9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1638+ words) Trap dancehall is a fusion subgenre in which the rhythmic framework and atmospheric production tools of Atlanta trap and Chicago drill are grafted onto the vocal styles, lyrical themes, and cultural codes of Jamaican dancehall. The result is a sound…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (251+ words) The artist announced a new series called “Inside Paradise,” a week-by-week deep dive into every song on her JUNO Award-winning album, tracing each track back to where it came from. She made the announcement herself on Facebook, and the energy…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (407+ words) 450 is heading to Trinidad and Tobago with something to prove. The dancehall artist is set to perform at the fourth annual Caribbean Music Awards on Saturday, September 19 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain, and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1662+ words) If you have spent any time around reggae or dancehall music, you have almost certainly heard the word “riddim” without necessarily knowing what it means or why it matters so much. The short answer: a riddim is not simply a…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1710+ words) Songs that sampled reggae are everywhere in popular music, yet listeners rarely trace those borrowed rhythms, vocals, and riddims back to their Jamaican roots. From dancehall anthems recorded in Kingston in the early 1980s to lovers rock and dub productions that…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1692+ words) Songs that sampled dancehall have shaped some of the biggest moments in mainstream pop and hip-hop history. From Kanye West threading Jamaican sound-clash culture through a 7x platinum single to Drake riding a UK Funky vocal into his first solo number…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1682+ words) When the conversation turns to the best female dancehall artists in history, a handful of names have consistently shaped the genre’s trajectory, from the sound-system dances of Kingston in the early 1980s through to the global streaming era of the 2020s. This…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (524+ words) The moment Koffee walked out on stage at KOKO in Camden, the crowd stopped singing and just screamed. Skillibeng had already been running through his catalogue for a packed room during London Carnival Weekend on August 30, 2026, but pulling out his…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1726+ words) Few voices in the history of Caribbean music carry the weight, range, and authority of Buju Banton. Born Mark Anthony Myrie on July 15, 1973, in Kingston, Jamaica, he spent nearly four decades shaping the sound of dancehall and roots reggae. He…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (396+ words) When someone dares you to rap in Mandarin to prove your next single is fire, most artists would scroll past. Romain Virgo did not scroll past. The reggae singer took on the viral social media challenge where the premise is…...