Revisit NotNice’s Pulsating ‘Street Vybz’ Riddim
The nostalgia of 2010 Dancehall music pervades with producer NotNice gearing up to re-release his prolific Street Vybz riddim.
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Dancehall Veteran Grindsman Reflects On Vybz Kartel Flipping ‘Benz Punany’
Dancehall veteran Grindsman said he had experienced a career resurgence in 2010, when Vybz Kartel flipped his 1990 track Benz Punaney.
Vybz Kartel Reunites With Children, Fiancé During “Family Day” At Prison: See Photos
‘King Of Dancehall’ Vybz Kartel has shared new photos of himself reuniting with fiancé Sidem Oztürk, and his sons Likkle Vybz and Likkle Addi for the first time since 2016.
Bounty Killer Asks Fans To Select Artists For His Reggae Sumfest Tribute: “Please Don’t Say Kartel Or Mavado”
Bounty Killer has called on his fans to help him select the artists, excluding Mavado and Vybz Kartel, whom they think should perform during Reggae Sumfest’s tribute to him at the event’s next staging in July 2024.
Bounty Killer Shares What Drew Him To Former Alliance Members Vybz Kartel, Mavado And Busy Signal
In his own words, Bounty Killer has a helpful disposition. But he also has a knack for talent development, most evident with his once formidable Alliance collective.
Mr. Vegas Says Vybz Kartel Can Never Be ‘King Of Dancehall’
Mr. Vegas says incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel can never be the ‘King of Dancehall’ as he doesn’t make Dancehall music.
“We Are More Than Ready,” Attorney Bert Samuels Says Ahead Of Vybz Kartel’s Valentine’s Day Appeal
Dancehall fans mounted fresh concerns over the health of Vybz Kartel as it emerged that his attorneys had won an expedited appeal hearing for the incarcerated Dancehall artist and three other men.
Vybz Kartel’s Privy Council Appeal: Hearing Moved Up To February 2024
An appeal hearing for incarcerated Dancehall artists Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm, and two other men will take place in the United Kingdom-based Privy Council—Jamaica’s final appellate court—between February 14 and 15, 2024.
Popcaan, Vybz Kartel And Fivio Foreign Pour ‘Tequila Shots,’ And 9 More New Songs
Enchanting and passionate selections, balanced by contemplative tracks from big names like Mavado and Chronic Law, dominate this iteration of our music roundup.
Tanesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson Says It Wasn’t Hard Raising Kids Without Vybz Kartel: “Me Can Do It Again”
When Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel was arrested in 2011, his three children with Tanesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson were minors.
Popcaan Claps Back With ‘NYQUI,’ And 10 More New Songs
An especially active week by some of Dancehall’s biggest stars, including the Queen Spice, Shaggy and Popcaan, marks this iteration of DancehallMag‘s music roundup.
Bob Weir, Jack Johnson Join Stephen Marley On ‘Winding Roads,’ And 12 More New Songs
Every week, our writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists.
The First-Ever Annual Caribbean Music Awards: What You Missed And Full Winners List
The first annual Caribbean Music Awards was held on Thursday at King’s Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn, the neighborhood known as New York’s “Little Caribbean.”
Mr. Vegas Says Vybz Kartel, Lady Saw Are Only Jamaican Artists That Can Sell Out National Stadium
Fresh off R&B singer Chris Brown’s crowd-flocking concert at the National Stadium on Sunday, Dancehall artist Mr. Vegas has been thinking about Jamaican acts who could independently fill out the venue. His top picks: Minister Marion Hall, reverting to Lady Saw, and Vybz Kartel if he’s released from prison.
Vybz Kartel, Sheba Collab Soundtracks ‘Jamaica Vs Bahamas’ Beef On TikTok
It’s been near impossible to scroll through Caribbean TikTok over the last three weeks without hearing Vybz Kartel and Sheba’s 2010 hit Gaza Man Mi Name.
Michael Rainey Jr. Performs Vybz Kartel’s ‘Benz Punany’ On Stage In Jamaica
Jamaican-American actor Michael Rainey Jr. proves once again how much of a Vybz Kartel fan he is, as seen in a recent performance of the deejay’s Benz Punany during a trip to Jamaica.
Shawn Storm Shares Glimpse Living Conditions In Prison Via IG
Incarcerated Dancehall artist Shawn Storm recently shared an Instagram reel, revealing the squalid living conditions of prison life in the General Penitentiary.
Isat Buchanan Says “Sorry” To DPP Paula Llewellyn Over “Crude” Remarks
A day after resigning as chairman of the People’s National Party’s Human Rights Commission, attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan has also apologised for his lewd references to the Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn on an online platform on the weekend.
PSOJ Calls For Punitive, Disciplinary Measures Against Vybz Kartel’s Lawyer Isat Buchanan
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), has called for the General Legal Council and the Jamaican Bar Association (JAMBAR) to take “punitive and/or disciplinary measures” against Vybz Kartel’s attorney Isat Buchanan, for his lewd references to the Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn on an online platform on the weekend.
Grange Calls Out Buchanan For Using “Crude” Vybz Kartel Lyrics Against DPP
Vybz Kartel’s attorney Isat Buchanan is facing the wrath of Entertainment Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange for what she says is “misogynistic, crude, nasty, sexist, low and disgraceful language” he used recently, in reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn.