The son of drug dealer and an alcoholic, Steven Malcolm loved basketball, girls and Snoop Dogg, and slid by on barely-good-enough grades in high school in western Michigan. In 2010, the college ...

Long before Keznamdi collected his Grammy award as the 2026 winner for Best Reggae Album, the musically gifted Jamaican youth was a fiend for hip-hop. "I started out rapping," says Kez, who was raised ...

Integral, yet often unseen, the effect of reggae on New Zealand hip-hop has been a constant throughout the culture’s development. Though it may have appeared to peak in the mid-90s, mirroring the ...

As Black History Month comes to a close, the 2022 NAACP Image Awards cap off a month celebrating black contributions to society. After the ceremony on Saturday, February 26, the celebrating will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edward Bohannon, aka DJ E, curates KC Reggae Fest, bridging gaps in Kansas City’s music scene while spotlighting rising and ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Chip and DJ Cheem. By Kyle Denis With carnival season coming to a close, it’s time to let go of the summer and ease into the cooler half ...

In the Bronx earlier this month, there was a celebration of reggae music and its impact on other cultures. “The Caribbean contribution to this city and to the United States and to the world is amazing ...

Mr. Vegas is an award-winning reggae dancehall singer. The performers is a cultural ambassador known in the dancehall and reggae industry for his ability to blend “rapid-fire toasting with melodic ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Alison Hinds, Bayka and Pablo YG. By Kyle Denis Although June ended with Hurricane Beryl pummeling the Caribbean — St. Vincent and the ...

Genesis can now come as hip hop. Psalms can sway to reggae. The Gospels can be sung by a children’s choir, delivered as African dance music, or performed by a barbershop quartet. With a few clicks, ...

If you were on the inside of Miami’s hot hip hop scene over the last 15 years, you probably already know Abebe Lewis. He stages nightclub events and produces music festivals throughout South Florida, ...