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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We No Worry 'bout Them
Konshens, Romain Virgo, The Maximum Sound All Stars
Reggae - Paru chez Maximum Sound le 1 janv. 2013
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Modern Revolution
Delus, Konshens, Irievibrations
Dancehall - Paru chez Irievibrations Records le 7 août 2009
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Badmind Dead
Dancehall - Paru chez Romeich Ent. - Slyda Di Wizard Music le 19 juin 2020
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Gal Weather
Bounty Killer, Konshens, Jonny Blaze
Dancehall - Paru chez Jonny Blaze Music - Adigun Productions - Stadic - FM Ignite Records le 25 mai 2020
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Gal Dem Sugar
Divers - Paru chez Subkonshus Music le 8 nov. 2016
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I Don't Dance (Without You) [feat. Konshens]
Dance - Paru chez FFRR le 27 juil. 2018
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Mek She (with Konshens)
The Plugz Europe, Konshens, Afro Bros
Dancehall - Paru chez The Plugz Global le 3 févr. 2023
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Let Her Out
Konshens, Gold Up, Ride Di Vibes
Dancehall - Paru chez Evidence Music le 19 juin 2020
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Turn Me On
Divers - Paru chez SUBKONSHUS MUSIC - EMPIRE le 28 avr. 2017
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Legal - Single
Reggae - Paru chez Troublemekka Music le 12 mai 2015
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Gal Tan Up
Dancehall - Paru chez Head Concussion Records le 28 oct. 2016
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I Don't Dance (Without You) [feat. Konshens] (Joe Stone Remix)
Dance - Paru chez FFRR le 21 sept. 2018
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Reverse Mi Waist
Reggae - Paru chez XTREME ON THE BEAT, CASHFLOW RECORDS, WILMOT ENTERTAINMENT le 24 mars 2023
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