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Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
Stick Figure’s Billboard Success Is A Lesson In Commitment And Patience, Say Managers
Stick Figure’s music tends to elicit vivid testimonials. In YouTube comments, many fans share how the Reggae band’s songs helped…
Producer Lenoi Bentley Looks To Give Back To Young Artists
Before Lenoi Bentley would produce songs for Masicka's Billboard-charting 438 album, he played music in church as the band's drummer…
Shane O Responds To Claims That He’s One Of The Most Underrated Dancehall Artists
Shane O has weighed in on his reputation as one of the most underrated Dancehall artists in Jamaica. "It's just…
Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett’s Family Denies Involvement In GoFundMe For Medical Expenses
Aston Barrett Jr.—son of famous musician Aston 'Family Man' Barrett who played with Bob Marley & The Wailers—has disavowed the…
Interview: Runkus On ‘Out:Side’, Jamaican Concept Records And More
In 2017, BBC 1Xtra offered the spotlight to the Portmore artist Runkus with a freestyle session hosted by the English…
Riddims That Slapped: Richard ‘Shams’ Browne’s ‘Orgasm’
In 2000, as fans awaited Buju Banton to take the stage in Germany, the Orgasm riddim came roaring out of…
John Legend, Jada Kingdom ‘Speak In Tongues’ And 9 More New Songs
Jada Kingdom did not disappoint in her new feature with John Legend and Skip Marley is back spreading some good…
Spice’s Recent Billboard Entry ‘A Big Deal’
Queen Of Dancehall Spice's ability to steer her own ship after severing ties with VP Records is being hailed following the first…
Jahazeil Myrie To Release Debut EP ‘Message’
Jahazeil Myrie, son of Grammy Award-winning Reggae artist Buju Banton, is hoping that his fans will lend a listening ear as he gears up to deliver his debut EP—Message. “The…
IzyBeats Steps Out As Artist For Upcoming Debut Album ‘Edgehill’
IzyBeats may be a highly sought after Grammy-winning producer, but right now the current project is his debut album Edgehill, set for release in a few weeks. Not only will…
Kalpee Talks Island Wave And Underrepresentation Of Caribbean Music
In Trinidad, Kalpee was starved of creative resources and worn down by cultural expectations. Beyond the island’s shores, he felt the strain of underrepresentation. In response, he co-founded Island Wave,…
Don Dada Connecting The Jamaican Diaspora Through Art, Dancehall And NFTs
It’s a known fact that Jamaican culture has inspired the global music scene. What many have yet to realize is how the culture is also making waves on the art…
Spice: ‘Emancipated’ Album Review
Like she had promised a few months ago, in her Love Triangle song, that she would not stop singing about her “pum-pum”, Spice literally keeps her word on her sophomore…
Taz Timeless Speaks On Usain Bolt’s Move To Trademark ‘To Di World’ Victory Pose
Taz Timeless, from the Timeless Dancers in Spanish Town, St. Catherine which conceptualized the 'To Di World' Dancehall dance move, says that he feels no animosity towards Usain Bolt for…
Tosh Alexander’s ‘Cum Yah’ And 8 New Dancehall Songs For Your Playlist
Top new releases for Dancehall playlists everywhere have come this week from Govana, Alkaline, Daddy1, and Rhumba, who have all shared accounts of gloom and despair in their new tracks,…
Queen Of Dancehall Spice: The ‘Emancipated’ Interview
Just a little over a year since the release of her debut album 10, Spice is on the eve of premiering her sophomore project—Emancipated. The nine-track set, which was predominantly…
