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Dancehall Producer Skatta Burrell, Tanya Stephens Unimpressed With $10K Vaccine Incentive For Elderly Jamaicans

Dancehall producer Skatta Burrell, says he is unimpressed with the Jamaican Government’s $10,000 incentive aimed at citizens aged 60 and over who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the Ministry…

Tarrus Riley’s Instagram Account Hacked

Reggae star Tarrus Riley, after learning that his Instagram account was recently hacked, has given his fans an update. Speaking in a video released yesterday, Riley confirmed the hack and…

VP Records Pioneer Pat Chin On Bob Marley: ‘Nobody Knew He Would Be A Hit’

Even as a bashful teenager, King of Reggae Bob Marley left an impression on VP Records co-founder Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin. In her recent Breakfast Club interview, the retired label…

Sean Paul Says Hardcore Dancehall Riddims Are Making A Full Comeback

The hardcore, authentic Dancehall riddims, which have been absent from Jamaican music in recent times, and for which Dancehall fans have been clamouring, are ‘coming full circle’, according to Dancehall…

Mocha Fest Venue Operators Rick’s Cafe Charged Following Dancehall Artists Outcry

Days after Dancehall selector Boom Boom declared that the wayward organizers of the illegal Mocha Fest party and the gallivanting tourists in attendance should have been arrested and charged, Local…

Dancehall Star Shaggy Reveals He Was Barred From TV Show Because He Came From ‘Homophobic’ Jamaica

Dancehall megastar Shaggy has revealed that an international television network barred him from participating in a joint album promotion interview with British singer Sting, a few years ago, claiming that…

VP Records’ Pat Chin Shares 60 Year Journey In Jamaican Music

VP Records co-founder Pat Chin was a recent guest on The Breakfast Club where she recounted her trailblazing journey as the matriarch of Jamaican music to hosts Charlamagne Tha God,…

Sean Paul Says He Is Now Willing To Do VERZUZ But With No Opponent

After declaring, multiple times in interviews over the last 12 months, that he would never do a VERZUZ battle, Dancehall superstar Sean Paul says he is now willing to do…