As a pop-culture-consuming whole, Americans have a strange relationship with Jamaican dancehall. Although it’s one of the most important and prolific music scenes in the world, we routinely ignore it ...

While he was not a singer, deejay or selector, Joe Lick Shot made his mark at countless dances during the 1980s. The ...

DJ Khaled has released several reggae/dancehall bangers and hates to see Jamaica in ruins following Hurricane Melissa -- now ...

In 1982, at the height of his career, Yellowman (born Winston Foster) was diagnosed with skin cancer. After being in ...

With a death toll of over 75 across the Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa significantly impacted the region, particularly Jamaica, ...

Jamaican dancehall musician Adidja Palmer, popularly known as Vybz Kartel, has honoured Shatta Wale following a donation the ...

Dancehall has replaced reggae as the defining music of Jamaica, at least for contemporary Jamaicans. Fans say it’s the voice of the people. Critics say it glorifies sex and violence. In its most basic ...

Another reggae superstar, Shaggy, is also rallying for his home country. For the artist, known for such hits as “Boombastic,” “In the Summertime” and “It Wasn’t Me,” the cause is more personal; his ...

The announcement that dancehall artistes Vybz Kartel and Shenseea were shortlisted for the 2025 Reggae Grammy Award rehashed ...

Since the late nineteen-seventies, the streets of Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, have been decorated with ad-hoc placards promising quick, transformative thrills. The signs—hand-painted on ...

In the first week of May, the American music industry commenced a semi-annual tradition: singling out a lone piece of Jamaican music and sending it up the charts. 2018’s lucky winner is “Walking ...