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Fashion and lifestyle news from Dancehall celebs and entertainers.
Ramona Samuels Finds Her Voice in Battle to Protect 16-Year-Old Brand, The Voicebox
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A good name can take years to build and moments to borrow. Jamaican creative entrepreneur Ramona Samuels…
40 Dancehall Dance Moves Everyone Should Know
Dancehall dance moves are not mere party tricks. They are a living archive of Jamaican culture, a coded language developed…
Dem Bow: How One Dancehall Riddim Built Reggaeton
The dancehall influence on reggaeton is not a matter of stylistic borrowing or vague cultural osmosis. It is the story…
Grammy Best Reggae Album History: Every Winner, Ranked
The Grammy Best Reggae Album history spans more than four decades, forty-plus trophies, and a staggering cast of musicians who…
Women in Dancehall History: From Sister Nancy to Shenseea
The history of women in dancehall is a story of persistence against structural resistance, of voices that carved space where…
Gully vs Gaza: The Feud That Split Dancehall in Two
Few rivalries in the history of popular music have cut as deeply into a nation's social fabric as the gully…
Jamaican Sound System Culture, Explained: History, Pioneers, and Global Legacy
Sound system culture is one of the most consequential musical movements the modern world has produced. What began as a…
Dancehall’s Fingerprints on Afrobeats: A Complete Guide to the Genre’s Caribbean Blueprint
Ask any serious musicologist where Afrobeats comes from, and you will hear the expected answers: Fela Kuti's percussive legacy, the…
What Is a Sound Clash? Rules, Dubplates & Legendary Battles
Sound clash explained in its simplest form: it is a structured musical competition in which two or more rival sound systems battle one another for crowd supremacy, with the objective…
The Sleng Teng Riddim: History, Producer & Every Major Song on It
The Sleng Teng riddim is the most consequential rhythm in the history of Jamaican popular music. Widely recognized as the most transformative rhythm in the history of Jamaican music, it…
The Bam Bam Riddim: History, Producer & Every Major Song on It
When most people say "Bam Bam riddim," they are referring to one of the most far-reaching rhythmic events in the entire history of Jamaican music: Sister Nancy's 1982 recording of…
The Diwali Riddim: History, Producer & Every Major Song on It
The diwali riddim is one of the most consequential backing tracks in the history of popular music. Built from a cascade of syncopated handclaps and rooted in the sonic traditions…
What Is a Riddim? Dancehall’s Version System Explained
If you have spent any time around reggae or dancehall music, you have almost certainly heard the word "riddim" without necessarily knowing what it means or why it matters so…
How to Speak Jamaican Patois: A Beginner’s Guide
Learning how to speak patois means stepping into one of the most linguistically rich and culturally significant creole languages in the world. Jamaican Patois, known locally as Patwa or Patwah…
The 25 Greatest Female Dancehall Artists of 2026
When the conversation turns to the best female dancehall artists in history, a handful of names have consistently shaped the genre's trajectory, from the sound-system dances of Kingston in the…
The 30 Greatest Dancehall Riddims of All Time
The best dancehall riddims are not merely backing tracks. They are the architectural blueprints of an entire musical culture, shared canvases on which generations of deejays and singers have competed,…
