The world of dancehall appeared beset by tragedy and controversy this year, with its highest-profile singer, Vybz Kartel, arrested and charged with two murders. But the music didn't stop. Dancehall ...

In the cultural spaces from which dancehall music gets its name, women are usually the center of attention. The Jamaican genre’s digital rhythms are calibrated to inspire female bodies to wine, as the ...

After exploding onto the scene in 2023 as 1Ski Mask, the Jamaican dancehall artist talks to Billboard about his new name and his plans for 2025. By Kyle Denis The style of dancehall currently ...

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 — ...

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, ...

At around 1 am on a late-winter night in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, a small line of young men and women forms outside Sugar Mills nightclub. Attendees are searched by a team of bouncers before entering.

Blood flowing like waterfalls. Brains floating like feathers out of a torn pillow. Women submitting to the whims of neighborhood “dons.” The images are typical of dancehall, a popular Jamaican music ...

Spice is known as the Queen of Dancehall, but she might also be queen of the comeback. The Jamaican singer and reality star, whose real name is Grace Hamilton, overcame childhood traumas including the ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by A!MS, Ding Dong and Collie Buddz. By Kyle Denis After several false starts, summer finally seems to have settled in. That means music ...

“I feel like I’m one of the last,” Walshy Fire told me when we spoke back in 2019. The world-renowned DJ, producer and dancehall veteran had just stopped by the New York City offices of TIDAL, the ...

Only a handful of days into 2022, and Spice is already on top of the world. A Grammy nomination under her belt, a nod from none other than our forever POTUS, Barack Obama, and a groundbreaking new ...

Nick Cannon wrote, directed and stars in 'King of the Dancehall,' a musical drama woven around the influential Jamaican dance scene, which also features Busta Rhymes. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...