2019 EVENTS
Dancehall Promoter Oney British Shot Dead In Kingston (Picture and Video)
Oney British was shot and killed last night in Kingston. A month after gunmen claim the life of popular British Linkup leader Roy Fowl, bullets cut down another member of the crew. Law enforcement sources confirmed that Oney British, real name Alphanso Harriot, was shot dead on Friday night. The shooting incident took placed along Mountain View Avenue, in St Andrew, in the vicinity of the National... »
Reggae/Dancehall Legend Capleton Rape Charge Dismissed
Capleton is officially a free man. The Reggae/Dancehall legend’s rape charge was dismissed on Wednesday when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court with his attorney Christopher Townsend. Capleton, real name Clifton Bailey, was arrested and charged with rape in May of last year, an event that sent shock waves through the reggae/dancehall community. The arrest came months after Ninj... »
Beenie Man Suing Dancehall Artiste Pamputtae For Defamation Over Assault Claim
Beenie Man is suing Pamputtae for defamation. Report yesterday that Pamputtae accused dancehall icon Beenie Man of being a “woman beater.” In the middle of her performance at Ann-Marie Vaz’s birthday bash in Portland last weekend, the female dancehall deejay paused to tell the large crowd that Beenie recently attacked her with a stool at a recording studio because she didn’t acknowledge him after ... »
Buju Banton Speak On Gay Allegations Make Peace With Son Markus Myrie
Buju Banton has addressed some gay allegations made by his son. The Gargamel and his son Markus Myrie appears to have made peace, or was this all a publicity stunt? A highly placed source in the singer’s camp confirmed with Urban Islandz that it was not a publicity stunt. We’re told that the two did have an altercation last week Thursday and the younger Myrie told police officers that he was punch... »
Long Walk to Freedom: Buju’s redemption
It seemed as if time stood still inside the National Stadium on Saturday night. The king had returned to reclaim his throne and his adoring subjects paid homage as he displayed why he is rated as one of reggae music’s finest. After an almost decade length hiatus in prison, Buju Banton came back to the world of performing and it was as if he was never missing in action. The venue was jam packed and... »
Buju Banton Speak Amidst Drama With His Son Markus
Buju Banton issued a new message for his fans amidst drama with his son Markus Myrie. Buju Banton will be performing live tonight at the National Stadium in Kingston in what is shaping up to be a reggae/dancehall show for the ages. The Grammy-winning singer will be kicking off his “Long Walk To Freedom Tour” in Jamaica, and thousands of his fans have traveled from overseas to see him in action for... »
Buju Banton’s Son Markus Myrie Files Police Report Cops Investigating
Buju Banton’s son Markus Myrie has filed a police report amidst an altercation between the two. On Thursday night, Buju Banton became headline news for not a good reason. The Grammy-winning singer’s son, Markus Myrie, who is a music producer, launched into a tirade on Instagram calling his famous father a “coke head.” In a lengthy rant, he threatened to press charges against the reggae star ... »
Bob Marley’s Widow Rita Marley Makes First Public Appearance Since Stroke
Bob Marley’s widow, Rita Marley, makes her first public appearance since her stroke in 2016. Back in September 2016, Ruta Marley became hospitalized due to a stroke. The Marley family didn’t speak much about her condition except to dismissed rumors that she had passed on. Since then we hadn’t seen the Marley matriarch at any major public event until this week when she joined her I-Threes sisters, ... »
Dancehall Artist Kaliba Shot Dead In Kingston
Dancehall artist Kaliba was shot dead in Kingston. Fast-rising dancehall deejay Kaliba, real name Jayvon Francis, was cut down by bullets in a deadly shooting incident last week Friday in the Maxfield Avenue area. Francis and another man name Ishmael ‘Pops’ Golbourne were both shot and killed in the incident as gun violence continues across the island. The shooting took place at approximately 3:45... »
Roy Fowl’s Friend In Video Speak Out On His Murder Denies Having Anything To Do With Killing (VIDEO)
Roy Fowl’s murder remains unsolved, and his close friend is speaking out. A close friend of slain dancehall promoter and British Link Up leader, Roy Fowl, is speaking out about his murder. Father Devon, who is the man in a video being circulated on social media, has stepped forward to deny having anything to do with the killing. He was featured prominently in the viral video dancing and partying w... »
Vybz Kartel Could Get Two Cops Fired, Here Is What Went Down
Vybz Kartel music could get these two cops fired from the force. A video clip of two Jamaican cops went viral over the past couple of days. The short clip shows a male police officer with a female cop riding shotgun while listening to Stylo G’s “Touch Down (Remix)”” featuring Nicki Minaj and Vybz Kartel The camera was rolling when Kartel’s verse was on, and the female cops spit all the... »
Teenage Sensation Koffee Now Has The Most Popular Reggae/Dancehall Song (Picture and Video)
