made a name for himself as a Brooklyn ambassador known for overlapping circuits that stretch worldwide. In 2009 Jahdan collaborated with Major Lazer on a song called “ Cash Flow” over ML’s “Say It Aint The "T-3 Riddim”. While Diplo was looking for the right Jamaican artist to voice the “T-3″ riddim (several had voiced it already) the moment he heard Jahdan’s “Cash Flow” on it, that was it, the tune made the album.In the same year Jahdan’s first solo release, an experimental dubsteppish LP with Dutty Artz called “Buzzrock Warrior” with the massive tune, “The General” as its lead single.
Now, in preparation for the Babylon Nightmare LP, Andrew “Moon” Bain, the head producer behind Lustre Kings, who also put out Jahdan’s group, Noble Society’s LP, “Take Charge” (Itunes Best Reggae Album of 2008) put this mixtape together so go get some....even if just to check out what should be a single, the mighty "Down In The Ghetto"
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