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Interview: Bling Dawg On His Debut Album ‘Elev8’, Setting Goals, Prayer And Growth

After nearly twenty years in music, Dancehall star Bling Dawg, born Marlon Ricardo Williams, finally released his debut album Elev8 last Friday, February 4. The 19-track set was executive-produced by…

Lady Saw Returns To Dancehall: 7 Takeaways From Minister Marion Hall’s Latest Sermon

The showdown between Minister Marion Hall, formerly Lady Saw, and Spice continued on Sunday after Hall again lashed the Reggae Grammy nominee, who had responded to her now-infamous January Sunday…

Don Reid, Bank Manager Turned Artist, Releases Debut Album ‘Boomshots’

Don Reid, the bank manager-turned-songwriter and recording artiste has released his debut album, Boomshots on his own Sampleman Music label. The album, which was released on January 23, features 17…

Dancehall Promoters React To Vaccinated Only Events In Jamaica

Popular promoter/sound system operator Marlon “Boom Boom” Wizard says while he is not coercing Jamaicans to take the coronavirus vaccines, they should consider that they have caused no fatalities. He…

Ras-I Talks Sophomore Album ‘Kingman’

Reggae crooner Ras-I has amped up the sounds on his feel-good sophomore album titled Kingman.  Already released singles from Kingman shows Ras-I’s versatility with the positivity radiating from Kingman Ting,…

Africa: A New Frontier For Dancehall Music?

Popcaan and his Dancehall compatriots’ recent sojourns to sections of the African continent to headline sold-out concerts have resulted in the resurfacing of suggestions that the Motherland is the “new…

Meet Okuda Hiroko: The Japanese Programmer Who Helped To Create Dancehall’s Pioneering ‘Sleng Teng’ Riddim

Okuda Hiroko, the Japanese woman who caught Reggaemylitis and created the Casio preset beat that gave rise to the legendary Sleng Teng riddim, believes that it was almost inevitable that…

East Side Queen Chikie Grainz Talks ‘Dreams Like Me’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuQeI3aZevo After two years in Dancehall, upcoming artist Chikie Grainz released her debut mixtape, Queen Of The East last Sunday, January 29.  The first single off the collection, Dreams Like…