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Despite the potential damage to his career, Dancehall artist Tyrifik has flat out refused to take the easy way out and do gun songs that would perhaps resonate much easier with dancehall lovers.
Do women athletes need a personality in order to increase their market value? Usain Bolt may have the answer.
Andrew ‘Boysie’ Campbell—the former manager of Dancehall artists Intence and I Waata—says he will be seeking the services of a lawyer, after the Clip Tall deejay released an alleged ‘diss’ track on Campbell’s birthday last month.
Dancehall star Shenseea made a bigger Billboard debut than what we reported yesterday. Kanye West’s Donda album was released on August 29 with an extensive, but hidden features list which included Shenseea and Reggae legend Buju Banton on a Lauryn Hill sample.
Vybz Kartel, the reputed King of Dancehall has come out to defend its undisputed Queen, Spice after an apparent wardrobe malfunction on Friday at Hot 97’s On Da Reggae & Soca Tip 2021, and the Chug It debacle on Sunday.
Dave ‘Rude Bwoy’ Kelly’s Showtime riddim, which spawned Dancehall hits such as Shaggy’s Hot Gyal, Beenie Man’s Hypocrite, Wayne Wonder’s Searching Dem Searching and Bounty Killer’s Eagle and the Hawk, is the greatest Dancehall riddim ever, according to international recording artist Cham.
Reggae star Skip Marley—a grandson of Reggae legend Bob Marley—has copped an RIAA Gold certification for his Grammy-nominated single Slow Down with American R&B singer H.E.R.
Dancehall producer Khalfani has turned up the heat this summer with Ding Dong’s latest club banger, Curfew which has been blowing up on the airwaves and on social media since its release.
Skillibeng and Honey Milan’s contentious Chappa Gyal track has amassed more than one million views on YouTube, a milestone that is being celebrated by the US-based artist, but with apparent continued ambivalence by the Crocodile Teeth artist.
Dancehall starlet Davianah—the rebellious firebrand who is also the daughter of Reggae star Tony Rebel—is gearing up for the September 30 release of her Bad One EP.
Elephant Man is cautioning upcoming Dancehall artists to eat well and keep physically fit, in order to keep apace with grueling tours and performances in the future.
Self-proclaimed Viral King Foota Hype has claimed that he was the catalyst that spearheaded Mavado’s rise to musical stardom, and that the Gullyside artist cannot dispute this fact.
Music tycoon DJ Khaled, who has always been very outspoken about his love for Jamaica and Dancehall music, recently discussed the significant impact the culture has had on his career.
Dancehall star Shenseea and Reggae legend Buju Banton both made the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week following their features on Kanye West’s Donda album, which was released on August 29, 2021, on West’s GOOD Music label and Def Jam Recordings.
Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj has revealed that she appreciates Dancehall star Intence as an artist and would be open to a collaboration with him.
It has been quite the deliberation but Dancehall starlet Shenseea says she is ‘sure sure’ ready to have another baby now.
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.