BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor NEXT month, dancehall deejay Busy Signal will be embarking on his latest project — the Busy 20/20 Helping Hands Foundation Limited. According to the dancehall artiste, the venture is for a much-needed cause. “My priority is the St Ann’s Bay Hospital. It is in need of vital X-ray/CAT scan equipment for detecting cancer. It costs roughly $12 millio... »
Six-time Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt will run the 100 metre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Brazilian Jockey Club on April 19. Bolt, the world-record holder in the 100 and 200 metres, will face two international rivals and a local sprinter. It will be Bolt’s third consecutive appearance in the event, which he also won in 2013 and 2014. Loop News Service »
Tessanne Chin could be heading for a divorce after just four years of marriage. The Voice winner and her TV broadcaster husband Michael Cuffe Jr are having marital troubles. The couple would have celebrated their fourth anniversary on Thursday, March 19. Sources connected to the couple told Urban Islandz that Michael Cuffe suddenly moved out of their marital home and is staying with a friend until... »
Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight collapsed in a courtroom Friday shortly after a judge ordered him held on a $25 million bail in a murder case. Bailiffs cleared the courtroom, paramedics arrived with a stretcher a few minutes later and an ambulance was seen leaving the courthouse. Defense attorney Matthew Fletcher said Knight was unconscious when the lawyer left the courtroom and an upd... »
Police have slapped charges on a Chinese businessman who was caught with $50 million worth of ‘knock off’ goods at his warehouse in downtown, Kingston on Tuesday. Charged is 41-year-old Lan Yang. He was given $300,000 station bail and is set to appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on March 27. Yang and another Chinese national were arrested after cops from the Counter Terrorism... »
Nicki Minaj and her new boo Meek Mill have been rumored to be already heading for a split after problems in their relationship started to surface. While the couple is still together, signs are showing that they might not last long enough for their tour this summer. Sources close to the Trinidadian rapper said that she and Meek Mill have been having huge arguments and that is pushing them apart. “T... »
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — The Dominican Government confirmed yesterday that talks were being held with its Jamaican counterpart on a settlement regarding the deportation of dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta last February. Lee, whose real name is Leroy Russell, and three others — Tiasha Oralie Russell, Junior Fraser and Mario Christopher Wallace — were deported one day after they arrived here to pe... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, speaking in Parliament a short while ago, said the Government is pleased to welcome the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to the shores of Jamaica. “The Government of Jamaica is delighted that President Obama will be visiting Jamaica at this time. The visit of President Obama will take place on the eve of the Summit o... »
From rags to fame and riches in under a month and he is still going strong. The sky is the limit for dancehall sensation Gully Bop. Gully Bop recently suited up and board a flight from Jamaica straight into London where he will kick start his European tour. A rep for the viral dancehall star said that he is happy to perform for his fans in the UK. “Bop is even more popular overseas than back home ... »
Down Sound Records chief executive officer Josef Bogdanovich refused to confirm or deny rumours that the label has parted ways with Ninjaman. “We will not make a comment on that situation at this time,” he said. Meanwhile, he has denied rumours running rampant in the entertainment industry that he will be purchasing a radio station. “No, that is not on the agenda at this time,” Bogdanovich, who no... »
International reggae artiste Chronixx and the Zinc Fence Redemption band took over the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College on Saturday for the Kingston leg of the Capture Land Tour. With a catalogue of hits that include Behind Curtains, Here Comes Trouble, Somewhere and Captureland, Chronixx had the sold out crowd rocking for almost three hours. Chronixx was not alone; he brought his fr... »
Jamaica National Security Minister, Peter Bunting. The Ministry of National Security is rubbishing a reported statement made to the United States Senate Armed Services Committee by General John Kelly, Commander of the United States Southern Command (US SOUTHCOMM). The report listed Jamaica as one of several countries in the Region from which recruits have departed for Syria to join t... »
