Ashanti, Ja Rule Pay Homage To Dancehall Culture At ‘Mega YUSH’
American superstars Ja Rule and Ashanti touched down at Mega YUSH on Saturday night at Sabina Park in Kingston, which…
Tommy Lee Sparta: ‘Put Down The Guns; I Forgive My Enemies’
Amid concerns about the rate of crime and violence in Jamaica, incarcerated Dancehall artist Tommy Lee Sparta has called for…
Consistency, Return To Proper Songwriting, Will Put Dancehall Back On Top, Says Nigel Staff
Ruff Kutt band leader and producer Nigel Staff has lamented the inconsistency in the number of hit songs coming out…
Buju Banton’s ‘Inna Heights’ Album Marks 25th Anniversary
Buju Banton’s Grammy-nominated album Inna Heights marked its silver anniversary yesterday, (November 25). Inna Heights, which is the Gargamel’s fifth…
Beenie Man ‘Vibes’ With Rihanna, A$AP Rocky After Performing In Barbados Despite Fractured Foot
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man was determined not to disappoint his fans at Imagine Weekend in Barbados on Friday…
Bounty Killer, Spragga Benz Co-Sign Zimbabwean Fan’s ‘Open Letter To Dancehall Producers’
Bounty Killer and Spragga Benz sparked a raging debate after they each reposted an open letter to Dancehall producers from…
Did Alkaline Snort Cocaine In New Video For ‘Profile’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pPyvNxn6C4 Dancehall artist Alkaline has left quite a few fans concerned and perplexed after the release of his music video…
Capleton, Sizzla Surprise Trinidad Students After Shooting Incident Outside Primary School
Veteran Jamaican artists Capleton and Sizzla Kalonji brought smiles to scores of faces at the Rose Hill RC Primary School…
Leroy Sibbles’ ‘Do Your Thing’ Featured In Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’
Do Your Thing, a 1960s song by veteran Reggae singer Leroy Sibbles, was featured in Sylvester Stallone’s new Paramount+ series…
Law Student Thanks Shenseea For Covering Tuition
Monifa Peterson, a law student at the University of the West Indies Faculty of Law, has thanked Shenseea for covering…
Jamaican Artists Could Easily Sell Platinum In The Caribbean, Says Nigel Staff
Award-winning record producer and songwriter Nigel Staff says the Jamaican music industry has erred in not capitalizing on the Caribbean…
OMI, ‘Cheerleader’ Singer And Former Cop, Honoured For Being JCF Advocate
Cheerleader singer and ex-cop OMI was presented with a Special Award by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for his “consistent…
Alkaline To Close Out 2022 With ‘The Ripple EFFX’ EP
Dancehall star Alkaline is set to release a 6-track EP titled The Ripple EFFX on December 9, 2022. The project is executively produced by the deejay's sister and manager, Kereena Beckford,…
Sean Paul, Ziggy Marley Perform At Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Grammy Award-winning Jamaican artists Sean Paul and Ziggy Marley were fixtures at the 96th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday morning in New York. Paul is now the first…
Alkaline, Popcaan Almost Killed Dancehall Show Business In Jamaica, Says Heavy D
Heavy D, the co-conceptualizer of Sting, says Popcaan and Alkaline almost killed Dancehall show biz in Jamaica. “Those two, up to this day, when Sting call on dem, dem neva…
Recap: New Wave Block Party
Loud night in Kingston. Walking into Di Lot on a Sunday like this could crank anyone’s senses into overdrive. A quick twist of the head revealed three restaurants, a well-tended…
Beenie Man Injures Ankle In Bike Crash
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man reportedly injured his ankle when a taxi collided with a bike he had been riding, causing real consternation among the deejay's legion of fans.…
Producer Skatta Burrell Thanks Ishawna For His New Mercedes Benz
Producer Cordel ‘Skatta’ Burrell thanked Equal Rights singer Ishawna after he picked up a brand new Mercedes Benz S-Class, as seen in photos posted on social media over the weekend.…
Chronic Law Goes Medieval On ‘Too Dark’
Dancehall artist Chronic Law has forces with Mad Dawg Entertainment to release a new song titled Too Dark. The song, part of a rhythm compilation dubbed Game Over, sees the…
WizKid, Shenseea & Skillibeng’s ‘Slip N Slide’ Debuts On Billboard Afrobeats Songs Chart
Slip N Slide, a collab between WizKid, Shenseea and Skillibeng, has debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart. The song appears on the Nigerian singer's latest…
Lisa Hyper Urges Artists To Seek Help When Faced With Mental Health Problems
Dancehall star Lisa Hyper has urged her Dancehall/Reggae compatriots to seek external help, if and when, they realise that they are having mental health struggles. Speaking in a recent interview…
JayBlem Drops Video For ‘God A Lead’ After Florida Arrest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qVQyt4xFn4 Dancehall artist Jayblem, whose real name is Jaheim Cox, will head back to a US court on December 5 to answer to charges of possession of marijuana with intent…
UWI Professor Says Winning A Grammy Award Still A Huge Deal To Jamaican Musicians
Professor Donna P. Hope says a Grammy Award remains the world’s most prestigious accolade for Jamaican musicians, despite sentiments being expressed by some members of the music industry that it…
Bounty Killer Pays Homage To Shaggy: “The Biggest Deejay Out Of Jamaica”
Bounty Killer has paid homage to Shaggy, crowning him, unapologetically, Dancehall’s biggest act. The Coppershot artist shared a video clip of Shaggy, in his element, during a recent performance in…
