The hardcore, authentic Dancehall riddims, which have been absent from Jamaican music in recent times, and for which Dancehall fans have been clamouring, are ‘coming full circle’, according to Dancehall superstar, Sean Paul.
Dancehall star Konshens says he felt offended when Buju Banton said, according to him, that Vybz Kartel was the only artist ‘doing good’ and that the genre hadn’t grown over the last decade.
Dancehall deejay Dovey Magnum revealed on Wednesday, that she was paid US$1000 (J$140,000) for the Bawl Out dubplate that appeared on the campaign playlist of then President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Dr.
Bounty Killer took to Instagram on Wednesday to make it clear that he has no regrets, but instead delights in the fact that he has lived up to his name Warlord, by engaging in a long string of high-profile lyrical and personal feuds with his own mentees, rival artistes, former friends, collaborators, and even his mentors.
Even as he launched another broadside against Bounty Killer for “tearing down” Alkaline, Mr. Vegas was taken to task on Wednesday, by some of his Instagram followers, for his role in similarly belittling and engaging in feuds with a slew of other younger Dancehall artists over the years.
Bounty Killer crossed swords with Vendetta Fans again on his Instagram page on Sunday morning, even as he implicitly trash-talked Mr.
The preferential treatment being given to foreign artists over Jamaican nationals, where the sampling of Reggae and Dancehall music is concerned, according to Mr.
Dancehall artist Mr. Vegas jumped to the defence of broadcaster Khadene ‘Ms. Kitty’ Hylton in an online video where he attacked former journalist-cum-singer One1Can as a “sissy” , ‘maama-man” and other pejorative labels.
Heads High singer Mr. Vegas took to Instagram a few days ago to vent about being snubbed by Jada Kingdom when he tried to get a collab, a symptom he said resulting from the general divisiveness and poor examples set in Dancehall by older artists.
Heads High deejay Mr. Vegas, has rubbished statements made by Senator Damion Crawford that the government was being “allowed to paint a negative image of Dancehall”, arguing to the contrary that artists themselves were already tainting the industry based on the number of superstars that have been convicted for crimes and thrown behind prison bars.
Veteran Jamaican music producer Jeremy Harding is reflecting on some of the most memorable experiences in his over two-decade-long tenure in the music business, where he has earned a stellar reputation for contributions to Reggae and Dancehall music.
Dancehall artists have come out lashing, in a more sustained and visible way to respond to the most recent statement by Prime Minister Andrew Holness about dancehall lyrics and their link to high rates of crime and violence in Jamaica.
Dancehall stars Sean Paul, Mr. Vegas, Shaggy, Beenie Man, and Mavado are among scores of fans, celebrities, and music world personalities reacting to the death of American rapper DMX.
Dancehall singjay Vegas has given credence to Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ comments in Parliament that some lyrical content in Dancehall music has contributed to the widespread violence that is wreaking havoc across Jamaica.
Veteran entertainment journalist Anthony Miller, expertly extracted information from Sean Paul recently, about his feelings regarding the musical acumen of upcoming artists who are dabbling in Trap sounds, including their ability to construct appropriate lyrics to fit raw Dancehall riddims.
Dancehall artists who have recorded songs glorifying the killing of children, are being labelled ‘hypocrites expressing fake outrage’, by Mr.
Veteran Dancehall artist Mr. Vegas is well known for how passionately he speaks about various issues on his Instagram Live discussions.
In a mix of positive, uplifting, sexy, and even fiery new releases this week, we’ve found a few Dancehall and Reggae tracks to update your playlist right now.
Two years after attaining his dream of achieving his high school diploma, Dancehall singjay Mr. Vegas, who also goes by the name Suubi, is getting even more studious, and apparently has his sights set on solving some of the world’s social problems.
Dancehall artists Mr. Vegas and Sean Paul had one of the biggest records at the turn of the new millennium, but that same record, Hot Gal Today, remains a symbol of their over two-decade-old fallout.