As a frigid Saturday night in December 1993 becomes Sunday morning, homesick radio listeners in New York are greeted with the pulsating sounds of reggae music coming live and in stereo from the White River Reggae Bash concert in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. In between live music, jocks Milford Edwards and Pat McKay in New York take time out to ‘big up’ listeners tuned to Irie FM, the 24-hour al... »
Reggae artiste Fantan Mojah defended wearing skin tight jeans as that of following the ‘sexy pants’ tradition of Bob Marley. In his performance at DubWise in Kingston on Thursday morning, the artiste also lyrically challenged Tony Matterhorn. Fantan Mojah started by telling patrons that, in his global travels, only Jamaicans have an issue with men wearing tight pants. “Any boy who a use dem eye an... »
Rihanna almost ended Jay Z and Beyonce relationship back in the early part of her career thanks to a stunt pulled by her publicist. A new tell-all book is out titles Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story written by J Randy Taraborrelli.The biography details how Beyonce dumped Jay Z for one long year after the Rihanna cheating rumors came out. Jonathan Hay, Rihanna’s then publicist, says that he help ... »
Dexta Daps drop the video for his single “Slavery” produced by Daseca Productions. The dancehall singjay premiered the video on Worldstarhiphop on Monday. The Peter Hatch-directed cut was shot in Toronto, Canada and saw the dancehall hitmaker driving through the streets in his Mercedes G-Wagon before being in the back of a limo with some banging ladies while he reminisce on missing his girl. Watch... »
Dancehall singjay Flexx is launching his own solo career following a split from iconic dancehall group T.O.K. Flexx says that he parted ways with the group because other members were focused on their own personal endeavors and not giving the group any attention. “A chain is as strong as its weakest link, and I think every man a duh them owna thing right now. When you talk to them, they say T.O.K i... »
Diahann Gordon Harrison, the children’s advocate, says she disagrees with the notion of having the age of consent in Jamaica being decreased to 14 years old, restating her position that it should, in fact, be increased to age 18. Some Jamaicans, including the writer of a letter to the editor, published in The Gleaner on June 6, are pushing for the lowering of the age of consent. The author ... »
It is no secret that the fastest man alive is a fan of the popular incarcerated entertainer Vybz Kartel. Usain Bolt, who also, frequents parties, enjoys dancing with the crowd and singing along to the most popular lyrics…especially those by Vybz Kartel. In the video below, we hear where he disses Alkaline who has been accused, on many occasions, of trying to steal Kartel’s style- from lyrics to im... »
Members of Jamaica’s record breaking team to the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, were feted by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at her official residence, Vale Royal, in Kingston. The athletes were all presented with mementos at the special dinner on Friday, October 16. The dinner was the substitute for a previously planned elaborate island-wide celebration by ... »
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who fatally shot his girlfriend in 2013, was released from prison and placed under house arrest on Monday night, a South African official said. “Oscar Pistorius was placed under correctional supervision tonight,” Manelisi Wolela, a spokesman for South Africa’s correctional services department, said in a cellphone text message sen... »
RR is crazy for Mavado in the video for their duet “Crazy In Love.” RR is new on the music scene and has been creating a buzz with her new single. The RD Studios clip saw RR hanging out by her poolside while painting a portrait of Mavado. He was blown away when he walked in and saw it. The dancehall singjay is currently touring overseas and working on his upcoming mixtape. Peep the video for RR an... »
Just days after it was reported that Alkaline could be banned from Suriname following his controversial incident with a Surinamese dancer on stage during his last event in the country, as a women’s group now wants the “ATM” deejay to face the music for his actions. Yet another stage fiasco has surfaced with the 21-year-old Dancehall Artiste, real name Earlan Bartley. In this episode of “Alkaline v... »
Politicians, Pastors And Police linked To lottery Scam In Jamaica The late Kenrick ‘Bebe’ Stephens, who is believed to be among the initial masterminds of the lottery scam. The name Kenrick ‘Bebe’ Stephens is sure to come up whenever there is adiscussion on the genesis of the deadly lottery scam. Bebe, who was vice-chairman of the People’s National Party’s West Central St James constituency, when ... »
