Protoje: In Search Of Lost Time Album Review
Protoje’s new ten-track album, titled In Search Of Lost Time, from all indications, appears poised to be a big reggae Grammy contender.
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Articles by Claudia Gardner
Foota Hype Blasted For Harassing Koffee, Fan Apologises For Sharing Her DM
The young woman at the centre of a controversial screenshot of a direct message exchange between herself and the handlers of Koffee’s Instagram page, which blew up after being reposted by Foota Hype, says she has apologized to the superstar.
Ce’cile Slams Foota Hype For Ignoring Female Dancehall Artistes
Dancehall’s Bad Gyal Ce’cile hauled Foota Hype over the coals on Wednesday, after the selector made a post calling for Jamaican artistes to ensure they “take care” of selectors.
Mr. Vegas And Bounty Killer Reignite Feud Over Political Dubplates
Dancehall artistes Bounty Killer and Mr. Vegas are at odds once more, after the Grunggadzilla took exception to the Heads High artiste labeling critics of deejays who have recorded dubplates for politicians, as being ‘badmind’.
Peter Phillips Hasn’t Heard The ‘Slack’ Version Of Dovey Magnum’s ‘Bawl Out’
Furor surrounds Dovey Magnum’s explicit Bawl Out song which she had repurposed into a dubplate for Opposition Leader and President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Dr. Peter Phillips’ campaign playlist.
Vybz Kartel Blasts Skatta Burrell For Support Of Election Dubplates
Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel slung an indirect blow at Downsound music producer Cordel ‘Skatta’ Burrell on Tuesday, for his supportive stance for artistes who have been voicing dubplates for politicians aligned to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP).
Andrew Holness Reveals Dancehall Artistes Approached JLP With Offers To Make Dubplates
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has revealed that most of the dubplates voiced by dancehall artistes for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), were not commissioned by the politicians, but that several artistes voiced the campaign songs of their own accord and approached the party.
Protoje Takes Aim At Trifling Politicians With Anti-Dubplate Song
The anti-campaign dubplate protest, ignited by Bounty Killer, Tanya Stephens, and Vybz Kartel, is heating up, with reggae superstar Protoje, taking to the studio to declare in his own dub, that he will never voice for any of Jamaica’s politicians.
Madonna Succumbs To Kartel’s ‘Fever’ And Spice’s ‘So Mi Like It’
A video posted by pop queen Madonna dancing up a storm in Hanover, Jamaica, to a slew of Dancehall songs, including Vybz Kartel’s gold-certified Fever and Spice’s So Mi Like It, is clear indication that the American songstress was having a grand time on the island.
Jesse Royal Woos Madonna At Her 62nd Birthday Party In Jamaica
Reggae star Jesse Royal’s performance at Pop legend Madonna’s 62nd birthday party, at one of the world acclaimed Tryall Club’s villas in Hanover, Jamaica on Sunday, seems to have fully delighted the Papa Don’t Preach artiste.
Vybz Kartel Drags Politicians & Their ‘Musical Clowns’ Doing Dubplates For ‘Hype’
Vybz Kartel, with the full backing of his Gaza Nation, frontally ripped into his Dancehall colleagues who have been voicing campaign dubplates for politicians.
Mr. Vegas Calls Dubplate Critics ‘Badminded Hypocrites’, Vybz Kartel Claps Back
In what appears to be an indirect jab at his compatriot Tanya Stephens, Mr. Vegas has come out in strong support of artistes who have been voicing dubplates for Jamaican politicians ahead of General Election Day which is set for September 3.
Bounty Killer Rejects Dubplate Requests, Calls Out Peter Bunting For Hypocrisy On Dancehall
Bounty Killer has stormed into the raging debate being waged amongst some Jamaican music fraternity members, who are decrying Jamaican politicians for commissioning dubplates from dancehall artistes, for use in their campaigns ahead of the September 3 General Elections.
Ricky Trooper Says British DJ David Rodigan Undeserving Of Jamaica’s Order Of Distinction
Veteran music selector Ricky Trooper is not happy with the recent announcement that the Jamaica Order of Distinction (Officer Class) national award is to be presented to British radio disc jockey and sound system selector David Rodigan.
Tanya Stephens, Queen Ifrica Not Impressed By Dancehall Dubplates On Election Campaign Trail
The decision by some top Dancehall artistes to voice dubplates for politicians from the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is not going down well with some members of the music fraternity.
Devin Di Dakta, Mr. Lexx Blast Dancehall Heavyweights For Not Building Genre’s Foundation
Veteran deejay Mr. Lexx and his younger compatriot Devin di Dakta, have taken aim at veterans and so-called legends in the Dancehall music fraternity for failing to help the genre to take its rightful space internationally.
Bounty Killer Explains Why He Couldn’t Diss Buju Banton For Vybz Kartel In 2002
Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer has said his respect for Buju Banton stopped him from dissing him after he slighted Vybz Kartel during a stage show in 2002.
Minister Marion Hall, Formerly Lady Saw, Shares Photos With Supposed Boyfriend
Minister Marion Hall’s photo of herself relaxing with a man whom her Facebook followers are speculating is her new beau, has left tongues wagging, and some fans already seeing wedding bells coming and babies in the making.
Ishawna Says She’s Raking In Millions From OnlyFans
Dancehall diva Ishawna says OnlyFans has not only ‘turned her back into a multi-millionaire,’ but that she has not had to go to extremes to rake in large sums of cash on the platform.
Dancehall Artistes Express Outrage Over Court Ruling On Child’s Dreadlocks
The Dancehall/Reggae music fraternity is expressing outrage after the Jamaican Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the decision by the Kensington Primary School to bar the seven-year-old daughter of reggae music producer Dale Virgo, from attending the institution with dreadlocks, was not unconstitutional.