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Dancehall music, and two of its superstars, have been weaved into a controversy Down Under, after the Australian Defence Force, engaged the 101 Doll Squadron, an all-female Dancehall troupe, to “wine-up and back it up”, as part of the official commissioning ceremony for the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Supply ship in Sydney on Sunday.
Dancehall artist Agent Sasco, one of Jamaica’s most potent lyricists, says 15 years after shelving the stage name ‘Assassin’, a moniker bestowed on him during his days as a student at Camperdown High School in Kingston, he is satisfied that his decision was the right choice.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is insisting that many Dancehall acts have not been able to have cross-over hit songs, due to a vast section of the global music audience not being able to understand Patois.
Canadian deejay/rapper Kardinal Offishall took to Twitter to pay homage to Jamaica, the island of his parents’ birth, after creating black history by being named Senior Vice President, A&R, for Universal Music Canada (UMC) yesterday.
It seems Popcaan had a lot on his mind last night because shortly after 6:30 this morning at the Unruly Boss took to Twitter to send a word of advice to Jamaican Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, inviting him to put his money where his mouth is and invest in Dancehall.
Music producer Skatta Burrell pulled no punches on Wednesday, sparing neither his own self, nor fellow beat-makers, Dancehall artistes, political leaders, sporting and other influencers and from rebuke, as the uproar continues about the impact of Dancehall music on crime and violence.
Former Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has teased his next Dancehall production, the Clockwork Riddim, which has a nostalgic early 2000s Dancehall beat and from all indications will be nothing to scoff at.
Recording artist and music producer BEAM, who is the son of legendary Dancehall deejay and gospel Reggae singer Papa San, is reveling in the success of his Freedom track, a gospel collab with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, which was released on Easter Sunday, April 4.
Sean Paul is insisting that Dancehall artists who try to build their careers by engaging in clashes with other entertainers, are doing themselves more harm than good.
Music producer Cordell ‘Skatta’ Burrell has described as unprincipled and dishonourable, Dancehall artists who turn around and sue music producers after, ‘agreeing in principle’ to record songs without the requisite written contracts in place, even though their unwritten arrangements were fair and equitable.
One Day producer Seanizzle appears to have shrugged off Khago’s lawsuit threats, turning to ‘The Almighty’ for guidance instead, and launching a competition aimed at giving young artists an opportunity to have their songs produced by him, on his new Born Fi This riddim.
If Dancehall artist Khago, carries out his threat to sue producer Seanizzle, over copyright breaches, then it would appear that the One Day producer is in good stead in putting up a defence, as he can take cues from his compatriot Cordell ‘Skatta’ Burrell.
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.
Just over a year after Bounty Killer laid out a thorough crime plan, detailing how the Andrew Holness administration could effectively lower Jamaica’s crime rate, the exasperated Warlord says he is fed up.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has taken exception to Justin Bieber’s recent failure to fully acknowledge Jamaican Dancehall and Reggae for its influence on some of his successful music.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul says the relinquishing of ownership of his music masters to VP Records and Atlantic Records more than 20 years ago while still a budding deejay, though regrettable in the long run, was a means to an end.
Almost two years after the Montego Bay police pulled the plug on Jahvillani’s expletive-laced performance at Reggae Sumfest, his father-in-law Tom Tavares Finson, who is president of the Jamaican Senate, is being pressured, to resign after using an expletive during a sitting of the Upper House of the Jamaican Parliament two Fridays ago.
Attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie, who is also defence attorney for Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks, and who represented Alkaline and Dexta Daps in the past, took a Jamaican cartoonist to task on Saturday morning, for an illustration which depicted defence attorneys rejoicing over the fact that no amendment would be made to Jamaica’s Criminal Justice Act.
Although the idea to create the multi-artist anti-violence song, Brighter Days was in fact spawned by Tommy Lee Sparta, ironically, many Jamaicans are dismissing the song as not to be taken seriously, particularly because the Uncle Demon artist is featured on the track.
In the aftermath of stinging criticisms of being duplicitous, by a slew of Dancehall artists, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has doubled down on his stance regarding the contribution of violent lyrics to the levels of crime on the island.