Why Dancehall So Rarely Samples Anything, Including Itself
As Jamaica’s Dancehall sound tries to find its footing in new territory, sampling offers the guidance of the past.
As Jamaica’s Dancehall sound tries to find its footing in new territory, sampling offers the guidance of the past.
Britain-based Jamaican artist IQ has teamed up with Stalk Ashley and Kranium on the remix for his Bun Fi Bun track.
New York-based Dancehall artist Kranium has been in the game for over nine years. With hits like Nobody Has To Know, Gal Policy, Last Night and We Can, the Jamaican-born entertainer says he’s here to stay because he’s laid the necessary groundwork and created a lane for himself.
Two years after Billboard discontinued its Reggae Digital Song Sales chart, the magazine announced yesterday that it has joined forces with the music festival and global Afrobeats brand Afro Nation to launch the first-ever US chart for Afrobeats Songs.
Dancehall superstar Alkaline is moving his New Rules Vendetta Festival to Miami’s Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater, five years after its inaugural staging at the National Stadium in his native Kingston, in what was a sold-out show.
This week’s new Dancehall and Reggae tracks brought out stars like Kranium, Jah Cure, Dexta Daps and even music veterans Tanto Metro and Devonte with a single they’ve dubbed, Gipsy Tipsy.
New York-based Dancehall artist Kranium says he has noticed that most of the members of the fraternity who call for unity are only doing so when they’re falling off.
New York-based Dancehall artist Kranium continues to bag more accolades in Canada. We Can, his 2017 collab with rapper Tory Lanez, is now certified Gold, while Nobody Has To Know, first released in 2013, was certified Platinum in the country in August.
Rihanna, from the looks of it, has been working slowly, but meticulously on her Reggae-inspired/infused R9 album, doing things in her own time and in her own way, holding firm to the declaration she made two years ago, that she would go at her own pace and would not be rushed.
Boo’d Up singer Ella Mai delighted and surprised some of her fans when she was spotted among those ‘skinning it out’ at Cardi B’s 90s Dancehall Passa Passa birthday party in Los Angeles earlier this week.
Rap superstar Cardi B couldn’t hold back her excitement about Libra Season and her 29th birthday, which she celebrated with a Dancehall-themed Passa Passa party last night.
Major Lazer’s Essentials—a 25-track compilation album featuring Dancehall artists Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Sean Paul, Kranium, Tarrus Riley, Mr.
The Melody Gad Kranium, a year after the release of his smash hit and the very controversial Gal Policy, took to Instagram Live to give a breakdown of the song’s lyrics, for fans wondering about its intended audience.
Despite inclement weather conditions, Dancehall veteran Mavado, the Melody Gad Kranium and Blessed singer Shenseea all graced one of Hip Hop’s hottest stages over the weekend.
The Melody Gad Kranium, who recently celebrated his birthday, has another reason to celebrate as his hit single Nobody Has To Know has reached a mega milestone on YouTube.
Dancehall artists Kranium and Jada Kingdom have released remixes of what some have called the ‘record of the summer’.
From his potent lyrics in Nuh Reason, his allegiance affirmations in Wileside Government to his international sensationalizing in Clarks Pon Foot, St Ann born Dancehall artist Jahvillani has made an indelible mark in the industry.
Jamaican music is home to a host of different types of artists, from Deejays and lyricists to supreme vocalists, and those who have worked hard to be well-rounded in all areas.
Dancehall recording artist Jahvillani, the ‘Wile Side Government’ creator released his 13-track debut album Dirt to Bentley today, July 9.
Among new Dancehall releases, this week is a surprising collab with two of the genre’s most irresistible bachelors, Kranium and Dexta Daps blending their charismatic croons with Reggae singer Qyor.