Jahmiel drop the long awaited video for his lovers rock single “U Me Luv.” In the RD Studios-directed cut, Jahmiel profess his love for his lady and even tied the knot in the end. “Tell her a you me love even when she say great man whatever / She say me done make it and so much girls want to be my pleasure / But so much means if me no have yo then me suffer / Because girl a you me love, you me lov... »
Capleton is pleading for the public help in recovering his stolen car with a huge catalog of unreleased music. A rep for the reggae icon told Dancehall HipHop that his metallic brown Grand Vitara SUV was stolen in St. Ann yesterday. “We are appealing to anyone who can help recover the vehicle and the valuables that was left inside of it,” his rep said. “There were some unreleased music inside the ... »
Vybz Kartel shares more photos from his recent family visit in prison on his Instagram page. The Gazanation deejay has been off social media for a few months now and suddenly popped up on IG over the weekend with a few new posts. Last week, Dancehallhiphop.com shared a few photos of Vybz Kartel and his friends taken at GP. The pics were taken while prisoners were allowed a family fun day visit and... »
Vybz Kartel has given females who do plastic surgeries two thumbs up. Over the past few years a number of local Jamaican female celebrities have been going under the knife to get their bodies done. Some ladies like Yanique Curvy Diva and DHQ Sher have been getting criticism for doing boob and butt implants, but Vybz Kartel is now coming to their defense and we all know once the Gazanation deejay s... »
Dancehall star Khago has refused to evacuate his South Florida home amidst hurricane Irma barreling down on the state. Some 5 million people are under evacuation warning in the South Florida area with the powerful storm closing in. Millions have evacuated their homes but there are still some folks who are staying home to ride out the storm. Currently, the hurricane is fluctuating between a categor... »
Days after news emerged of a possible defamation lawsuit being filed against Foota Hype for comments he made regarding comedian Quite Perry, the popular selector is today contemplating legal action of his own against popular entertainment show, Nightly Fix. The selector explained that on Monday, hosts Naro Hart and Arianne ‘Ari’ Hammond claimed he (Foota Hype) accused comedian Quite Pe... »
Tommy Lee Sparta speak out in an emotional plea to stop crime and violence in his hometown Montego Bay. The dancehall deejay’s plea came just after the Jamaican government announced that Mount Salem, St James, will be the first Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in the Parish. The ZOSO program will see joint police and military operations in these areas and strict curfew is enforced to dismantle cr... »
Some new Vybz Kartel photos of him in prison have surfaced and gone viral on social media. Not too often we see new images of the incarcerated dancehall star, but on Thursday some new pics popped up showing him wearing white short denim pants and white polo shirt. There is one thing new that you will notice about Vybz Kartel and that is his facial hair. The aced dancehall deejay has never before s... »
Popcaan leads a protest movement in his native parish St. Thomas yesterday over bad roads . The dancehall deejay says rather than just doing a song about the bad conditions of the roads in St. Thomas, he is choosing to instead get actively involved in a movement to get the government’s attention. The deejay can be seen in these photos along with a group of men holding up plaque cards in Morant Bay... »
Alkaline visa was not revoked despite recent rumors claiming that the Vendetta deejay is currently without travel documents for the U.S. The rumors started following Alkaline’s no show at the Ecips Music Festival in New York last week. The “Champion Boy” deejay blamed it on circumstances beyond his control, but sources told Dancehall HipHop that his and other artists no show was as a result ... »
I’m Yours, the latest album from Sizzla Kalonji, has debuted at number three on Billboard’s Reggae album chart. It also debuts at number four on Billboard’s Heatseekers album chart. Sizzla has charted over 26 titles on the Billboard chart to date, and I’m Yours is his highest charting effort so far. “The album connect… Many more surprises to come forth,” Sizzla said. “ I... »
Dre Island and Popcaan come through with the video for their conscious single “We Pray.” The track was produced by Dre Island himself and Mini of E5 Records. You can also expect the single on the sngjays upcoming project NOW I RISE. “Dre blessing affi flow when the prayer gone up / Not an evil can harm us / Them think we done when wi just a warm up / Dre nothing naan minus so me tell the youths ho... »
R. Kelly is currently doing more damage control after new allegations that he had sex with an underage girl and even abused her. 24-year-old Jerhonda Johnson Pace spoke with Buzzfeed this week where she revealed details about her ordeal with R. Kelly from when she was 16 years old. Pace says that she met the R&B legend in 2008 outside a courtroom in Chicago while he was on trial for child porn... »
