Gyptian isn’t a household name, but his crossover dancehall hit single “Hold You (Hold Yuh),” which is fast becoming 2010’s song of the summer could change that. The lyrics can be a bit hard to follow ...

Because the Jamaican music industry is so singles-oriented, artists there record with near-manic frequency. So when reggae singer Gyptian voiced a love song for New York-based producer Ricky Blaze in ...

Rising dancehall king Gyptian has made a definitive bid for the song of the summer with “Hold Yuh,” his inescapable song built on that tinkling piano riddim coming out of seemingly every car. It’s ...

IT’S been five years since he shot onto the musical radar with the chart-topping and thought-provoking single Serious Times. Since then he has racked up a handful of minor hits including Mama Don’t ...

Not since Wayne Wonder‘s “No Letting Go,” which hit No. 14 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 2003, has an underground reggae artist garnered as much attention in the United States… By ...

Fifteen years after his mega-hit single Hold Yuh was released, internationally renowned recording artiste Gyptian is setting the record straight behind the track, especially as it relates to ...

Nicki Minaj jumps all sexily on the remix for Gyptian's already all sexy jam, making it even more irresistible to FADER staffers past and present, some of whom have made babies (unrelated). Read our ...

Whether you know it by name or not, if you’ve stepped outside in the last several months, you’ve heard Gyptian’s “Hold Yuh” flickering out of at least a few idling vehicles. The über-minimalist ...

If you haven’t heard of the name Mark Banks, then you might be living under a rock. Ok, that might be a little extreme, but the urban pop star artist is quickly making his way to the top of the music ...

Major Lazer's ravey take on a hot summer slow-dance track approaches the 2-step garage gutter and gets a traditionally cheeky twist: a sample that sounds like a high-pitched 8-bit dog barking. Does ...