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As 2022 gathers the last of its belongings to hit the road, let’s look back at the top music moments of the year for fans of Reggae/Dancehall—the controversies, achievements, viral moments, and sadly, those who passed away.
Popcaan’s “gatekeeper” allegations against Solid Agency’s Sharon Burke seem to have been too much for Dancehall artist Teejay, who’s sprung from the sidelines with his own scathing remarks against the Unruly Boss.
Cream of the Crop Management, the team representing rising Dancehall star Jahshii, have issued a statement after he and fellow up-and-comer Brysco, almost came to blows on stage at the 33rd staging of Ghetto Splash, held recently at the Waterhouse Mini-Stadium in Drewsland.
The Mesh Marina, more popularly known as the String Vest, is an iconic Jamaican fashion piece popularized by Reggae and Dancehall artists, that ironically originated in Norway.
Valiant, who has been dominating Jamaican music charts, recently snagged an official introduction with Offset during the rapper’s Jamaican vacay with wife Cardi B last week.
Dancehall icon Sister Nancy has partnered with Caribbean lifestyle brand LargeUp to release a limited-edition skateboard deck celebrating the 40th anniversary of her iconic 1982 single Bam Bam.
Lashana Lynch – the 35-year-old British actress slated to play Rita Marley in Paramount Pictures’ highly anticipated Bob Marley biopic – recently gave fans a peak behind the curtains of her preparation for the upcoming iconic role.
With the rise of artificial intelligence and its increasing and pervasive presence in the music industry, curiosity abounds about how these developments might impact dancehall music and the artists who create it.
Dancehall star Mr. Vegas has shared that he is now a proud graduate of Florida International University (FIU), where he attained a degree in Sociology/Anthropology with a minor in Hospitality Management, all while maintaining a 3.9 GPA.
The VICE series ‘The Story Of’ explores the legacy behind culture-changing art from the artist’s perspective, and Get Busy – Sean Paul’s take on Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden’s iconic Diwali Riddim – was the muse of the show’s 13th episode, which was released yesterday (December 8).
Drake‘s hit song One Dance, which features Nigerian artist WizKid and British singer Kyla, has been certified Diamond, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
As the enduring icon of Reggae music all over the world, Bob Marley’s legendary resume as an artist transcends the limits of general stardom and fame.
Augustus Pablo’s 1975 album Thriller, on the strength of a vinyl reissue on Black Friday, has made its way onto the Billboard Reggae Albums chart for the first time ever.
When it comes on to wit, lyricism and talent, there are only a handful of Dancehall artists – dead or alive – that can be mentioned in the same breath as Adidja Palmer, the Portmore native more popularly known as Vybz Kartel.
Just a day ago, it seems that Jahshii’s flip-flopping on his stance to solely pursue ‘conscious’ music was destined to continue when his rival, Silk Boss, released a scathing diss track that all but ensured a continued heated exchange between the two.
Snow, the Canadian Reggae fusion rapper from the early 90s, has shared that despite his initial success with the Billboard chart-topper Informer, he only came to be respected in Dancehall after the release of his feature-heavy 1995 hit song, Anything For You.Â
Snow says he first saw his video for Informer—regarded as one of the best-selling Reggae and Dancehall singles of all time—while he was incarcerated.Â
Social media is often criticized for its many negative effects, but every so often, the algorithm-driven content mills churn out something life-changing, and that seems to be the end of the stick Mandeville-born 1Biggs Don has found himself on, teetering on the edge of stardom with his viral freestyle, Bwoii Affi.
Silk Sonic – the incredible R&B fusion of singers/songwriters, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – is arguably one of the most brilliant strokes of musical serendipity we stumbled upon in 2021.
Undeniably, while Dancehall has done well for itself by primarily ignoring its limits, there are a few times the genre’s lack of clearly defined boundaries made it hard to differentiate which songs were lyrical art, and which songs could double as violence-inciters and studio-recorded confessions.