Once all the loose ends of season #4 were wrapped up, we didn't waste a minute to kick off season #5 and the line up to kick it all off is simply smashing .... outta di park !!! Check it out family here's the tracks dj Fatta Icon has thrown down: Our Season #4 winner SESE FOSTER and our runner up JAH NICENESS sit as veterans hoping for a double take of luck. And joining them STEVE TULLOCH, LOYAL FLAMES and SUGA.
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Our first BINGO is happening very soon as well family . It will be on JAN 27 ( 9pm CST) and every 2nd week after that. Make sure to log on family and join the fun!!!
Season 4 has ended family. And it ended with a big SPLASH! Though we started this season a little later than usual due to unforeseen circumstances, BOSS HIT LIST (Top 5 Tracks of the week) amassed a collection of incredible tracks and artists all vying for the top spot here at SHYRICK,
By December the list of entrants who qualified for the final bingo were: ABBY DALLAS, ANTHONY JOHN, SKORPIOH, DUANE STEPHENSON, MARKENO, GMEDS(and JAYDAN), MEDISUN, KAHLIA, JAH NICENESS(1000 PULLUPS), KENNY SMYTH, MIRACLE THOMAS, SISTER NANCY, I-NOAH, and HEZERON.
But that was before the REDEMPTION Bingo in Dec, where all the artists who didn't qualify were given a second chance to enter the FINAL BINGO and win that crown. After the dust settled we had a few more names to add to the list : BLACK SHERIF , KAHLIA and TONYA STEPHENS, SE SE FOSTER, SINGING D, TRILLA C, SANCHEZ, BUGLE ,
We had a total of 21 artist walk into the FINAL BINGO with hopes of walking out the winner. DJ FATTA ICON set up five heats and the winners of the heats were to face off and settle the question once and for all. Who is going to be TOP ARTIST 2025 !
Family here are the tracks that walked into the final round after winning their heat:
GMEDS & JAYDAN - DEVISTATED
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Just when we thought we were ready to start it all, dj FATTA ICON threw a huge last minute twist by asking the station's business manager to toss in one last name out of the ones just eliminated through out the night as a last minute redemption. JAH NICENESS was picked because it was his birthday the following day, so his aptly named track saw one final PULL UP!
Well family it took @30 minutes to work it down to the final three! And here's the results:
TOP ARTIST 2025 - SeSe FOSTER
RUNNER UP - JAH NICENESS
3rd PLACE - G-MEDS AND JAYDAN
Get used to these artists family because they are about to get spoiled 'round here with a ton of LIVE promotions as our TOP ARTISTS at SHYRICK DANCEHALL RADIO.
This is the year we were forced to drop a 5 track SALUTE for three of our artist family members : OC ROBERTS, SILKKEY D and one of our AMBASSADOR artists MADI SIMMONS. We knew these three gentlemen over the years as friends and family and they were all exceptionally talented, entertaining and uplifting people with their positive vibrations. All three gentlemen had a distinctly different style which was loved by all whom they met, worked with and entertained. Our loss is certainly heaven's gain for we all know they are singing and writing music to make ready for us! May JAH bless us all !
We have covered OC ROBERTS, SILKKEY D and MADI SIMMONS numerous times over the years promoting their music with SHYRICK NEWS REEL and BOSSmagazine . Here is a collection of these posts which hold videos, music links, their story and much more. We have collected them here to pay tribute and for you who never knew these three, please take the time to do so. You won't regret it !
OC ROBERTS
Who can forget those deep rich vocals OC ROBERTS honed as lead singer and then down the line as a disc jockey for FM Radio stations. Tap on this NEWS REEL LINK and this BOSSmagazine LINK to watch, listen and read about this fascinating Jamaican born USA seasoned Reggae artist.
SILKKEY D
It is all in the name family. SILKKEY D delivered the smooth notes that would make the ladies swoon. It was his superpower! If you loved silky smooth lover's vibes SILKKEY D delivered with cream on top ! Tap on this NEWS REEL LINK and this BOSSmagazine LINK to watch, listen and read about this fascinating Jamaican born USA seasoned Reggae artist.
