Interviews
Exclusive interviews with Reggae and Dancehall artists, record execs, producers, engineers, dancers, and other celebrities.
Jamaican Model Turned Artist Sandra Rose Talks Debut Track, How Spice And Etana’s Music Inspired Her And More
Jamaican model turned-artist Sandra Rose is looking to find her footing in Dancehall with her debut single, Whiplash, and its…
How Eric Donaldson Inspired Nigerian Artist Prince Maxee To Make Jamaica His Home
It was Jamaican singer Eric Donaldson's 1978 winning Festival Song, Land of My Birth, which inspired Nigerian Reggae-Afrobeats artist Prince…
BuddahBabyWoo Says His Father Robbie Shakespeare’s Reggae And Dancehall Legacy Is An Inspiration, Not A Limitation
Shaun ‘BuddahBabyWoo’ Shakespeare, son of the late legendary Reggae/Dancehall producer Robert ‘Robbie’ Shakespeare, is on his own quest to etch…
Devin Di Dakta Uses EP Series Approach Leading Up To Debut Album
Devin Di Dakta's recently released EP titled SOPHOMORE is the second installment of his ongoing EP series leading up to…
Wyclef Jean Shares Thoughts On Modern Dancehall Lyrics
Wyclef Jean, the Haitian rapper whose infectious rhymes helped propel Fugees into the mainstream, has weighed in on the debate…
Dancehall Artist Topmann To Pay Final Respects To Father Iyah Syte
Dancehall artist Topmann will pay his final respects to his father, reggae singer Iyah Syte this Saturday, during a funeral…
Blae Minott Says He’s Carrying On Father, Sugar Minott’s Legacy, With Launch Of New EP, ‘Citizen Of Love’
Reggae singer Daniel 'Blae' Minott, son of the late reggae legend Sugar Minott, is determined to build on his father’s…
RDX Tensions Still High Following Strictly 2k Appearance
Tensions are high again between the former RDX members Delomar and Renigad following a recent incident at Strictly 2k. The…
Exclusive: Wyclef Jean Says He’s Working On A Reggae, Dancehall Album That Won’t Sound Like Snoop Dogg’s
Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean says he's working on his first Reggae and Dancehall album, and according to him, it won't sound like Snoop Dogg's (then Snoop Lion) 2013 album, Reincarnated. Speaking…
Macka Diamond Defends Sting
Dancehall star Macka Diamond has jumped to the defense of the promoters of Sting, the clash-centered stage show organized by Isaiah Laing, which has been widely derided online by netizens after…
Bugle Says He’s Releasing His Fifth Album In August 2024
Reggae artist Bugle will release his 5th studio album in 2024, a follow-up to 2021's Toxicity. "I have lots of singles, plus a video and song will be dropping on…
Producer Salid A Quadruple Threat
Record producer Jadou Clayton King of Hard Layer Records, better known as Salid, also has the titles of studio engineer, artist and host under his belt. The 36-year-old, who has more…
Evy Royal’s Versatility From Skit Actor To Short Film Maestro
Manchester native Evy Royal, known for his humorous Instagram skits, which capture the essence of rural Jamaican life, culture, and psyche, transcended digital boundaries when he was hand-picked to star…
Remembering Dirtsman, ‘Hot This Year’ Deejay On 30th Death Anniversary
Thursday, December 21, marked the 30th anniversary of the murder of Dirtsman, the Dancehall artist, best known for the hit song Hot This Year, who had his career cut short…
Anthony B On His Anti-Establishment Hit ‘Fire Pon Rome,’ 27 Years Later
Rastafarian firebrand Anthony B has come a long way from being a naive country boy out of Clark's Town, Trelawny, inspired by Reggae legend Peter Tosh's roots message and 'gangsta'…
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 Punany. Kartel's remake, titled Benz Punany, had interpolated the original's…