Koffee currently has the most popular reggae/dancehall song on the planet. The 19-year-old singing sensation dropped the video for her breakout hit “Toast” in November last year, and already she cracked 15 million views on YouTube and millions of streams across the major streaming platforms, Spotify and Apple Music. Her new single “Throne is also gaining a lot of traction with over a million views... »
Rihanna Ex-Boyfriends Drake & Chris Brown Got A Song Together Dropping Soon
Drake and Chris Brown are making music together. Rihanna‘s two famous ex-boyfriends, Drake, and Chris Brown got a budding bromance brewing between the two of them. Not only are they tight these days, but they’re also hitting the studio together. Sources close to the OVO rapper told Urban Islandz that he is currently working on his new album, due sometime this year, possibly before summer. We’re to... »
Dancehall Promoter Roy Fowl Shot Dead Cops Hunt For Killers
Veteran dancehall promoter Roy Fowl was shot dead by gunmen on Friday. Roy Fowl, whose real name is Owen Clarke, and also known as Father Fowl, was shot and killed by men riding on motorcycles on Friday night at a party at the Harry Josephs and Sons Centre at Grove Road in Kencot, St Andrew. Clarke is a well-known figure in the dancehall space and is the leader of the British Link Up Crew who prom... »
Dancehall Star Elephant Man Home Searched By Cops For Illegal Gun (VIDEO)
Elephant Man home was searched by police officers looking for an illegal gun. The dancehall legend has been under investigation since last month when a video went viral on social media showing a female playing with a gun before handing it off to a man resembling Elephant Man. The Energy God has denied any wrongdoing and says someone is trying to frame up. The story took an interesting turn when a ... »
R. Kelly Turns Self In After Indictment On 10 Counts Of Sexual Abuse
R. Kelly has been indicted on at least ten counts of sexual abuse. The Cook County State’s Attorney has formally brought criminal charges against R Kelly. The singer reportedly turned himself in to police along with his attorney. If he is convicted on these charges, he could be sent to prison for decades. The R&B legend has been the subject of a criminal investigation into his years of alleged... »
Buju Banton Says He Is Now Ready To Speak After Weeks Of Silence (Picture and Video)
Buju Banton’s new set of photos quickly went viral on social media. In 2011 when Buju Banton went to prison, Instagram wasn’t Instagram that we know today, but since his release from federal prison, the photo and video sharing platform has been his main point of contact with his fans. The Grammy-winning reggae singer is going viral for the second time in the last few weeks. On Monday, he posted th... »
50 Cent Suing New York City After NYPD Commanding Officer Threatens To Kill Him
50 Cent and his team are shocked, and dismay after an NYPD Commanding officer threatened his life. The G-Unit rapper unleashed a tirade on Instagram on Tuesday after new reports claimed that commanding officer Emmanuel Gonzalez who told his subordinates to shoot the rapper on sight. The news reportedly sends chills and shock waves throughout 50 Cent‘s camp, and sources are now saying that the rap ... »
Worlds Former 100-metre Record Holder Asafa Powell gets married in Montego Bay
Former 100-metre record holder and reigning sub-10 second kingpin, Jamaican Asafa Powell, and Canadian model, Alyshia Miller, are now man and wife. The two tied the knot in a private ceremony on Saturday in Montego Bay, St James in the presence of close friends and family members. The wedding followed their engagement last year February after Powell proposed, with the move being kept under ... »
Etana Blast Internet Troll Who Criticized Her Grammy Appearance
Etana offload on an internet troll who criticized her on Twitter for appearing at the Grammys. Reggae songstress Etana came within close proximity of getting her hands on a Grammy award. The singer was nominated for Best Reggae Album which Shaggy and Sting ultimately won on Sunday night. Nevertheless, she took her loss gracefully and even celebrated with Shaggy in Los Angeles after he picked up hi... »
21 Savage Released From ICE Custody On Bail But Still Not In The Clear
21 Savage was released from ICE custody in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. Atlanta rap star 21 Savage, born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is now a free man. The “Bank Account” rapper was granted bail on Tuesday and is now resting at home with his family pending an immigration court hearing. His attorneys, Charles H. Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro, confirmed that they managed to convince a judge to re... »
Shaggy and Sting Won Best Reggae Album Grammy For “44/876”
Shaggy and Sting won Best Reggae Album Grammy at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[VIDEO] The duo won the trophy for their collaborative album, 44/876, which was released on April 20, 2018. The project is without a doubt, one of the leading reggae/dancehall efforts released last year and was good enough to give Shaggy his second Grammy award. The dancehall legend won his first Grammy in 1996 when his... »
