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 ...
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Jamaican dancehall artist Charly Black will perform at Bass Lounge in Scarborough on July 26 as part of An Intimate Night ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — In 2016, the cover of the Yellow Pages brought Jamaica to a standstill. For the Kingston and St. Andrews editions of the directory, three artists were commissioned to create ...
The FADER's longstanding GEN F series profiles emerging artists to know now. In early August of 2018, Squash, born Andrae Whittaker, was detained by the Jamaica Constabulary Force during a state of ...
Sean Paul has been running reggae and dancehall since the early 2000s, charting with hits like “Get Busy” and “Temperature” while solidifying his spot as one of the best artists of his era. After ...
The first sign that Masicka doesn’t stick to any preconceived path arrives when the new-generation Jamaican dancehall artist talks about some of his favorite musicians, like Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks — ...
Ewart "U-Roy" Beckford, who transformed the Jamaican art of toasting, or deejaying, from a sound system phenomenon into a hit-making art form that deeply influenced generations of dancehall artists as ...
If you follow the machinations of the bass music scene, you should be in tune to JSTJR's sound. He's known for being a part of the moombahton scene, b November 14, 2013 ...
A group of promoters and labels representing ninety percent of the reggae industry came to an agreement in London on Friday to prohibit the violently anti-gay lyrics that characterize some dancehall ...