Usain Bolt eased to victory in his first individual race of 2015 at Saturday’s GC Foster Classic. Check out the video below, courtesy of Digicel SportsMax. »
Reggae superstar Etana soared to #2 on the reggae iTunes chart this week with the re-release of her single, Better Tomorrow, which has been chosen as the theme song for an Ebola Awareness initiative. “The first week sales were 1,000 units and it landed at 22 on the Billboard Reggae singles chart. We are expecting a stronger push this week as the PR efforts will be doubled and channelled through th... »
Reggae/dancehall singer Ikaya made a statement with her single “Ugly Girl” and now she dropped the video. The clip started out with Ikaya singing in front a all black background. In another scene she went home after grocery shopping to find her boyfriend cheating with another woman who is the ugly girl. Peep the fun video below: »
Today marks one year since Vybz Kartel and three others including his protege Shawn Storm were convicted of murdering Clive “Lizard” Williams. On March 13, 2014, an 11-member jury sent shock waves throughout the dancehall community when they returned a guilty verdict against the dancehall star, real name Adidja Palmer, as well as, his protege Shawn “Storm” Campbell, and close friends Kahira Jones ... »
Nicki Minaj ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels went to Flatbush in Brooklyn to shoot a video and he didn’t get a warm welcome. On Wednesday a video surfaced online showing Safaree being confronted by a group of thugs who told him to leave the neighborhood and not in a kind way. “Get the f**k outta here, real talk,” one man said in the video. Safaree Samuels did the right thing and walked away and went t... »
Popular radio personality Nikki Z has resigned as host of two shows on WZMX Hot 93.7 FM in Connecticut, to work the Jamaican airwaves. Nikki Z, the host of Reggae Ride to Work and Reggae Riddims on WZMX Hot 93.7 FM, has two more weeks with her Connecticut audience, according to her blog www.DivaNikkiZ.com., She said parting will be bitter sweet. “I have so much love for everyone here at Hot 93, fr... »
Dancehall artiste Gully Bop is on his first international tour. The deejay left the island earlier this week and is and now settling down after a long flight to the UK. “Well, them say me never ah go make it at Jamworld. Say me can’t pass Christmas to the New year, but who God bless, no man curse,” Gully Bop said upon his arrival at the Gatwick Airport. His first performance is set for this Saturd... »
This is perhaps Rihanna’s biggest fan. Sarah Ridge, 23, has a total of 14 tattoos on her body of the Bajan pop star. Seven of those tattoos are images of Rihanna herself and the others are song lyrics and other stuffs related to the “FiveFourSeconds” singer. “I have loved Rihanna for nearly 10 years, and I’ll love her forever,” Sarah said. “Some people say I’ve ruined my body, but I just laugh it ... »
Sean Kingston’s financial woes continues after Avi Da Jeweler slapped the Jamaican-born singer with a lawsuit over some diamond jewels. TMZ reported that Kingston bought $226k worth of jewelry between 2008-2013, but the problem is he never paid the jeweler a dollar. However, his reps are saying his paid over $300,000 last summer and had his receipts to prove it. Despite this claims, Kingston never... »
A jury agreed that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied Marvin Gaye’s classic single “Got to Give It Up” in their mega hit single “Blurred Lines” which also featured rapper T.I. Marvin Gaye’s estate has won a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Thicke and Williams and was awarded $7.3 million. The mega hit single earned a profit in the ball park of $17 million after selling millions of copies... »
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor MOTHER Nature halted a pretrial hearing involving flambouyant dancehall deejay Flippa Mafia at the Camden County Superior Court in New Jersey, last Thursday. “New Jersey had a major snowstorm on March 5 and that hearing was cancelled. It has not been resheduled yet,” Peter Aseltine, press officer in the Division of Criminal Justice, told the Jamaica Ob... »
Rihanna and Leonardo DiCaprio are not dating although the signs shows that they are clearly more than just friends. Perhaps the two superstars are taking things slowly and avoiding the public eye. But the 40-year-old actor did threw the 27-year-old pop star a lavish birthday bash in Los Angeles last month. Sources connected to the Bajan pop star exclusively told Urban Islandz that she is working o... »
Sabrina Cammock, a senior track and field star at Syracuse University, was visiting the city on spring break with a group of friends. They all went out together Friday night, then returned to their rooms at the Edison Hotel to sleep. Cammock passed away sometime over night and was found around 9:30am Saturday, the cause of death unknown. Police say there were no signs of forced entry, no signs of ... »
