Shaggy Reflects Ahead Of Performance For US Marines
It was a full circle moment for Dancehall megastar Shaggy, who was captured in a reflective mood while waiting to perform for Marines at Fort Sill – a US Army post in Oklahoma.
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LA Lewis Locked Up For Brazen Breach Of Toll Barrier
Jamaican social media personality and entertainer, LA Lewis, has been locked up after the Jamaica Constabulary Force was alerted to a self-implicating video, in which Lewis breached a toll barrier at the St.
Davido Dishes On His Friendship With Dexta Daps
Afrobeats superstar Davido recently dished on his unlikely friendship with Dancehall crooner Dexta Daps, revealing that Popcaan actually introduced them months before they would go on to make music together.
Cutty Ranks Talks Early Life, His Surprising Connection To Gyptian, And Journey To Stardom
With unflinching candor, Cutty Ranks, the prolific Dancehall veteran who rose to prominence in the late 1980s, recently took fans on an exhilarating journey through his checkered past, revealing early run-ins with the law, shocking connections to some of Dancehall and Reggae’s greats, as well as the erratic nature of his rise to stardom.
Janelle Monáe Credits Jamaican Food And Sex For Her Chiseled Physique In Black Bikini At 2023 Met Gala
Award-winning singer and actress Janelle Monáe has credited Jamaican food and sex for her stunning fashion statement at the 2023 Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City yesterday.
Swizz Beatz Claims He Introduced Burna Boy, Wizkid To The US
Renowned Hip-Hop producer Swizz Beatz has recently come under fire online for claiming to have introduced Afrobeats superstars Burna Boy and Wizkid to the United States, despite the evidence suggesting otherwise.
Gregory Isaacs’ ‘Night Nurse’ Hits 100 Million Streams On Spotify
Gregory Isaacs’ Night Nurse, the hit single from the Reggae icon’s 1982 album of the same name, crossed the 100-million-plays mark on Spotify on Saturday, April 29.
Jimmy Cliff’s ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ Becomes His First Song To Hit 100 Million Views On YouTube
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Kanye West’s Reggae And Dancehall Samples: 10 Times He Tapped Jamaican Music
Over the course of his career, Chicago-born rapper Kanye West has pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, blending disparate genres and sounds into something entirely new.
Shenseea Says She Aims To Bridge The Gap Between Old And New School Dancehall
Dancehall/pop star Shenseea says she intends to help bridge the gap between the genre’s past and its future.
Spice Says She Hasn’t Had Sex In One Year: “It’s Ok To Take A Break”
Queen of Dancehall Spice, who has been sharing a lot with her fans lately, on Wednesday revealed that she has been celibate for a year and it appears the commitment will last another year.
Shaggy Pays Tribute To Harry Belafonte, Music Legend And Activist, Who Died At Age 96
Dancehall megastar Shaggy has paid tribute to Harry Belafonte, the American singer, activist and actor, who has died at age 96, after he rocketed to fame during the mid-1950s singing Jamaican Mento folk songs.
50 Cent Pokes Fun Using Patois While Coming To ‘Power: Ghost’ Actor’s Defense
American Hip-Hop legend and budding television mogul Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson was up to his usual social media antics recently, brutally poking fun at while defending one of his actors using some colorful Jamaican language.
Toots And The Maytals’ ‘54-46 Was My Number’ Hits 100 Million Streams On Spotify
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Watch: Bob Marley And The Wailers ‘Skanking In Boston’ In Never-Before-Seen Footage From 1978
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Kanye West’s ‘Mercy,’ Which Has One Of The Best Dancehall Intros Of All Time, Certified 7X Platinum In The US
Super Beagle’s 1986 track Dust a Sound Boy and Reggie Stepper’s 1991 track Cu-Oonuh were heavily sampled in Mercy, a 2012 hit by Kanye West and his GOOD Music-affiliated rappers who spat verses about their life and careers under Hip-Hop’s “champion sound.”
Spice Honored With ‘Impact Artist Of The Year Award’
Dancehall Queen Spice, during her recent show at New York’s Amazura night club, revealed to the sold-out venue that she had been honored with an ‘Impact Artist of the Year award’ from Yvette D.
Shaggy’s Best Albums, Ranked By Sales And Streams In The US
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Shenseea’s ‘Curious’ About Women, And 7 More New Songs
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Ziggy Marley And Family Lead Initiative To Build, Furnish Home For Single Mother Of Two
A single mother and her two children will be sleeping much better thanks to the efforts of the Ziggy Marley family, his U.R.G.E