Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, dancehall artistes and other industry creatives may have to wait several months before they set foot on a stage, plan a tour, work on a set or travel outside of Jamaica.
It’s difficult, if not impossible, to narrow down the list of the top 10 greatest Popcaan songs of all time.
One would think the social distancing and group bans would dampen the dancehall spirit but this is not the case.
To inherit or dear say wrestle the crown from Vybz Kartel seems a task too great for the current crop of dancehall contenders.
Once again, the Unruly Boss Popcaan releases another sultry love song for his female fans. In recent times the artiste has been exploring his vocals as a singer.
The love story of Dancehall and Clarks shoes is an old and winding one with its beginning rooted in the early development of Reggae music in Jamaica.
Following on the heels of his latest hit Watch Dem on the Aircraft Riddim, Ding Dong has put out arguably one of his most prolific pieces of artistry to date, ‘Fi Wi Dancehall‘.
Even though he’s been toiling away in the dancehall community for a number of years, Marlon Jaro Plunkett — better known as KipRich — seems to be ready to finally take his career to the next level.
Jamaica’s Queen of Dancehall Spice recently opened up about her life as a mother, being a businesswoman and of course her phenomenal popularity as a Dancehall artiste.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul appeared on Access Hollywood with hosts Kit Hoover and Mario Lopez to discuss one of his latest hits Calling On Me, which features Swedish singer and songwriter, Tove Lo.
Dancehall artiste, Quada, joined The Fix for an in-depth interview where he spoke on his rise to fame in the music industry, his association with veteran entertainer, Popcaan, and his recent arrest.
Veteran dancehall artiste Spragga Benz wants to set the record straight, Vybz Kartel was almost burnt by him and not the other way around.
Reggae/dancehall star Buju Banton alongside his enigmatic 10-piece Shiloh Band performed his first concert in Africa following his release from prison on Saturday 15th February, 2020 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi Kenya.
When Mikayla “Koffee” Simpson released her single Ragamuffin in 2018, she caught the attention of Jamaicans island-wide.
Bob Marley is known worldwide as a musical legend. I personally appreciate the revolutionary side of Marley and his ability to create music that spoke of the oppression that the African (black) working class experience at the hands of colonialism.
Kruziano has officially made his debut in Dancehall music with his new single One by One.
While the threat of rain existed, the showers of blessing were not holding anyone back from attending this historical moment. UB40 with Ali Campbell and Astro brought the people of Nairobi exactly what they needed–some celebration of the real labour of love!
During the past two years, dancehall saw an emergence of young female artists who challenged the male-dominated genre with uplifting and non-degrading lyrics while being just as catchy as a Kartel tune.
World renowned Reggae/Dancehall artiste Shaggy (Orville Burrell) continues to deny that he intended to slight Rihanna, when he turned down the opportunity to work on her upcoming dancehall album.
The ever-growing influence of the Dancehall genre on worldwide music and cultures is a phenomenon that truly testifies to Jamaica’s ‘likkle but talawah’ mantra.