Foxy Brown has stepped forward to address reports that she has endorsed Donald Trump for President. The news surfaced yesterday after the New York Daily News published an interview with the veteran female rapper where she all but praised Trump as a candidate who can get things done. “I know so many people won’t agree with me and will try to change my mind, but I’m a smart girl,” Brown said. “I’m e... »
The Bank of America was relied upon to dispatch an examination after dancehall recording artiste QQ was swindled out of US$32,000 ($3.8mill). QQ’s dad GQ says the DJ went to the United States to celebrate his birthday on March 9. Be that as it may, the festivals were cut short when QQ attempted to utilize his Bank of America card at an ATM machine in New York. GQ further clarifies that checks made... »
A popular nightclub in London says that cops told them to stop playing bashment music, which is primarily dancehall. Roy Seda, who owns Dice Bar in Croydon, is claiming that cops in his city view Jamaican music as “unacceptable,” according to BBC. According to the report, Seda claims that cops have stepped up pressure on him that he had to ask his DJs to sign a contract barring them from playing a... »
Shauna Chin dropped a slew of lyrical bombs and insults towards her boyfriend and former client Gully Bop while on-stage performing over the weekend for Britjam 2016 in Montego Bay. As explained by Shauna who now goes by the name Chin Chin, she only got involved with the viral deejay because she “wanted to turn him into a boss” and sleeping with him was “by default”. Later in her performance Chin ... »
REGGAE singer Nesbeth was a picture of grief at the thanksgiving service for his late wife, Ann-Marie Elliot Nesbeth, held at the New Life Assembly of God on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, on Saturday. Too Much For One Man to Bear was Nesbeth’s chant as he paid tribute to his late wife, Ann-Marie Elliott Nesbeth, at the New Life Assembly of God Church on Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, last S... »
Police have warned that they will be placing a stop order on dance, parties and other entertainment activities in West Kingston in coming days. The Police said that they will be taking a no nonsense approach against these persons as they seek to bring back some level of order in the area. Cops warn that the clamp down comes as a result of the tension now brewing in the area between criminal gangs.... »
Jamaica has been listed among the top three deadliest places for British nationals to visit globally. The deadliest places for British tourists to visit around the world have been revealed to be Pakistan, Tunisia and Jamaica, which were listed as the three top murder hotspots for British holidaymakers, the latest figures have shown. It comes after more than 250 Britons were killed while abroad ove... »
Controversial international dancehall artiste/selector Dufton Taylor Jr. more popularly known to the masses as Tony Matterhorn just cant escape the lips of dancehall. Just recently it was revealed that Matterhorn is fathering a child with Foota Hype’s teenage ex-girlfriend. News broke of this few weeks ago and spread like wild fire over all major social media platforms. Both Matterhorn and Foota a... »
Norman Grindley photo In this October 3, 2015 file photo, Styrofoam boxes poularly used for carry-away lunches can be seen among garbage that clogged a section of a gully by Marcus Garvey Drive and Industrial Terrace in Kingston, Jamaica. Importation of Styrofoam will no longer be allowed in Guyana as of April 1. The country’s Ministry of Finance is considering tax incentives for importers who are... »
The United Sates Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has arrested a number of Caribbean nationals among 25 convicted criminals in a major immigration sweep in Central Florida. ICE said the still unidentified Caribbean nationals were reportedly from the Jamaica, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana. It said that the other migrants were from Ecuador, the United ... »
The New Life Assembly of God Church in St Andrew stirred the baptismal waters with four new believers in Christ at the funeral service for Ann-Marie Elliot, the late wife of reggae singer Nesbeth, on Saturday. Towards the end of the thanksgiving service for Elliot, who died of undisclosed complications at the age of 32, the pastor extended an invitation to attendees to dedicate their lives to serv... »
There is a lot more to dancehall hitmaker Popcaan than what meets the eye. Aside from his occasional gritty singles, the “Unruly Boss” deejay is also a firm believer in god. The Unruly Boss deejay posted an old letter on Instagram that he wrote back when he was in primary school. “I wrote this prayer when I was going to primary school,” Popcaan wrote in the caption on IG. “My grandma found it in o... »
