Fresh off the success of their hit Where You Come From, American record producer DJ Khaled shared with Bounty Killer that he should reach out to Jamaica’s Prime Minister to get his Jamaica birth certificate.
Gentleman and Alborosie had a candid conversation that saw them answering questions about Jamaica, reggae music, road rage, and the Grammys earlier today.
Dancehall star Rygin King has defied incredible odds. First, he overcame poverty to rise as one of Dancehall’s most meteoric acts, maintained his composure as his fame grew, and then cheated death during a horrific gun attack that claimed one life last year.
When Reggae star Gyptian recorded his breakout single, Serious Times in 2004, Jamaica teetered on the brink of total anarchy as blazing guns obliterated 1400 lives that year.
Vintage Dancehall icon Big Youth says he had to behave like a “real bad man” in order to get whatever artist royalties were due to him for record sales of his 1972 mega hit S-90 Skank.
Weeks after Dancehall artists jeered Prime Minister Andrew Holness after he promised cash allocations to “entertainers” for COVID-19 lockdown relief, Opposition Senator Damion Crawford, says the leader seems to have only “dangled a carrot” to get the entertainers to stop saying bad things about him, as his assurances of a bailout still remain unfulfilled.
In recent times, the Jamaican Government, specifically the Prime Minister has voiced concerns that Dancehall music is the cause of the country’s surge in violent crimes.
One of Dancehall music’s most distinct sound patterns is that of the Punaany Riddim. That memorable and very recognizable beat architecture can be attributed to the innovations of second city-born record producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James, who honed his craft under the stewardship of late music industry deity and dub premier Osbourne ‘King Tubby’ Ruddock.
The number one Reggae album in the world on iTunes is Fire & Stone (Prince Fatty Presents) by Stick Figures.
Nigerian singer Burna Boy just scored a coveted Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his 2018 release, Ye.
There’s a large number of Reggae and Dancehall albums set to drop just in time for summer.
Led by the Bad Boys of Reggae, Inner Circle, tributes have been pouring out from Reggae lovers across the world in memory of late Reggae legend Jacob “Killer” Miller, on what would have been his 69th birthday today.
Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith celebrated her birthday over the weekend. Smith, who turned 48-years-old on Saturday (May 1) was treated to a surprise birthday dinner organized by her daughter Crystal Davis.
Kingston-born reggae artist Isiah Mentor has released a plaintive gospel-tinged song God Is On My Side, that offers a well-spring of hope and solace for Jamaicans in challenging times.
Female members of the Dancehall and Reggae fraternity are running to gospel deejay Minister Marion Hall’s defence after she posted a photo of herself clad in what some may consider to be ‘too-sexy’ clothes.
Numbers don’t lie and that’s something Dancehall artist Bounty Killer understands and appreciates, as he showed off the impressive YouTube views his Where You Come From collab raked-in, in the space of just two days.
Spice’s debut album TEN drops this summer, and if her new song and video Go Down Deh is any indication, her fanbase can look forward to an insane production.
Dancehall producer Rohan ‘Jah Snowcone’ Fuller, who scored a number one Billboard Top 100 hit with Sean Paul’s Temperature, believes that censorship is not the answer.
Reggae singer Gyptian and his 2010 hit song Hold You are the subject of an incredibly weird TikTok challenge.
Billboard selector Boom Boom says the issue of Dancehall artists refusing to voice for certain producers and vice-versa, has worsened with time.