In 2021, Dancehall superstar Sean Paul and Reggae legend Bob Marley reigned as Jamaica’s most-streamed Dancehall and Reggae artists globally on YouTube, while Vybz Kartel once again took the crown as the most-streamed artist on the platform in Jamaica.
Beenie Man is maintaining that there is only one King in the Dancehall, and that title belongs to him because, among other things, he was the first person to present Vybz Kartel — one of the other contenders to the honorific name — to the world stage via the Billboard chart.
Culture and Development specialist, Professor Carolyn Cooper, says up to this day, 10 years after she invited Vybz Kartel to deliver his Pretty Like a Colouring Book: My Life and My Art lecture to students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, she is still being vilified by many Jamaicans for her decision.
Bounty Killer, on Monday, recalled a momentous occasion at the now-defunct annual Sting stage show back in 1993.
The family of Dancehall entertainer Keshan is thankful that the police have made an arrest in connection with her death, after her 34-year-old former boyfriend, Toni Martin was taken into custody on Wednesday.
Producer-artist Jermaine Baker has made a habit of carving out hits with the Worl’ Boss, Vybz Kartel.
King and Queen of Dancehall Vybz Kartel and Spice have joined forces once more for another of their highly passionate collaborations, this one dubbed Private Message.
Mixpak Records owner and producer Dre Skull has released a deluxe version of Kingston Story, the 16-track project by incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel to mark its 10th anniversary.
Spanish Town native turned American Hip-Hop commentator DJ Akademiks is at it again with his controversial takes.
In addition to the highly anticipated drop from Masicka, Stalk Ashley, Prince Swanny, Popcaan, Yaksta and more checked in with new music, deserving of a spot on your playlist this week.
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.
Vybz Kartel‘s attorney Isat Buchanan is optimistic that the UK Privy Council may rule in favor of his client, following an investigation done by digital forensic experts into the Blackberry Torch cellphone that was at the center of the Dancehall artist’s trial for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.
Prominent attorney and chairman of PNP’s Human Rights Commission Isat Buchanan has criticized Prime Minister Andrew Holness for making comments he knew would get a favourable response from the public, rather than some that were practical.
Jamaica’s inner-city, plagued by gang violence and political division, has served as inspiration for Dancehall deejays to deliver lyrical content.
Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda joined the hoard of GAZA fans in the crusade to exonerate the incarcerated Worl’ Boss when he declared “free Vybz Kartel” at the start of a recent interview on Earport’s Auto Pilot Podcast.
Likkle Vybz, son of incarcerated dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel, delivered an entertaining set at the Island Vibes Tour in Birmingham, London, on Saturday.
Undeniably, while Dancehall has done well for itself by primarily ignoring its limits, there are a few times the genre’s lack of clearly defined boundaries made it hard to differentiate which songs were lyrical art, and which songs could double as violence-inciters and studio-recorded confessions.
With all the drama this week offered, let’s enter the weekend with new music on the agenda shall we?
Retired Olympic athlete turned Dancehall producer Usain Bolt has posited that it was the vacuum left by incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel which, according to him, ultimately led to Dancehall ‘losing its respect’ on the world stage.
A whopping 50 tracks could make up Bounty Killer‘s soon-to-be-released King of Kingston album, from all indications.