Any hit can be crowned song of the summer if the right measuring stick is used. This year, Rihanna’s “Work” and Drake’s “One Dance” have won the ubiquity game. Desiigner’s “Panda” had the highest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A little over 40 years ago, Sister Nancy — widely considered the first female dancehall DJ — released a song that would transcend ...

In the Kenyan dancehalls and discotheques in the 80s and 90s, one song (or versions of it) ruled. Many Kenyans might not be familiar with the name Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, the lead singer and ...

“Bam Bam” and its influence can be heard in hits from Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, Kanye West and oh so many more artists. Outside of Sister Nancy’s native Jamaica, the song took on a new life in New York, ...

The Sister Nancy documentary is making its global theater debut. A documentary spotlighting the woman behind what is often hailed as “one of the most-sampled reggae songs” premiered in theaters on ...

Sister Nancy and her classic “Bam Bam” track has been sampled dozens of times in Hip-Hop music and beyond. In a recent interview, the Dancehall Reggae legend spoke about Jay-Z and Kanye West using the ...

“You hear it? Classic,” Sister Nancy said to me from across the table, a wide smile spreading across her face as the sound of her ringtone filled the small, sunlit conference room. The colorful tones ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The documentary ‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’ has been selected for the gala screening at the upcoming Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival in September. The film celebrates the ...