So... Another Successful Tour Is Complete!!!

Yes people... whew! 3 weeks of hectic travelling, crazy shows and mad studio vibes has come to a successful close. Before I go any further I must first say special thanks to Adam Lukas (@bassrunnermusic) and Mean Dog for organizing such a great and smooth running experience. Also, special shouts to all the people that came out and the ones we met or linked with along the way. Every single show was a smash and every single day was hard work. I wish some people could experience it and put a rest the 'bed of roses' notion. 3 months of a 9 to 5 could never compare to 3 weeks on tour... believe me, I've done them both. I'm home 4 days now and my eyes are still bloodshot, mainly from lack of sleep (I miss white eyes...lol). Special mention goes out to: Rome - for having the craziest crowd (DAMN!), Napoli - for real dancehall enthusiasm, Amsterdam - for having the old school DJing behind soundsystem vibe, Slovenia - for the unexpected mad party(crazy fun crowd), Sweden - for the love they showed us and Helsinki, Finland for the great passion for the music and the sense of history we share. All the other stops were excellent but the pre-mentioned ones really stood out to me. We've been touring Europe for 10 years now religiously but we've never done one like this... 3 straight shows to start it off, then 2 days off... then something like 12 shows in a row. Normally, we do maybe 4 or 5 then a day off or two with that pattern repeating through out the tour. Hard work I tell ya. Big respect to the producers we came across on this trip also. I think we recorded like 4 tracks while on the road (if my memory is correct). Big up Million Styles inna Sweden fi the link up weh long overdue. Respect to Gabriel, Dan, Serocee and the rest of the crew from England that came over to Amsterdam for the link up also long overdue. Too many names to name... Bless up all. Now, I'm back home with my family and I'm going back to sleep. LATER!!!!!!!!!!!! big up Char and Kali ;^) BADA BADA GANG 2 D WORLD!

Thoughts as we speak....

Mmmm... slept late(ish). Woke up and saw Ben 10 on the tv. I miss my family. Just pre a mad tune fi a riddim weh mi hear D1 play on him keyboard... wonda if mi like it! Why is it so hot already? Its not even 9:30am yet... Just got a call from one more artiste coming to drop off files for his Cosa Nostra song... (reminds me of Bellyas back in the day). Waiting on an email from a producer... need that TV Track for tour. Have more songs to mix but I dont know where to start... why do some artiste voice more tracks than the riddim itself? This aint R&B... Its original drum and bass dancehall! Keep it simple dudes! The majority of the world dont understand what you are saying anyway.
Need some food... ...LEFT OVERS!
Wonda if mi waa build deh riddim deh weh D demo pon him cd... piano...mmm...mi like it.
Later yaa, if mi nuh do sumn now then time ago run off pon mi.... PEACE!

D1 in Tha Buildin !!!!

Ariiiiiite PPL....Its Ya Boii D1...im still kinda new to this blog thing so please tek time wit mi lol...umm,by now ya'll kno im the newest addition to the HOTTEST squad in the game "Bada Bada Gang" and i come to bring it..i mean REALLY bring it stay tuned tho....mi soon show unuh what i mean....Yuh zimiii !!!

What Started It All - Do You Remember This?

Bada Bada Riddim was the first Hit riddim from Ward 21 and Haters was their first Hit Song...Went on to stay 10 weeks at the top in the UK breaking the record then held by Bounty Killer's "Anytime".

Top Ten Charts in the UK

The Heatwave Chart - March 2010

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Mr Lexx's amazing vocal on Ward 21's Cosa Nostra riddim is the biggest tune around right now.
But our top tracks from February hold on to the next two places. Plus huge new tunes from the likes of Lady Chann, Vybz Kartel, Serocee, Sean Paul and Tifa.

1. Mr Lexx - Dem A Pree (Cosa Nostra Riddim)
2. Gyptian - Hold Yuh
3. Busy Signal - Jafrican Ting / Bare Gal (Jafrican Riddim)
4. Lady Chann - Sticky Situation (Sticky Remix)
5. Vybz Kartel - Turn & Wine (DNA Riddim)
6. Rage - Outa Jail (Shell Dung Riddim)
7. Rihanna & Assassin - Rude Boy (Remix)
8. Serocee - Badeng
9. Sean Paul / Vybz Kartel - Fire Brigade / Oh Deh Gal (Gala Riddim)
10. Tifa - Rock Me So (Fyah Wyah Riddim)

Review from TheHeatWave.co.uk

Mr Lexx & Ward 21 - Dem A Pree (Cosa Nostra Riddim)

Ward 21's Cosa Nostra is the hottest rhythm track in dancehall right now. It's your new best friend: it will make you want to dance but it will also make you want to break something.

Riddims like this - and vocals like Mr Lexx's Dem A Pree - are why we love dancehall so much.

Lexx's repitched and cut up vocals on the intro build things nicely for his deep voiced delivery on the opening verse. Add the familiar shouts ("hey!") and a chest-rattling bassline and you get a sum that equals MAD.

The other vocal cuts are good too. Ward 21, Timberlee, Natalie Storm, Tifa, Assassin aka Agent Sasco and Point O all deliver versions that get big forwards.

In case you're wondering why it's called Cosa Nostra, Ward 21's Kunley explains it on the new Bada Bada Gang blog.

Compliments of The HeatWave Out of the United Kingdom

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Cosa Nostra Riddim | Di Baddest Ting

New Single!

Ok, so we just finished recording our new single today! The first single with the entire gang featured. Its called 'Hello Badmind'. With Tifa on the hook singing to the tune of 'Its My Time' by Fabolous and Jeremiah. The whole Bada Bada Gang spits fire on the verses totally giving it to 'badminded' people. Mixing this project was exhausting... gone to bed... tell you more another time... l8r!

The Name?

Someone asked me today how I came about naming the latest riddim 'Cosa Nostra'. Well, when I made the track I named it 'maffia' to save it on my pc. I chose maffia because I'm a big fan of maffia/mob movies and stories and I had watched 'Donnie Brasco' recently (for the millionth time). The movie was still fresh in my memory so I just went with maffia. The riddim was ignored for a few months by me until I was searching for a riddim to write 'The General' (Timberlee's song) to. I had the idea for the song and no riddim so I searched my database and there it was - maffia! After dusting it off and tweaking it a little, a few friends heard it and thought it was a sick instrumental and suggested we use it as a jugglin. I agreed. I had to give it a better name than 'maffia' tho... that name was only to save the file. I finally decided on 'Cosa Nostra' a few days later after watching some History Channel and seeing a program about Charles 'Lucky' Luciano, 'The Commision' and the Italian cosa nostra. I immidiately changed the name from 'maffia' to 'Cosa Nostra', played it for Tifa and she voiced 'Reject' which was the first song recorded on it. Thats how 'Cosa Nostra' was born...

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welcome to our bloggy blog blog

Hey all of yous, welcome to our bloggy blog blog! Right now I'm working on a new track with the whole gang... Tifa, Timmi, Nats and us The Mad Fam. 'Hello Badmind' is the title so keep ya ears open... anywho... still mixing. Laterz!

Special Thanks

First i would like to give a special thanks to Kali_Web_Guru for setting up our official website, our Blog and the Store (coming soon). Making it easier to get info to our fans and supporters and for us to be easily contacted. Respect Kali