These iconic riddims inspired generations of artists, fueled countless hits and transformed the way dancehall and soca are ...

After exploding onto the scene in 2023 as 1Ski Mask, the Jamaican dancehall artist talks to Billboard about his new name and his plans for 2025. By Kyle Denis The style of dancehall currently ...

Seductive songs about the pursuit of female pleasure have made the dancehall artist Shenseea a new face of girl power. Seductive songs about the pursuit of female pleasure have made the dancehall ...

Let’s set the scene. You’re out with friends, or maybe by yourself, at a local nightclub or day party, and the DJ on set gives a shoutout to the “Carribeans” in the crowd. They say something like, ...

The Jamaican dancehall star is readying a star-studded album led by a Kris Kross-sampling lead single. Get all the details. By Kyle Denis It’s been 20 years since Ding Dong’s “Badman Forward Badman ...

The first sign that Masicka doesn’t stick to any preconceived path arrives when the new-generation Jamaican dancehall artist talks about some of his favorite musicians, like Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks — ...

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981 - along with a handful of sidebar columns and lists on other important ...

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 ...