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TeeJay Says Vybz Kartel Inspired Flow On Valiant Diss Track
Dancehall deejays TeeJay and Valiant have exchanged fiery jabs in a pair of diss tracks on Black Chiney’s 2007 Drumline riddim, which,…
Ten Questions With The Fix
In January 2014, a group of friends and university students, Arianne “Ari” Hammond, Orane “Naro” Hart, and Javielle “Javi” Martin,…
Marcia Griffiths Skips Rebel Salute, Prepares For 60th Anniversary Tour
Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths is gearing up for what she says will be a memorable 60th-anniversary tour that begins…
Wayne Marshall’s Son Gio Mar Talks His First Independent Single ‘Truth’
By no means a stranger to music, Giomar 'Gio Mar' Mitchell, the oldest child of dancehall artist Wayne Marshall, is…
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 about the nature of lyrics being spewed in modern Dancehall…
The 40 Best Dancehall Songs Of 2023, Ranked By YouTube Views
Jamaican music, for all its troubles, had an impressive showing last year! Here, we’ve rounded up YouTube's 40 most-streamed songs from Dancehall artists that kept us moving in 2023. From…
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 service at The Catherine Hall Deliverance Center in Montego Bay,…
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 legacy and grow the Sugar Minott brand on an international…
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 Dancehall duo, known for hits such as Bend Over, Shake…
Year In Review: DancehallMag’s Top Stories Of 2023
The year 2023 was a variegated scrapbook of beautiful, bittersweet and bad news emanating from Jamaica’s music culture, and DancehallMag captured it all. Some of the shining moments included Shenseea…
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…
