Vybz Kartel has declared that he was not pleased with the fact that Canadian rapper Drake is the most-streamed artist on Spotify in Jamaica this year, and that only a Jamaican, even if it is his greatest arch-rival, ought to be in the first place.
American rapper Fat Joe has expressed concern about the arrogation of Jamaican music and culture by non-nationals, who refuse to credit the country for the Dancehall/Reggae music they make.
Nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced, and besides those picked for Best Reggae Album, several other Jamaican artists and producers have reason to celebrate.
During his second appearance on VLADTV, in as many months, American-born supermodel Tyson Beckford, whose parents are Jamaican, reverted to his patois-spitting alter ego when the discussion turned to the topic of men, like Drake and Kanye West, who have allegedly gotten liposuction—a surgical procedure that uses suction to remove fat from specific areas of the body.
Nicki Minaj’s throng of “Barbz” took to Instagram and Facebook to rebuke Dancehall veteran Mr. Vegas after he described their “Queen” and Drake as being Dancehall ‘culture vultures’, while giving props to rapper Cardi B following her Dancehall-themed “Passa Passa” birthday party two nights ago.
Jamaican producer J.L.L., whose real name is Jean-Andre Lowell Lawrence, is celebrating after a beat he made in his bedroom back in 2014 appeared on Drake’s new album, Certified Lover Boy (CLB).
After first announcing it in August 2020 and following two postponed releases, Drake finally delivered on his promises when he dropped the highly-anticipated Certified Lover Boy–his sixth studio album–amidst a long-running feud with Kanye West, who also recently dropped an album of his own, the controversy-plagued DONDA.
Dancehall artist Popcaan is growing tired of waiting on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy album and fired off his demand yesterday for the Canadian rapper to finally “drop the bombocl@#t album!”
Dancehall star Popcaan is slowly creeping out of his social media hiatus to shut down the tireless string of rumors that stirred in his absence.
Despite his low profile on social media lately, Dancehall artist Popcaan came out on top this week, proving once again that numbers don’t lie.
Dancehall star Shenseea has finally shut down rumors that she was pregnant for Canadian rapper Drake.
Dancehall diva Spice has lamented the fact that Dancehall music has not been getting the accolades it is owed, despite the fact that numerous other genres of music, including Reggaeton and Hip Hop, were spawned from it.
It seems that recent reports that Canadian rap star Drake is expecting a child with Dancehall songstress Shenseea are false.
OVO Sound tycoon Drake makes no apologies for who his favorite Dancehall artists are and while he reminds us on a regular basis that he considers the Unruly Boss Popcaan his “brother”, he’s also made it known that he is pretty stoked about Dancehall’s Fresh Prince Skillibeng.
Known for his affinity for Jamaican music, American producer DJ Khaled pulled together an all-star cast of Dancehall and Reggae stalwarts for ‘another one’ (or possibly a few) of his genius collabs.
The father of Canadian rapper Drake, Dennis Graham, is offering a $1 million JMD reward (approximately $6700USD) to anyone in Jamaica who can help him recover a chest that was stolen on the island.
Canadian rapper Drake owns the weekend once again after his fire new collab, Lemon Pepper Freestyle, dropped to rave reviews on Friday.
Dancehall artiste Popcaan has called Mavado ‘irrelevant’ and has dared the veteran deejay to drop an album.
Thanks to the producer, Creep Chromatic’s mixing and fixing, Popcaan’s new FIXTAPE is truly a masterful composition with some pretty fresh beats, loads of dubplates, spoofs, and of course the Unruly Boss’s compelling tracks.
Dancehall artiste Popcaan may have thrown jabs at Mavado in his recently released FIXTAPE. With all that’s been going on with the Gully Gad and Drake feud, it had appeared that Popcaan was content to step to the side to let them hash things out, after all, Drake is a big boy, and he can handle himself.