A huge rat as big as a “four-year-old-boy” was found in north London yesterday. Engineers were astonished to see a dead “mutant rodent” which was found near a child’s playground while the men were working at a block of flats near Hackney Downs, north London on Thursday. 46-year-old gas engineer Tony Smith saw the rodent in a bush, saying it was the largest rat he had ever seen in his entire life. ... »
Luciano’s son alleged killers have been formally charged with murder. Three teens were arrested last week for the killing of the reggae singer’s son Menelik McClymont. The 19-year-old was stabbed to death on February 27while he was on his way to school. The three teens charged for the killing are Jerome Coombs, Camanie Shaw, and Nashlyn Anderson all from Kingston. All three men are 18 years old an... »
Easy come easy go, they say, and Michael McLean from Woodburn, St Thomas, has 45 million reasons to agree. Also called Coolie and later Lotto Man, McLean described what he felt on November 24, 2004 only as “Good vibes” after the numbers his late grandmother revealed to him in a dream turned out to be the winning numbers to a $45 million Lotto draw. For McLean, the win opened breaches to a world of... »
Jamaican dancehall artiste, Alkaline has revealed with all the vim and vigour that he don’t know any dancehall artiste here in Ghana not even Shatta Wale who claimed times without number that he was the one who invited him for the MTN Pulse Concert. This and more he revealed in an interview with Sammy Forson on Live Fm on Wednesday afternoon. When the host, Sammy Forson asked him whether he has he... »
Konshens is one of the few local Jamaican artists to step up and help Flint, Michigan. The dancehall deejay has teamed up with Irie Jam Radio in New York to donate 100 cases of bottled water to the city that is suffering from tainted water caused by aging pipes. “I think many people making small donations like mine will really make a difference, that’s a method we should employ in Jamaica as well,... »
Beenie Man and Mavado beef is nowhere near over. The self-proclaim king of the dancehall and the Gully Gad have been feuding since last year. In the latest round of disses, Beenie Man took to his Instagram page to take a few shots at Mavado. “Nuff man inn a the Big League yes, but nuff a dem never win the league yet or carry home the trophy or no medal. We always inna di league, never get relegate... »
Popular media personality, Amelia‘Milk’ Sewell confessed on national TV that she was Bounty Killer side chick In an interview on the ‘Saudicka Diaram Show‘ on Saturday night, Sewell said she was one of the many women the artiste had at the time. “Yes, I was a side chick when I was with Bounty Killer,” she frankly expressed. “Me did check fi Bounty still. We were together for like about seven years... »
The Jamaican government might hold a ‘referendum’ on the country’s anti-gay law – though the law enjoys overwhelming public support. Under Jamaican law, men who have sex with men can face up to 10 years imprisonment and hard labour. In reality, the toll is often far higher – the country is a hotspot for extreme homophobic violence, and the Jamaican public is overwhelmingly opposed to LGBT equality... »
Reggae singer Screwdriver has been arrested after allegedly going berserk in Margate, South Florida. A report from the Broward Sheriff’s Office stated that the artiste, whose name is Dalton Lindo, attacked and injured a woman and police officers with a ski pole while shouting “Shoot Me! Shoot Me!” A woman reported being hit in the neck by a man with a cane who had been following her along Wi... »
Jamaican deejay Bounty Killer has called for dancehall selectors to return to the days of playing music on vinyl. According to the deejay, also known as the ‘Warlord’, there is now an over-reliance on digital recording software – such as Pro Tools – by studio technicans, which gives life to “artistes with no energy”. He made the complaint during a peformance rec... »
Canada First Black Naval Commander Is A Jamaican Paul Smith was born in Lionel Town, Jamaica. He grew up in North York, Ontario. He finished his general military training in the summer of 1987 and was then posted to HMCS Anticosti in 1993. Smith rose up the ranks over the years, studied sociology at Dalhousie University and eventually attained his current rank in 2010. Smith patrolled the Canadian... »
Koyo Bala surrendered to a battle with cancer Monday morning at Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Before he died the 36-year-old gay musician and socialite has confirmedthat the anal cancer he was diagnosed with in 2012 has returned. In the recent past Bala has staged a brave fight against cancer and had been diagnosed HIV positive. Speaking to the publication, Bala said: “I went ... »
The King Of Dancehall Beenie Man and former Dancehall Queen Carlene’s 17-year-old daughter Crystal Davis recently graduated high school. The Veteran Dancehall artiste was an extremely happy and proud parent due to the fact that doctors told him she wouldn’t live to see past 3-years-old however Crystal celebrated her sweet sixteen and now is a high school graduate. “So proud of this beautiful young... »
