MONTEGO BAY, St James — Police has now identify the gunman who was shot and killed after he wounded nightclub operator and dancehall promoter Corey Todd in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The police recovered a Glock 17 9mm pistol from the dead man. Reports are that about 5:00 am, Todd, who operates the Taboo Nightclub in Fairview, St James, was pounced upon, shot and injured by a lone gunman. ... »
INFLUENTIAL disc jockey Ron Muschette is no longer with radio station IRIE FM. He resigned yesterday “with immediate effect”. No reason was given for the resignation but Muschette, 41, said there is no animosity between h and the station that helped make him one of local entertainment’s biggest names. Muschette joined the all-reggae station in 1999 and hosted the widely-popular W... »
K. Michelle release the video for her single “Something About The Night.” The soulful track is featured on her new album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? The 1920s themed video saw the R&B diva brings out her inner Billie Holiday. She performed live in front an audience and left everyone in awe. But then she had a hude fight with her manager backstage over money. »
Vybz Kartel former manager and business partner Corey Todd was shot and injured in a robbery attempt early Thursday morning. The incident took place outside the Taboo Night Club in Montego Bay, St James. The club is owned and operated by Corey Todd. An eyewitness said that the businessman/promoter was in the process of closing the club at approximately 5 a.m. Thursday morning when two armed gunmen... »
Nicki Minaj has a new man and he is not Jewish or a DJ, he is Philly rapper Meek Mill. Details about their relationship are beginning to leak slowly and there could be some truth to it. On Monday Nicki Minaj celebrated her 32nd birthday and she posted a photo on Instagram of a very expensive piece of jewelry that she got as a gift from someone that she didn’t name. The whole Pauly D rumor was a bi... »
Konshens has stepped forward to respond to his recent fallout with Masicka and Corey Todd, as well as, a recent diss track from Demarco. Masicka recently released a song where he outlined the reasons why he and Konshens fell out. According to the upcoming dancehall deejay, Konshens wanted him to be soft but he is a gangster artist. But in his defense Konshens say his career was not built on gangst... »
Reggae Sensation Jah Cure kicked of his Life We Live Tour on Thursday October 30 in Hamburg, Germany. The tour is also in support of the newest single Life we Live, which hit iTunes at the #4 spot in July, from his upcoming album scheduled for release in early 2015. The That Girl singer is blazing the Jamaican flag in several European cities as the tour will see a total of 19 shows with stops ... »
The Foota Hype and Ishawna saga is far from over. According to new reports, the veteran sound system selector may have suspected that the couple’s son is not his. An anonymous source close to the couple told Urban Islandz that Foota Hype is in the process of doing a DNA test to ease his mind. Hype thinks that Ishawna might have been cheating on him throughout their entire relationship. “Foota have... »
Diddy knocked out Drake outside Liv Nightclub early Monday morning according to reports. Multiple publications including NY Daily News and TMZ, have reported that Diddy did punched Drake after a heated argument outside the club in Miami last night. Drake was taken to the hospital for injuries he received in the fight with most source seems to pointing the Diddy was the victor. “Drake definitely go... »
Floyd Mayweather is in a state of shock today after witnessing the murder suicide of Stephanie Moseley and Earl Hayes on FaceTime on Monday. The boxing legend was close friends with Earl Hayes who reportedly shot and killed his wife Stephanie Moseley on Monday morning before taking his own life. TMZ, sources say Hayes called Mayweather early Monday morning on FaceTime in a rage saying that his wif... »
By Elaine Silvestrini /Tribune Staff TAMPA — Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton hopes recent changes in drug sentencing rules will get him out of prison early and back to his native Jamaica. But the performer is likely out of luck. Although more than 1,700 drug defendants sentenced in Tampa federal court have been identified as potential beneficiaries of a recent rollback in federal sentenci... »
Sean Paul, Shaggy and Ziggy Marley are among six nominations for the 2015 Reggae Grammy. Soja is the only international artists to be nominated for Best Reggae Album. Last week the 2015 Grammy nominees were announced which includes the category for Best Reggae Album. Ziggy Marley got nominated for his landmark album Fly Rasta. Sean Paul was given a nod for Full Frequency, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry for B... »
