Six months after legendary Maytals frontman, Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert died from complications of COVID-19, Toots and The Maytals won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with ‘Got to be Tough’ today. The announcement was made from the Staples Center where the 63rd Grammys were held virtually. Got to be Tough was released in August by Trojan […]
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Serebral reps the ladies with ‘Whine Slow’
Dancehall artiste Serebral is generating a buzz on the local dancehall scene with his ultra-sexy debut song, ‘Whine Slow’. “It surprise me a bit how well it is doing in markets such as London and countries in Africa. The feedback has been amazing in Jamaica, and every selector on the New York dancehall scene is […]
Read MoreJoseph Velvet overcomes tragedy and drops new love song, ‘Do What I Gotta Do’ via VPAL
In the year 2003, reggae singer Joseph Velvet was on the verge of releasing two singles when tragedy struck. He had a major motor vehicle accident that left him with serious spinal injuries, halting his music career. “It was a really tough time for me,” the artiste whose real name is Joseph Jordan Jones, said. […]
Read MoreYK Osiris bigs up Jahvinci while on vacation in Jamaica
American singer/rapper YK Osiris has been vacationing in Jamaica since last Monday, and has posted photos of himself having fun at a Sandals resort. On his Instagram account, he posted a video of himself singing along to Wayne Wonder’s No Letting Go. In another clip, he sang bits of singer Jahvinci’s Baby Girl. “We living […]
Read MoreVyzadon shines light on Trench Town
Trench Town is a community steeped in the tradition of Jamaican music artforms and culture. Branded as the birthplace of reggae, a widespread belief commemorated in several songs by Bob Marley and The Wailers such as ‘No Woman No Cry’ and ‘Trench Town Rock’ among others, the community has been dubbed the ‘cradle of Jamaican […]
Read MoreBGAR – a US black-owned brand – seeks to gain foothold in Jamaica
The black-owned fashion Black, Gorgeous and Rich (BGAR) is at the forefront of a movement of black-owned businesses pushing to generate national attention and access via national retailers in a marketplace that has not always been receptive towards ethnicity in the United States. “We reject negative self hatred programming of black people. Never give anyone […]
Read MoreBlizzi to drop ‘God Complex’ EP
Talented producer-turned-artiste Blizzi is amping up promotion on his new ‘God Complex’ EP, his second body of work that includes eight diverse and well-produced tracks that are set to ignite the dancehall industry. “This is my favourite project so far. The God Complex Project embodies the level of confidence and creativity I emit as a […]
Read MoreDemarco hits one million views with Bunx Pon It featuring Curvy Diva
Dancehall superstar Demarco is ecstatic that his latest video, ‘Bunx Pon It’ which was released last week has racked up over a million views on social media sharing platform, YouTube, since its release on September 11th. Since being released, the video, which was directed by Demarco and Sean Coleman, has already received more than 864,000 […]
Read MoreAfreekan sparkles with ‘Sweetest Thing’ on new Sexy Groove riddim
Though he does not have the name recognition of some of his African counterparts, singer-songwriter Afreekan Joebe from Ghana is quickly carving out a reputation for his sweet melodies and cutting lyrics on groovy Afrobeats-inspired rhythm projects. One of those standout projects is ‘Sweetest Thing’ on the Sexy Groove EP which was released earlier this […]
Read MoreSizzla vows ‘Can’t Let You Go’ on new Sexy Groove riddim
Love has been at centre of dancehall-reggae since its inception. These songs express the love of money, self-love, the love of the hustle and of course, romantic attachments, the loving of another human being. Dancehall superstar Sizzla has made his fair share of notable love songs since he’s been in the game but his latest, […]
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