Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
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.
Shenseea shared her views on motherhood, potential collabs and her feud with Jada Kingdom.
Govana addresses critics who say that he has been derogatory to women through his music.
Upcoming dancehall artiste, Ajonii has been navigating the music industry for quite some time, but now has reached a high point in his career with greater support from fans and with the production of an EP.
In July 2019 Afaya Pollack topped the first ever Rita Marley Foundation’s Song Writing Competition. Pollack who is now a student of St Catherine High in Spanish Town was awarded the winning prize of JMD $50,000.
Dancehall artiste, Suspense, raised eyebrows in 2017 when after winning the talent competition, Magnum Kings & Queens of Dancehall, she decided to quit Dancehall and become a more devout Christian.
Vincentian singer-songwriter Gamal Doyle better known as Skinny Fabulous says dancehall was the first genre he fell in love with.
Drake addressed accusations that he's a culture vulture on a Christmas Day Rap Radar Podcast.
Reggae superstar Koffee on her first Kenyan concert debut left the crowd feeling lifted.
“Jahmiel is not one to underestimate.”
Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor has been producing hits since he was 18-years-old and was famously credited in 2017, by Billboard.com
Billboard and Honda are teaming up to tell the story of Grammy-nominated Jamaican artiste, Koffee.
It’s always a good day in Dancehall when veteran artistes pay homage to each other. It’s a great day when those artistes are Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel, two of Dancehall’s most prolific pioneering entertainers.