Interviews
Exclusive interviews with Reggae and Dancehall artists, record execs, producers, engineers, dancers, and other celebrities.
Masicka Sets December 19 for His Own Forever1NE Music Festival
Masicka is stepping into the promoter's role. The dancehall star has named December 19 as the date for Forever1NE, a…
Frankie Sly Says Bounty Killer Pleaded Tony Matterhorn’s Case for Fully Loaded
Veteran selector Frankie Sly says Bounty Killer played a decisive role in launching Tony Matterhorn's career. According to Frankie, the…
Blaqbonez Claims Nobody Beats Him at Anything, Readies ‘The Maker Must Shine’
Blaqbonez is not interested in modesty. The Nigerian rapper has declared himself superior to anyone in any creative field, revealed…
Tielo Lanez On Meeting Valiant At A Tobago Airport And The Making Of ‘Muk Truck’
Tielo Lanez never got a formal introduction to Valiant. He walked straight up to him at an airport in Tobago,…
Beenie Man on Mandela Show Boos, the 1993 Sting Clash and Police at His Verzuz
Beenie Man has never hidden the rough edges of his story, and one of the roughest came before the hits.…
G Dep Recalls Final Meal With Diddy Days Before His Arrest
G Dep has described one of the last relaxed moments he shared with Diddy before the Bad Boy founder's arrest.…
Beenie Man Says He’s Not Giving Up His King of the Dancehall Throne Anytime Soon
"Step down? Not yet." That was Beenie Man's answer, delivered with a laugh, when THE STAR asked if he was…
Burna Boy Says Toni Braxton Takes 60% of ‘Last Last’ Streaming Royalties
Toni Braxton is taking home most of the streaming royalties from Burna Boy's "Last Last," and he says he's perfectly…
Davido Says He’d Charge $500K Per Show for a Joint Tour With Wizkid: ‘Every Venue Will Sell Out’
Davido has put a price on the Afrobeats tour fans have been dreaming about for years. Half a million dollars a night, if he ever hits the road with Wizkid.…
October Belonged to Popcaan: U.S. Visa, Drake Reunion and a Career Defining Month
Popcaan's first performance on American soil didn't happen at a festival or an arena. It happened at Drake's 40th birthday party in New York on October 24, which feels about…
Patra Gets Emotional Over Caribbean Music Awards Lifetime Achievement Honour: ‘Far From Finished’
Patra almost missed the news entirely. The Queen of the Pack deejay was so wrapped up in prepping for interviews that she didn't open the message from the Caribbean Music…
Cardi B Says Bullying Pushed Her Toward Gang Life After Killing of Ghanaian Teen Javits Frimpong in the Bronx
Cardi B has never been shy about where she comes from, but her latest Instagram Live went somewhere darker. Speaking after the shooting death of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the…
G.Dep Says Diddy Returned His Publishing While He Was Still Behind Bars
Former Bad Boy rapper G.Dep has confirmed that he was among the label's artists who had their publishing returned by Diddy in 2023. The gesture came while he was still…
Marcia Griffiths Recalls Founding the I-Threes and Her Seven Years With Bob Marley
Marcia Griffiths has set the record straight on the origins of the I-Threes, making clear that the celebrated harmony trio was her idea and existed before Bob Marley brought Judy…
Mr Eazi Says He “Saved” Afrobeats in 2016, and Not Everyone Is Buying It
Five words. That's all it took for Mr Eazi to reopen one of the oldest arguments in African pop. "I saved Afrobeats in 2016," he said in a recent sit…
2 Chainz Details 18-Track Album, Opens Up About His Father and Million-Dollar Losses
2 Chainz is closing out the year with what he calls his most mature work yet. The Atlanta rapper has confirmed that his new album, Players Only Live Once, arrives…
