As a pop-culture-consuming whole, Americans have a strange relationship with Jamaican dancehall. Although it’s one of the most important and prolific music scenes in the world, we routinely ignore it ...

This winter proved to be an unseasonably hot one on the Billboard charts. Dancehall reggae stars Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder blazed their way into the American pop mainstream with authentic, sizzling ...

In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble heavily.

Back in 2017, Toronto-based DJ and host of popular party JERK, Bambii, provided The FADER with a beautifully-varied 40-minute long mix that stretched the possibilities of club music. On it, she made ...

When it was released in 1997, Dancehall Queen created a sensation in Jamaica, eventually surpassing The Harder They Come as the highest-grossing film in that country's history. Like the dancehall ...

In October 2013, Charlotte resident Manning Sweat’s recording studio on West 24th Street hosted a girl’s Sweet Sixteen birthday party. After the party had started, Sweat said his son – who was at the ...

Drake has long credited Kartel as one of his biggest influences, referencing him in interviews and on social media. Drake ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. From a Sean Paul show in Brooklyn to a 1,000-person yacht party on the Hudson River, the city’s dancehall fans are showing up in droves. Credit...DeSean McClinton-Holland for ...