The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Hawaiian Rose, an aspiring Jamaican singer, has been reported missing. The 22-year-old woman, whose real name is Xavier Wollery of East Avenue, Linstead, St Catherine, was last seen on Thursday, January 14.
Tony Rebel is the latest Jamaican Reggae artist to publicly declare that he will not be taking the COVID-19 vaccine, when it arrives in Jamaica even if rejecting it, hinders him from travelling overseas.
Nineties Dancehall toasters Mr. Vegas and Hawkeye had a verbal throwdown on Instagram Live yesterday over the “ethnic market”, US$20, and ingratitude.
Former Main Street Studio Dancehall artiste Hawkeye, says Beenie Man pirated his talk-deejaying style and rhyme schemes and used it to voice his song Reasoning, back in 2001.
Dancehall songstress Jada Kingdom has taken on the #BussItChallenge, the new year’s first viral TikTok dance challenge.
Dancehall’s E Syde Queen Jada Kingdom was recently spotted with Hip Hop’s Asian Doll, leaving fans in high anticipation for their upcoming project.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul will be releasing two new albums this year, Live and Living and Scorcher, within a matter of months.
The prosecution could close its case by the end of next week in the murder trial of dancehall entertainer Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks and his co-accused Andre Hines, according to attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie.
After American rapper Saweetie came under fire earlier this week for appropriating an outfit that some Jamaicans believed to be reminiscent of ’90s Dancehall fashion, Dancehall Queen Carlene had this to say: “if we want that respect, it starts right here at home.”
Reggae legend Bob Marley and singer Chronixx have appeared among the 46 songs selected by the United States Presidential Inaugural Committee of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for an official playlist to mark the 46th president’s inauguration, which is set to take place on Wednesday, January 20 at the nation’s Capitol.
She may be the self-titled ‘Eastsyde Queen’, but Dancehall songstress Jada Kingdom hasn’t been to her 7 Miles, St Thomas, base in a hot minute.
Former Main Street Dancehall artiste Red Rat has revealed that he was the person ad-libbing and making cartoonish sounds in most of the tracks on the Danny Browne-produced Filthy riddim (commonly referred to as Traffic Blocking) in 1998, which was sampled by US rapper Nicki Minaj for her Megatron track in 2019.
Whether Shenseea likes it or not, she is being nudged by some fans and now veteran industry specialist MC Nuffy to go after the Queen of Dancehall crown.
The Unruly Boss Popcaan has stormed into the multi-billion dollar global medicinal cannabis industry, with the creation of a new Unruly Cannabis Immune Tea, another indication that weed is perhaps truly his “best friend”.
Legendary Reggae music producer and artiste Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry wants to ‘come in from the cold’ of Switzerland, to his native Jamaica.
The murder trial for the son of dancehall entertainer Mavado, Dante Brooks and his co-accused Andre Hines, got underway on Monday and is expected to continue for several days.
Bounty Killer’s Instagram post on Sunday in which he referred to his former Alliance Dancehall collective members, Wayne Marshall, Busy Signal, and Bling Dawg and himself as “pure”, has set some of his fans’ tongues wagging.
Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta will return to court on February 3rd where he will answer to illegal gun and ammunition possession charges in the Gun Court division of the Home Circuit Court.
Veteran dancehall artiste Lady Ann and musician Sidney Mills of roots reggae band Steel Pulse have teamed up to produce Bad Like We, the last song recorded by the late Dancehall toaster Sister Charmaine.
Late reggae pioneer Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, and Jamaican business mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, will be posthumously honoured with the Keys to the City of Kingston.