Long before streaming platforms and curated play lists became the norm, Jamaica’s sound systems dictated the soundtrack of the streets. Exclusive dubplates, expertly crafted mixes, and powerful ...

A Jamaican DJ and entertainer known as the “Flossing King” is accused of running a fentanyl and cocaine ring in South Jersey while out on parole for similar crimes. Andrew Davis, who performs under ...

UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by ditching English folk tunes and adding bass ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Magnum Dancehall Week is celebrating three years as a cultural platform highlighting Jamaica’s dancehall culture. What began as an ambitious effort to formally recognise and ...

I missed Vol. 33, so I'm going back to Vol. 33. A mix using the original sample from Kanye's "Mercy" (2012). You can continue into reggae as is, or transition to hip hop via "Mercy". Both 1 and 2 are ...

"They had to cut my body open from top down," Spice recalls exclusively to PEOPLE of her sepsis illness Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Just days before an announced closure, the Coupland Dancehall has been saved as a Texas country music shrine. On Aug. 11, Abbey Road, owner of the Coupland Dancehall, located in a rural community in ...

The Coupland Dancehall, about 30 miles northeast of Austin, is old. Opened in 1904, the legendary honky-tonk is older than five U.S. states, has stood through the administration of 21 different ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by A!MS, Ding Dong and Collie Buddz. By Kyle Denis After several false starts, summer finally seems to have settled in. That means music ...

A debut book from Major Lazer MC and DJ Walshy Fire documents rare dancehall flyers and posters from around the world. Titled Art of Dancehall: Flyer and Poster Designs of Jamaican Dancehall Culture, ...

If you were alive and clubbing in the boroughs in the 1980s and ‘90s, chances are you saw advertisements for a “sound clash.” If you were lucky—and near enough to Flatbush, Jamaica or Wakefield—you ...

DJ iBreeze’s latest video has left him wondering why he didn’t take his music outdoors sooner. Shot at Astwood Park, with ocean views, dramatic cliffs, and sunlight spilling across the frame, the mix ...