8+ hour, 33+ 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, 9+ 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, 11+ 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, 11+ 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, 10+ 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, 11+ 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, 10+ hour ago   (1720+ words) Ask any selector worth their weight in vinyl: picking the best dancehall albums of all time is an argument that never ends. Dancehall has always been, and always will be, a singles genre. Over the last few decades, only a…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (684+ words) The most telling detail about Black Sherif’s new EP is not the tracklist or the features. It is the setting: the bedroom, a space he has deliberately chosen as the conceptual home for ‘Sun Sherif’, a six-track project built around…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1623+ words) When the conversation turns to the best Shenseea songs, the sheer range of the catalogue is the first thing that stops you. Shenseea blurs the line between dancehall and pop, creating tracks with uniquely effervescent energy and collaborating with well-known…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (487+ words) Skatta Burrell just said something that a lot of people are going to have strong feelings about. In a recent interview with TVJ News, the veteran producer and industry figure claimed that no artist, dead or alive, has matched Vybz…...