DANCEHALL NEWS & REVIEWS

  An irate Popcaan took to Twitter on Monday to taunt members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) after it emerged that he had been arrested and slapped with a number of traffic charges. “Swear say unu go pan a big opps (operation) don’t?? Dummy’s (laughing emoticons)," the Unruly Boss teased.  Not satisfied, he posted a snide comment on Instagram about the leaking of his arrest to the media. “Gi man few traffic ticket and try use it make news. F#%! weirdos. Hope unu get promotion," he raged.  He will have to appear before the Yallahs Traffic Court on June 3, 2021 to answer to multiple breaches of the Road Traffic Act after alleged ‘unruly' behaviour during a routine traffic stop conducted by the St Thomas police on Sunday afternoon. Police reportedly intercepted Popcaan, who was reportedly travelling with his entourage in a nine-vehicle convoy in a section of Bath in the parish. The entertainer, whose real name is Andre Sutherland, was found to be in v...

  Real Name Grace Latoya Hamilton Date of Birth August 6, 1982 (age 38 years old) Gender Female Nationality Jamaican Net Worth $3 Million About  Spice Spice, whose real name is Grace Layota Hamilton,  has been making music since 2000, giving her ample time to collect a dedicated fanbase and to have a number of collaborations, acts with other artists, and work with several labels. Her debut song was the controversial “Romping Shop,” which she did alongside  Vybz Kartel  in 2009. Her very first debut was in 2000, at the annual Sting festival. This was her first major performance, and from there she earned a reputation for her ability to perform, even if she didn’t quite have a hit record to show for it. Spice began to tour around the world, and while she was in the UK, she managed to collaborate with Dave Kelly. This began a series of collaborations that hasn’t stopped to this day. “Romping Shop” spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, pea...

  Dancehall Queen Spice came through with another banger about undercover love with her latest single and visuals for  Bruck It .   The  Cool It  crooner is keeping busy as momentum builds for her first album, contributing to Konshens and Rvssian’s  Pay For It  last weekend, and this latest Jugglerz team up bright and early on Monday. Bringing back the sneaky vibes of her 2010 track  Jim Screechie , Spice pleads for privacy and pleasure on this purely sexual track. Jugglerz, the Billboard-charting German amalgam (record label/sound system/production team) shakes things up with a throbbing beat for Spice’s too-rude bars. Having worked with the likes of  Elephant Man  and  Konshens  in the past, and more famously on the fierce riddim for  Gage ’s  Good P—y Gyal , the group knows a thing or two about turning out a Dancehall hit. Bruck It  appears on their 2020 release, Dancehall Drumkit, a rocking suite of the ...

  Dancehall star Jada Kingdom has been sued by her former management company, Pop Style Music Publishing over comments the singer made on Instagram. In a lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court today (April 23), Jada Kingdom, whose real name is Jada Ashanti Murphy, is accused of libeling Pop Style and its principal during an Instagram Live video on April 13. According to a statement released today, the  Love Situations  singer is being asked to pay damages, interest on damages, and to issue an apology for the statements she made in the live broadcast.  The management company is being represented by attorneys Johnny Robertson, Ronald Young,  Natalia Casado, and Sarah Hsia. According to  Jada Kingdom ’s manager, “to hear her spew such libelous bile and defamatory untruths….is appalling and something she should be ashamed of.” The statement reported that the lawsuit was a last resort after Kingdom and her attorneys failed to retract the comments that were made in t...

  Attorneys representing broadcaster Khadine 'Miss Kitty' Hylton have written to reggae-dancehall artiste One1Can threatening legal action over alleged defamatory remarks made by the entertainer in an article on a dancehall website . In a pre-action letter sent to One1Can on Thursday, Miss Kitty, through Wilkinson Law, claims that allegations made by the entertainer of the pair once going on a date are “an outrageous lie”, and she's demanding a written apology from One1Can admitting that his allegations of a date were false and defamatory.  "Our instructions are that the statements highlighted (the entire article) are untrue and highly defamatory of our client. The said article with its defamatory comments has already been communicated to many persons. Further, many individuals have shared and re-shared the article/post with the likelihood that it might be communicated, potentially, to millions of people via the world wide web. This poses a serious threat...

Dancehall superstar Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis pleaded guilty to a breach of the curfew, contrary to the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) order, when he appeared before the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Black River, St Elizabeth on Monday. "Beenie Man pleaded guilty to the breach and we will be going back to court on May 14th to make a final plea in mitigation. On that date, Beenie Man will be sentenced, and he is likely to be fined. We will now have the opportunity to lay out the circumstances why it should not be a heavy fine," attorney-at-law Roderick Gordon, who is representing Beenie Man in this matter, told  Loop News .  "Beenie Man pleaded guilty because he wanted to take a responsible approach given that he is an elder of the global music community," Gordon added. Earlier this year, the 'Who Am I' deejay had  pleaded not guilty  when he first appeared before the court in February to answer the charges that stemmed from an alleged illegal party in lat...

