WATCH THIS: RDX “Broad Out” Video
Did The Daggering Duo Really Shoot A Music Video With An iPhone? The dancehall duo who brought you daggering anthems like “Bend Over” and “Daggering” are breaking new ground with their latest video. But don’t worry, they haven’t abandoned the winning formula of high-energy riddims, simple melodic hooks, and hot girls skinning out in outrageous […]
Reasoning With Lady Saw, Raw & Uncut
Muma Saw Talks Nicki, RiRi, Foxy… And Doing Things “Her Way” Born in the powerful parish of St. Mary, Marion Hall burst on the Jamaican sound system scene in the early 90s, changing the dancehall game forever with her blend of razor-sharp skills and shameless bedroom bravado. Long before Nicki and RiRi first stepped on […]
Mutabaruka Distressed Over Daggerin’
Dub poet sez: “Some wild beast animal ting ah gwan inna Jamaica.” “This no civilized Rasta,” says the bare-footed dub poet famous for classics like Outcry and Dis Poem.
Ladies Night: Lady G & Macka Diamond Speak Out
“I think the dance was getting too vulgar” —Lady G “I don’t have anything against da daggering” —Macka Diamond Last Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, two dancehall starlets blessed the stage of Caribbean Mingles when Natural High Promotions brought Lady G and Macka Diamond live and direct from Kingston, Jamaica.
Daddy U-Roy Burns Out “Stupid” Selectors
The man called Ewart Beckford, O.D. a.k.a. Daddy U-Roy raised the art of toasting to new heights. He didn’t just spit a few phrases here and there, he rode the riddim from the starting gate to the last furlong.
NOW HEAR THIS: Good Girl Gone Bad
Tarrus Riley featuring Konshens “Good Girl Gone Bad”
Don’t Ramp With Kartel
“Daggering” is more than the latest yardie slang for sex, it’s a ritualized theater of the absurd that’s taken the dancehall by storm with acrobatic, thigh-bruising dance moves and a slew of songs cashing in on the controversial trend. It’s not like this machete/manhood metaphor is anything new. Nobody flipped out over Lady Saw’s “Stab […]