Toppa Top 10: Reggae/Dancehall’s Greatest Lady Deejays

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May 23, 2014

7. Macka Diamond

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Macka Diamond entered into the dancehall sorority in the late 1980s as Lady Mackerel, a counteraction of sorts to the then-infuential deejay Major Mackerel. Throughout her career, her knack for taking popular songs and themes from her male counterparts and refashioning them from a female point of view has been one of her strongest points. She reinvented herself in the early 2000s at Macka Diamond with tunes like “Tek Con” a play off of Vybz Kartel’s “Tek Buddy.” Known for tunes like “Bun Him,” “Hoola Hoop,” “40 and Fabulous” and the sexually-charged “Dye Dye,” Macka remains one of the top female deejays in the industry.—Raine Martin