Veteran Dancehall artist Macka Diamond pulled up to the Entertainment Report Podcast studio while in Toronto for an unfiltered conversation about her legendary career in Dancehall and Reggae music. Macka Diamond spoke about growing up in Portmore, recording for the late King Tubby, her original stage name Lady Mackerel, and her early association with Queen Paula. She also shared how she met Lady Saw and eventually started performing with her, becoming part of Beenie Man’s Shocking Vibes Crew, and her early connection with Vybz Kartel. In this exclusive interview, Macka opened up about what led to her name change, getting her big break after 14 years when she recorded for Birchill Records, her past clash at Sting with Lady Saw, and why she was a no-show at the highly anticipated clash with Spice. She also reflected on her major performance at New Rules Jamaica, new music and so much more. Get More of The Entertainment Report Podcast: ► WATCH MORE: https://www.youtube.com/entertainmentreportpodcast ► LISTEN ON SOUNDCLOUD: http://bit.ly/2CHl1sz ► LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST: https://apple.co/2RKhYKy ► FOLLOW 2 Lined Music Hut On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2linedmusichut ► FOLLOW 2 Lined Music Hut On Twitter: https://twitter.com/2linedmusichut ► LIKE 2 Lined Music Hut On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2linedmusichut ► EMAIL 2 Lined Music Hut: 2linedmusichut@gmail.com ► WEBSITE: https://www.2linedmusichut.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entertainmentreportpodcast https://www.instagram.com/2linedmusichut https://www.instagram.com/mackadiamond1 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Macka Diamond Trailer 00:00:56 Macka Diamond Intro 00:02:10 Macka Diamond Growing Up In Portmore 00:04:03 Macka Diamond Siblings 00:04:34 Macka Diamond As A Student In School 00:07:47 Macka Diamond Father Phillip Monroe 00:10:41 Macka Diamond Working Before Music 00:12:32 Macka Diamond Getting In To The Music Business 00:14:41 Macka Diamond Getting To King Tubbys 00:18:10 Macka Diamond Openning For Professor Nuts And Peter Metro 00:19:59 Macka Diamond Getting To King Jammys 00:22:50 Macka Diamond Linking With Queen Paula 00:27:17 Macka Diamond Hustling Dubplates 00:28:27 Macka Diamond Linking With Lady Saw 00:30:31 Macka Diamond On Giving Up 00:34:16 Macka Diamond Meeting Lady G And Capt Barkey & Wickerman 00:35:46 Macka Diamond Joining Shocking Vibes Crew 00:41:34 Macka Diamond On How Her Parents Felt 00:42:52 Macka Diamond Recording For Birchill Records 00:43:53 Macka Diamond Tek Con Vybz Kartel Counteraction 00:48:57 Macka Diamond On Done Already 00:52:46 Macka Diamond on Money O 00:54:56 Macka Diamond Meeting Young Vybz Kartel 00:58:13 Macka Diamond Meeting Young Spice 01:00:02 Macka Diamond Meeting Blacker 01:01:54 Macka Diamond Being Disrespected 01:03:43 Macka Diamond Money O Album For Greensleves Records 01:05:34 Macka Diamond Not Signing To VP Records 01:07:03 Macka Diamond Stopped Linking With Queen Paula 01:10:13 Macka Diamond Dealing With Highs And Lows In Her Career 01:12:55 Macka Diamond On Die Die 01:15:18 Macka Diamond VS Spice At Sting (No Show) 01:18:59 Macka Diamond VS Lady Saw At Sting 01:22:05 Macka Diamond Feeling After Clash With Lady Saw 01:24:06 Macka Diamond On When The Disrespect Started 01:25:40 Macka Diamond On Derrick Morgan 01:32:00 Macka Diamond On Getting Hate 01:34:42 Macka Diamond On Writting 4 Books 01:37:05 Macka Diamond On Sample Man Pulling Off Her Wig On Stage 01:38:01 Macka Diamond New Rules 2022 01:43:13 Macka Diamond On Dealing With The Hate 01:44:27 Macka Diamond On Producing Herself 01:46:52 Macka Diamond On Costa Rica 01:49:51 Macka Diamond On Only Fans 01:52:48 Macka Diamond On What She Wants Out Of The Music Business 01:56:11 Macka Diamond Big Ups And Social Media Contacts 01:58:58 Outro #mackadiamond #vybzkartel #beenieman #ladysaw #dancehallartist #dancehall