You know what you need in your life? More mixtapes with 96 songs on them. Not 96 Papoose freestyles but 96 dancehall classics and rareties blended like Appleton, pineapple and coconut milk by extended ...

When is a mix not a mix? When it's a mutant mixtape, that's when. For his contribution to the FADER Mix series, London producer Murlo hit up his "Jasmine" collaborator Gemma Dunleavy to help cook up ...

Compiling a guide to all of dancehall and picking only a few songs is a hard a task for mortal men, so I decided instead to focus on dancehall rhythms. A rhythm—or “riddim”—is an instrumental track ...

Lenky's handclap-heavy groove soundtracked three major hits in the summer of '03 and helped dancehall cement its U.S. takeover. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles ...

AMERICAN music producer Dre Skull discovered Jamaican music through his collection of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry records. But it was his first visit to the island five years ago that sealed his affection for ...

This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...

Trace the evolution of the genre over the decades via songs by Sister Nancy, Cutty Ranks, Super Cat and more. By David Renard Great to be back with you again. I’m Dave Renard, an editor on the Times ...

Ghana’s finest award-winning jock, Dj Champagne is set to drop his first ever riddim album set soon. His huge success with Ghana version of the 'Foam pary riddim mixtape', officially endorsed by the ...