"Ragga Ragga Ragga 2014" & "Reggae Gold 2014" Official mix by Heavy Hammer

Heavy Hammer Sound says: "Every soundboy and reggae lover all over the globe used to buy the annual compilations of VP RecordsRagga Ragga”, “Strictly the Best”, or “Reggae Gold” from more than 20 years, always looking forward the 2nd cd, mixed every year by a top world sound like Renaissance or Mighty Crown just to name two of dem.. This year we’ve been honoured to be booked by the one and only VP RECORDS itself to mix not one, but two of their world famous compilations. At the following links you can listen, directly from the official VP RECORDS Soundcloud account, the best of the VP Records productions of this year, mixed by yours truly Heavy Hammer djs." Enjoy!

Ragga Ragga Ragga 2014

 

Raggae Gold 2014

About the Author

Heavy Hammer

Heavy Hammer

Known internationally for the depth of their dubplate box, their innovative way to approach reggae soundclashes and dancehall shows, the Italian dubplate masters better known as Heavy Hammer Sound consists of a team of DJs and MCs who travels the globe playing reggae, dancehall, dubstep and hip hop music.

Established in 1999 in a small city near Lecce in Salento, an hot area of south Italy called by many “the Italian Jamaica”, the formula is born as four friends united by the love for reggae dancehall music and Jamaican culture, a sound system, and some crazy dancehall parties in front of the sea until sunlight.

Starting from first dances in Salento area the crew is soon booked in all main Italian cities and outside of Italy as well, touring the whole Europe and UK with also gigs in the USA, Jamaica and Japan, including performances in all main European festivals.

Heavy Hammer is also the resident sound in the biggest Italian summer yard, the world famous Mamanera Beach in S. Foca near Lecce, where the parties on the beach during the summer season are usually attended by 4000-5000 people. They share the turntables with the best names in the reggae business and play reggae music until the morning lights. They just released a documentary about it, available on YouTube at youtube.com/heavyhammersound

SOUNDCLASHES ||

In 2007 the crew wins his first official dubplate clash, killing in Rome the Rome-based Love Massive in front of 1200 people, becoming quickly one of the most dangerous Italian sound killers.

Few years later in 2010, the crew touches down in Stuttgart, Germany, to win the trophy of World War 3 Soundclash, a strictly dubplate war against Deebuzz from Germany, Captain C (ex Mighty Crown selector) from Japan, and Ruffpack from Switzerland.

Few months later they represent Italy in the Riddim Clash 2010, the European n.1 international soundclash that take place in Dusseldorf, Germany, alongside sounds like City Lock from Germany, Guiding Star from France, Rootsman from Canada, Poison Dart from Antigua and Blunt Posse from New York; after winning all rounds Heavy Hammer brings for the first time the Riddim Clash trophy to Italy killing Blunt Posse in the dub fi dub segment, earning the world fame.

During 2011 and 2012 the crew has travelled the world to represent Italy and Europe in sound wars. They started joining in the world temple known as Amazura in New York, the world clash called Sound Fi Dead 2011 alongside sounds like Bass Odissey, Black Cat, Synemax and Tek 9; after a strong performance the crew wins the second round and then end up at the dub fi dub with Bass Odissey placing at the 2nd place in their very first clash in New York. Just a week later they come back to Europe in a one-to-one clash in Wuppertal, Germany, against the Florida’s notorious Poison Dart

Few months Later, in April 2012, they join the Irish&chin World Clash R.E.S.E.T. to face sounds like Killamanjaro, Bass Odissey, Black Blunt, Black Cat, Code Red from Jamaica and Rootsman from Canada. Even if that’s the first time the Hammers touch down the Jamaican island they conquer the third place, giving up only after a well discussed 4th round with Bass Odissey and Killamanjaro.

It’s not over yet; during summertime Heavy Hammer flies to Japan for the Japan Soundclash Tour – the 1st one ever by a European sound – for 10 days of soundclashes and dubplate showcases winning every show, from Osaka to Fukuoka, Yokohama, Okayaman, Hyogo and many more places.

The 2012 ends with the performance at Global Clash 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, where the sound faces off King Addies, Soul Supreme, Risky Dice from Japan, King Klepto from Canada and Madd Squadd from Jamaica.

The 2014 sees Heavy Hammer back in the arena representing Europe in the UK Cup 2014 clash on 19th of April in London, alongside King Addies, Bass Odissey, Fire Links, the 2013 worldclash winner Metromedia from Jamdown, Jahman Nuclear and Little Sample out UK.

After a stunning performance of 5 rounds the Italians killers give up in the dub fi dub after a big discussed Bass Odissey performance, leaving a huge impact in the UK massive and “something to sekkle” between the two sounds in the final, that made the massive talking for weeks after the clash.

The Heavy Hammer crew is composed by eight members: Raffa, Gecky, Gigi, Quasta, Jangio, Lep, Boris and Charly.

More than a decade in the business, collaborations with the most important reggae artists and worldwide selectors, hundreds of dancehalls and stages, as well as the unique dubplate box are the elements that give to the Heavy Hammer’s shows something exclusive that can’t be easily repeated.

