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[ By  Lesley Hayles  – September 26, 2023 ] Brooklyn-born Dancehall/Hip-Hop fusion recording artiste,  Stepp_God , is stepping his way up the US iTunes Reggae Chart with “ Chosen ”. The track, produced by his label Stepplyfe Records, is a Reggae track infused with Rock melodies.  Originally released on October 9, 2022 in the Rock genre,  Stepp_God  initially used this strategy to market himself as a multi-genre musician in order to see which would be best to randomly pick up  on  his music and provide support. “ It’s a harder genre to get placed but it was all a learning process for me ,” he stated. After deciding to re-release “ Chosen ” as a Reggae song in September 2023, it debuted at number 16.  N ow,  it has  peaked at number  6  as  of  the writing of this piece. The feeling,  Stepp_God  describes as “ a rising energy I appreciate the evidence of work comin g  back to me full circle. I never ...

Written by  Lesley Hayles March 12, 2023 Jamaican record producer,  Killa Imij , is buzzing with his latest compilation called the  Buzzer Riddim  on the US iTunes Reggae Albums Chart. It was released to much anticipation on March 11, 2023. Sitting quite comfortably at number 2 since its release Friday night with only the late great Bob Marley himself in the top spot,  Killa Imij  is  still  very ecstatic about his placement of this project. Buzzer Riddim  was produced by  Killa Imij  himself under his  Killa Imij Records  label in collaboration with JayCrazie Records and LeadaBoss Music. Distributed by DistroKid and marketed by Ejor Media Group,  Buzzer Riddim  is a 14-track album with 13 artistes lending their voices to the beat. It features names such as Munga Honourable, Gaza Kym, Luton Fyah, Fantan Mojah, Wasp, Maestro Don, Bencil Clickstar, Javaughn Genius as well as acts like Eegle Hy, 9Grainz, Bla-Zinnoh,...

Xyclone Scores Sixth Number One Album Xyclone tops the USA iTunes charts, again! Wednesday, October 20, 2021 By LESLEY HAYLES Xyclone tops the iTunes charts in the USA! Dancehall was placed on the map on Friday, October 15th, a great day for Dancehall, closing Columbus Day week on a high. The international artiste dropped an album, “ The Sounds Of South America ”, and won. Dancehall took another leap into the stratosphere as Xyclone made history with chart-topping success. Skillibeng had also released an album on that day but it was the Congress Society artiste who finished on top and is still above the Crocodile Teeth artiste to this day. Many would seem surprised but it’s not the first number 1 placement for the artiste. Xyclone has charted every year since his second album, " From The Basement To The Big Leagues ", in 2016. Now, with " The Sounds Of South America ", Xyclone has continued his upward trend towards the “big leagues”. Dropping his 7th studi...