Capleton is pleading for the public help in recovering his stolen car with a huge catalog of unreleased music. A rep for the reggae icon told Dancehall HipHop that his metallic brown Grand Vitara SUV was stolen in St. Ann yesterday. “We are appealing to anyone who can help recover the vehicle and the valuables that was left inside of it,” his rep said. “There were some unreleased music inside the ... »
Country would face serious issues from powerful hurricanes like Irma and Harvey BY BALFORD HENRY Senior staff reporter Irma and Harvey Jamaica could be faced with a serious physical infrastructural dilemma if the island is hit by a high-category hurricane like Harvey or Irma, according to local infrastructure stakeholders. Civil engineer and Incorporated MasterBuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ... »
Vybz Kartel shares more photos from his recent family visit in prison on his Instagram page. The Gazanation deejay has been off social media for a few months now and suddenly popped up on IG over the weekend with a few new posts. Last week, Dancehallhiphop.com shared a few photos of Vybz Kartel and his friends taken at GP. The pics were taken while prisoners were allowed a family fun day visit and... »
Vybz Kartel has given females who do plastic surgeries two thumbs up. Over the past few years a number of local Jamaican female celebrities have been going under the knife to get their bodies done. Some ladies like Yanique Curvy Diva and DHQ Sher have been getting criticism for doing boob and butt implants, but Vybz Kartel is now coming to their defense and we all know once the Gazanation deejay s... »
Dancehall star Khago has refused to evacuate his South Florida home amidst hurricane Irma barreling down on the state. Some 5 million people are under evacuation warning in the South Florida area with the powerful storm closing in. Millions have evacuated their homes but there are still some folks who are staying home to ride out the storm. Currently, the hurricane is fluctuating between a categor... »
Ex-policeman Jason Jahalal and co-accused Xanu Morgan have pleaded guilty in the US State of North Dakota to participating in a Jamaican lottery scam that stole millions from elderly Americans. US prosecutors say Jahalal and Morgan signed plea agreements late last month which saw them pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy. As part of the deal, prosecutors agreed to drop 65 other counts of w... »
Days after news emerged of a possible defamation lawsuit being filed against Foota Hype for comments he made regarding comedian Quite Perry, the popular selector is today contemplating legal action of his own against popular entertainment show, Nightly Fix. The selector explained that on Monday, hosts Naro Hart and Arianne ‘Ari’ Hammond claimed he (Foota Hype) accused comedian Quite Pe... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Travellers to Jamaica are being urged to declare all agricultural products in order to avoid the introduction of foreign pests and diseases that could threaten the local agriculture sector and the environment. Chief plant quarantine produce inspector in the Agriculture Ministry, Sanniel Wilson, said that people are required to declare seeds, meats, plants and animal produ... »
In all of its lengthy history, the final of the Miss Jamaica World contest has never paraded a serving member of Jamaica’s security forces, but on September 23 it will. Twenty-five-year-old Constable Sasha Henry has been given approval by the leadership of the 150-year-old Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to strut her stuff on the runway as she seeks to represent Jamaica at the Miss World fi... »
Tommy Lee Sparta speak out in an emotional plea to stop crime and violence in his hometown Montego Bay. The dancehall deejay’s plea came just after the Jamaican government announced that Mount Salem, St James, will be the first Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in the Parish. The ZOSO program will see joint police and military operations in these areas and strict curfew is enforced to dismantle cr... »
By Kevin Jackson Observer writer HUNDREDS of pageant enthusiasts and shoppers gathered at Sovereign Centre in Liguanea, St Andrew, for the sashing and unveiling of the 18 finalists in this year’s Miss Jamaica World beauty pageant, on Saturday. The finalists — who range from a police officer, to flight attendants, an attorney-in-training, and university students — appeared in casual wear and ... »
Some new Vybz Kartel photos of him in prison have surfaced and gone viral on social media. Not too often we see new images of the incarcerated dancehall star, but on Thursday some new pics popped up showing him wearing white short denim pants and white polo shirt. There is one thing new that you will notice about Vybz Kartel and that is his facial hair. The aced dancehall deejay has never before s... »
Popcaan leads a protest movement in his native parish St. Thomas yesterday over bad roads . The dancehall deejay says rather than just doing a song about the bad conditions of the roads in St. Thomas, he is choosing to instead get actively involved in a movement to get the government’s attention. The deejay can be seen in these photos along with a group of men holding up plaque cards in Morant Bay... »
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental United States, officials said Tuesday. Harvey, swirling for the past few days off Texas and Louisiana — at times as a hurricane and at times a tropical storm — has dumped 51.88 inches (132 centimetres) of rain in Cedar Bayou, a salt water channel on the Texas coas... »
Alkaline visa was not revoked despite recent rumors claiming that the Vendetta deejay is currently without travel documents for the U.S. The rumors started following Alkaline’s no show at the Ecips Music Festival in New York last week. The “Champion Boy” deejay blamed it on circumstances beyond his control, but sources told Dancehall HipHop that his and other artists no show was as a result ... »
I’m Yours, the latest album from Sizzla Kalonji, has debuted at number three on Billboard’s Reggae album chart. It also debuts at number four on Billboard’s Heatseekers album chart. Sizzla has charted over 26 titles on the Billboard chart to date, and I’m Yours is his highest charting effort so far. “The album connect… Many more surprises to come forth,” Sizzla said. “ I... »
Dre Island and Popcaan come through with the video for their conscious single “We Pray.” The track was produced by Dre Island himself and Mini of E5 Records. You can also expect the single on the sngjays upcoming project NOW I RISE. “Dre blessing affi flow when the prayer gone up / Not an evil can harm us / Them think we done when wi just a warm up / Dre nothing naan minus so me tell the youths ho... »
R. Kelly is currently doing more damage control after new allegations that he had sex with an underage girl and even abused her. 24-year-old Jerhonda Johnson Pace spoke with Buzzfeed this week where she revealed details about her ordeal with R. Kelly from when she was 16 years old. Pace says that she met the R&B legend in 2008 outside a courtroom in Chicago while he was on trial for child porn... »
Jah Cure finds himself another race car after totaling his Mercedes Benz C63 ast week. The reggae crooner was lucky to walk away from the crash without a scratch thanks to the number of safety features that come with the car. Jah Cure posted a clip of himself over the weekend testing out a much more expensive race car, a Bentley Continental GT3R. While the C63 AMG retail for around US$70,000 in th... »
Kym Hamilton, formerly known as Gaza Kim, has opened up about being beaten by Vybz Kartel cronies and going into a state of depression since then. Gaza Kim was once one of the fastest rising dancehall artists inside Vybz Kartel’s now disbanded Portmore Empire, but her fast rise came to an end in 2010 when she was beaten by cronies of her mentor Vybz Kartel. In a powerful new single “God Plan,” the... »
New York Hilton in Manhattan will be the venue for the 55th annual Jamaica Grand Independence Gala on Saturday, August 26. The black-tie event is hosted by the Jamaica Independence Foundation, Inc, under the patronage of Consul General of Jamaica Trudy Deans and the Jamaica Tourist Board. Scheduled to headline the evening’s entertainment package are Romain Virgo and The Unit Band. Grammy-win... »