Jah Cure finds himself another race car after totaling his Mercedes Benz C63 ast week. The reggae crooner was lucky to walk away from the crash without a scratch thanks to the number of safety features that come with the car. Jah Cure posted a clip of himself over the weekend testing out a much more expensive race car, a Bentley Continental GT3R. While the C63 AMG retail for around US$70,000 in th... »
Kym Hamilton, formerly known as Gaza Kim, has opened up about being beaten by Vybz Kartel cronies and going into a state of depression since then. Gaza Kim was once one of the fastest rising dancehall artists inside Vybz Kartel’s now disbanded Portmore Empire, but her fast rise came to an end in 2010 when she was beaten by cronies of her mentor Vybz Kartel. In a powerful new single “God Plan,” the... »
New York Hilton in Manhattan will be the venue for the 55th annual Jamaica Grand Independence Gala on Saturday, August 26. The black-tie event is hosted by the Jamaica Independence Foundation, Inc, under the patronage of Consul General of Jamaica Trudy Deans and the Jamaica Tourist Board. Scheduled to headline the evening’s entertainment package are Romain Virgo and The Unit Band. Grammy-win... »
Jah Cure totaled his brand new AMG Mercedes-Benz on Saturday night, but thankfully he was not hurt. The reggae crooner spent around $30 million on the new C-Class AMG a few months ago. That is around US$250,000. While these cars retail for around US$70,000 in the United States, import duties, and other taxes can easily double or triple the cost to own one of them in Jamaica. His insurance will mor... »
Aidonia’s new hit single “Yeah Yeah” is making cops nervous and are calling for dancehall fans to use caution when listening to the song. The 4thGenna deejay released the song last month and already it’s one of the biggest singles in dancehall this summer. It’s one of the most requested songs in parties and street dances across the island and fans seems to just go wild whenever it’s being pl... »
Dancehall artists Kasanova gave his friends and fans a scare recently when he mysteriously went missing. There were some talks in dancehall circles that he was faking his death to gain attention for his career. While it’s true that he faked his death, Kasanova says there is much more to the story around his disappearance. In a full-length interview with the Observer, the dancehall deejay says his ... »
DMX is currently on house arrest after failing a whopping four drug tests. DMX almost went back to prison, but instead, the judge was lenient on him and sent him to go on house arrest. TMZ reported that not only did the Ruff Ryders rapper failed four drug tests, he also turned up to his bail hearing half and hour late. That got to angered the judge, but perhaps the judge was having a great day so ... »
Foota Hype is trolling Alkaline on Instagram after welcoming his new baby. Alkaline famously raps about being the dancehall “gallis” of the moment, but Foota Hype is feeling some type of way about giving the Vendetta boss that title. “Some bwoy say dem a gallis and a talk bout extra lesson and nuh know dah feeling yah fi create life #adori day just born pic,” Foota Hype wrote in the caption of a p... »
Sean Kingston has responded to a subtle diss from Alkaline last night on Instagram. The Time is Money singer posted a video letting his feelings be known after Alkaline called both him and his new artist Tommy Lee Sparta a b*tch in an Instagram post. “Just because you see me took a video of Tommy Lee a sleep a long time me know them man deh,” Kingston said. “Them man deh a me parry its just a jok... »
Jamaican celebrated it’s 55th Independence Day on August 6th and Drake‘s main producer and business partner Noah “40” Shebib praises the island’s dancehall culture. 40, who is of Lebanese/Canadian descent, grew up on reggae/dancehall music and that has heavily influenced his work over the years as seen in a lot of Drake’s biggest records like “One Dance” and “Controlla.” In fact, the entire Views ... »
Best to ever exist”. Rihanna has been praised by fans as she debuted her elaborate costume for Barbados’ Crop Over Festival. The singer attended the festival last weekend, and uploaded an photo of her outfit to Instagram, complete with multi-coloured feathers and a jewel-encrusted bikini. She also debuted her new turquoise hair after teasing a snap of it on Instagram over the weekend. ... »
Spice has already crowned herself the new queen of dancehall, but are fans and industry stakeholders ready to give her the crown? Last month, Spice made a bold statement on Instagram telling her fans that she is the new queen of dancehall. “The New #Queenofdancehall who vex,” she said. A lot of her fans agree with her statement but some fans are not yet sold. Now that Lady Saw has officially retir... »
