Features
Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
Answele On Being Inspired, Surviving A Rough Patch And New Music
Jamaica has a rich culture of crooners, from the late great Toots Hibbert, Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond and the list…
One On One With Trouble Don
Matthew Ashley, popularly known as Trouble Don is the Owner and CEO of Trouble Don Entertainment LLC. The producer was…
Five Takeaways From Spragga Benz’ New Album ‘The Journey Chosen’
In his ninth studio album, Dancehall veteran Spragga Benz has gifted his fans with yet another crowd-pleaser. The Journey Chosen…
Tallis DNB On His Success With ‘Blicka’ Hit, Living In NY And The Importance Of Jamaica’s Stamp Of Approval
The global music ecosystem is split into silos based on location, in an effort to establish distinct, sustainable markets. The…
Top 5 Spragga Benz Albums Every Dancehall Fan Should Know
Best known for his contribution to 1990s Dancehall, his lyrical versatility in, and his famous film cameos in the last…
Top 8 Biggest Brand Partnerships For Dancehall Artistes This Decade
In the last ten years, despite the fluctuation in Jamaica’s economy, some of the world’s most renowned international companies and…
15 Most Iconic ‘Sunday Morning’ Jamaican Gospel Songs
Sunday mornings in a Jamaican household have been comically delineated through viral videos over the years. In the scene, there's…
Grammy Award Winning Producer Young Pow Doing His Part To Preserve Quality Of Jamaican Music
Much of the musical wealth we possess today is a result of the writhing, and tinkering that goes into the…
Walk Good, A Film About Life In Jamaica
Walk Good is an arresting account of the Jamaican experience, through the lens of South African Director Adriaan Louw. The ten-minute film takes the audience on a journey across the…
Can Jamaican Music Truly Compete With Pop Music In Album Sales?
With the transformation of many industries from analog to digital models, the entertainment industry has had its fair share of shifting. Music platforms specifically have, in many ways, sidelined the…
Premiere: Vybz Kartel, Bobby Konders, Lisa Mercedez & Sikka Rymes Team Up For ‘Badman’
Massive B’s Bobby Konders teams up yet again with Dancehall icon Vybz Kartel, accompanied by GAZA affiliates Lisa Mercedez and Sikka Rymes for a brand new track entitled Badman. The…
Five Things We Learned From Major Mackerel’s Hilarious Interview After Losing Leg
Veteran Dancehall artiste Major Mackerel was a popular entertainer from the late 1980s and early ’90s, who was most famous for his screeching sounds and squeals. At the peak of…
2020 Takes A Toll On Jamaican Music: RIP To 13 Reggae And Dancehall Veterans
In addition to the iconic Toots Hibbert and the legendary Bob Andy, the year 2020 has seen the passing of 11 other veterans in the Jamaican music fraternity, ranging from…
Producer Sajay’s ‘Uncut Diamond’ Riddim Shines
Uncut Diamond is the latest riddim to be released by music producer Sajay. He believes that the riddim is versatile enough to accommodate any style presented by an artiste. The…
‘Liquid Sunshine’ Riddim Glistens With Some Of Jamaica’s Biggest Stars In Dancehall
It is a galaxy of the hottest Dancehall stars, which forms the majority of the slew of 19 songs that feature on Montego Bay music producer Zum’s Liquid Sunshine juggling…
Whose Style Is It Anyway?
From Skillibeng and Rytikal, to Vybz Kartel and Alkaline (+many more), the style theft assumptions have been a sore debate for many. The Dancehall audiences often struggle to determine who…
