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!
Dancehall stars Spice, Shenseea, Sean Paul, Popcaan, Skillibeng, and singer Lila Iké are the nominees in the Best Reggae Act category of the 2021 MOBO Awards.
Unfortunately, Dancehall star Skillibeng failed to debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart this week with his new studio project, the Crocodile Teeth LP.
Dancehall artist Skillibeng, who is signed to EastSyde Records, has joined the RCA Records roster in a new deal, amid a resurgence of interest in Jamaican music among major labels in recent years.
Incarcerated Dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta has revealed that his new album Transition will be released one day after his 34th birthday, on November 5, 2021.
⭐⭐ Rating: 2 out of 5. Like many anticipated Dancehall albums of 2021, Skillibeng’s Crocodile Teeth LP was a toothless debut despite the glitzy guest list and dazzling trap production.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Tony Rebel has told his fans that he will be providing guidance and encouragement to Skillibeng, to feature more positive lyrics and less explicit sexual content, profanity and gun violence in his songs.
Ghanian Dancehall artist Shatta Wale was trending on Twitter, beginning in the wee hours of the night, as fans celebrated his birthday today in West African time with the #Shattabration hashtag.
It was an exciting week in Dancehall, Skillibeng treated fans to a new album with visuals for two tracks.