Editors At Large

Rapper Bun B Recalls Bob Marley Inspiration and the Dominance of Reggae & Dancehall in the ’90s

In this article: Bun B, a Houston rapper and a founding member of UGK, expressed his desire to merge gangster rap with roots reggae music, despite the thematic differences between the two

23/09/2023

90s Dancehall·Reggae

Nas’ ‘Magic 3’ Album Review: Hip-Hop’s Shakespeare Has Lyrics And Work Ethic To Match

Having listened to all seventeen of Nas’s studio albums, plus the ‘Lost Tapes,’ the Queen’s Bridge native has been an Urban east coast Grio who demystifies American street culture with word play that goes

21/09/2023

Album Reviews

Sean Paul Reflects on His Monumental Performance at Madison Square Garden’s ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ Celebration

43 years after Reggae legend Bob Marley gave his last Madison Square Garden performance, dancehall icon Sean Paul headlined the venue at the sold-out Hot 97 ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ celebration concert. Sean was the only Jamaican

21/09/2023

Features·Interview

Forensic Musicologist Brian McBrearty Says Steely and Clevie’s Reggaeton Lawsuit ‘Is Just Silly’

Forensic Musicologist Brian McBrearty says he believes the copyright lawsuit filed by Steely and Clevie against the reggaeton community is ‘silly‘ and has no clear basis for protection under U.S. law. The riddim making

20/09/2023

Music Business

Jason Derulo’s Dancehall hit ‘Swalla’ Featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign Surpasses 1 Billion Spotify Streams

“Swalla,” the dancehall-infused track by American singer Jason Derulo featuring Queen Of Rap Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song released on February 24,

20/09/2023

Spotify

Skeng’s ‘Shalalala’ Dominates YouTube Charts in Jamaica for Four Weeks!

Skeng‘s ‘Shalalala’ spends four weeks at No.1 on YouTube in Jamaica. The song produced by Zmii Records earned 360,107 streams in the island for the weekending September 14, which is an increase of

19/09/2023

Dancehall

‘Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Spends 800 Weeks On Billboard 200 Chart

Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers is the second longest charting album on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with 800 non-consecutive weeks as of September 23, 2023. The album

19/09/2023

Album Sales·Charts

Buju Banton’s ‘Born For Greatness’ Misses The U.S. Billboard Reggae Albums Chart

Reggae legend Buju Banton‘s “Born For Greatness” misses the U.S. Billboard Reggae Albums Chart. This is the first time in the last 30 years that an album by Banton has not debuted on

19/09/2023

Album Sales

From Sean Paul to Byron Messia? Charting the Evolution of Dancehall Hits

Byron Messia made a claim on Monday that his song Talibans which spent one week on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at No. 99 is the biggest dancehall song since 2005. That year

19/09/2023

Charts·Dancehall·Music

Stephen Marley-Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life surpasses 100 million streams on Spotify

Stephen Marley’s Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life Surpasses 100 Million Spotify Streams

Stephen Marley‘s ‘Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life’ has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify. The album released May 24, 2011 by Universal/Tuff Gong Records debuted at No. 1 on the

18/09/2023

Spotify

A Dancehall and Hip-Hop Fusion: Sean Paul and TeeJay Rock ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ Concert at MSG

Dancehall icon Sean Paul and young deejay TeeJay set the stage on fire at the Madison Square Gardens during the sold-out Hot 97 ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ celebration concert on Friday. The

16/09/2023

Dancehall·Hip Hop

Cardi B sounds off on Lincoln 3 Dot, “I wish he would try to sue, he gonna lose bad”

Rapper CARDI B says she has never heard of Lincoln 3 Dot or his “sound alike” song “Bang” which social media users are accusing the rapper of ripping off. In fact Cardi

12/09/2023

Funk·Music

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