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Dancehall Artiste Skeng shows off his baby boy.

Dancehall artiste, Skeng is a father, and he's not hiding his wonderful baby boy. According to Urban Islandz, the Dancehall artist is having one of the best years in his short career. He has several hit songs on the airwaves, plus a label deal with Nicki Minaj. And now a bouncing baby boy is added … Continue reading Dancehall Artiste Skeng shows off his baby boy.

Popcaan going independent had enough of Drake and OVO.

Hence, it is reasonable to assume Popcaan is unsatisfied with the strength he is getting from Drake and his OVO label. In May 2016, Dancehall artiste Mr. Vegas raised suspicion about Drake when the Canadian rapper released an album with samples of Beenie Man and Popcaan but failed to credit the artists on the album cover. Vegas goes on to brand as "Drake the fake," and accuses the rapper of only using dancehall because it was the hottest genre then. But shortsighted Popcaan rubbished Mr. Vegas for speaking ill of his friend. He released a video dissing Vegas and praising Drake. Now, seven years later, Popcaan cannot wait to get out of the deal he signed with Drake. Going independent soon.

Koffee’s breakout single Toast was certified Platinum in the UK.

So while the haters keep hating, Jamaican Reggae singer Koffee keeps achieving. Her breakout single, Toast, was certified Platinum in the UK Friday, February 10, 2023. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) said the song received the Brit Certified Platinum Award for sales and streaming exceeding 600,000 units in the UK, as measured by The Official Charts Company. Toast was first released in November 2018. And it was featured on the artist's Rapture EP in 2019. The EP won the 2020 Grammy for best Reggae album. In addition, Toast is Koffee's first song to be certified Platinum in the UK. However, the single Rapture and her collab with rapper J Hus titled Repeat are certified Silver in the UK. for sales and streaming of more than 200,000 copies. Toast was also her first song to have attained the Silver milestone. This happened in January 2019 before reaching Gold in the UK after selling in excess of 400,000 units in January 2021. The song was certified Gold in Canada in August 2019 after exceeding 40,000 units in sales. Toast peaked at No. 70 and spent 17 weeks on the UK Singles chart. Additionally, it peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Mainstream R$B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. It spent three weeks on the chart. Toast also appeared on former president of the USA Barrack Obama's curated playlist twice. Other Koffee songs appearing on the list are Don't Walk Away with John Legend and Repeat collab with J Hus. The music video for Toast exceeded 218 million views on YouTube. And the single garnered over 144 million plays on Spotify.