Walshy Fire has long been involved in the dancehall scene. As a kid, he grew up near House of Leo, an iconic dancehall venue in Kingston, Jamaica. As a young adult, he joined Black Chiney, a Jamaican ...

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 ...

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, ...

Jamaicans often say to each other, “Jamaica is not a real place,” as we shake our heads at the beauty and madness of our birthplace. On last week’s episode of Jamaica Is Not a Real Place, a day before ...

Dancehall artist (and now we can add legend) Vybz Kartel was recently sentenced 35 years to life in prison for a murder conviction. The artist that everyone either loves or loves to hate has left us ...

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 ...

“I feel like I’m one of the last,” Walshy Fire told me when we spoke back in 2019. The world-renowned DJ, producer and dancehall veteran had just stopped by the New York City offices of TIDAL, the ...