MADI SIMMONS
When you work with the artists over time, the many conversations and the shared love for a special specific genre lends it's self easily to friendships and sometimes eventually a sense of an extended family bond. MADI SIMMONS fostered this energy with each and every person he met. Everyone was special to him.
A few artists whose vibes have flown through this station were elevated to AMBASSADOR status because they often take the time to interact with SHYRICK NATION at the station or while networking . MADI SIMMONS took on the role with great zeal and we here will always love and appreciate him for that!
Tap on this NEWS REEL LINK and this BOSSmagazine LINK to watch, listen and read about this fascinating USA born originally Blues artist turned Rootsman!
Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! Can you feel the beat? Fyah P brings some serious heat with his new single "DREAD AND TERRIBLE." It will have you signing up for the march in a heartbeat with fierce lyrics and a proper rasta marching beat. Hit that >> GO BUTTON<< and check it out for yourself.
Fyah P is a Reggae singjay who has been working in music since 1998. From stage to stage in sound system format, with backing band or his group, from project to project, he has gradually drawn his identity. That of an artist distributing conscious and positive messages, in French as in English.
Reggae fans you are in luck!!! The VICEROYS have just dropped 'GIVE THANKS." produced by A-Keezy Productions 2024. For all of you too young to remember, we're talking classic foundational reggae !
The Viceroys, also known as The Voiceroys, The Interns, The Inturns, The Brothers, and The Hot Tops, are a conscious roots reggae vocal group who first recorded in 1967. After releasing several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they split up in the mid-1980s. They reformed and recorded a new album in 2006.
The group was formed in Kingston, Jamaica by Wesley Tinglin, along with Daniel Bernard and Bunny Gayle, and after auditioning unsuccessfully for Duke Reid, the trio made their debut recording for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in the middle of the rocksteady era in 1967.
Wesley Tinglin died on 18 September 2018, aged 75, after suffering from lung cancer.
"Wake Up Jamaica" is an anthem of youth empowerment and national Liberation, created by the talented constellation of musicians and singers, The Music Manifestors in collaboration with the Rita Marley Foundation's Wake Up Jamaica campaign.
This reggae track, featuring dub poet and vocalist Majah Bless and veteran songstress Jamila Falak calls on Jamaicans to rise up and be Changemakers in the fight for a better future. It wasrecorded at the iconic Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston during a recent Jam Session Writing Camp.
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Led by renowned producers Mikey Bennett and Stephen Golding, the camp brought together 12 passionate musicians, including the collective, reggae artist Gio Mar (son of Wayne Marshall), dub poet and singer Majah Bless, and songstress Jamila Falak. Together, they crafted a song that serves as a rallying cry for Jamaicans to rise, unite and take charge of the nation’s future.
The Dreadsquad project has put Poland on the map for creating dancefloor friendly riddim and bassline madness. From the Superfly Studio in Lodz comes tune after tune combining Jamaican sounds of of Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, Ska and Rocksteady with the modern sounds of Breakbeat, Jungle, Dubstep and Garage.
Dreadsquad was launched during 2001 and what followed was a flurry of mashups, remixes and Polish Sound Clash victories which gave confidence to turn a passion into a way of life for the man at the controls, Marek Bogdanski. Hundreds of gigs in Poland turned into European tours and now Dreadsquad has toured as far as the USA, Canada, Brazil, India and Japan
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Always in demand, Dreadsquad has worked with plenty of top Jamaican and European artists including Ward 21, Tenor Fly, Top Cat, General Levy, U Brown, Milion Stylez, Lady Chann, Tipa Irie, Jah Mason, Perfect Giddimani, Dr Ring Ding…the list goes on.
So far Dreadsquad has released 4 mixtapes, 4 full-length producer albums and a host of vinyl and digital singles which made it into the top of the best DJ shops in Europe and into the playlists of the premier DJs of the world.
The Dreadsquad sound is a worldwide sound taking influence and inspiration from all walks of life. It is glued together by Jamaican Soundsystem culture and modern Bass music culture and is a force to be reckoned with.