The dubplate masters from Italy are ready anytime to mash up your party!Conosciuti a livello internazionale per la profondità della loro dubplate box e il loro modo innovative di approcciarsi ai soundclash e alle dancehall, i Dubplate Masters italiani, meglio conosciuti come Heavy Hammer Sound, sono un team di DJ e MC che girano il mondo suonando musica reggae, dancehall, dubstep e hip hop.

ITA

Nati nel 1999 in una piccola città vicino Lecce in Salento, un’area del Sud Italia che molti chiamano “La Jamaica d’Italia”, la formula è nata come quattro amici uniti dall’amore per la musica reggae e dancehall e la cultura jamaicana, un sound system, e dei party sulla spiaggia fino all’alba.

Sin dalle prime dancehall in Salento, la crew è presto chiamata a suonare in tutte le principali città italiane, ma anche fuori dall’Italia, girando tutta l’Europa, il Regno Unito, con show anche negli Stati Uniti, Jamaica e Giappone; inclusi show in tutti i principali festival europei.

Heavy Hammer è anche il sound resident nella più grande yard estiva italiana, il famoso Mamanera, dove i party in spiaggia durante l’estate sono frequentati da 4000/5000 persone. Condividono la consolle con i migliori nomi della scena reggae mondiale e suonano musica reggae fino all’alba. Hanno appena rilasciato un documentario sul Mamanera, disponibilie all’indirizzo: youtube.com/heavyhammersound

SOUNDCLASH

Nel 2007 la crew vince il suo primo dubplate clash, battendo a Roma la crew romana Love Massive davanti a 1200 persone, diventando da subito uno dei più pericolosi sound killer italiani.

Pochi anni dopo, nel 2010, la crew, a Stoccarda, in Germania, vince il World War 3 Soundclash, una guerra a soli dubplate contro Deebuzz dalla Germania, Captain C (ex selecter di Mighty Crown) dal Giappone e Ruffpack dalla Svizzera.

Dopo pochi mesi rappresentano l’Italia al Riddim Clash 2010, il clash internazionale numero 1 in Europa, tenuto a Dusseldorf, Germania, sfidando sound come City Lock dalla Germania, Guiding Star dalla Francia, Rootsman dal Canada, Poison Dart da Antigua e Blunt Posse da New York; dopo aver vinto tutti i round, Heavy Hammer porta a casa per la prima volta il trofeo del Riddim Clash, battendo Blunt Posse al round dub fi dub, acquisendo fama mondiale.

Durante il 2011 e il 2012 la crew ha girato tutto il mondo per rappresentare l’Italia e l’Europa nella scena clash. Hanno iniziato con il tempio mondiale dei Clash, l’Amazura a New York, con il clash modnaile chiamato Sound Fi Dead 2011 sfidando sound come Bass Odissey, Black Cat, Synemax e Tek9; dopo un’ottima performance la crew vince il secondo round e finisce al dub fi dub con Bass Odissey, classificandosi seconda al suo primo clash a New York. Solo una settimana dopo torna in Europa per un clash uno contro uno con Poison Dart dalla Florida.

Pochi mesi dopo, ad Aprile 2012, parteicpano al World Clash R.E.S.E.T., sfidando sound come Killamanjaro, Bass Odissey, Black Blunt, Black Cat, Code Red dalla Jamaica e Rootsman dal Canada. Anche se questa è la prima volta in Jamaica per i martelli, conquistano il terzo posto, venendo eliminati dopo un discusso quarto round con Bass Odissey e Killamanjaro.

E non è tutto; durante l’estate Heavy Hammer vola in Giappone per un Soundclash Tour – il primo mai fatto da un sound europeo – per 10 giorni di clash e dubplate showcase, vincendo ogni clash, da Osaka a Fukuoka, Yokohama, Okayaman, Hyogo e alter città.

Il 2012 si conclude con la performance al Global Clash 2012 a Brooklyn, New York, dove il sound sfida King Addies, Soul Supreme, Risky Dice dal Giappone, King Klepto dal Canada e Madd Squadd dalla Jamaica.

Il 2014 vede Heavy Hammer di nuovo nell’arena dei clash rappresentando l’Europa nello UK Cup Clash 2014, il 19 Aprile a Londra, contro King Addies, Bass Odissey, Fire Links, il campione del World Clash 2013 Metromedia dalla Jamaica, Jahman Nuclear and Little Sample dal Regno Unito.

Dopo una strepitosa performance di 5 round gli italiani vengono eliminate al dub fi dub contro un discusso Bass Odissey, lasciando un grande impatto sulla massive londinese e del Regno Unito, che farà parlare di loro anche settimane dopo il clash

La crew è formata da otto componenti: Raffa, Gecky, Gigi, Quasta, Jangio, Lep, Boris e Charly

Oltre dieci anni nella scena reggae, collaborazioni con i più importanti artisti e dj reggae al mondo, centinaia di dancehall e palchi e una dubplate box unica, sono gli elementi che danno allo show di Heavy Hammer qualcosa di esclusivo che non può essere ripetuto facilmente.

I Dubplate Masters italiani sono sempre pronti a farvi ballare e divertire!