Since local actor Shebada went Onstage and claimed to have impregnated the ex-girlfriend a deejay whom he did not name, several names have been swirling all over the place. However the two popular names are Alkaline and Bounty Killer. It is unconfirmed by either artiste if there is any truth to the speculations, however several memes have been circulating the internet incriminating Alkaline and Bo... »
Rapper Beanie Sigel is currently nursing gunshot wounds in a hospital in New Jersey. According to NBC News, the Philadelphia rapper was involved in an alleged fight just outside a Jersey Shore home. At approximately 9:45 a.m. this morning the shooting occurred and Sigel was struck. Sources say he was not the intended target. Beanie Sigel, born Dwight Grant, was rushed to a hospital in critical con... »
Lil Wayne made a surprised Twitter rant yesterday when he blasted Cash Money Records and his longtime friend and mentor Birdman. Lil Wayne is basically saying that he wants to leave Cash Money and want nothing to do with the label and its execs. The bad blood between Weezy and the label is over his oft-delayed Tha Carter V album, which is due for release on December 9. Wayne told his fans on twitt... »
Rasbert Turner, STAR Writer One man has been taken in custody by the Spanish Town police in connection with a multimillion dollar jewellery theft from a popular entertainer. The latest incident has rocked the entertainment industry, as the jewellery stolen is believed to be worth more than $10 million. The entertainer is said to live in Portmore, St Catherine. Fake jps employees TheStar was inform... »
Busy Signal goes back to dancehall roots with his new video “Money Flow/Greetings(Ribbidibi)”. The Turf Music boss samples Half Pint classic “Greetings” and the “Ribbidibi” dancehall flow introduced by Super Cat. Watch the video below. »
50 Cent can’t even use his own money in his own bank account. The rap moguls personal bank accounts were frozen after he failed to pay a $17.2 million judgement against Sleek. A while back, 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, made a deal with Sleek Audio to market their new line of headphones. But the company says the rapper stole their design and went to market his own line of headphones ... »
Will Smith and his gorgeous wife Jada Pinkett-Smith took their entire family to Jamaica for a vacation and spent Thanksgiving on the island. Jada also told her fans on Facebook that her grandmother was born in Jamaica, so the island has a special place in her heart. “I’m having Thanksgiving this year in the land of which my grandmother was born…Jamaica,” she wrote. Jada also sent her prayers to Mi... »
Busta Rhymes prove to us that getting to turn up can be dangerous. The rap veteran took a fall off stage on Friday morning during a surprise appearance at the O.T. Genasis’ concert at New York’s Webster Hall. TMZ was first to publish the story with a video showing Busta Rhymes taking the unfortunate fall and emerged with blood spewing from his forehead. The video show Busta getting turn up on stag... »
Anita Antoinette continues to make strides on The Voice Season 7. On Monday night sheperformed “Let Her Go” much to the delight of the audience. Anita is now in the top 10 and could go all the way to the finals. “You really took over that song, I feel like you killed it,” Gwen Stefani told the Jamaican-born singer. Both Blake and Pharrell Williams told her that she had fun with the song and keep o... »
Rihanna has a twin sister that she never knew about until recently. This 22-year-old female from Boston looks just like the Bajan pop star and now she is cashing in on her looks. Andele Lara, 22, says everyday she is being compared to Rihanna and that has been happening to her for the past 7 years. “The moment I step out anywhere, everyone starts staring and whispering before I get bombarded by st... »
Bob Marley is about to become the face of a new marijuana blend dubbed Marley Natural. It’s no secret a big part of Bob Marley image is about smoking weed and over the years the plant has become entrenched in Rastafarian culture. But now Bob Marley estate has signed a deal to licensed the reggae legend’s name and likeness for the Marley Natural brand of marijuana. Private equity group Privateer Ho... »
Vybz Katel before and after Alkaline is the latest dancehall artiste to bleach his skin and he is feeling a lot of heat for it on social media. The above photo collage of the dancehall deejay before and after has been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter. Alkaline before and after One of the pic show Alkaline from his high school days at Ardenne High. The other photo is more recent sho... »
Popular Jamaican roots plat actor Cleve Warren, more popularly known as Chu Chu, is dead. Sources connected with the actor told Urban Islandz that he passed away on Thursday afternoon at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital. “He was complaining about feeling sick and feeling dizzy and was taken to the hospital to getchecked on, but his illness got worst quickly,” the source told us. Warren died while undergo... »
