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Thirty Years of Waiting to Exhale: The Film and Soundtrack Redefined Black Women’s Stories

Waiting to Exhale was released in theaters 30 years ago on December 22, 1995. Paired with one of the most successful soundtracks in recording history, Waiting to Exhale was a rare cultural phenomenon:

22/12/2025

Anniversaries·Films·News

Sean Paul- Dutty Rock album cover designed by William Richards

Sean Paul’s Magnum Opus album Dutty Rock Turns 23

Twenty-three years after its release, Sean Paul’s Dutty Rock remains one of the most commercially potent and culturally transformative albums ever to emerge from the Caribbean. Initially issued on 12 November 2002,

21/11/2025

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LL Cool J’s Mr. Smith Turns 30, Debut Album Radio Turns 40

30 yeas ago Def Jam released LL Cool J’s Mr. Smith, on November 21, 1995 Emerging after the lukewarm reception of 14 Shots to the Dome, the album represented a full-circle moment

21/11/2025

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Dr. Dre’s Chronic 2001 Was Released 26 years Ago

Dr. Dre’s Chronic 2001 was released on this day November 16 in 1999 after a seven–year gap since his groundbreaking debut The Chronic, the album arrived at a moment when many wondered whether Dre

16/11/2025

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“Fantasy” Turns 30: Mariah Carey’s Chart-Topping Smash Began Its 8-Week Hot 100 Streak Today

On September 29, 1995, Mariah Carey rewrote music history when “Fantasy” debuted at No. 1 and started an eight-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist ever

30/09/2025

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Sophia George’s “Girlie Girlie” Turns 40: The Jamaican Schoolteacher’s Reggae-Pop Classic That Conquered the World

In 1985, a young schoolteacher from Kingston stepped into the recording booth and recorded a reggae-pop song that gave her a place in history. That teacher was Sophia George, and the song

28/08/2025

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Buju Banton’s Unchained Spirit Turns 25: Prophecy, Experimentation, and the Crossroads of a Legend

When Buju Banton released Unchained Spirit on August 22, 2000, the Jamaican dancehall icon was standing at a crossroads. Just three years earlier, his roots-conscious masterpieces Inna Heights (1997) had repositioned him from

22/08/2025

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Stefflon Don’s Secure At 7: The Only Mixtape In Dancehall History To Hit The UK Albums Chart

When Secure dropped on August 17, 2018, Stefflon Don was already riding a wave of momentum that most artists only dream of. She had just become the first UK artist to land

17/08/2025

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Tony Matterhorn’s Dancehall Classic ‘Dutty Wine’ Certified Silver In The U.K. After Nearly Two Decades

Tony Matterhorn has earned his first U.K. Silver certification for the dancehall anthem “Dutty Wine,” nearly 20 years after the track first set dancefloors ablaze. According to the British Phonographic Industry, the

15/08/2025

Anniversaries·Certifications

Patra in Pull Up to the Bumper music video

30 Years Later: Patra’s Scent of Attraction Remains the Last Dancehall Album by a Woman to Chart on the Billboard 200

On this day in 1995, Jamaican dancehall artist Patra released her sophomore album, Scent of Attraction. The album debuted at No. 151 on the Billboard 200, No. 28 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,

08/08/2025

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Buju Banton’s ‘Til Shiloh’ Turns 30: “The Greatest Jamaican Album of the Last Forty-Five Years”

On July 18, 1995, Buju Banton released ‘Til Shiloh, his fourth studio album and the clearest signal of a dramatic artistic shift. Known up to that point for his gritty dancehall delivery

18/07/2025

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Major Lazer Diplo, (right) alongside DJs Walshy Fire(left) and Ape Drums

Major Lazer’s ‘Peace Is The Mission’ Turns 10

June 1, 2025, marks ten years since Major Lazer released Peace Is the Mission, the genre-bending album that helped redefine global dance music. A fusion of dancehall, EDM, reggaeton, and pop, the

01/06/2025

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