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21 Questions With Shenseea

Shenseea talks growth, her manish-womanish vocals, anticipated collabs, being a rapper, and who her ultimate hero is, plus more in this interview with JR Watkis. Since this interview at her…

Popcaan’s Unruly Signee Italis Says Being Compared To Buju Banton Is An Honour

By the sound of his voice and the energy he radiates, a conversation with Italis could easily be compared to a conversation with reggae icon Buju Banton.  But, there is…

Six Takeaways From Sevana’s New EP ‘Be Somebody’

Earlier this year, we wrote about badass female artists changing the narrative of Jamaica’s music. One of the singers featured in that article, Sevana, dropped her new EP Be Somebody…

Five Takeaways From Dexta Daps’ New Album ‘VENT’

Dexta Daps officially debuted his new album VENT a few days ago on July 30. This is the Dancehall singer’s second studio album following his 2017 collection Intro, which included…

Elly B, The ‘Dancehall Rockstar’ Has Big Dreams

If you follow major performances of artistes like Damian Marley, Shaggy, Konshens, and Mr. Vegas, chances are you would have seen guitarists extraordinaire Elton Brown, more popularly known as Elly…

Interview: David Lyn, Co-Writer Of Koffee’s ‘W’, Talks Music, His Inspirations & BLM

David Lyn is a reggae artist and songwriter. Among his hits are W with Koffee and Gunna, which was released in November 2019.  David, who is the younger brother of…

20 Dancehall Songs Turning 20 In 2020

It was the year 2000 (Y2K for short) that saw many Dancehall artistes at the height of their careers, others on the decline, while some were just getting their feet…

‘Music Is Money,’ Do Dancehall & Reggae Artists Need Record Deals?

Jamaicans have participated in the development of music since the invention of the phonograph and the beginning of the music industry. Harry Belafonte was the first to sell one million…