Best New Dancehall Music This Week: Popcaan & Megan Thee Stallion, Shaggy & Neyo, Shenseea, Aidonia, Plus More
The new tunes in Dancehall this week has taken on some exciting international collaborations. Popcaan lands a sultry new single with Megan Thee Stallion, while Shaggy and Ding Dong team up with R&B sensation Ne-Yo for a Dancehall Christmas song you simply wont be able to get enough of.
Spice puts on a theatrical performance in her new music video that shows her choosing to hang-in there with her two-timing beau. Shenseea launches a ruthless gun tune thats a must see — There is so much more to enjoy; check out our top picks this week for your Dancehall playlists, with exclusive highlights, reviews, playlists, and accompanying music videos for each below.
In no particular order:
Spice – Head
Spice, (real name) Grace is a “Yamhead,” or so she’s portraying herself to be in her latest single Head. She sees proof of her man’s infidelity and even admits, “Him cheat sometimes, him a nuh di best man but mi still a try change him to be me husband. Nah make a next gal come ruin my plan.”
Spice acts out scenes, where she cries profusely over a very toxic love affair and looks convincingly distraught as her friends try to console her. Produced by Frankie Music and directed by Magical Studio, check out more in the visuals here –
Shaggy Featuring Ne-Yo & Ding Dong – Holiday In Jamaica
The Christmas holidays are fast approaching and so are the Dancehall Christmas songs. Apparently the first to hit the airwaves is this exciting teaming with Shaggy, Ding Dong and R&B sensation Ne-Yo in the new single Holiday In Jamaica.
Ne-Yo kicks off the trio asking his baby, what she wants for Christmas? Sit on his lap he says as he goes through her wish list. Soon enough, their tropical holiday ensues horseback riding, yachting, seascooter diving while she models her sexy new swimwear for each occasion.
For Shaggy, Christmas is more about sipping on Mai Tais, and the “fry chicken, curry gravy with the white rice”. Ding Dong on the other hand is all about the party scene with some dancing.
Produced by Shaggy’s Ranch Entertainment and directed by Jay Will, check out Holiday In Jamaica below –
Aidonia – Race Car
Dancehall artiste Aidonia is “JA’s Most Wanted” in his new single Race Car. The visuals find the 4th Genna boss pulling off a major heist and chasing paper as fast as a “Race Car”.
A million dollar is nothing he says, “Mi want money like wha JayZ got,” until then, he still relishes in his ‘top class’ status, of daily changes of new clothes, diamond encrusted jewels and pocketsful of “blue notes.” Produced by 4th Genna Music and Gold Up Music, check out Race Car here –
Shenseea – Bad Alone
Shengyeng trailblazer, Shenseea launched her brand new gun tune this week. The single Bad Alone is an effortless assertion that she doesn’t need any backings from her rough neck crew or anyone for that matter; she can be bad by herself.
The music video demonstrates just how fearless she is, as she takes on an adversary head on. Get prepared to see the Lighter singer trigger her gun right in the face of a loudmouth rival. Produced by Romeich Entertainment, shot and edited by Magical Studios, check out Bad Alone here –
Ding Dong, Romain Virgo – Weh Mi Duh People
Overwhelmed with hate and badmind from others, Ding Dong and Romain Virgo asks, “Weh Mi Duh People?” in their new collab. Even if you drive an older car, they’ll still feel bitterness towards you says the Raver Clavers deejay.
On the hook, Romain bellows his usual melodious tones to lesson about these backstabbers, “I don’t know wha me do people, why dem nuh want fi see me prevail. Look how much good mi do for so many people and dem siddung and wish fi me fail.”
Produced by Romeich Entertainment and directed by Wikid Media, check out the visuals here –
TeeJay – Internet Badness
In his new single, the Up Top Boss says he’s a killer in real life so for all the ‘Internet bad men’ out there, you cant hide behind your screens forever. The music video shows exactly how he deals with these blabber mouth internet trolls.
A quick link with one of his cronies, and a hit is sent. Eventually we see the perpetrator being pounced upon in broad daylight and beaten in his home. Produced by Romeich Entertainment and directed by Wikid Media, check out Teejay in Internet Badness here –
Runkus – Call Up
Featured on the Pure Time Riddim, Reggae singer Runkus voices his new single Call Up. Illustrating his close connection to Jah, Runkus expresses his fearlessness to the scoffers who try to bring him down in life.
“If you make me call Jah Jah, den it all shut down” he guarantees, showing off his many phones he uses to ring up the almighty. Produced by One Time Music and directed by Bussweh Visuals, check out Call Up here –
Quada – Everything A Sell + Feel Nice
Unruly’s very own Quada is back this week with a brand new single entitled Everything A Sell, this follows his recently released cash flossing track Feel Nice, which dropped just 6 days ago.
While Feel Nice talks about him living the high life “for real” and not for the hype, Everything A Sell finds the Dancehall deejay hustling in the streets, pushing a handcart in a marketplace hub and selling just about anything you can think of. Produced by YG Records and directed by Wikid Media, check out the visuals for Feel Nice here along with Everything A Sell right below –
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Popcaan and Mustard – Intercourse
Getting rude and raunchy with Megan Thee Stallion, Popskull aka Popcaan tells the Body rapper, “Call mi iPhone anytime yuh horn**” for some Unruly Intercourse.
She’s all on-board, take her to Montego Bay and treat her body like some “oxtail” using his fingers, Megan says. “You aint got to sugar coat sh*t…” Produced by 300 Hundred Entertainment, from her album Good News, check out the official audio for Intercourse with Popcaan here –