Buju Banton lights up a brand new single entitled “Excessive Life” that includes Snoop Dogg. The observe is out now by way of Roc Nation Data/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 as a victory lap 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 along 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 exhibits in Trinidad on Might 6, St. Lucia on Might 12, and the Bahamas on Might 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.
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.
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