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Veteran music selector/producer Foota Hype is contending that many of the artistes whom he approached to voice on his Dollars and Sense beat had shied away, as they knew they lacked the competence to effectively ride the riddim.
Bling Dawg has revealed that his long-awaited one-drop debut album, which he has titled Elev8, will be released on December 17, more than a year after he announced that it had been completed, mixed and mastered.
The saga between Queen of Dancehall Spice and Chug It continues after the party promoters issued a lengthy statement today, which laid out their version of the events that led to the singer’s non-performance in Miami over the weekend.
The polarizing, almost 20-year rivalry which evoked a series of heated clashes and an extensive list of musical counteractions between Bounty Killer and Beenie Man, and their subsequent burying of the hatchet, is to be chronicled in a documentary, which is already in the making, according to the Warlord.
Spice wasn’t one to mess with last evening as she put party promoter, Andrew ‘French’ Wright—founder and owner of the CHUG IT party series—on blast after they threatened the Queen Of Dancehall with legal action over her non-appearance at a Miami show over the Labor Day weekend.
Caribbean superstars Rihanna and Nicki Minaj recently linked up with Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty and Rihanna’s boo ASAP Rocky and her family.
Reggae superstar Jah Cure has announced that he is in the final stages of preparation for the release of his new album, titled Undeniable, and, from his estimation, it is worthy of Grammy consideration.
Bronx rapper Capella Grey caught some heat after Jamaican Twitter users took issue with his explanation of the term Gyalis—also the title of his viral summer hit, which is currently No.
Lieutenant Stitchie, Ken Boothe, Spragga Benz and Kabaka Pyramid all copped awards on Saturday, at the inaugural UK-based Caribbean Afro Music Awards.
Reggae Renaissance Keznamdi has knocked the Jamaican Government for what he says is its failure to address frontally, the issue of injustices being exacted upon members of Jamaica’s Rastafari population.
Reggae superstar Chronixx has dubbed Lieutenant Stitchie’s first gospel album, Real Power, as one of the most outstanding gospel albums he has ever come across in his life.
Rap Queen Nicki Minaj went ‘Vintage Dancehall’ in her latest style share on Instagram over the weekend.
Of all the fresh new talents to emerge on the Hip Hop scene over the last few years, Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has named Brooklyn drill rapper Pop Smoke (may he rest in peace) and Chicago-born rapper Polo G as his ultimate favorites among new artists right now.
Jamaican American rapper and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (LHHATL) star Safaree Samuels announced in a tweet that he will be starting his own label, with focus on Reggae, Dancehall and Soca.
Big Yard artist Christopher Martin unveiled a plaque for his Billboard Reggae Albums chart-topping sophomore album And Then, in an Instagram video on Saturday, to the delight of his fans.
Jamaican producer J.L.L., whose real name is Jean-Andre Lowell Lawrence, is celebrating after a beat he made in his bedroom back in 2014 appeared on Drake’s new album, Certified Lover Boy (CLB).
Minister Marion Hall, formerly known as the Queen of Dancehall Lady Saw, has announced that her father has passed away.
The ‘Queen of Rap’ Nicki Minaj has ignited a frenzy among a few public figures in the Dancehall fraternity this week by simply following them on social media.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Cham is in celebration mode as he marks the 21st anniversary of his debut album, Wow… The Story, which he released at age 21.
Just over three months shy of the release of his King of Kingston album, Bounty Killer has revealed another tidbit about the long-awaited production.