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Popcaan’s Fighting Boredom As He Rides Out Quarantine In The UK

Dancehall celebrity Popcaan jetted off on a midnight flight to the United Kingdom on Friday and has since been in quarantine. In a string of videos and photos shared on…

Tanya Stephens, Damion Crawford Condemn Police Tape Of Jamaican Man Who ‘Dissed’ Andrew Holness

Tanya Stephens and self-proclaimed Dancehall Defender Damion Crawford have condemned the actions of the police, who recently videotaped St. Ann native Shaquille Higgins as he got dressed in his home,…

Vybz Kartel’s Wife Tanesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson Launches ‘Skin Bleaching’ Products

Vybz Kartel's longtime partner and common-law wife, Tanesha 'Shorty' Johnson of Short Boss Muzik, has launched her own line of skin lightening products. As if picking up from Kartel’s ‘Cake…

Bounty Killer Signs Global Publishing Deal With Creative Titans Ahead Of New Album

Dancehall’s Grung Gad Bounty Killer has signed a major publishing deal with Creative Titans, in partnership with Concord Music Publishing, ahead of his upcoming album, King of Kingston. Bounty Killer,…

Veteran Roots Artist Fred Locks Says Reggae Needed No Revival

Veteran Roots Reggae artiste Fred Locks has given his take on the state of Dancehall and Reggae music and based on his musings, he is not particularly pleased with the…

Producer Maurice Linton Collects Billboard Plaque For Alkaline’s ‘Top Prize’ Album

Dancehall artist Alkaline’s sophomore album, Top Prize, is certainly the gift that keeps on giving. In an Instagram post yesterday, Maurice Linton of Armz House Records—one of the host of…

Nicki Minaj, Beenie Man Shade Sha’Carri Richardson After Jamaica’s Women Sweep Olympic 100m

Dancehall veteran Beenie Man and rapper Nicki Minaj were among those praising the Jamaican women sprinters, who swept the 100 meters race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan…

Usain Bolt Tells Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill To “Say Less” After Challenge

After sprint legend Usain Bolt was called “old and washed up” and challenged to a 40-yard race by NFL player Tyreek Hill this week, he confidently responded on Twitter with…