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Ja Rule’s use of his 2003 single The Crown featuring Reggae/Dancehall superstar Sizzla, during his VERZUZ battle against Fat Joe, got a major acknowledgment from the Black Woman and Child singer on Wednesday.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Tiger has thanked Busta Rhymes profusely for taking time out to laud the genre’s greats such as himself, whom the rapper said he emulated when he embarked on his musical career decades ago.
Beenie Man was among the Dancehall artists, who were hopping mad after seeing a social media video featuring Agriculture Minister Floyd Green and Councillor of the Mona Division Andrew Bellamy with a slew of maskless people, cavorting at a hotel and toasting to a COVID-19 no-movement day comment.
Ziggy Marley on the weekend, ramped up his advocacy against environmental destruction, rebuking world leaders and conglomerates whom he says are guilty of constantly turning a blind eye to the public’s concerns about climate change and pollution.
Superdad Bounty Killer continues to utilise his days in lockdown spending quality time with his growing clan, ditching his “cross, angry and miserable” demeanour reserved for the stage, to instead shower his ‘little Pryces’ with attention.
Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton, met the ire of Mr Lexx, who is now calling for his resignation, after seeing a video of the Minister in a rural community, suggesting that persons prioritise getting vaccinated instead of focusing on getting water in their pipes first.
Tony Matterhorn has complained that the Ministry of Entertainment, through the National Honors and Awards committee, has been constantly slighting him by not conferring him with the Order of Distinction, Jamaica’s fifth-highest national honour.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy appears to be linking up with ABBA, for the legendary Swedish band’s Voyage album and a concert, a worldwide live event to celebrate their return to the international music scene, for the first time in 40 years.
Sean Paul’s wife Jodi ‘Jinx’ Henriques had what she considers a pleasant surprise, when Minister of Health and Wellness Dr.
Incarcerated Dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta, unbeknownst to many Jamaicans, is perhaps the biggest Dancehall star in Continental Europe, according to veteran Dancehall music selector Tony Matterhorn.
Music producer Dale Virgo says he is considering implementing a policy at his studio, where all artists and others who want to enter, must present evidence that they have been vaccinated.
The Man from Mars Tony Matterhorn said he had originally approached Bounty Killer to voice his 2007 smash hits Dutty Wine and Goodas fi Dem, but left in a huff after the Warlord rebuked him for using the words “two number one” whilst addressing him.
The Energy God Elephant Man hilariously relayed some of his top moments in the music industry in a recent interview, among them a tete-a-tete with King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and J-Lo’s crashing at his feet on the red carpet whilst in her excitement to meet him at the 2004 BET Awards.
Fresh Vegetable artist Tony Rebel squared off with some of his Instagram followers on Saturday after he praised the anti-vax protesters who appeared in a video clip of a gathering in May Pen, Clarendon.
Bounty Killer and Beenie Man’s hugely-anticipated performance at the Sunclash meets Shutdown show which had been scheduled for Ibiza, Spain from October 1 to 4 2021, has been postponed.
Dave ‘Rude Bwoy’ Kelly’s Showtime riddim, which spawned Dancehall hits such as Shaggy’s Hot Gyal, Beenie Man’s Hypocrite, Wayne Wonder’s Searching Dem Searching and Bounty Killer’s Eagle and the Hawk, is the greatest Dancehall riddim ever, according to international recording artist Cham.
Skillibeng and Honey Milan’s contentious Chappa Gyal track has amassed more than one million views on YouTube, a milestone that is being celebrated by the US-based artist, but with apparent continued ambivalence by the Crocodile Teeth artist.
Elephant Man is cautioning upcoming Dancehall artists to eat well and keep physically fit, in order to keep apace with grueling tours and performances in the future.
Self-proclaimed Viral King Foota Hype has claimed that he was the catalyst that spearheaded Mavado’s rise to musical stardom, and that the Gullyside artist cannot dispute this fact.
Veteran music selector/producer Foota Hype is contending that many of the artistes whom he approached to voice on his Dollars and Sense beat had shied away, as they knew they lacked the competence to effectively ride the riddim.