Top Viral Moments In Dancehall In 2020
The year 2020 culminates with a portfolio which proves there was never a dull online moment.
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Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
The Six G’s Of Dancehall
Dancehall music is governed by different modes of performance, ritual and spectacle. Music industry insiders often point to the lyrical rite of passage undergone by a dancehall act, like a production about badmind, another about marijuana, one about gangsterism, and others coined “reality tunes”.
Damage Musiq Has Breakout 2020 With 41 million Streams Of Tommy Lee Sparta’s ‘Blessings’
The year 2020 has been a breakout one for Damage Musiq Recording label and its chief executive officer Dwayne ‘Damage Musiq’ Parkinson.
Skillibeng: ‘The Prodigy’ Skilltape Album Review
The ‘Fresh Prince’ is here with his brain-altering new album, ‘The Prodigy’ Skilltape. The wretched year of the pandemic has ironically been a breakthrough year for Dancehall trap star, Skillibeng, a conquest that can only be credited to the strength of his relentless creativity and tireless work ethic.
Slack Songs Of Mento, Ska And Rocksteady
Since its development almost five decades ago, Dancehall has gotten a bad rap for being too sexually explicit.
Tommy Lee Sparta Arrested Again: A Timeline Of The Dancehall Star’s Run-Ins With The Law
Dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta’s myriad of woes with the Constabulary in Jamaica has been well documented over the last few years.
Do “Gimmicks Artists” Belong?
Dancehall and Reggae both began out of a love for music culture, it wasn’t until later on in the life of each genre, that they began to generate profit.
One On One With Slim Knight
DancehallMag: How long have you been in music and how did you start? Slim Knight: At first I started doing music for fun when I was in 11th grade in high school basically just to see if I could write songs for a clash… I didn’t take music serious until my father passed away in 2010 due to a tragic shooting.
Korexx Gets Positive On ‘Still A Win’
Dancehall deejay Korexx is making a trod on the positive side with his latest single Still a Win.
Agent Sasco On His New EP, The Success Of ‘Hope River’ & Growth Of His Music
As a titan in Reggae and Dancehall music, Agent Sasco is a prime example of the transformation and growth that is possible for the genre’s most raw and gritty.
Reggae/Dancehall: Jamaica’s Contemporary Mythology – An Essay
Concerning The Real and True Importance of Stories & Myth Turn the eye of your mind toward the beginning of the human being’s residency on Planet Earth.
Garrison Hawk Returns To Roots With ‘The Adrenaline’ Album
After years of experimenting with alternative rock, pop and progressive rock, US-based artiste Garrison Hawk is banking his latest musical efforts on Dream for Life which was released on the Marathon Records label in early November.
Tanya Lawson On Streams, The Future Of Dancehall And How Audiomack Is Helping
Audiomack is moving music forward in Jamaica, we spoke to Tanya Lawson about how. There have been discussions within the Jamaican music space recently, about the validity of a genre like Dancehall that has less potential for sale in the marketplace.
Young Garvey Pushes ‘Slow Whine’
Recording artiste Young Garvey is shifting gears and appealing even more to his female fan base as gets sensual in his latest single, Slow Whine, produced by Bright Beam Music.
“Mi Nav Nuh Vagina Fi Waste,” Tifa Talks Celibacy, Dating And New Music
It’s been one year and six months since dancehall artiste Tifa had sex, and since her celibacy hit headlines, her DMs have been rather…eggplanty.
Top 30 Modern Dancehall Songs About ‘Badmind’
There is nowhere else in the world where the term ‘badmind’ is an actual word, except in Jamaica.
Most Memorable LIVE Virtual Dancehall & Reggae Performances In 2020
Undoubtedly, Dancehall and Reggae music soared to new heights and international fame this year through some of the most captivating and entertaining virtual performances in the history of Jamaican music and the internet, which fundamentally signified unity in the midst of distancing.
Sizzla’s Ten Greatest Hit Songs Of All Time
Sizzla Kalonji, whose real name is Miguel Collins, is a household name in Reggae music internationally and has become synonymous with the creation of conscious and inspiring anthems.
Dancehall Selector Turned Artiste Badda General Drops Album
Popular sound system selector turned artiste Badda General dropped his first album on all digital platforms on Tuesday (October 27).
Echo Minott Talks New Album ‘Man A Do Road’
Veteran singer Echo Minott’s Man a Do Road album is a total time warp to 1980; from the toasting style, rockers reggae feel, and dub retention laced throughout the 12 tracks, to the album artwork which captures Dancehall space and culture.