“In dancehall you have a lot of things that’s like taboo topics,” said Ishawna. “The men are allowed to say what they want to unapologetically,” she continued. “I sing about topics that women want to talk about.”



Her song “Equal Rights,” (2018) declares parity in oral sex a matter of social justice. “It’s almost as if we can’t ask for what we want. They want it done to them but we can’t receive it back. I’m like no — times have changed.”



Selectors (dancehall D.J.s) refused to play it.