Ten-year-old dancehall singjay Tajourn ‘KAI KAI’ Irving believes that the world can be a better place for its most vulnerable citizens – children, and that’s why he is adding his fierce voice to the call for adults to stamp out child abuse and violence against children.
Dancehall star Masicka and his compatriot Bounty Killer have come up with some choice words to describe persons who engage in the use of the potentially destructive party drug, “Molly”, among the descriptions: “crackhead” and “duppy dolly”.
Linval “Shabba” Thompson Jr., popularly known as Shab Don, has been taken into custody by the Joint Anti-Gang Task Force (JAGTF) in connection with a triple murder.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul says Dave Kelly’s Showtime, which spawned hits such as Bounty Killer’s Eagle and the Hawk, Cham’s Gallang Yah Gal and Wayne Wonder’s Searching Dem Searching, is the one juggling riddim on which he really wishes he had been given the opportunity to voice.
Dancehall star Popcaan is mourning the death of his Run These Streets collaborator Hypo, an East London-born rapper and producer, who was partly raised in Jamaica.
US-based dancehall artist Jay-5Flow is pumped up about his latest album, DNA. “The album is entitled DNA because it signifies the belief that music is in my blood and also because of my lifestyle, everything about the album is the truth, and it is my best work yet,” he said.
Reggae star Sanchez says Jamaica hasn’t given him the recognition and respect he deserves. “I know that the people of Jamaica love my music because everywhere I go they show me a lot of love and support.
As Jamaica’s Dancehall sound tries to find its footing in new territory, sampling offers the guidance of the past.
The Toots Hibbert estate has lost a major copyright battle in the Supreme Court against producer-manager Cabel Stephenson regarding an album that the late ska and reggae singer had worked on, in the capacity of producer-musician, with Reggae artist Droop Lion before his death.
Mere weeks after Bounty Killer said that artists who strut about with huge entourages appeared unprofessional and paranoid, iconic American rapper Fat Joe has revealed how the actions of his own unnecessary posse caused him to miss a $2 million endorsement deal with Red Stripe, “The Great Jamaican Beer”.
After a brief hiatus on social media, Shenseea resurfaced with sizzling new swimsuit photos and a new title.
Pass the Dutchie, a 1982 hit by Grammy-nominated British-Jamaican band Musical Youth, is the latest Reggae song to be featured in an American TV series.
Jamaican artist Pamputtae made an Instagram petition for her U.S. visa and work permit this week, boasting an outfit inspired by the country’s national flag and declaring that it was time immigration officials got onboard because her fans abroad “want to see Pamputtae.”
Attorney-at-law Maxine Stowe has taken issue with some of the content from Chris Blackwell’s upcoming memoir, maintaining that what the Islands Records co-founder described as an ‘unfounded perception of favoritism towards Bob Marley’, was real, and was, according to her, “pre-meditated false marketing” aimed at ‘black erasure’ of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.
West Indies cricketer turned artist Chris ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle is enthusiastic about being a featured act on The Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica: The Asian Edition album, set for release on June 24.
Radio disc jockey and 12 Nine Records music producer ZJ Sparks has come to the defence of Skeng, who became the subject of memes about being under the influence of Molly, after he, fully clad, jumped wildly into a swimming pool during a performance in Trinidad.
The use of the drug ‘Molly’, which is being glamorized in song by some Jamaican Trap artists, and which has been under the radar of the National Council for Drug Abuse for some time, is again becoming cause for concern, as, among other things, it is being used to initiate the sexual ‘battery’ of unsuspecting women, at parties, according to reports.
Sean Paul is continuing his climate change awareness advocacy to ensure that the Earth maintains the “right temperature”.
Founder of Island Records Chris Blackwell has denied long-held assertions that he sidelined Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh in favor of Bob Marley because the Gong was half-white.
Dancehall entertainer Mavado has called out the Jamaican justice system over what he describes as a double standard in convicting accused wrongdoers.