Spice

Spice, whose real name is Grace Layota Hamilton,  has
been making music since 2000, giving her ample time to collect a
dedicated fanbase and to have a number of collaborations, acts with other artists, and work with several labels. Her debut song was the controversial “Romping Shop,” which she did alongside Vybz Kartel in 2009.

Her very first debut was in 2000, at the annual Sting festival. This was her first major performance, and from there she earned a reputation for her
ability to perform, even if she didn’t quite have a hit record to show for it.

Spice began to tour around the world, and while she was in the UK, she managed to collaborate with Dave Kelly. This began a series of collaborations that hasn’t stopped to this day.

“Romping Shop” spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, peaking in 76th . However, due to the lyrical nature of the song, it
was banned by the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation. This didn’t stop the song from achieving fame elsewhere in the world though, ending up at number 9 on the 50 Best Dancehall Songs of All Time by Pitchfork, as well as Billboard’s “12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21 st Century.”

See The Jamaican Pink Carpet Looks At The 2023 BET Awards

The 2023 BET Awards saw some of the biggest names in music coming together in Downtown L.A. at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday (June 25).  Spice, Skillibeng, Cutty Ranks, and…

Spice, Dexta Daps, Skillibeng, And More Perform At BET Awards 2023 In Tribute To Busta Rhymes

Spice, Dexta Daps, and Skillibeng, among others, set the Microsoft Theater ablaze in honoring American rap legend born to Jamaican parents – Busta Rhymes, who was the recipient of the…

Spice’s ‘Jealous’ And 9 More New Songs

Every week our writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists. This week we have new drops from Spice, Shenseea,…

Spice Says Carnival Is A Culture Experience, Crucial To Her Mental Health

Spice might be the Queen of Dancehall, but she has recently revealed that the Carnival experience is crucial to her mental health. Speaking to MTV for Caribbean American Heritage Month,…

Spice Deletes Instagram Post After Asking Followers Their Thoughts On Transgender Woman’s “Pregnancy”

A since-deleted Instagram post by Queen of Dancehall Spice on Wednesday seems to have stirred some tension between her and the Trans community, after the singer attempted to get her…

Spice Withdraws From ‘Groovin’ In The Park’

Queen of Dancehall Spice has announced that she will not be gracing the stage at Sunday’s (June 25) staging of Groovin In The Park at the Roy Wilkins Park in…

Spice Relives Near-Death Ordeal On LHHATL’s MTV Premiere

Queen of Dancehall Spice kickstarted the 'rebooted' Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta (LHHATL) series with an emotional moment as she relived her near-death experience in the Dominican Republic and how it…

Spice Hails Bounty Killer: “My Bravery Came From Him”

Queen of Dancehall Spice says Bounty Killer may have foretold her future 26 years ago when he pulled her up on stage at 14. "He was so receptive to me.…