Skillibeng ‘Whaps’ London’s O2 Forum
Skillibeng turned up the heat at the O2 Forum in London last night. The Dancehall artist, 25, was well received by a horde of eager British ‘Eastsyde’ fans when he hit the O2 stage.
Skillibeng turned up the heat at the O2 Forum in London last night. The Dancehall artist, 25, was well received by a horde of eager British ‘Eastsyde’ fans when he hit the O2 stage.
Whap Whap artist Skillibeng is set to release his sophomore album in June, which will consist of “big features,” according to senior vice-president of A&R at RCA Records, Richard ‘Skane Dolla’ Ford.
“Chap music”. This is the name Dancehall artist Tu Lox, of Twin of Twins, says is the most suitable, official name that should be designated onto Jamaican Trap music, a sub-genre which is centered on violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles such as scamming and witchcraft.
As if he wasn’t under enough pressure from the feud with his ex-artist Silk Boss, Dancehall producer and YouTuber Terro Don seems to have just gained a new enemy in Skillibeng.
The role of the CARICOM Single Market & Economy (CSME) was among a slew of topics that came up for discussion on Twitter, following Skillibeng’s release of the music video for another of his trap fusions, titled this time, Whap Whap, part of which was shot in Trinidad.
Skillibeng just dropped the video for his latest single Whap Whap featuring Jamaican upcoming artist F.S.
For RCA Records, Dancehall star Skillibeng was a “must sign” addition to their roster of talent which includes A$AP Rocky, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Doja Cat, H.E.R.,
Bajan National Hero Rihanna celebrated her 34th birthday on February 20, while blowing out her candles to Skillibeng’s popular gunplay anthem Crocodile Teeth.
Veteran music selector Ricky Trooper—the ‘Serial Killer’ of soundclashes—says soundclash days are over and done with, as the new crop of ‘Trap’ deejays, among them Skillibeng and Jahshii, are not competent at interpolating phrases, in order to properly execute dubplates, which are commanding enough to win soundclashes.
Dancehall deejay Skillibeng quickly pulled his new single, Love Handles, after he received backlash for dissing Shenseea in the track.
Canadian rapper Drake appears to have recruited St. Thomas Dancehall deejays Popcaan and Skillibeng and some of the Unruly crew for a campaign video promoting his NOCTA x Nike ‘Hot Step’ Air Terra collaboration.
The once-in-a-blue-moon treat of grimy dancehall artists giving their fans inspiring and uplifting music comes like a flower that rarely blooms.
Silk Sonic – the incredible R&B fusion of singers/songwriters, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – is arguably one of the most brilliant strokes of musical serendipity we stumbled upon in 2021.
The year 2021 was a busy period in Dancehall, as with less touring and stage shows numbering almost zero in Jamaica, artists buckled down and took to the studio.
Goody Good deejay Pamputtae, will be the queen of the pack, the lone female artist repping Dancehall in Fire in the Booth, the world’s most viewed freestyle platform, which premiers its seven weeklong Jamaica series today, featuring Jahshii, Sean Paul, Teejay, Skillibeng, Daddy1, Lalee and others.
Dancehall artist Skillibeng entered the new year with a duo of accolades that casts him as one of the front-runners among Jamaica’s most popular musical forms.
2021 was another great year for diversity across dancehall/reggae, from the much-hyped to the much-delayed as well as pandemic fueled projects.
Dancehall deejay Skillibeng celebrated his 25th birthday in a sentimental way by reflecting on his journey to stardom.
Dancehall star Skillibeng has, for the first time, come public with his YouTuber girlfriend Taveionn Telfer.
It’s Friday and each week our writers round up the Dancehall tracks we’re feeling right now!