By Kyle Denis The “King of Dancehall” debate is a never-ending one — and Shaggy and Vybz Kartel are adding fresh fuel to the ...
Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Nailah Blackman and Skip Marley. By Kyle Denis With just days to go before the reveal of the 2025 Grammy nominations, a few of the ...
In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That same self-determination, that instinct toward rebelling against the establishment, and of course, that inextricable tie to ...
Sean Paul has been running reggae and dancehall since the early 2000s, charting with hits like "Get Busy" and "Temperature" while solidifying his spot as one of the best artists of his era. After ...
Who belongs on reggae and dancehall's metaphorical mountaintop? Narrowing the genres' influence to just a handful of names feels nearly impossible, but these artists helped shape the sound, culture ...
Reggae and dancehall began as forms of resistance from disenfranchised communities within Jamaica. Reggae was conceived in the ’50s as an amalgamation of both Jamaican sounds (mento and ska) and ...
The 60-year-old performer had been dealing with serious health problems since suffering a debilitating stroke in the first ...
In the first week of May, the American music industry commenced a semi-annual tradition: singling out a lone piece of Jamaican music and sending it up the charts. 2018’s lucky winner is “Walking ...