Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – awile

awile (Adverb) Meaning/Description: awhile

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – baas

baas (Noun) Meaning/Description: boss, sometimes used like the North American slang “bro” or “Chief”

Rihanna Collects Over 500 Songs for New Dancehall Album Project

  For more than a year, the Barbadian singer/actress Rihanna and her record label Roc Nation have been working on a complete dancehall album that is meant to explore her Caribbean roots. The singer first discussed the possibility of recording a reggae-centric album in a June 2018 Vogue magazine interview. The article suggested that veteran […]

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – babylon

babylon (Phrase) Meaning/Description: police, any establishment

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – backa

backa (Adverb) Meaning/Description: behind

Jamaican Singer Alaine Laughton Announces She Is “Born Again”

Alaine Laughton, the singer, announced on social media that she is changing her life path after being baptized a born-again Christian on Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Kingston by Ryan Mark of Pure in Heart Ministries International Church. It is unclear whether the singer will start recording in the gospel genre or whether she will […]

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – awight

awight (Adjective) Meaning/Description: alright

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – backative

backative (Adverb) Meaning/Description: backing, support, buy in

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – backside/baxside

backside/baxside (Noun) Meaning/Description: bottom or buttocks, used as a curse term

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – axe

axe (Verb) Meaning/Description: ask