Hailing from Mannings Hill in the Stony Hill area of Jamaica’s St. Andrew parish, Valiant has emerged as one of the leading voices of dancehall’s new generation – and his forthcoming new EP promises ...
2024 saw quick-moving song snippets, boosted by mystery-wrapped algorithms, turn into year-defining singles (but not necessarily lasting stardom). Beating the odds to capture attention looked ...
Let’s set the scene. You’re out with friends, or maybe by yourself, at a local nightclub or day party, and the DJ on set gives a shoutout to the “Carribeans” in the crowd. They say something like, ...
December may traditionally signal the end of the calendar year, but for Masicka, the twelfth month of the year houses plenty of new beginnings. The dancehall superstar opened the month with the ...
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Once known as Vybz Kartel's protégé, Popcaan is now a boss in his own right. And with his powerful debut album, he's out to prove that he's more than just a raving king. This past Easter the ...
Seductive songs about the pursuit of female pleasure have made the dancehall artist Shenseea a new face of girl power. Shenseea outside the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, in September. Later ...
Trace the evolution of the genre over the decades via songs by Sister Nancy, Cutty Ranks, Super Cat and more. By David Renard Great to be back with you again. I’m Dave Renard, an editor on the Times ...
Jamaicans often say to each other, “Jamaica is not a real place,” as we shake our heads at the beauty and madness of our birthplace. On last week’s episode of Jamaica Is Not a Real Place, a day before ...
Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Alaine, T.O.K and NAVY. By Kyle Denis As September closed out the third quarter of the year, a lot of the biggest Caribbean music news ...
Dancehall queen Spice recently shared her excitement over the release of Vybz Kartel from prison after 13 years. Just stepping off a plane from London, where she co-headlined Popcaan’s Unruly Fest, ...
Juicy J’s new album Mental Trillness is out today, and here are two songs of note: one is a collab with three of Memphis’ newest and fastest-rising stars (Aleza, Slimeroni, and K Carbon) and the other ...