Trap Dancehall Explained: How Drill and Trap Rewired the Genre in 2026
Trap dancehall is a fusion subgenre in which the rhythmic framework and atmospheric production tools of Atlanta trap and Chicago…
The 20 Best Reggae Festivals in the World
The best reggae festivals on the planet span six continents, unite hundreds of thousands of fans, and carry a genre…
Reggae Sumfest: Complete Guide to Tickets, Lineup History, and Insider Tips
The reggae sumfest guide you need before booking your flight to Jamaica starts here. Reggae Sumfest is the largest music…
Two Women Charged After Project Pat’s Son Killed at 21
Project Pat's son, Patrick Houston Jr., was 21 years old when he was shot and killed, and now two women…
Bogle Dancer: The Legend Who Invented Dancehall’s Greatest Moves (2026)
Gerald "Bogle" Levy is the single most important figure in the history of dancehall dance. As the original Bogle dancer,…
Bounty Killer vs Beenie Man Catalogue Clash Set for YouTube Livestream September 18
Forget the usual selector battles, this one is going straight at the catalogues. On Friday, September 18, Bounty Killer and…
Chronic Law’s Federal Gun Trial Set for October 2026, Faces Up to 10 Years
Chronic Law is looking at a serious stretch of legal uncertainty after his federal gun trial was locked in for…
Kodak Black Avoids Drug Trafficking Charges in Second Legal Win in a Week
Prosecutors couldn't prove the MDMA was his, and that was enough. Kodak Black walked away from a potential drug trafficking…
Rema Reunites With Rvssian on Dancehall-Tinged New Single ‘Oh No’
Six years is a long time in Afrobeats, but Rema and Rvssian are picking up right where they left off.…
What Is Dub Music? Reggae’s Studio Science Explained
Dub music is one of recorded music's most consequential inventions, and yet it remains one of the least understood. At…
‘Gaza Tussain’ reportedly Killed in Portmore Police
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shane “Gaza Tussain” Williams was reportedly killed during an alleged confrontation with police in Portmore, St Catherine,…
DEM BOW!!! Shabba Wants His Hits Back: Dancehall Emperor Sues Greensleeves in Copyright Fight
NEW YORK — Shabba Ranks spent decades watching the world dance to his music. Now the Dancehall Emperor wants control…
Mr. Gallimore Raises ‘Hell’ as Gospel Track Rockets to No. 2 on iTunes Worldwide Chart
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mr. Gallimore is raising hell on the charts—and he insists he is only trying to save souls from it. The Jamaican gospel deejay has surged to the…
Ramona Samuels Finds Her Voice in Battle to Protect 16-Year-Old Brand, The Voicebox
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A good name can take years to build and moments to borrow. Jamaican creative entrepreneur Ramona Samuels has learned that lesson the hard way after a bruising…
‘Truth Is My Defence’: Blogger Milton Wray Fires Back at Legal Threat From Dervan Malcolm’s Widow
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican blogger Milton Wray is refusing to wave the white flag in a brewing defamation showdown with the widow of late broadcaster Dervan Malcolm, declaring that if…
Six Million Ways, One Voice: How Jamaica’s Courtney Undah Privilege Echoed Through Hip-Hop
OAKLAND, California — It lasted only a few seconds, but more than three decades later, the words still refuse to die. “Six million ways to die, choose one.” The menacing…
40 Dancehall Dance Moves Everyone Should Know
Dancehall dance moves are not mere party tricks. They are a living archive of Jamaican culture, a coded language developed in the yards and sound-system dances of Kingston and broadcast…
Lil Durk Found Not Guilty in Federal Quando Rondo Plot and Lul Pab Murder Case
The jury did not buy the government's case. After three days of deliberations in U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald's courtroom, Lil Durk walked out of federal court on Friday acquitted…
Kodak Black Walks Free as Orlando Prosecutors Decline MDMA Trafficking Charge
Prosecutors in Orange County quietly dropped the MDMA trafficking case against Kodak Black, and the reason they gave was pretty straightforward: they just didn't have enough to make it stick.…
Lil Yachty and Karrahbooo Clash Over ‘A Safe Place’ Writing Credits
The detail that stands out most here is not that there was a dispute, it is that things apparently got heated enough for Karrahbooo's segment to be cut short. That…
OTF Jam Reportedly Faces Life in Prison After Testifying Against Lil Durk
The most striking detail coming out of Lil Durk’s recently concluded murder-for-hire trial may not be about Durk himself. It’s about the man who took the stand against him, a…
NBA Ben10 and OG 3Three Among Six Arrested by FBI Over Houston Shooting
The FBI's Houston office has confirmed the arrest of six individuals connected to a shooting, with rap artists NBA Ben10 and OG 3Three among those taken into custody. The case…
2 Chainz Turns Another Year Older and Rap Twitter Cannot Agree on His Best Verse
Here is a fun thing to argue about on a Tuesday: which 2 Chainz verse actually goes the hardest. His birthday hit and fans are doing what they do best,…
Lil Durk Beat the Murder-for-Hire Case—But When Is He Coming Home?
A federal jury in Los Angeles just found Lil Durk not guilty on all charges tied to the 2022 shooting that prosecutors claimed was a revenge plot targeting Quando Rondo.…
