Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
In 2017, an accomplished American Hollywood producer Joel Zwick told a group of Jamaican filmmakers that they should only use English in their movies as the use of Patois makes it a foreign film.
The name Vybz Kartel is a loaded one. In addition to being a legend in Dancehall, he’s also a convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Jamaica.
Call him by any of his dignified titles — Clifton George Bailey III, King Shango, The Prophet — but one thing you can’t call Dancehall/Reggae stalwart Capleton is watered down.
Dancehall artist Khago recently won over USD$700,000 in a counter-lawsuit against producer Kemar “Flava” McGregor in a South Florida court.
Dancehall artists have come out lashing, in a more sustained and visible way to respond to the most recent statement by Prime Minister Andrew Holness about dancehall lyrics and their link to high rates of crime and violence in Jamaica.
Gwallaz! 10Tik, the viral Dancehall sensation from Red Hills Road, is heating up the streets with a hot new single called Roll Deep.
Vybz Kartel made good on his word to ‘give them hell from a prison cell’ but is the Worl’ Boss still the King Of Dancehall?
The music scene heated up this week with new releases from your favorite Dancehall and Reggae artistes, but we picked 15 songs we think you’ll want to add to your playlist.
Country Reggae impresario Wesrok is seeking to establish ‘country reggae’ as a bonafide brand of reggae music on the international stage.
Tami Chin-Mitchell has proclaimed her freedom and said she is not interested in the music industry anymore.
With just a 4-year age difference, Jamaican artists Sean Paul and Shaggy snatched mainstream success around the same time in the early 2000s.
According to the recent outcry from our Prime Minister Andrew Holness, the way to rid Jamaica of the current state of crime and violence is to stop the production and broadcasting of all music with violent content.
An instrumentalist, singer, and living Reggae legend, Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore has been in the music industry for five decades.
Entertainment consultant and former manager of the late Reggae icon Bunny Wailer, Maxine Stowe, has clarified and contextualized claims recently made by Aston Barrett Jr., the son of well-known musician Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, that his father was a member of The Wailers.
Putting in the work since 1993, Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel finally “bussed” in 2001 as he honed his craft under the tutelage of the legend Bounty Killer.
Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel, who was born Adidja Palmer, broke out on the Jamaican music scene two decades ago and has remained consistently relevant ever since, despite being convicted for murder seven years ago this week.
Earl Chapman, one of the most important business developers in Canada, has worked with many International and Caribbean companies in getting them listed on the Jamaican Stock Exchange as well as the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Reggae artist Jesse Royal is in the studio working on his upcoming sophomore album which he revealed in this interview will be titled Royal.
During the year without concerts and live performances, several new and emerging Dancehall artists have stirred attention and are poised for breakout careers in 2021.
In a new issue of hot Dancehall releases this week, we’ve selected singles from Jamaican, Bajan, and Trinibagonian acts to create a dynamic collection for your playlist.