Interviews
Exclusive interviews with Reggae and Dancehall artists, record execs, producers, engineers, dancers, and other celebrities.
Anthony Cruz on Buju Banton’s ‘Place Too Bloody’ and Five Years Away From Music
Anthony Cruz has revealed that he stepped away from music for about five years after his only daughter was killed…
Seyi Vibez Talks ‘SWAGUU,’ Nigerian Roots and Global Ambitions
Seyi Vibez has already crossed 5 billion streams, but the number he's really focused on right now is three. That's…
Asake Reveals Years of Unanswered Texts to Olamide Before YBNL Signing
Before the sold-out shows and the street anthems, Asake was sitting alone in a room, recording songs he could not…
Wiz Khalifa Calls Amber Rose ‘Like a Sister’ and Admits He Needed to Grow Up
Wiz Khalifa has spoken candidly about his relationship with Amber Rose years after their divorce, describing a co-parenting bond built…
Trap Lore Ross Breaks Down Durk Acquittal and Warns Remaining RICO Case Is No Formality
Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial acquitted on five counts, but according to Trap Lore Ross, who attended…
Fredo Bang Calls Jay-Z’s Complex Freestyle ‘Trash’ and Says His Music Lacks Soul
Fredo Bang has never been one to soften his opinions, and the Baton Rouge rapper made that clear when he…
600Breezy on NBA YoungBoy’s $30K Bail, King Yella’s Fall, and His Own Regrets
600Breezy is not laughing at King Yella. Despite a complicated history with the Chicago street commentator, the rapper made clear…
Jay-Z and the NFL: Was Hip-Hop’s Biggest Name Used to Rehabilitate a League?
Jay-Z's partnership with the NFL has never been far from controversy, and the debate around what it meant for Black…
Birdman on Wayne Reconciliation: ‘I Had to Fix That With Him’
Birdman has opened up about why reconciling with Lil Wayne was never truly optional for him, making clear that the bond between the two men runs far deeper than business.…
Dave Mays Says He Discovered The Boondocks in a College Paper and Launched It Nationally
Dave Mays, the co-founder of The Source Magazine, is claiming a significant piece of cultural history: that he was the person who brought Aaron McGruder's comic strip The Boondocks to…
King Yella Says He Was ‘Pissed Off’ Durk Beat Murder Charge, Predicts RICO Loss
King Yella has no sympathy for Lil Durk following his acquittal on the murder-for-hire charge, and he is even less optimistic about what comes next for the Chicago rapper. Yella…
Patra Reflects on 30 Years, Freedom and Reclaiming the ‘Queen of the Pack’ Legacy
Before she became the first woman to land a No. 1 album on the Billboard Reggae Chart, Patra was just a girl from Whithorn, Westmoreland, making river trips with her…
Keznamdi on Jamaica, Ethiopia, Independence and a Grammy Story He Cannot Yet Tell
Keznamdi is a Grammy-nominated reggae artist who has never signed to a major label, never taken a big distribution deal, and built his entire career on what he calls a…
Lil Durk Beats Murder Case, But Civil Suit From Lil Poppa’s Mother Looms
Lil Durk walked away from a murder case that many expected to end in a conviction, and the legal analysis of how he pulled it off points squarely to the…
OTF Boogie Named Key Wildcard as Feds Seek Cooperators in Lil Durk RICO Case
With co-defendants Dede and David Lindsey convicted and awaiting sentencing in the Lil Durk RICO case, attention is now turning to who among those still facing charges might flip before…
Lil Durk Beat Murder-For-Hire Charges, But His RICO Trial Is a Different Fight
Lil Durk walked out of his murder-for-hire trial with a not guilty verdict, and the legal minds paying closest attention say the outcome came down to one thing: the prosecution…
