
Artist · producer · label
Ding Dong
29 releases
Ding Dong is one of dancehall’s most recognisable performance artists, a Jamaican deejay, dancer, and recording act who turned street-born movement into a lasting musical identity. Born Kemar Christopher Dwaine Ottey in Kingston, he first built his reputation as a dancer before his name began to carry weight as a recording artist. That background still defines his sound: rhythmic, chant-heavy, built for the dance, and closely tied to the energy of the crowd rather than polished studio distance.
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His early rise came through dance culture, especially as part of the Flatbush crew and through the moves that made him a fixture in Jamaican popular culture. From there, he moved into recording and began shaping a lane that blurred the line between dancer, hype man, and hitmaker. The breakout single “Bad Man Forward Bad Man Pull Up” became a signature tune and remains one of the records most closely associated with his name, while later songs such as “Watch Dem” and “Bounce” helped keep him current with younger audiences.
What makes Ding Dong stand out is the way he treats dancehall as a living, physical culture. His music often arrives with its own steps, gestures, and street vocabulary, and that has given him a role beyond that of a standard recording artist. He has been widely identified with the Ravers Clavers style of dancehall performance, and his influence has stretched from Kingston parties to international stages and brand campaigns. In that sense, he is less a traditional singjay than a cultural mover: someone whose records, dances, and persona keep feeding each other.
He has stayed visible by adapting without losing the core of his appeal. Ding Dong has continued to release new music, collaborate across the scene, and work with acts such as Shenseea, while newer titles like “Juta” and “1Up” show that he is still active in the present-day dancehall conversation. Even as styles shift, his catalog keeps returning to the same strength: music designed to move people first and explain itself later.
Sources: mn2s.com, worldareggae.com, jamaica-star.com, en.wikipedia.org, music.apple.com, riddimsworld.com · Profile updated 8 Apr 2026
Releases


Soca Baptist
Ding Dong118 BPM · 7B
Arch Yuh Back
Ding Dong106 BPM · 12A
Bunx
Ding Dong
Horn In Yo
Ding Dong79 BPM · 2A
A Suh We
Kaka Highflames x Ding Dong110 BPM · 2B
Freeze
Ding Dong x Wohdee96 BPM · 3B
Umteen
Ding Dong & Dexta Daps102 BPM · 4A
Diggy
Ding Dong103 BPM · 11A
Juta
Ding Dong74 BPM · 4A
1Up
Ding Dong x Whodat Jordii105 BPM · 3B
Bun Bun (WYFL Riddim)
Ding Dong
Heavy Weight (Remix)
1st Klase x Ding Dong x Krys
1one
Ding Dong
2k Era
Ding Dong
Danca Bwoy
Ding Dong
Hello Summer
Ding Dong
Mas Band Thoughts
Ding Dong
Stay Right Dey
Ding Dong
Di New Pull Up
Ding Dong & Skillibeng
Heavy Weight
Ding Dong & 1st Klase
Tiad
Ding Dong x Ragz To Riches
Street Jump
Ding Dong x Skeng x Kaka Highflames
Woah
Ding Dong x ZJ Chrome
BessFren
Nailah Blackman x Ding Dong
Listen to Me Album
Qraig Voicemail
Christmas In The Islands Album
Shaggy
Close (Remix)
Skip Marley Ft. Masicka & Ding Dong