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.
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.
Minister Marion Hall says American rapper Foxy Brown once accused her of wanting to take away her then-lover Dancehall star Spragga Benz.
Dancehall star Spragga Benz has clarified the intent of his latest single, Vaccinated, suggesting that he’s not discouraging persons to take the jab.
Following the designation of Rihanna as Barbados’ 11th National Hero, by the country’s new president Dame Sandra Mason, the congratulatory responses from Jamaican entertainers have been trickling in, as well as the resumption of calls for Bob Marley to be conferred with the title post haste.
A whopping 50 tracks could make up Bounty Killer‘s soon-to-be-released King of Kingston album, from all indications.
Members of the Dancehall and Reggae fraternity have expressed horror at Sunday night’s bizarre incident in Montego Bay, where two people were killed as part of a human sacrifice during a ritual by members of what the police theorise to be a religious cult.
Lieutenant Stitchie, Ken Boothe, Spragga Benz and Kabaka Pyramid all copped awards on Saturday, at the inaugural UK-based Caribbean Afro Music Awards.
Spragga Benz and Buju Banton, two of Dancehall’s staunchest critics of Jamaica’s containment measures and global vaccination efforts, have fallen under Instagram’s censorship radar.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Spragga Benz was sharply rebuked by some of his Instagram followers after he expressed support for American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was slapped with a 30-day ban last Monday for testing positive for marijuana which is a prohibited substance in sports.
Dancehall artists Spragga Benz and Buju Banton have called out what they say are double standards in the criticism of Jamaican teen sprinter Antonio Watson after he gestured ‘gun fingers’ to celebrate a win during Champs at the National Stadium last Saturday.
For a vibrant display of the Jamaican trifecta — cunning, creativity, competitiveness — look no further than the island’s rich sound system heritage.
It appears that Dancehall star Spragga Benz and veteran selector Tony Matterhorn are in the midst of working on a movie.
Dancehall star Spragga Benz has revealed that a new television series, called Top Shottas, is in the works.
Dancehall and Reggae artist Spragga Benz says the “bigger heads” are plotting against him and fellow compatriot Buju Banton for their stances on COVID-19 and measures employed to fight the spread.
Jamaica began rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday (March 10) and there has been an indisputable increase in the number of people who say they are ready to get the jab.
Even as the Government of Jamaica rolls out its COVID vaccination initiative, Spragga Benz and Buju Banton are continuing to rain “fire” on the State’s attempts to inoculate at least 60 percent of the island’s population.
In what many may see as an uncharacteristic move, Bounty Killer has become the second Dancehall stalwart, after Shaggy, to urge his fans to take the COVID-19 vaccine, in stark contrast to the anti-vaccine sentiments of Sizzla, Buju Banton, Spragga Benz, Tony Rebel, Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid and even Reggae legend Lee ‘Sratch’ Perry.
Beloved Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda is officially a free man after six years and two months in federal prison.
Protoje, Buju Banton, and Spragga Benz are among the Jamaicans waiting with bated breath, as Accompong Town Maroons in the hills of St.