Sean Paul Comes Through To “Dutty Up” OVO Fest Night 1
The Dancehall Superstar Even Dropped His Tory Lanez Remix Although Beenie Man was unable to attend OVO Fest Night One as planned due to health issues (The Doctor was undergoing treatment for the Zika virus), surprise guest Sean Paul came through just in the nick of time to dutty up the place. Running through all […]
HEAR THIS: Jahkoy “Wine”
Audio After The Jump… Jahkoy Pamer was born in Toronto, so even though his music gets filed uner “R&B/Hip Hop” he’s got a touch of the Caribbean vibes in there too. (Maybe that’s what he means by the name Bipolar Sound?) His sunny “Still in Love” video had us feeling some type of way, but […]
Lost In Translation: Does Drake’s Dancehall Obsession Benefit Anyone But Himself?
EXCLUSIVE GENIUS EXCERPT: Please Don’t Call Drake “King of the Dancehall” While revealing the release date of his long-awaited album, Views From The 6, on Beats Radio, Drake sought to evoke the denseness, complexity, and overall quality of the record by stating that “It’s not a short ting.” His use of patois, although not surprising […]
HEAR THIS: Drake ft. Popcaan “Controlla!”
The Long Awaited 6 God x Unruly Boss Collab Is Here At Last Popcaan and Drake have been bigging each other up for so long it feels like this tune—which leaked today—is long overdue. First Drake started dropping “Y Pree” in his lyrics. Then Drizzy’s boys shot a music video for Poppy up in Toronto. […]
WATCH THIS: Rihanna ft. Drake “Work” Official Music Video
Girl I’ll Tropical House You After all the teasers, snippets, and Snapchats the video for Rihanna’s most unabashedly dancehall track ever drops today, same time the tune touch the No. 1 spot. Our bredren Paul Parris called Riri and Aubrey the Queen and King of Dancehall, which might be overstating the case, but we feel […]
HEAR THIS: Jully Black ft. Tanya Stephens “Bom Bom” Remix
Two Dancehall Divas Tackle The Track Sister Nancy Made “Famous” This weekend the Internet is buzzing about Kanye West dissing Taylor Swift on a track called “Famous.” The song, which apparently features Rihanna and Swizz Beatz, is part of his new album, The Life of Pablo, and isn’t released yet. If you were one of […]
HEAR THIS: IBC (Island Boy Cartel) Feat. Kardinal, Assassin, And Raekwon “Pretty Paper (Primo mix)”
Some Will Kill Dem Neighbour For That Pretty Pretty Paper Kardinal Offishall taps Raekwon and Assassin (Agent Sasco) for “Pretty Paper.” The dancehall tune weaves in boom-bap where both Raekwon and Assassin flex their lyrical muscle over Premier’s signature blends. “Money talk, stop the bag a long chatting.” Tune After The Jump…
WATCH THIS: Ding Dong “Syvah” Official Music Video
Ricky Blaze x Ravers Clavers Buss The New Dance Worldwide—Oh My Daaaays Ding Dong is known for always bringing the big new dance anthems that get the whole world bouncing. But his brand new illectro boomshot—produced by the man called Ricky Blaze—he also separates the thugs from the bait. What else do you expect from […]