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Dancehall artist Jada Kingdom is ending her musical war of words with Stefflon Don out of respect for her new relationship with rapping producer Pardison ‘Pardi’ Fontaine.
Dancehall artist Jada Kingdom is seeking clarity on Stefflon Don‘s teaser for an unreleased song, which fans and Kingdom alike speculate might be targeting her indirectly over a brief romantic entanglement with Afrobeats superstar and Stefflon’s ex-boyfriend, Burna Boy.
Joe Budden, the former rapper turned influential podcaster, has voiced his displeasure over St. Kitts artist Byron Messia‘s decision to share his summer hit Talibans with Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy.
Nigerian Grammy award-winning artist Burna Boy has come under fire for describing the lyrics of Afrobeats songs as lacking substance, an admission which appears to vindicate the long-held sentiment of outspoken veteran music selector Foota Hype.
Jamaican artists Shenseea and Byron Messia have made their first appearances on three Billboard charts, released this week.
Jamaican-born, St. Kitts-based Dancehall artist Byron Messia entered four new Billboard charts this week, including the coveted Billboard Hot 100 at No.
Byron Messia’s summer hit Talibans has jumped seventeen places to No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart—thanks, in part, to a new remix with Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy.
Jamaican singer Jada Kingdom said she had no knowledge that the rumor mill was spinning about an alleged relationship between her and the African Giant—Burna Boy.
Talibans, the summer hit by Byron Messia, appeared on the St. Kitts artist’s No Love album released in January, and since then, the song has made modest moves on the Billboard and UK charts, along with an impressive 36 million views on YouTube.
The African Giant Burna Boy hailed Reggae star Sizzla Kalonji as one of his biggest influences.
Burna Boy says he bought GPP singer Jada Kingdom a Birkin bag in the upcoming and official remix of Byron Messia’s Talibans.
Burna Boy is back on Jamaican soil for what appears to be a birthday-themed vacation. Upon his arrival this week, the African Giant, who turned 32 this month on July 2, was treated to a grand ‘welcome’ celebration at his resort stay.
The internet is ‘shipping Jada Kingdom and Burna Boy after she was captured celebrating his 32nd birthday on Sunday.
British-Jamaican singer Mahalia’s 2019 hit Simmer, which featured Burna Boy, is now certified Gold in the UK.
While the BBC made much of what it described as Ghana’s “love affair with Reggae” earlier this year, there has seemingly been love lost in Nigeria, where other reports are that the West African country’s Dancehall and Reggae stars, among them Patoranking, have ditched the Jamaican genre, in favor of Afrobeats.
Renowned Hip-Hop producer Swizz Beatz has recently come under fire online for claiming to have introduced Afrobeats superstars Burna Boy and Wizkid to the United States, despite the evidence suggesting otherwise.
Bounty Killer has attributed the perceived stagnancy in present-day Dancehall to what he described as the “fool-fool”, internationally unappealing topics, such as Obeah and lotto scamming (chopping), around which upcoming artists are centering their songs.
Burna Boy’s summer hit Last Last is now certified Platinum in the United States, less than one year after its release.
“When Jamaicans see Afrobeats at the NBA All star halftime and say, ‘Afrobeats have replaced dancehall’, we all see a competition for Western gaze.
Dancehall artist Popcaan released his fifth studio album Great Is He (GIHE) via OVO Sound today, Friday, January 27.