17+ hour, 11+ 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…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago   (494+ words) The most telling detail about Yemi Alade’s new album is not the celebrity features or the 16-track runtime. It’s the guitar, which she uses as a kind of travelling narrator, bending itself around rumba, orchestral pop, and everything in between…...

3+ day, 19+ 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…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1755+ words) When most people say “Bam Bam riddim,” they are referring to one of the most far-reaching rhythmic events in the entire history of Jamaican music: Sister Nancy’s 1982 recording of “Bam Bam,” which itself rides the foundational Stalag riddim produced by…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (344+ words) Anthony B is celebrating a chart-topping moment in Germany, with his track “World of Love” climbing to the number one spot. He announced the news himself on Instagram, keeping it simple and direct “Good music talk,” as he put it....

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (486+ words) The most interesting thing about “As We Get High” is not who is on it, but who put it together. Creative collective bees & honey quietly orchestrated one of the more ambitious cross-continental link-ups in recent Afrobeats memory, pulling Omah Lay,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1623+ words) Luciano net worth is one of the more frequently searched financial questions in reggae circles, and for good reason: the Jamaican roots reggae icon has spent more than three decades accumulating income from album sales, touring, record deals, and international…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (515+ words) One day after dropping, Malie Donn’s debut studio album landed at No. 2 on the US Apple Music Reggae Albums chart, sliding in just ahead of Masicka’s Forever Reign. That kind of first-day positioning for a debut record is not something…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (496+ words) The Greek Theatre date is gone, and nobody on Asake’s team is saying why. The Nigerian Afrobeats star has quietly pulled his Los Angeles concert from the “In God We Trust” tour schedule, with fans finding out through a cancellation…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (495+ words) Burna Boy has just crossed 4 billion total views on YouTube, making him the first Nigerian and Sub-Saharan African artist to ever hit that number. It is the kind of milestone that puts a career in perspective, and for Burna, it…...