Best New Dancehall Music This Week: Popcaan, Kranium, Jada Kingdom, Agent Sasco & More
An exciting line-up awaits on this week’s best new Dancehall music, Popcaan ventured into foreign territories to collaborate with British R&B singer, Jorja Smith on a sexy pop and dancehall infused track. Jada Kingdom did a bit of dabbling too, as she teamed up with mixmaster Toddla T for a sweet love song, taking us to a Happy Place.
Agent Sasco and family surprises us with a collab featuring Bounty Killer and Kabaka Pyramid that will certainly put a smile on your face. Rygin King finally gave us some insight on that horrendous day he was shot. Then Kranium, a true Dancehall storyteller, journals a thrilling adulterous affair you cant afford to miss.
There is so much more to enjoy; check out our top picks this week for your Dancehall playlists, with exclusive highlights, reviews, playlists, and accompanying music videos for each below.
In no particular order:
Toddla T & Jada Kingdom – Happy Place
Riding on the melodic surfs produced by mixmaster Toddla T, Dancehall singer Jada Kingdom spellbinds us with her sweet falsetto tones in her newest single Happy Place. It’s a love song, which finds the singer expressing her unyielding love for her beau:
“If you set me free I wouldn’t run from you. You’re my happy place yeah I love you like the saviour. Ain’t gotta talk to strangers cause I got you yes. You’re my happy place yeah, include you in my prayers, you make life make sense, you’re my best friend.”
Released on September 30 by Bell Brothers, listen to the official audio for Happy Place here –
Agent Sasco Featuring Bounty Killer & Kabaka Pyramid – Loco Remix
Agent Sasco’s Loco Remix is a terrific treat for the ears as it is for the eyes. Not only does the updated version of his previously released single Loco pools vocals from Bounty Killer and Kabaka Pyramid but was released yesterday with a brand new music video starring his son Joshua.
Joshua plays his father, fiercely delivering the verses of the track and hands over the spotlight to other juvenile impersonators of Bounty Killer and Kabaka.
Loco is the flagship track and namesake of Sasco’s latest EP with Out Deh and Soul Circle Records. Released on October 1, produced by Teflon/ Zincfence Records, check out the new visuals for Loco here –
Squash – Potus
The 6ix Boss, Squash makes another appearance in this week’s best new releases with his single Potus on the Symbolic Riddim. The deejay is steady on his quest to even higher levels of fame and fortune, “Millions mi make and a nu pick pocket/ If a nu Mr. Whittaker mi name a Mr. Rich,” he boasts in lyrics.
He brags about his Spanish ladies and flaunts several of them in the new music video along with his lavish fleet of high performance cars and more.
Released on September 29, produced by 6ixReal Records and Attomatic Records, watch Squash in his video for Potus here –
Rygin King – Mission
The resilient Rygin King has finally spilled the beans about the recent shooting incident that took the life of his girlfriend and almost his own, in a new single Mission. Even though he has dropped other tracks like No Emotion and Larger Than Life since being discharged from the hospital, they didn’t quite touch on the topic.
Mission begins with a pre-recorded news briefing, announcing the unfortunate incident to then hear King warn, “Go tell dem seh we nah dead fi now cah we nuh ready fi die”, before singing his affirmation in the hook, “All now mi nuh rich yet, but I’m gettin’ there/ I’m on a mission, the vision is clear/ When dem a wish death, order ma steps/ Everyday when mi touch di road…”
Released on October 1, produced by Reno Don Musiq and Rygin Trap King, listen to the official audio for Mission here –
Jorja Smith Featuring Popcaan – Come Over
Dancehall’s Unruly Boss Popcaan teams up with British R&B soloist, Jorja Smith in this ear worming new single Come Over. The Dancehall deejay lends his support to the young diva as she contemplates her status in an uncertain relationship.
“I don’t know if you want me to come over, don’t wanna ask, really I should know,” she sings, but Poppy seeps in his seductive croons to tell her, “I would marry you … late night FaceTime call, can’t hurt at the studio/ It’s been a while mi see you wine, its been a while, you getting prettier, you pretty from a you a juvenile. Wine up you body gyal, you fit can go a couple mile…”
Released on October 1, Produced by Object & Animal / Friends Electric and directed by Amber Grace Johnson of Future Power Station, watch Jorja Smith’s new animated music video, featuring Popcaan below –
Chronic Law & Chilando – Nuh Count Favors
The very prolific Law Boss never disappoints in what has become one of his weekly releases. Nuh Count Favors is a profound message to the so-called friends out there that count the favors they offer as well as talk about them with others.
