As dancehall music continues to strive for international recognition among the mainstream genres, it apparently remains blemished by crime, homophobia, and violence. While there have been several ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - With reputed drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke in custody and Jamaica's state of emergency officially over, many dancehall stars are turning their backs on the violent ...

In the cultural spaces from which dancehall music gets its name, women are usually the center of attention. The Jamaican genre’s digital rhythms are calibrated to inspire female bodies to wine, as the ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by F.S., Jah Vinci, Christopher Martin and more. By Kyle Denis After weathering two globe-traversing clashes in January, dancehall spent ...

Seductive songs about the pursuit of female pleasure have made the dancehall artist Shenseea a new face of girl power. Shenseea outside the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, in September. Later ...

There is no doubt in my mind that the content of dancehall lyrics is a significant contributor to the violence and wickedness perpetuated by a certain segment of the population. The artistes are ...

Police commissioner Dr Carl Williams says the High Command would be willing to support a detailed study of the link between violent dancehall lyrics and crime, because the police are convinced that ...