Dancehall icon Beenie Man and newcomer Skeng were given a quick yet heartfelt shout-out by Trinidad-born rapper Nicki Minaj at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards after she received the Video Vanguard Award.
In a birthday celebration fit for a King, Beenie Man enjoyed his 50th milestone with family, friends, and heavy-hitters of the Jamaican music industry last night (Aug.
The Worl’ Boss has taken a jab at Beenie Man in a lyrically witty new single titled White House, which was released on Friday (August 19).
Dancehall stalwart Major Mackerel says he is rejuvenated and renewed, thanks to a conversation he had with newcomer Jahshii in January of this year.
Beenie Man says it was imperative that he made sure he was present for the coronation of Spice as Queen of Dancehall at Reggae Sumfest, since she is now deserving of the title, and also due to the fact that he is the “undisputed King” of the genre.
“My head nuh good an’ mi very disrespectful enuh,” Ishawna has declared. “Mi aguh tear unuh dung and drag unuh, enuh.
As fun-seekers flood into venues, selectors like Brandon ‘DJ Fade’ Metz hope to greet them with a steady blend of hits.
Bounty Killer and Beenie Man pulled off the stunt of stunts on Tuesday, to drum up support for a show which was being staged by Dancehall Queen Carlene at the Meca Nightclub to raise funds for cancer patients.
From the sounds of Bounty Killer and Cham rinsing out the Jamaican invective “blood claat”, to the man of the moment Dave Kelly maintaining his mystique by shying away from the stage, to say the Reggae Sumfest’s Madhouse Tribute to Dave Kelly, was explosive would be an understatement.
Since 1964, Jamaicans have netted 134 entries on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. Of these songs, 56 leaped into the Top 40, and 11 soared to No.
Kyng Midas producer Notnice has co-opted some of Dancehall’s biggest-selling superstars for his new juggling riddim, titled Cool Reminder which was released today, July 15, 2022.
Snow, the Canadian Reggae fusion rapper from the early 90s, has shared that despite his initial success with the Billboard chart-topper Informer, he only came to be respected in Dancehall after the release of his feature-heavy 1995 hit song, Anything For You.
June was an interesting month for Jamaican music but as always, the variety in reggae dancehall was inspiring.
The Dancehall vets were out in their numbers this week, including Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer who dropped new songs on traditional Dancehall-sounding beats.
The Girls Dem Sugar Beenie Man sent a quick birthday salutation to his former girlfriend and mother of one of his kids, Krystal Tomlinson yesterday on Instagram, after the wide-eyed beauty uploaded a photograph of herself on her own page.
After initially disobeying police orders and threatening to leave the Pepperseed stage show with his backing band, which was also scheduled to back Sizzla Kalonji, Beenie Man has issued a release blaming the show promoters for the imbroglio which resulted in his expulsion from the stage.
The Dancehall players are out this week with some new music for your playlist. In her new track, Shaniel Muir seeks ‘Justice’ while other stars like Jahmiel, Yaksta, Rytikal and Beenie Man are on a mission to rid haters from their lives.
Rapper Gucci Mane and his wife Keyshia Ka’oir Davis arrived in Jamaica over the weekend to celebrate their 5-year anniversary.
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has so far been booked for two major festivals in the United States this summer.
Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Cham, Wayne Wonder, and Spragga Benz, will headline Reggae Sumfest’s Madhouse Tribute to Dave Kelly on Saturday, July 23, in honour of the iconic, but reclusive Dancehall music producer/songwriter, who created a slew of seminal beats in the 1990s, including Pepperseed, Showtime, Joy Ride, Stink and Dugu Dugu.