“Real friends nuh count favors … everything you do fi me, you write it down then you take it and tell strangers. Favors wha me do fi you, mi never broadcast like news. Affi careful a the friends weh mi choose,” … is just a graze off the song’s lyrics.
Released on September 28, produced by Show Di Vybz and C.O.S. Media, check out Chronic Law’s newest single here –
Vybz Kartel Featuring Sikka Rymes – Skate
They are as deadly as they come; GAZA VP Sikka Rymes and his Empire followers band together for the video production of the Worl’ Boss’s newest track Skate. While Kartel dishes his fearless lyrics, “None a dem nuh badda dan mi new shoes dem. Mussi have a magician roun desso mussi a fool dem … K-Shot make some boy start skate pon dem hand,” the crew play out a gruesome plot of hunt and kill.
Released on October 1, produced by G Walk Entertainment and distributed by Johnny Wonder, watch the new music video for Vybz Kartel and Sikka Rymes’ Skate here –
Kranium – Through The Window
In another cheating scandal, Kranium gets caught this time around according to his new single Through The Window. The track is a tantalizing story of how the whole act went down with each verse tainted in suspense.
“The boy outside and a make pure noise. Bun involve so me go draw fi a knife, smaddy fi get slice. Yow a one ting me know, same way me come in, man a go,” he says at one point, leaving you wondering, what’s going to happen next, then he pines on the hook, “Oh please, she a bawl and beg and a plea. Through the window she want me fi leave. Me nah dead in a nuh closet – things weh man go thru fi crotches” … but did he escape?
Released on October 1, produced by Atlantic Records, check out the animated lyric music video for Through The Window here –
Mellow Mood Featuring Kabaka Pyramid – Mr. Global
In this smooth Reggae ballad, Mellow Mood and Kabaka aren’t holding back anything. Mr. Global is a representation of the leaders in our society that has been oppressing the people, even zeroing on perhaps one very familiar president. “Mr Global lies you a tell too long / Instead ah bridge or fence, a wall you a pree. You have the refugee dem in a tent a bawl and a plead/ you just a build the prison dem and people with dem different color skin, you fill it up with them. Man have the nerve fi tell we say you nu racist, you same one put my people on slave ships,” Kabaka sings.
Released on October 1, produced by La Tempesta Dub and Ineffable Records, listen the official audio for Mr. Global here –
Chronic Law – Cah Stay Suh
Chronic Law is full of inspiration these days, his single Cah Stay Suh is a life lesson, encouraging the youths to live with a clean and pure heart, and this he says “You cah stay suh!” … Put in the work dog if you want famous. You want fat car, you want dear house – struggle deh behind every success you hear bout.”
The music video is severe case and enlightening portrayal of what Jamaicans call ‘red eye.’ i.e. when people hate you for your success and material things. In this scenario, it’s such a bad case; an ambitious young achiever is set up and killed because he bought himself a new car.
Released on October 2, directed by Wikid Media, check out Chronic Law’s must-see video Cah Stay Suh here –
Teejay – Stimulate
The Up Top Boss, Stimulates to great extreme in his new single and music video, which dropped today. In very sensual lyrics, Teejay matches every word with even sexier imagery as he appears in an intimate showdown with a mesmerizing leading lady.
He serenades his beau, “Gyal you got the body of a goddess, some gyal a talk, tell dem say dem average. Pretty like di gyal dem a Paris.”
Released on October 2, produced By Johnny Wonder & Adde Instrumental and directed by Wikid Media, watch Teejay in Stimulate here –
Spragga Benz Featuring Kymani Marley – J
From his newly released album The Journey Chosen, Spragga Benz’s single J – (short for Jamaica) with Kymani Marley is a tribute to the island of his birth. He describes the country in a clever metaphoric phrasing, comparing its beauty and temperamental state to a schizophrenic femme fatale in lyrics like:
“Is like a woman weh have the prettiest face and have the wickedest waist, Jamaica rough like any ghetto in the States. Its like she locked up in the embrace but any second – schizophrenia – she snap and have a gun and a chase.”
This is just a mere inconvenience, however, as he continues, “But a di place weh mi love, mi naa go lef it, Jamaica a mi country and mi naa stop rep it.” He also dedicates several verses to honour athletes like Usain Bolt and Aliyah Atkinson along with the local cuisine, i.e. “pan jerk chicken, fry fish & festival.”
Released on September 27, produced by Redsquare Production, listen to the official audio of J with Spragga Benz and Kymani Marley here –