Two Legends Unite: Buju Banton faucets Snoop Dogg for brand new single “Excessive Life”
GRAMMY® winner, a number of Billboard chart-topping artist, and worldwide reggae icon Buju Banton lights up a brand new single entitled “Excessive Life” that includes Snoop Dogg—out now by way of Roc Nation Information/Gargamel Music/Def Jam Recordings.
With its message of being above the clouds but firmly grounded, “Excessive Life” notably marks the primary official collaboration between these two legendary trailblazers, tracing a direct line between Jamaica and the LBC for the primary time.
The observe peppers a hypnotic and head-nodding dancehall beat with horns and hazy synths. From the soar, Buju gleefully carries an intoxicating and irresistible chorus just for Snoop to counter with reggae-inflected bars as he urges, “Oh Mary Jane, will you please take me dwelling?” Fittingly, this smoker’s anthem arrives simply in time for 4/20.
“Excessive Life” units the stage for Buju’s anxiously awaited fourteenth full-length providing later this yr, his first album since 2020’s universally acclaimed Upside Down 2020, which garnered a GRAMMY® Award nomination within the class of “Finest Reggae Album” and earned rave “4-out-of-5 star” critiques on either side of the pond from The Guardian and Rolling Stone, respectively.
Buju capped off a busy 2022 together with his most up-to-date fan favourite single “Si Mi Clear” that includes Busy Sign. It tallied over half-a-million streams and picked up plugs from the likes of BET and extra.
Buju is ready to carry out his new hits “Excessive Life” and “Si Mi Clear,” together with favorites from his legendary catalog, at his upcoming reveals in Trinidad on Could 6, St. Lucia on Could 12, and the Bahamas on Could 19.
Igniting 2023 with a bang, he joined Beres Hammond in live performance on New Yr’s Day at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in Priory, St. Ann, Jamaica. It stood as the primary time these two reggae stars headlined a live performance collectively on the island. Plus, it adopted his return to the worldwide stage with a much-lauded efficiency at Kingston’s Famed Nationwide Stadium.
The Lengthy Stroll to Freedom Live performance was one of many largest music occasions in Jamaica’s historical past and was the launching pad for the tour of the identical title. Relive the monumental second from the history-making Lengthy Stroll to Freedom Live performance right here: https://bujubanton.me/lwtf
In 2020, he signed to Roc Nation and dropped “Steppa” and “Belief,” paving the best way for Upside Down 2020. The latter featured collaborations with Stephen Marley, John Legend, Pharrell, and Stefflon Don. Making waves worldwide, he notably notched his fourth profession GRAMMY® nomination for the album.
Buju’s GRAMMY® successful album Earlier than the Daybreak was launched in 2010. Prior, he unveiled data at a prolific tempo, starting together with his debut in 1992. Amongst many highlights, 1995’s Til Shiloh was licensed Gold by the RIAA. He has been described by the Related Press as “one of the crucial revered acts in reggae.” Furthermore, The FADER hailed him as “a nationwide hero,” happening to elaborate, “Buju Banton, born Mark Myrie, is extra Jamaican than jerk rooster, Crimson Stripe beer, and a croaking lizard mixed. He’s as a lot a singer as he is a trademark of Jamaican tradition.”
Now, there’s no higher soundtrack to the “Excessive Life” in 2023 than Buju Banton and Snoop Dogg.