The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness was being jeered by some members of the Dancehall fraternity yesterday, after The Star tabloid published an article claiming that the Jamaica Labour Party leader has promised to dole out sums of cash to “entertainers”.
An apparently leaked prison photo of Tommy Lee Sparta quickly made its way around social media yesterday.
Four years after he set foot on the Dancehall scene, Intence is ready to drop his debut EP.
After making his vocal presence heard in two soundtracks in the blockbuster movie Baywatch, in 2017, and playing a role in the Jamaican film Shottas, Agent Sasco says he is ready to transition over to the big screen, if and when he is approached.
Dancehall music, and two of its superstars, have been weaved into a controversy Down Under, after the Australian Defence Force, engaged the 101 Doll Squadron, an all-female Dancehall troupe, to “wine-up and back it up”, as part of the official commissioning ceremony for the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Supply ship in Sydney on Sunday.
Dancehall star Popcaan recently shared a video of a motorcycle stunt gone wrong. On Tuesday night, the Risky singer shared the short clip of what appears to be an associate falling off of a motorcycle while on the set of a new music video.
Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda is clapping back at Twitter trolls who gave him heat for supposedly dating a Caucasian woman.
The Buju Banton Foundation and streaming platform Audiomack have donated music equipment to the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home.
Dancehall artist Agent Sasco, one of Jamaica’s most potent lyricists, says 15 years after shelving the stage name ‘Assassin’, a moniker bestowed on him during his days as a student at Camperdown High School in Kingston, he is satisfied that his decision was the right choice.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is insisting that many Dancehall acts have not been able to have cross-over hit songs, due to a vast section of the global music audience not being able to understand Patois.
It appears that Dancehall star Spragga Benz and veteran selector Tony Matterhorn are in the midst of working on a movie.
Veteran Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx respectfully called out American producer DJ Khaled for working with only a few Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall artists.
Bunny Wailer’s life and legacy received stirring tributes when several Dancehall and Reggae entertainers came together last Saturday, April 10 to celebrate what would have been his 74th birthday.
Call him by any of his dignified titles — Clifton George Bailey III, King Shango, The Prophet — but one thing you can’t call Dancehall/Reggae stalwart Capleton is watered down.
A prominent member of the Trinibad genre, Medz Boss has been discharged from hospital after he sustained an injury to his back while on a boat.
A trio of popular dancers, formerly of the Team Spice dance group, has snagged their very own reality show.
Controversial Reggae artist Fantan Mojah was charged over the weekend with breaches of the curfew orders promulgated under the Disaster Risk Management Act (“DRMA”).
Reggae songstress Koffee was seen “catching a vibe” with American producer DJ Khaled. Khaled is back in Jamaica and his Instagram is filled with videos and photos of his trip.
OVO Sound tycoon Drake makes no apologies for who his favorite Dancehall artists are and while he reminds us on a regular basis that he considers the Unruly Boss Popcaan his “brother”, he’s also made it known that he is pretty stoked about Dancehall’s Fresh Prince Skillibeng.
The King Of Reggae Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley conquered every corner of the globe and yet was frustrated by one elusive milestone – breaching the Black American market.