Konshens
Jamaican dancehall reggae singer Konshens became an international superstar almost immediately after bursting onto the music scene in 2005 with the hit single "Pon Di Corner." Prolific as both a solo artist and a contributor to other artist's tracks, Konshens appeared on dozens of popular dancehall songs throughout the 2010s, as well as releasing several full-length efforts like 2018's party-ready It Feel Good.
Konshens was born Garfield Spence in Kingston in 1985. Early on he looked to Beres Hammond as his primary musical influence, and developed a vocal style that was strong and confident yet smooth and melodic. He first began making music as part of duo Sojah, along with his brother Delmark Spence (Delus). Their single "Pon Di Corner" became a number one hit in Japan, leading to a lengthy tour of that country, which was Konshens' first experience performing live. After the duo released the Japan-only Sons of Jah album and completed another tour, they decided to work on solo material. Konshens began releasing a steady stream of dancehall hits, including "Winner," "Rasta Imposter," and "Insanity." His songs would range from urgent, socially conscious pleas to sexually charged dance numbers. He made a guest appearance on Tarrus Riley's 2009 hit "Good Girl Gone Bad," from his album Contagious.
Konshens toured around the world and developed huge fan bases in Europe, Africa, and South America, but he still remained massively popular in Japan, and his debut album, Real Talk (which collected many of his early hits), was released exclusively in Japan in 2010. His worldwide debut, Mental Maintenance, was issued via his own Subkonshus Music in 2012, and featured guest appearances by Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Voicemail, and others. Konshens continued releasing singles in addition to appearing on tracks by Sean Paul, Eva Simons, Kreesha Turner, and others. Among his more impressive hits were 2016's "Bruk Off" and 2017's "Turn Me On." His nonstop stream of new songs paved the way for 2018 studio album It Feel Good. The LP featured guest appearances from dancehall royalty Shaggy as well as R&B and rap stars like Rick Ross and Chris Brown. He balanced out the more refined studio album with the appropriately titled and sexually explicit mixtape Raw, released later the same year. In 2019, he returned with another brief mixtape, Badman Vs. Nice Guy.
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Sekkle Dung
Dancehall - Paru chez Dre Day productions le 22 mars 2013
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The Way Life Goes
Dancehall - Paru chez The Bombist le 16 mai 2011
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Hot Dawg
Reggae - Paru chez Yard Style Entertainment le 18 mai 2018
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Da Wine Deh
Dancehall - Paru chez Black Spyda Records le 8 janv. 2013
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Gal from All Bout
Dancehall - Paru chez Good Good Productions le 14 mai 2013
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Don't Diss Mama
Dancehall - Paru chez UIM Records le 22 mai 2012
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Same Story
Dancehall - Paru chez Warriors Musick Production le 10 févr. 2023
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Independent Lady
Dancehall - Paru chez Markus Records le 5 juin 2013
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Money a the Topic
Dancehall - Paru chez Studio Vibes Entertainment le 16 juin 2015
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Don’t Worry
Dancehall - Paru chez Mixpak Records le 14 oct. 2016
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Do Di Work
Dancehall - Paru chez Subkonshus Music le 28 mars 2017
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Salute (No More Funeral)
Reggae - Paru chez TuchPoint Music le 17 mars 2016
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Jah Never Leave My Side
Dancehall - Paru chez Notice Productions le 24 janv. 2015
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What a Vibe
Reggae - Paru chez Submachine - UIM Records le 13 déc. 2019
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Do Things (Money Mi Seh)
Reggae - Paru chez CR203 Productions le 24 janv. 2018
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Right Back
Reggae - Paru chez Romeich Entertainment le 31 mars 2017
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