‘I Don’t Really Focus On Skin Colour Anymore,’ Says Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley, the oldest son of Bob Marley, says he has stopped paying attention to people’s skin colour, following comments made by British actor and comedian Sir Lenny Henry.
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Alkaline Fan Killed While Attempting To Foil Robbery After New Rules
Social media reacted in horror and disbelief as news spread that a young 21-year-old Good Samaritan was gunned down when he attempted to foil a robbery committed on a woman, who was leaving Alkaline’s New Rules event at the National Stadium this morning.
UK-Based Producer Reece Dry And Seanizzle Bat For ‘Trap Dancehall’
Coventry-born music producer Reece Dry, who is a principal of indie label El Gringo Records, has hailed the rise of trap-dancehall in the underground dancehall scene in the UK.
Alkaline, Skeng And Macka Diamond Impress At New Rules 2022
Dancehall fans thronged at the return of the New Rules Festival last night, all the way to 4AM this morning at the National Stadium’s car park.
Popcaan For Burna Boy’s New Album
Nigerian singer Burna Boy will release his sixth studio album Love Damini next Friday, July 8.
Shenseea, Stefflon Don For Calvin Harris’ New Album
Scottish DJ and mega-producer Calvin Harris has tapped Jamaican singer Shenseea and British-Jamaican rapper/deejay Stefflon Don for the second installment of his summer soundtrack series titled Funk Wav Bounces Vol.
Spice, Foota Hype Beef Reignites After He Calls Her “Dis-Grace Hamilton”
The rift between Spice and Foota Hype has deepened even more, after another war of words developed between the two on Instagram, following his commentaries on her performance at the Toronto Pride event and designation of her as “Dis-Grace Hamilton”.
10 Finalists For 2022 Jamaica Festival Song Competition Chosen
Three weeks after she initially announced the scrapping of the now re-instated National Festival Song Competition, Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange, has announced that the selection process for the 10 finalists for the 2022 Jamaica Festival Song Competition is now complete.
Skeng Gears Up For New Rules, Sumfest
Skeng has two major performances upcoming and he promises fans won’t be disappointed. He’s among the lineup for Alkaline’s New Rules Festival, which is set to take place today, July 2, at Independence Park aka National Stadium Car Park.
Keshan Murder Case Moves To Home Circuit Court On January 8
The relatives of the murdered dancehall deejay Keshan will finally get a trial date on January 8, 2023 as the case was finally moved from the Resident Magistrates’ court to the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston.
Cardi B Credits Reggae Legend Bunny Wailer For “Electric” Sample On New Song ‘Hot Sh*t’
“It’s electric!”, the hook from Reggae icon Marcia Griffiths’ version of the Bunny Wailer-written Electric Boogie is trending on Twitter after being sampled by rapper Cardi B in her new single Hot Sh*t featuring Kanye West and Lil Durk, which was released today (July 1).
Skeng On Signing To Geejam: “The Cheese Was Right”
Dancehall star Skeng says he picked Jon Baker’s Geejam Music, of all the labels that expressed an interest, because the offer was right.
Ricky Trooper, Pink Panther To Square Off In ‘Guinness Sounds Of Greatness’ Clash
After initially declaring the days of soundclashes over in February, veteran music selector Ricky Trooper—the ‘Serial Killer’ of soundclashes, is set to square off with clash legend Pink Panther at Friday night’s Guinness Sounds of Greatness competition at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.
Charly Black’s Response To Question About Spice’s Pride Performance Is To Be Studied, Says Foota Hype
Charly Black’s disinterested response to a question about Spice’s recent performance at a Toronto Pride LGBTQ event “should be placed in a Dancehall museum,” according to Foota Hype, who has praised the Country Boy for not allowing himself to fall into, what the veteran music selector says was a trap.
Skillibeng, Fivio Foreign Can’t Agree On Who Contacted Whom For Their Collab
Dancehall artist Skillibeng teamed up with American rapper Fivio Foreign on the newest remix of Whap Whap earlier this month, but both artists are claiming that the other person was first to reach out to them for the collaboration.
Masicka Preps New Album, As ‘438’ Hits 100 Million Streams
Dancehall star Masicka says his next album is coming soon, even as he celebrates a new milestone for his ‘438’ debut, which was released in December 2021.
Foota Hype Has Something Good To Say About Alkaline – At Last
Veteran selector Foota Hype finally has something good to say about Champion Boy Alkaline, after learning that he had donated $1 million to the Jamaica Society for the Blind via his company, New Era Productions.
Eric Donaldson To Make Debut Performance In Kenya
Seven-time Jamaica Festival Song winner Eric Donaldson received royal treatment upon landing in Kenya after he jetted into the East African country on Monday, for his first-ever performance.
Skatta, Foota Hype Call For Death Penalty For Man Accused Of Killing Family Of Five
Producer Skatta Burrell has expressed unease after learning that Rushane Barnett, a man charged with the grisly murder of his cousin and her four children, including an infant, in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon last week, was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation “following a request from the Crown”.
Shane O Hails DJ Khaled For Making His ‘Dark Room’ Song Go Viral
Dancehall deejay and songwriter Shane O is delighting in the push DJ Khaled has given his Trap-infused track, Dark Room, after the producer/DJ shared a video of himself cheering as the Jamaican belted out the song, at a location somewhere in Kingston and declared him and the song as “fire”.