Raised by the People
On his debut solo album, Raised by the People, New York-based crooner/rapper Notch is a sonero, by definition a well-trained songsmith in the prime of his career. He´s already endured a strange musical journey; from his days in the reggae duo Born Jamerican to his later dancehall days to his latest venture: […]

Reggaeton’s unrealized dream

Reggaeton, the sexy and inescapable Latin hip-hop style that many said would transform Latin music, has hit a plateau. The question is whether it’s the leveling off before it falls off the music map, or a necessary breather before it vaults to new heights. In 2005, Daddy Yankee’s Gasolina was burning up the […]

Rakell takes on reggae

Reggaeton performer Rakell Sa wasn’t satisfied with just listening to Jamaican music . She wanted to drench herself in it.
The 23-year-old visited Jamaica early last year and decided to make the island her home.

Baby Cham: Shares His Ghetto Story
With the weather getting warmer, and Sean Paul having the number one single in the country earlier this year, dancehall is poised to endure a long, successful summer. This time around, however, the spotlight is fixed upon Baby Cham, whose single, “Ghetto Story,” has steadily climbed the charts and represents […]

Dunbar brings reggaeton to Anchorage
Born in New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, and raised in Manhattan, Washington Heights and Harlem, Huey Dunbar was bound to have some stories to tell.