Taz Timeless, from the Timeless Dancers in Spanish Town, St. Catherine which conceptualized the ‘To Di World’ Dancehall dance move, says that he feels no animosity towards Usain Bolt for moving to re-acquire the trademark for the signature ‘To Di World’ victory pose, but he and his dance crew would have appreciated some acknowledgement for coming up with the name.
Top new releases for Dancehall playlists everywhere have come this week from Govana, Alkaline, Daddy1, and Rhumba, who have all shared accounts of gloom and despair in their new tracks, while others like Tarrus Riley and Tosh Alexander share more vibrant moods.
For two days, Queen of Dancehall Spice has been posting random images of tape measures on her social media pages which hinted at what she might be up to.
Just a little over a year since the release of her debut album 10, Spice is on the eve of premiering her sophomore project—Emancipated.
Code artist Brysco is bemoaning the fact that his new release titled 10th Floor, a song which heavily samples iconic American producer and composer David Axelrod’s beat titled The Edge, and the hook of Dr.
Blood a Boil artist Khago has weighed in on the imminent showdowns at Sting which are being touted between Skeng and Masicka and Jahshii versus Silk Boss, noting that lyrics and rhymes are not what will cause any of them to win an onstage or record-for-record clash.
Clarendon-based Dancehall artist Miguel Wealthy is upbeat about the enthusiastic response to his high-energy, dance-ready Bubble song in the local dancehalls.
The 2009 winner of the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall Competition, Omar ‘Poor and Boasy’ Johnson pleaded guilty to fraud charges when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today (Tuesday, August 23).
In a birthday celebration fit for a King, Beenie Man enjoyed his 50th milestone with family, friends, and heavy-hitters of the Jamaican music industry last night (Aug.
Dancehall star Merciless will be buried on September 17, 2022, after he passed away in July at age 51.
Jamaican stars Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, and Sizzla will all be featured on These Streets Know My Name, which is track No.
When Garfield Dixon first heard his song Don Ban being played on the radio in 1987, he was of the impression that it may have been someone else singing the song he wrote.
Queen Ifrica has made it clear that Rebel Salute, one of Jamaica’s biggest music festivals, the show she co-produces with her spouse Tony Rebel, will be back next year at its home base, the Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann, after a one-year hiatus.
A-Team producer Usain Bolt has filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office to protect and capitalize on his own “To Di World” signature pose.
Just a day ago, it seems that Jahshii’s flip-flopping on his stance to solely pursue ‘conscious’ music was destined to continue when his rival, Silk Boss, released a scathing diss track that all but ensured a continued heated exchange between the two.
Rain, the previously released single with Shenseea and Skillibeng has a new music video out today (Monday, August 22), thanks to Miami-based film director Sam Brave.
Casting directors for the upcoming Paramount Bob Marley biopic are now seeking actors and actresses to fulfill several roles in the Marley clan.
Jamaican superstar Sean Paul and Nigerian superstar Burna Boy united on stage Sunday night at the Reggae Lake Festival in Amsterdam, and the Grammy Award-winning pair showed each other much love and respect.
As Dancehall artists war over ‘top ranking’ status at home, they stand to miss out on collective success abroad, says producer Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor.
Dancehall Doctor Professor Donna Hope, who is a culture, gender and society lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, has surmised that a “lyrical feud” between Masicka and Skeng could prove to be worthwhile for the Dancehall culture.