Last fall, dancehall legend Sean Paul said Drake didn't give the genre enough credit for inspiring his the sound behind his hit Views single, "One Dance." Now Sean is revisiting the topic. In a recent ...

The pioneering female artist in dancehall (and former accountant) landed in the magazine's Year-End Reggae Album Artists ...

I recently heard a remix of “Famous,” by the Moroccan-American artist French Montana, on the radio station Hot 97, here in New York. Montana’s song, which has been out since last summer, is a light ...

At this point, it seems no establishment on the planet gets bodies moving without the aid of dancehall music. Since its origin in the streets and clubs of Kingston, Jamaica, the energetic art form has ...

Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel had just made history as the first Caribbean artist to sell out New York’s Barclays Center two nights in a row after stepping onto a U.S. stage for the first time in two ...

Dancehall artist (and now we can add legend) Vybz Kartel was recently sentenced 35 years to life in prison for a murder conviction. The artist that everyone either loves or loves to hate has left us ...

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Jamaican dancehall deejay Danny English has reportedly died from a diabetes-related illness. He was 54. The musician was best known for the 2002 hit “Party Time” alongside Egg Nog, which sampled the ...

Despite what you may see on television, the meme of the hyper-sexualized black folk – be it buck or Jezebel – only exists in the distorted minds of white folks. Thanks to our religious indoctrinations ...

Rihanna's hopefully imminent album may have dancehall leanings, says Brooklyn producer/DJ Dre Skull. As the founder of Mixpak Records, the label that's home to Popcaan and Vybz Kartel, he said he's ...

Last summer, Boston dancehall artist StarGyal Trippy dropped the perfect-for-hot-August-days track “Summertime Fine.” This season, the 22-year-old Trippy has an armful of jams that sizzle hotter than ...