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Anytime Jamaica appears to be descending into disorder and degeneracy, the voices of Rastafarian musicians have always served as an incendiary, to compel the country to get ahold of itself.
“Bob Marley is my HERO #thatisall,” Rihanna tweeted one afternoon back in 2012. Now a National Hero herself, the Rude Boy singer-turned-Billionaire CEO has long claimed the late Reggae King as a creative influence, and while their careers span different eras, their larger-than-life ethos far exceeds studio efforts—each is undeniably a global brand with an innate sense of cool, confidence and style.
With 12 studio albums, including the collaborative, Grammy Award-winning 44/876 with Sting, Shaggy is one of the most diverse artists in the world.
Spice recently paid tribute to the women, who were nominated for a Grammy before her, thus paving the way for her nomination for Best Reggae Album at the upcoming 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
As some Dancehall acts continue to keep up in appearances this week, others like Elephant Man and Leftside have decided to treat fans with new music as a reminder that they are still relevant as ever.
Ernesto Mitchell, founder and lead music video producer at Xtreme.Arts, says he is eyeing the film industry, and hopes to get into the groove of it soon.
Reggae artist Kaya Black believes doing covers of international hits creates a new window of opportunity for Jamaican acts.
Jamaica’s inner-city, plagued by gang violence and political division, has served as inspiration for Dancehall deejays to deliver lyrical content.
Twenty-six-year-old Yared “BoomDraw” Lee is living his dream after Jesse Royal’s album Royal was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the upcoming 64th Annual Grammy Awards to be held on January 31, 2022, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Projexx has released his EP, a neo-soul Reggae seven-song assembly, titled Queen Hill, in tribute to his hometown.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is no newbie to the Grammy stage—the artist has been nominated all of eight times since the beginning of his career in the early 2000s.
Blvk H3ro is one of Jamaica’s most promising young talents, who’s paid his dues and is reaping the reward of a sustained presence within the Reggae-dancehall space.
Jamaican-born Hollywood actor Marcos James says he hopes more dancehall and reggae acts use their influence more positively.
The topic of mental health care has been one that resonates with Dancehall deejay Konshens, especially since he has had to fight through his fair share of depression, and cope with the loss of his older brother to suicide.
Undeniably, while Dancehall has done well for itself by primarily ignoring its limits, there are a few times the genre’s lack of clearly defined boundaries made it hard to differentiate which songs were lyrical art, and which songs could double as violence-inciters and studio-recorded confessions.
Jamaican singer Samantha J is back and she’s a whole ‘vibe’ with the rollout of her brand new single Big Fat Benz.
Since its inception, Dancehall music has held a very strict and consistent disdain for the gay community.
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. Red Reign, the newest batch of bangers from Dancehall deejay Konshens is a kaleidoscope of global music.
It’s Friday and each week our writers round up the Dancehall tracks we’re feeling right now!
Fifteen years in the game is no mean feat but Dancehall star Konshens sounds assured and effortless as ever with detours in Afrobeats, Urbano, Trap, EDM, Roots Reggae, Soca, and more on his fifth studio album, aptly titled Red Reign.