Dancehall has always been a male-dominated sport but there have been many worthy ladies in the ranks over the years, too. Here's a look at the best of the best.
Words by Natalie Weiner—
A new track from Vybz Kartel and Buju Banton in 2014? Though both artists have been jailed for several years, that hasn't stopped them from dropping "new" music.
Vybz, for one, ... Read More...
As New York City geared up for Caribbean on Friday night, BET hosted a special Caribbean-themed edition of its daily music show 106 & Park featuring dancehall royalty Beenie Man, Mr Vegas and Wayne Wond... Read More...
Words by Jesse Serwer—
We're interrupting our regularly scheduled Mixtape Mondays programming this week to bring you a very special world premiere slash public service announcement.
England's Orange H... Read More...
Words by Gabriel Heatwave—
When we kicked off this column last January, we predicted that the next 12 months would bring "ever-increasing interest in dancehall music and culture" and I'm pleased... Read More...
Words by Jesse Serwer, DJ Theory and Emily Shapiro
There was no exact science to compiling this list—it's a mixture of the year's biggest dancehall tunes, and some of our personal favorites. By no one'... Read More...
Words by Emily Shapiro, via The Fader
Sean Paul’s career already boasts four hit albums and a Grammy but now he is adding hit-making producer to his resume. Material Riddim, Dutty Paul’s second venture i... Read More...
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Heatwave
Our good brethren over at the UK's premier dancehall blog/party/underground radio show just unveiled their bashment-ready "Rolling in the Deep" refix of Adele'... Read More...