Matumbi, Black Missionaries collaborate

Anne Matumbi has a higher rank on the country’s dancehall ladder and it is an undisputable fact that The Black Missionaries are on top of the Reggae music pyramid in the country, that is how the two are connected.
Now combining the feats, Matumbi and the reggae group have collaborated in […]

Strong medicine - Beenie Man coughs up threats at Twins of Twins
Beenie Man has issued a strong warning to the Twins of Twins over their latest CD, The Resurrection of the Ghetto, Volume Sicks, for comments made about him on sections of the CD.
The Twins’ CD features comedy skits mimicing entertainment personalities while […]

Burning Spear takes reggae to the people

“I don’t mind” is an expression that Grammy-winning reggae star Burning Spear says a lot in his beautiful sing-song Jamaican voice. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t care - political activism and songs with a message are at the core of his music. Many fans who flock to hear his […]

When the fad goes fizzle
Reggaeton may be running out of gasolina.
Radio stations that flocked to the thumping Latino hip-hop style have seen their ratings slip in recent weeks. In at least three markets — Las Vegas, Dallas and Miami — stations that gambled on the music’s growing popularity have since switched back to more […]

Junior Kelly’s Tough Life by Elena Oumano
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With the lion’s share of today’s reggae driven by dancehall’s digital beats, and holier-than-thou mic rockers like Sizzla courting hip-hop heads with cynical pussy shout-outs, you just know some in the “conscious” roots contingent are struggling to regain a sense of self. Not Junior Kelly. Tough Life—Kelly’s […]