Dancehall News

The diwali riddim is one of the most consequential backing tracks in the history of popular music.

If you have spent any time around reggae or dancehall music, you have almost certainly heard the word “riddim” without necessarily knowing what it means or why it matters so much.

The detail prosecutors keep returning to is not Lil Durk himself but a 24-year-old named Saviay’a Robinson, known as Lul Pab, who was pulled from a Cadillac Escalade at a Los Angeles gas station near the Beverly Center in August 2022 and later died from his wounds.

When the conversation turns to the best female dancehall artists in history, a handful of names have consistently shaped the genre’s trajectory, from the sound-system dances of Kingston in the early 1980s through to the global streaming era of the 2020s.

The best dancehall riddims are not merely backing tracks. They are the architectural blueprints of an entire musical culture, shared canvases on which generations of deejays and singers have competed, collaborated, and created some of the most enduring recordings in popular music history.

The best female reggae singers have shaped one of the most globally beloved music genres for more than six decades, from the rocksteady clubs of Kingston in the 1960s to Grammy stages in the 21st century.

Songs that sampled dancehall have shaped some of the biggest moments in mainstream pop and hip-hop history.

Songs that sampled reggae are everywhere in popular music, yet listeners rarely trace those borrowed rhythms, vocals, and riddims back to their Jamaican roots.

Malie Donn is quietly doing something that most dancehall artists spend years chasing. His single “Van Cleef” has landed at No.

A Broward judge just tossed out Kodak Black’s fleeing and eluding charge, and the reason why says a lot about how the whole thing started.