“Top ranking” is a phrase so common in the lexicon of dancehall reggae, it could almost be punctuation. That’s not to mention related terms like “highly rated,” “strictly the best,” and “tougher than ...

In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

In Trelawny, Magic!’s two hits – “Rude,” which went to Number One in America, and “Let Your Hair Down,” a follow-up even softer than its predecessor – were received by an enthusiastic audience that ...

Known for his tender melodies and sensual stage show, Daps earned his first entry on Top Reggae Albums with 2020’s Vent (No. 10), a career-shifting set that featured collaborations with Spice, Beenie ...

Music studios here, low on frills and high on voltage, are the nerve centers of Jamaica. Anywhere on the island — even in Kingston, a car-loving city that scoffs at public domain — music blares. From ...

Jimmy Cliff, who was a presence at the birth of modern Jamaican music and helped spread the influence of reggae around the ...

The dancehall star's new project arrives May 23. Read the Billboard interview. By Kyle Denis Hailing from Mannings Hill in the Stony Hill area of Jamaica’s St. Andrew parish, Valiant has emerged as ...

Sean Paul and Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens have led tributes to legendary musician, Jimmy Cliff. The Jamaican reggae star, known ...

Since the late nineteen-seventies, the streets of Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, have been decorated with ad-hoc placards promising quick, transformative thrills. The signs—hand-painted on ...

Hailing from Mannings Hill in the Stony Hill area of Jamaica’s St. Andrew parish, Valiant has emerged as one of the leading voices of dancehall’s new generation – and his forthcoming new EP promises ...