Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.

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I-Octane: ‘I Am Great’ Album Review

⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. At his zenith, I-Octane was a fashion-conscious hitmaker, who flooded the market with party songs and an obsessive focus on ‘bad-mind’ adversaries.

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Shenseea: ‘Alpha’ Album Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. After giving her fans a scare with Lick, R U That and Deserve It which spurred protests that she had ditched her Jamaican sound and authenticity, an unfettered Shenseea rose to the occasion like a true Alpha, not only showing her musical mettle but that she has a heart of steel.

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For Sean Paul, These Are Dancehall’s Most Impactful Songs

Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has listed veteran deejay Little Twitch’s Respect Due and Louie Culture’s Ganga Lee as the top two songs from which he took his life cues, which along with Buju Banton’s Bogle and Beenie Man’s Old Dog, had an indelible impact on the Dancehall genre and his own career.