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 - Released by Dre Day productions on 22 Mar 2013
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The Way Life Goes
Dancehall - Released by The Bombist on 16 May 2011
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Hot Dawg
Reggae - Released by Yard Style Entertainment on 18 May 2018
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Da Wine Deh
Dancehall - Released by Black Spyda Records on 8 Jan 2013
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Gal from All Bout
Dancehall - Released by Good Good Productions on 14 May 2013
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Don't Diss Mama
Dancehall - Released by UIM Records on 22 May 2012
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Same Story
Dancehall - Released by Warriors Musick Production on 10 Feb 2023
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Want Money
Miscellaneous - Released by Team Good Music on 12 Jan 2024
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Independent Lady
Dancehall - Released by Markus Records on 5 Jun 2013
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Money a the Topic
Dancehall - Released by Studio Vibes Entertainment on 16 Jun 2015
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Don’t Worry
Dancehall - Released by Mixpak Records on 14 Oct 2016
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Do Di Work
Dancehall - Released by Subkonshus Music on 28 Mar 2017
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Salute (No More Funeral)
Reggae - Released by TuchPoint Music on 17 Mar 2016
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Jah Never Leave My Side
Dancehall - Released by Notice Productions on 24 Jan 2015
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What a Vibe
Reggae - Released by Submachine - UIM Records on 13 Dec 2019
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Do Things (Money Mi Seh)
Reggae - Released by CR203 Productions on 24 Jan 2018
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Right Back
Reggae - Released by Romeich Entertainment on 31 Mar 2017
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