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Popcaan Releases ‘Best Mood’ Mixtape As Surprise Holiday Gift For Fans
Dancehall artist Popcaan served up a Christmas day treat for his ‘Unruly’ fanbase in the form of the Best Mood mixtape available…
Dancehall Artists Fully Bad, Honormosity Charged After Sting Brawl
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that Dancehall artists Fully Bad and Honormosity and two patrons were charged with…
Khago Still Earning Comfortably From Dubplates, But Says This Could Make Artists “Wutless”
Dancehall star Khago says he is still making a decent living earning from dubplates, and that in doing so, he…
Javon ‘Sarge’ Lothian, Grandson Of Reggae Legend Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Gunned Down
Studio engineer Javon 'Sarge' Lothian, the grandson of reggae legend Earl Chinna Smith, was gunned down in a triple murder…
Evy Royal’s Versatility From Skit Actor To Short Film Maestro
Manchester native Evy Royal, known for his humorous Instagram skits, which capture the essence of rural Jamaican life, culture, and…
Inaugural Dancehall Road March Underway Today
The inaugural staging of Whirlwind International’s Dancehall Road March unfolds in Kingston today, with the Police Officer’s Club as the…
Bounty Killer Bats For Sting: “It’s Necessary To Help Preserve Something This Great”
A year after an aggrieved Bounty Killer had expressed disappointment with Sting and said it had “flopped” the warlord has…
Khago Says Radio, Television Are Not Pushing “Good Music”
Nah Sell Out artist Khago contends that the local radio and television stations are not pushing “good music.” According to the…
Deno Crazy Takes Windscreen Wipers On $150,000 Shopping Spree
Dancehall artist Deno Crazy says he’s no bank, but he surely made it rain on a group of windscreen wipers whose Christmas came early thanks to his generosity. The comedian-turned-artist…
10Tik Delivers Energetic Performance In Ghana Alongside Stonebwoy
Dancehall star 10Tik delivered an electrifying performance at the Bhim Festival in Accra, Ghana on Friday. Running onto the stage in a green shirt, black undershirt and black pants, he…
Popcaan’s ‘Unruly Fest’ 2023 Comes To Anticlimactic End Under Police Orders
Unruly Fest—the highly anticipated concert spearheaded by Dancehall star Popcaan—came to an anticlimactic end due to orders from the police, which saw the entertainer publicly expressing outrage. “It is time…
Dub Producer Mad Professor, Ariwa Sounds Label Mates To Host One-Off Show And Mini Exhibition
One of the leading producers in dub reggae’s second generation, Mad Professor, is to host a one-off celebratory music showcase and life-spanning art exhibition calling attention to his storied career.…
Remembering Dirtsman, ‘Hot This Year’ Deejay On 30th Death Anniversary
Thursday, December 21, marked the 30th anniversary of the murder of Dirtsman, the Dancehall artist, best known for the hit song Hot This Year, who had his career cut short…
Melio Sounds Confirms He Sampled Dave Kelly For Nicki Minaj’s ‘Forward From Trini’
Jamaican producer Melio Sounds recently shared how one of his beats caught Nicki Minaj's attention on Instagram, leading to a collaboration on the rapper's latest album, Pink Friday 2. The…
Toots & The Maytals On Soundtrack For Mark Wahlberg Film ‘The Family Plan’
Toots & The Maytals’ 1973 Reggae cover of John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads is included on the soundtrack for Mark Wahlberg's new action comedy, The Family Plan. Released on Apple…
Anthony B On His Anti-Establishment Hit ‘Fire Pon Rome,’ 27 Years Later
Rastafarian firebrand Anthony B has come a long way from being a naive country boy out of Clark's Town, Trelawny, inspired by Reggae legend Peter Tosh's roots message and 'gangsta'…