The United States Embassy has described the lottery scam in Jamaica as so organized that it is bigger than the drug trade. The statement effectively becomes the latest warning about Jamaica issued online by the Embassy. “The lottery scam in Jamaica has morphed into an organaised crime wave bigger than drugs,” stated a tweet this month by the US Embassy with a link to a CNN story about an 81-year-o... »
SINGER Osbert ‘Madoo’ Maddo, who had big hits in the early 1980s with Jamming So and Coming From Town, died Sunday in the United States. His brother, singer Hugh ‘UU’ Maddo, said he died at age 56 at his home in Bangor, Maine. He did not give a cause of death but said Madoo had a history of heart problems. Born in Dalvey, St Thomas, Maddo attended Excelsior High School and ... »
When Loop News jokingly asked a correctional officer who was stationed inside the New Horizon Adult Remand Centre how popular dancehall entertainer, Vybz Kartel was doing, he had the perfect answer. “Kartel is quite okay. Three meals a day, no bills to pay. He is quite okay,” the warden explained with a broad smile etched on his face. Loop News visited the prison to view an exhibition of items pro... »
Josef Bogdanovich says he will appeal the court’s decision to award producer Andre ‘Rookie’ Tyrell close to $15 million in damages for use of Tyrell’s ‘Superstar’ rhythm on Specialist’s 2011 song ‘Street Hustle’. “My lawyers are dealing with it, he didn’t win anything. The matter is still before the courts, they didn’t win any... »
The Management of the University Hospital of the West Indies, the UHWI, is this afternoon silent on information reaching us that there’s a deadly mystery bug suspected to be the cause of death of a number of babies at the teaching hospital. Nationwide News understands that several new born babies have died in the past few days due to what’s being referred to by some hospital personnel as a mystery... »
Usain Bolt ran fast but he also party hard. The Jamaican sprint legend was in Miami last weekend partying with the likes of Lil Wayne, Scottie Pippen and more. Bolt was spotted at FDR nightclub dropping stacks on strippers. Sources said that the fastest man in history and his entourage dropped over $5,000 on strippers and he looked like he had a very good time spanking females on their rear. In th... »
Shabba Ranks and Beenie Man are still beefing. The feud between the two dancehall heavy wights spill over into a concert last weekend in Trinidad where they were both scheduled to perform. Shabba reportedly told the promoter of the event that Beenie Man could not perform. The Doc was added to the roster of the “Unplugged” concert after Barrington Levy fell ill a few weeks ago with Dengue Fever. Bu... »
Buju Banton has four more years to serve in a Federal prison in the United States but one of the jurors who helped convicted him could be going to jail. A Florida Federal judge rule the juror Terri Wright is guilty of contempt after she researched aspects of the case outside of the court. Judge James S Moody sentenced Wright to five months probation but that is not all. She will also have to wrigh... »
NASSAU, Bahamas — A judge on Thursday ordered the immediate release of a Jamaican national who had been jailed there for the past nine years illegally under immigration laws that his lawyers said do not exist. President of the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHA), Fred Smith, Q C had urged the Court to free Mathew Sewell and recognise that there is “no Guantánamo Bay” in The Bahamas, where... »
A documentary on Nanny of the Maroons will premiere at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York next week as part of the UN unearthing females in slavery. “On Monday, 19 October, as part of its Remember Slavery Programme… [the UN] will host the world premiere screening of Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess,” stated the UN in a release on the matter this week adding that... »
Livern Barrett, STAR Writer Downsound Records and popular music producer Cordell ‘Skatta’ Burrell have been ordered to pay close to $15 million in damages for use of the rhythm on Specialist’s 2011 song ‘Street Hustle’, a street anthem that paid tribute to phonecard and banana chips vendors. The multimillion dollar award was made in a breach of copyright suit filed ag... »
With accountability among police officers a sore issue, especially in cases of fatal shootings, Commissioner Dr Carl Williams has announced that the US Government will be donating a cache of body cameras to be worn be cops while on duty. He was speaking at the handing over ceremony of nine vessels to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Marine Department by the United States Embassy at his offic... »
Fast rising favourites, the New Orleans Pelicans have announced the signing of Jamaican centre Jerome Jordan for the upcoming 2015-2016 NBA season. The team broke the news through an issued release over the weekend, adding that Jordan’s contract agreement comes a day after power forward Greg Smith failed his physical, which voided his non-guaranteed agreement deal with the Pelicans. Jordan, who si... »
