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Fashion and lifestyle news from Dancehall celebs and entertainers.
Ting-A-Ling Meaning: Shabba Ranks’s Dancehall Classic, Lyrics and Story Explained
The meaning of "Ting-A-Ling" is fairly simple. Shabba Ranks uses the song to celebrate dancehall and to boast about his…
The Meaning Behind Shabba Ranks’s “Mr. Loverman”: Lyrics and Story Explained
The meaning of "Mr. Loverman" is simple. Shabba Ranks presents himself as the ultimate ladies' man. He tells a woman…
The Meaning Behind Cutty Ranks’s “Limb by Limb”: Lyrics and Story Explained
The meaning of "Limb by Limb" comes straight from the hardcore dancehall of the early 1990s. Cutty Ranks's song is…
The Meaning Behind Terror Fabulous’s “Action”: Lyrics & Story Explained
The meaning of "Action" is simple. Terror Fabulous and Nadine Sutherland trade lines about desire, and the woman tells the…
The Meaning Behind Red Rat’s “Tight Up Skirt”: Lyrics & Story Explained
The meaning of "Tight Up Skirt" is simple. On his 1997 dancehall hit, Red Rat talks to a woman whose…
The Meaning Behind Barrington Levy’s “Murderer”: Lyrics and Story Explained
If you've searched for the meaning of "Murderer," the short answer is that Barrington Levy's 1984 dancehall song warns listeners…
The Meaning Behind Eek-A-Mouse’s “Wa-Do-Dem”: Lyrics and Story Explained
"Wa-Do-Dem" is a Jamaican Patois phrase. Eek-A-Mouse gave his own translation in a 1982 interview with the UK music paper…
The Meaning Behind Yellowman’s “Zungguzungguguzungguzeng”: Lyrics & Story Explained
In a 2018 interview with The Gleaner, Yellowman described the title as flexible. "It can mean anything, you know." He…
The Meaning Behind Super Cat’s “Ghetto Red Hot”: Lyrics & Story Explained
The meaning of "Ghetto Red Hot" comes from its central question. Super Cat asks where his critics are when the ghetto "run hot," meaning when the community is in crisis…
The Meaning Behind Barrington Levy’s “Here I Come”: Lyrics & Story Explained
The meaning of "Here I Come" surprises many listeners. Barrington Levy's dancehall classic, often called "Broader Than Broadway," tells a story about a young mother who doesn't want the duties…
Vybz Kartel’s Sister Among Three Hospitalised After Trelawny Crash
Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, Vybz Kartel’s sister and president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, is among three people hospitalised following a two-vehicle collision near Duncans, Trelawny, last Thursday.According to reports, the…
The Meaning Behind Damian Marley’s “Welcome to Jamrock”: Lyrics & Story Explained
The meaning of "Welcome to Jamrock" comes down to the gap between Jamaica as tourists see it and Jamaica as many of its people live it. "Jamrock" is a slang…
The Meaning Behind Damian Marley’s “Road to Zion”: Lyrics and Story Explained
The meaning of "Road to Zion" comes from Rastafari. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and Nas use Zion as the goal of a long walk away from oppression. In their verses,…
The Meaning Behind Ini Kamoze’s “Hot Stepper”: Lyrics and Story Explained
"Hot stepper" comes from Jamaican Patois and means a fugitive, or someone running from the law. When Ini Kamoze calls himself the Hotstepper on his 1994 hit "Here Comes the…
The Meaning Behind Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam”: Lyrics & Story Explained
Sources don't agree on one "bam bam" meaning. One reference says the Jamaican Patois phrase often refers to a ruckus or commotion, the meaning ascribed to Sister Nancy's use of…
The Meaning Behind Tenor Saw’s “Ring the Alarm”: Lyrics & Story Explained
The meaning of "Ring the Alarm" comes from Jamaican sound clash culture. Tenor Saw's 1985 dancehall classic is a victory song for a sound system. The alarm in the title…
