interview
Douster on Dancehall, Style, and Having Fun
When Douster arrived on the tropical bass scene in 2009 as a part of the Argentinian DJ collective/label ZZK, he was a student visiting Buenos Aires from France. He fell...
Tag Results for: Dancehall 2
Results
1 -
20 of
23
article
Aurelio Martinez: Last (Garifuna) Man Standing
As New York's Garifuna Community Celebrates Surival Day in the Club, Survival Is Anything But Certain
interview
Tifa on Top: Meet the Girl Running Jamaican Dancehall
With a combination of super-cuteness and sassy lyrics delivered with style, young dancehall deejay and singer Tifa has shaken up the scene in her native Kingston and...
article
Mavado Tries On Dancehall Crown, Sets Sights On US
The “Gully Gad” has emerged as dancehall’s last superstar standing. What’s next?
article
A Raka Keeps It Real
Los Rakas stop by MTV Iggy to talk about everything from pan-African politics to Panamanian slang.
Truth is, there’s only Los Rakas really doing this. The bilingual...
interview
Zuzuka Poderosa Is Ready To Show the World Her Beautiful Carioca Bass
Zuzuka Poderosa's bio is a lot like the story of global bass music itself. The Brazil-born, Brooklyn-based bass vocalist is inspired by baile funk but her music has...
interview
ICON: Kardinal Offishall is Dangerous and Not for Sale
Words and interview by Rebecca McDonald.
As one of the premier producer/rap artists to grace the Canadian music scene and beyond, you can crown this king the Jay-Z of...
article
CHECKPOINT: Bluefields, Nicaragua
On the isolated Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, embraced tightly by green jungle in all sides, is a place called Bluefields. To get there, you start with a bumpy six-hour...
list
9 Obama Songs From Around The Globe
President Obama's razor-thin re-election last night shows that the US is still divided on his record as the country's leader. But one thing is for sure -- the rest of...
list
Native Creatives: 10 Artists Representing Indigenous Youth Worldwide
A Tribe Called Red/Photo courtesy of the artist
Starting October 30 and running through November 4, Aboriginal Music Week will go off in Winnipeg, Canada,...
article
When Dancehall Goes Pop: Is Sean Paul to Blame?
Everything was almost perfectly ordinary. Sean Paul was playing a private press preview in a small, yet stylish Meatpacking District lounge in New York City. The label...
article
Alika & Nueva Alianza: Irie in Argentina
Name: Alika & Nueva Alianza
Where They’re From: Buenos Aires, Argentina
When They Started: 1999
Genre: Reggae Villera
Most Similar: Fidel Nadal, La Mala...
interview
Ricky Blaze Has Got The Gift
Young producer and solo artist Ricky Blaze is turning 24 on the day he picks up the phone for MTV Iggy, and he's got plenty to celebrate. The Brooklynite's latest...
article
Icons: Looking Forward With Lee “Scratch” Perry
Ask a lot of people both inside and outside of Jamaica about Lee "Scratch" Perry and they'll tell you he's a crazy man. Even if they acknowledge that the Grammy winning...
list
Doggy Dogg World: Snoop’s 10 Coolest International Collaborations
At this point, collaborating with Snoop Dogg is like a rite of passage for an artist. The man has popped up on tracks with everyone from Katy Perry to Willie...
interview
Pussy, Pussy, Pussy, Marijuana: Yep. Brazilian Girls are Coming Back.
Band gets together for love of music. Band blows up and tours the world. Band gets stressed out. Band starts in-fighting. Band tries some personnel changes. Band breaks...
interview
Dancehall Dirty Talk With Natalie Storm
Natalie Storm will tell you that dancehall is an intensely competitive world, but the spicy lyricist wouldn't have it any other way. And though she's always played...
article
Dancehall King Busy Signal Takes Root in Reggae
On the last track of his new album Reggae Music Again, Busy Signal delivers a spoken manifesto explaining why a hardcore dancehall artist would record an all-roots...
article
Fuel Your Lady’s Love With Reggae Superstar, I-Octane
I-Octane could melt the coldest of hearts, and not just because his moniker is a play on highly flammable petroleum. The Jamaican dancehall/reggae game-changer has an...
article
Gappy Ranks Reps Real UK Reggae
Get to know rising UK reggae artist Gappy Ranks. Trust us. The Londoner born Jacob Williams has been performing since age 11, and not only does he sing and rap, but he's...