  Shabdon Records and Ojayonthebeat have joined forces towards the  Reggae Falls Riddim project which features Grammy nominated singer Jah Cure and rising sensation Shaneil Muir with their single ‘ Missing You ’. Missing You, the lead single from the project, is scheduled to be released on Thursday, April 14 .  A video was shot by Bling Blang for the song at the Blue Lagoon in Portland. “This is my first reggae track and I’m happy that my fans  can hear a different side to me as a creative artiste,” said Muir. Muir said the inspiration for the song came from a personal experience from a past relationship and what she has observed in her peers' relationships. "You can’t live with them and you can’t live without them,” Muir said, smiling. In the meantime, in a joint statement, Ojayonthebeat and Shabdon said Reggae Falls Riddim "can be described as outer space with a calm river flow in the forest... So it has this space element sounds with reggae drum an...

“Everybody can dance, but a nuh everybody is a dancer” But locked away because of the corona virus pandemic, a lot of Jamaicans have been forced to confine themselves to dancing in their homes and in their yards as the dancehalls and clubs have all been closed. But now, you and your friends can unleash that ‘inner-dancer’ in a contest where you can even win prize money. Enter the ‘ Quarantine Dance Xplosion 2021 Online Competition ’ organised by the US-based entertainment firm Up A Hill Management , where you can get your groove on as part of a dance group, and win US$5,000 in prize money. Up a Hill Management is seeking 14 dance groups in Jamaica to compete in an online dance competition. The contest is open to dance groups comprising three to six persons, and all age groups residing in and outside of Jamaica. Entries are accepted in the categories of Roots Reggae, Dancehall, Reggae Contemporary/Classic, Reggae Dancehall, Dance Narrative, traditional folk forms, hip ho...

  (From left) Christina 'Dancing Rebel' Nelson, Keticia 'TC' Chatman and Tashlieka 'Pretty Pretty' Laird. With his mandate to showcase the Jamaican dancehall culture on international streaming platforms, Downsound Records (DSR) CEO Josef Bogdanovich  has thrown his muscles behind the new reality web series Dancehall Life . Dancehall Life premiered on Sunday April 11 on Kingston Signal’s official YouTube channel.  “The reality series is about the day in the life of these three influential ladies of dancehall, who amongst other things are known for their dancing skills,” Bogdanovich explained. The cast includes dancers Keticia “TC’ Chatman, Christina ‘Dancing Rebel’ Nelson and Tashlieka ‘Pretty Pretty’ Laird . Said Bogdanovich: “We did a pilot series to see how it went, and afterwards, we have a three- month plan. Moving forward will depend on what the response is like. These girls are very interesting and we are hoping their fan base will find them as interesti...

Do you know a Legend In The Making ? You're thinking of  Chiney T , a humble yet talented female artist who has made her way to the forefront of the dancehall industry within the last few months. Focused with a mind set for success and accepted by fans worldwide, it is obvious that Chiney T is on the scene to stay.   IN THE BEGINNING Birth name, Subrana Borris but rocks the stage name Chiney T,  a name that derived from the having a slight resemblance of the Chinese and the 1st letter of the alias 'Tiny', a unique name to go with such unique beauty, unique concepts and unique voice.   Chiney T was born  in St. Ann, Jamaica on April 1st 1987, t his proud county girl started doing music during her early years of high school, back then Chiney T would link up with another family member who had the same interest, so they could make music together.  Her passion for music grew over the years and so she pushed even harder to pursue the dream.. Not long after,...

You might have heard a few hot songs recently, as this artist quickly rises to the mainstream and becomes a household name for most people. Jahvel is no newbie to the music industry and brings a strong presence, along with harmonies, good concepts and melodies to last a lifetime. WHERE IT  ALL BEGUN Born  July 27th 1995,  Javan Burrell , where music was a talent running through Jahvel’s blood. Jahvel’s father and grandfather are well known reggae artists; Culture Dollar who is   his  father and his grandfather- the in the legend icon of Roland Burrell – Also known as Mr Johnny Dalla.  Jahvel has now come to bring a new lane of reggae music for the current generation  to enjoy. THE JOURNEY In the early stages of his career he was known as J. Blacks , but later decided to add part of his  given middle name to derive with his current stage name as Jahvel-which means ‘ Gift Of  God ’, later adding ‘ Di Bless One ’ after realizing that he is the...

  KARTEL & ETANA BABY O's? Grammy-nominated reggae singer Etana is raving about the great online response to her recent collaboration with dancehall superstar  Vybz Kartel .  The recent release titled ' Baby O ' by Etana ft. Kartel is truely a tremendous collaboration, expressing deep and affectional love. The song is the sophomore single from her new album, ' Pamoja ' The two artist vocalized on a afro type beat produced by Freemind Music , it was made available on youtube on the 25th of march and has gotten over 82,000 views since then. ELEMENT OF SURPRISE It is no doubt that the song has grabbed fans worldwide but a collaboration like this surely wasn't expected by many. If you haven't heard this song yet it is recommended, as it really tinkles the brain and bring forward a feeling that was needed in the current dancehall zone.. Etana has perfected the art of reinventing herself, and energizing her  fan base,  We strongly recommend lovers of ...