From the magazine: ISSUE 92, June/July 2014. This is the third of four covers from our annual Summer Music issue that we'll be revealing this week. Hayfield, the rural village in Jamaica’s Saint ...

Popcaan and longtime collaborator Dre Skull speak with Billboard about the making of the dancehall titan's debut studio album. By Kyle Denis Between the triumphant, box office-topping Bob Marley ...

We hit the garrison for the reggae star's Unruly Clash; but his fame is about to go international As we lumber down a pothole-ridden alleyway lit by gas lamps giving off a sinister glow, the desire to ...

Popcaan is the current leader in the neverending battle for supremacy among Jamaican deejays, but unlike previous kings of the hill, he’s not overly concerned with projecting the image of a badman.

This summer, Popcaan released Forever – his second album for Brooklyn-based dancehall label Mixpak, whose producers have helped define Popcaan’s melodic sound. Here are seven songs from which chart ...

Remember Lucas? This past spring, we spent hours watching the Canadian teenager's warm, acoustic medley of Popcaan covers, and cheered him on as Jamaican dancehall heads welcomed his new sound with ...

This summer, Popcaan released Forever – his second album for Brooklyn-based dancehall label Mixpak, whose producers have helped define Popcaan’s melodic sound. Here are seven songs from which chart ...

2024 saw quick-moving song snippets, boosted by mystery-wrapped algorithms, turn into year-defining singles (but not necessarily lasting stardom). Beating the odds to capture attention looked ...