Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Shemmy J, Cham, Stephen Marley, Trinidad Killa, Royal Blu, Umpa, Jimmy October and DMP.

Controversial reggae star Elephant Man, widely criticized for his songs urging violence against gays and lesbians, has been dropped from a concert during the final weekend of Toronto's Caribana ...

No devotee, I was good for about 45 minutes. (Fiercer, faster dancehall is more my taste; as Elephant Man describes it, "Reggae is the culture, but dancehall is like rock 'n' roll.") ...

Displaying their offbeat reggae rhythms, mixed with Latin influences hits the mark right on and at the very least Elephant Man will have you tapping your toes with "Who We Are" featuring Killah ...

Elephant Man and Sizzla were also among a list of reggae and dancehall artists targeted by gay and lesbian activists worldwide that year for what they say was the promotion ofhomophobia.