Interviews
Exclusive interviews with Reggae and Dancehall artists, record execs, producers, engineers, dancers, and other celebrities.
The Game Opens Up on Compton, Foster Care and the 2001 Shooting That Changed Everything
The Game has never been short on candor, but a recent sit-down produced one of the most complete accounts the…
50 Cent Steals the Show at Joe vs Donell Jones Verzuz with Power Theme
50 Cent turned a soul battle into a full-scale event when he made a surprise appearance at the Joe versus…
Skilla Baby Reveals Nas Called Eminem on His Behalf as Both Nas and 50 Cent Back His Career
Skilla Baby is operating with two of hip-hop's most respected figures working behind the scenes on his behalf. The Detroit…
Skilla Baby on Leaving Detroit: ‘I’m Scared of Myself, So to Speak’
Skilla Baby has opened up about his decision to leave Detroit, describing it as a necessary move to protect his…
Skilla Baby Reveals 50 Cent Gifted Him a Chain and Shared a $300K Parlay Win
Skilla Baby is not shy about the depth of his relationship with 50 Cent, and a chain around his neck…
Rome Streetz on Nas Collab: ‘The Longer It Takes, the Better Artist I’mma Be’
Rome Streetz is signed to Nas's Mass Appeal Records, has the rapper's ear, and could reasonably ask for a feature…
Pupa Nas-T Pushes Back on Drake–Denise Belfon Royalty Claims
Producer Anastas “Pupa Nas-T” Hackett is pushing back against reports that Drake or his OVO team brokered a settlement between…
How Ayra Starr Got to ‘StarrGirl’
The most telling detail about Ayra Starr's upcoming album is not the tracklist or the collaborators. It is a Substack…
Fred Locks Reflects on ‘Black Star Liner’ as Jamaica Marks Marcus Garvey’s 139th Birthday
The song almost never got recorded at all. Fred Locks wrote "Black Star Liner" in 1968 at just 18 years old, sat on it for years because of a bad…
Interview: ‘Starlife’ Documents Victony’s Evolution Into a New Era
Victony has spent the last few years making music about survival, but his new album 'Starlife' is about something quieter and more personal: becoming. Where 'Stubborn' was about arriving and…
Patra Signs to Sony Orchard, Reclaims Masters and Denies Lady Saw Plagiarism Claim
Patra is back, and she is not holding back. The dancehall icon, born Lady Patra and known globally as the Queen of the Pack, has signed to Sony Orchard Music,…
Masicka Headlines Barclays Center, Reveals Def Jam Journey and the Album That Named Him
Masicka is headlining Barclays Center in New York City, marking his first US arena show and a milestone that the Jamaican dancehall artist describes as a long time coming. The…
Blacc Sam: Nipsey Hussle Turned Down Massive MMG Deal to Keep Success in All Money In’s Hands
Nipsey Hussle once walked away from a major label deal with Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group, not because the money was not right, but because he refused to let anyone…
Masicka on the Tommy Lee Clash, Kartel’s Camp, and Why He Will Always Call Himself the GOAT
Masicka is not backing down from anything. Not from the Tommy Lee clash, not from the broader conflict with Ghetto Gaza, and certainly not from calling himself the greatest of…
Davido Addresses Evolution of His Rivalry With Wizkid in New Interview
The most telling part of Davido's new interview with The FADER is not what he said about Wizkid, but what he said about himself. At 33, the Afrobeats superstar is…
Latoya Shea believes that the Let There Be Light Academy can power Jamaica’s Next Generation of Creators
Jamaica has spent decades exporting its culture to the world, producing musicians, engineers, filmmakers and other creatives whose influence has travelled far beyond the island’s shores. Now, the founder of…
