Although barely a teenager when Sean Paul made the smash hit, Cynthia Morgan would switch the "Gal" to "Boy" a decade later in a moment that captures Dancehall Music's strong influence in the Nigerian ...

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, ...

The Jamaican artist was raised on his island's longtime musical exports. Now — with some help from Shaggy — he's forging their future. By Damien Scott September’s Hip-Hop Forever show at Madison ...

The King of the Dancehall opens up about the #SimSimmaChallenge and the debates around Afrobeats and dancehall music. By Kyle Denis Simma down: The King of the Dancehall has returned. Seven years ...

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 — ...

"What inspired you to write this article?" I was asked by one of the music executives I interviewed about my Cynthia Morgan piece. A could list a handful of reasons that inspired the article. Amongst ...