The Best Dancehall Songs of 2010
Ask anyone who was in a dance in 2010 and they will tell you the same thing: it was Vybz Kartel’s world, and everybody else was renting space in it.[#item_full_content]
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The Best Dancehall Songs of 2009
In 2009 dancehall ran hot, loud and divided. The Gaza and Gully feud between Vybz Kartel and Mavado took over the streets, the sound systems and eventually the Prime Minister’s office.[#item_full_content]
The Best Dancehall Songs of 2008: 12 Tunes That Defined a Heavy Year
The best dancehall songs of 2008 came out of a hard year. Oil prices and food shortages were squeezing every household in Jamaica, and police were shutting down street dances across Kingston.[#item_full_content]
Vybz Kartel Earns Third UK Certification as Major Lazer’s ‘Pon De Floor’ Goes Silver
Some songs just refuse to fade, and “Pon De Floor” is one of them. Seventeen years after it first rattled club speakers, the Major Lazer track featuring Vybz Kartel and Afrojack has officially been certified Silver in the United Kingdom.[#item_full_content]
DJ Tygga Ty Celebrates Colombian Chart Topping Win With Charly Black’s “Mi Love”
J Tygga Ty is getting some love from Colombia. “Mi Love,” his collaboration with Charly Black on the Shining Star riddim, has reached No.[#item_full_content]
Tilibop is ecstatic about the fan response to ‘Dem Nuh Ready’ featuring Sizzla Kalonji
Reggae artiste Tilibop is beaming at the early response to his latest video, “Dem Nuh Ready” featuring Sizzla Kalonji.[#item_full_content]
Eminem’s Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Leaking Rapper’s Unreleased Music
Eight million plays. That’s how many times Eminem’s stolen, unreleased tracks were accessed after they slipped out of his Detroit operation, and the person selling them turned out to be someone who had been on the inside for 14 years.[#item_full_content]
Tarrus Riley Drops Official Video for ‘Red Flags’
Tarrus Riley isn’t wasting words on this one. The reggae veteran announced the official video for “Red Flags” with a Facebook post that reads, in full, “Official Video for Red Flags OUT NOW,” followed by a single red flag emoji.[#item_full_content]
Beenie Man’s ‘305/876’ With Rick Ross and Rènata Submitted for Grammy Consideration
Beenie Man isn’t chasing a reggae Grammy this time. His track “305/876,” featuring Rènata and Rick Ross, has been submitted for consideration in Best Melodic Rap Performance, a category where dancehall artists rarely appear.[#item_full_content]
Lali X Lola Join Ghana Jamaica Homecoming Festival Lineup
The Ghana Jamaica Homecoming Festival has its first women on the bill, and Gramps Morgan wanted everybody to know it.[#item_full_content]