The late rap legend Tupac Shahur’s mother has died. Multiple reports confirmed on Tuesday morning that Afeni Shakur Davis died from a possible heart attack. Police responded to a 911 call from her home in Sausalito, CA on Monday night. The caller says that she was having a cardiac arrest. Paramedics transported her to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead at 10:28 PM, TMZ reported. ... »
Popcaan is currently behind bars in Antigua following an incident involving police. The “Unruly” deejay was performing at the ‘Antigua Trades and Labour Union rally’ early Tuesday morning at the Fort James Beach in St. John’s. Sources told said the dancehall star’s performance was cut short due to a scuffle with a police officer. “The police was removing a fan from the stage and Popcaan asked him ... »
Matthew Prendergast, the grandson of reggae legend Bob and Rita Marley, is to be tried in the High Court Division of the Gun Court on June 2. The 27-year-old musician is to be tried on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and assault at common law. The charges against Prendergast — who is the son of Sharon Marley and FIFA referee instructor Peter Prendergast — resulted from an altercation wi... »
Birdman is making it clear that he is not gay. For years the Cash Money head has been rumored to be in the closet with even his nemesis Trick Daddy taking a few shots at him recently during an interview. The “Ms. Gladys” rapper sat down with Ebro Darden and co-host Laura Stylez of Hit 97 for a candid interview where he discussed a number of topics including rumors that he is gay, his recent runnin... »
A new DMX album is coming soon. Swizz Beatz has confirmed that X will be dropping a new album that will see guest features from the likes of Kanye West and Dr. Dre. It’s been nearly a decade since DMX release an album. No his 2015 LP Redemption of the Beast does not count since that was released by a label who had rights to some of the New York rapper’s earlier work. Swizz Beatz took to his Instag... »
Christopher Martin may have found the formula to create a hit song at every quarter of the year. His new video “Under The Influence” is already a huge hit online. The cut was directed by RD Studios and shot in Kingston last month. The clip was released over the weekend on Worldstarhiphop and rocked up over a million views in the first 24 hours. While that may not be a big deal for some big name po... »
Vybz Kartel’s protege and co-convict Shawn Storm has released his new album “Word Sound Power.” The project will be released on May 6 but is now available for pre-order and is being distributed by 21st Hapilos Digital. According to Shawn Storm, the album encompasses his musical, mental and spiritual growth over the last few years. “This is my first EP and my fans and I are both anticipating the ou... »
Popcaan was not included in the album version of Drake’s single “Controlla.” The Toronto rapper released his new album Views last night and dancehall fans immediately noticed that Popcaan was cut from the single. Instead, Drake and his producer replaced Popcaan verse with a sample of Beenie Man “Tear Off Mi Garments.” Beenie Man also appeared on the Outro of the single. This came at a big s... »
Bobby Shmurda is suing the New York Police Department claiming that they falsely arrested him back in December of 2014 The rapper, who hails from Brooklyn, filed court docs through his lawyer claiming that the 2014 arrest was illegal. “When one of the occupants opened the door a slight bit to see who was there,” his lawyer argued in the lawsuit, the New York Daily News reported. “Officer Douglas C... »
More than a year ago, dentists from New York had their free offer of their services to deejay Gully Bop turned down because of fear that he may lose his original sound. The controversial artiste’s fear seems to have been dispelled because he is currently undergoing several stages of dental surgery to remove his damaged teeth and to get dental implants. The deejay’s girlfriend, US-based R&B and... »
Veteran reggae artiste Tarrus Riley turned 37-years-old today. Happy earth strong Tarrus! In true Loop Birthday Big Up style, here are 10 facts about the ‘She’s Royal’ singer. 1. He was born Omar Riley, 26 April 1979 2. Tarrus is the son of the late veteran reggae singer Jimmy Riley 3. He was born in Bronx, New York and raised in Jamaica. 4. He was featured on Major Lazer’s song ̶... »
Ironically the ‘Behind Curtain’ singer was headlining the media for calling Dancehall’s leading pioneer a ‘Cannibal’ in another recent documentary conducted by Noisey Jamaica. “When you see how youth react to a song that says go and kill everybody, kill dem all and done and everybody excited,” the “Who Knows” Chronixx said. According to reports, a rep for Vybz Kartel told Entertainment Website Urb... »
LA Lewis seems to have partially kept his promise to attack Ninjaman with his Machete. In a video uploaded by LA Lewis he was heard issuing several threats to Ninja over rumors which the “Don Gorgan” circulated which states that the viral star had shacked up with his gay son “Spuggy” and were in a romantic relationship.A very angry Lewis was seen in a previous video with a machete in one hand and... »
Gully Bop will be sporting a new set of teeth withing the next couple of weeks. Sources close to the viral dancehall deejay told Urban Islandz that he has already starting the process in New York City where he is currently spending time with his new girlfriend A’Mari. “Bop already removed his two teeth and is now in the process of getting dentures, but ultimately he will be doing dental implant w... »
Billy Paul, the singer of the classic single “Me and Mrs. Jones,” is dead at age 81. TMZ reported on Sunday that Billy Paul died at his home in Philadelphia sometime last week. He reportedly received treatment for cancer at the Temple University Hospital in Philly shortly before passing away. Paul became a singing sensation in the early 1970s with his instant hit single “Me and Mrs. Jones.” In 197... »
A very emotional A’Mari has created quite a controversy online with her latest video uploaded showing her crying and explaining that Gully Bop allowed her to allegedly get “beat up” by a radio personality in the United States . According to the video uploaded by the “cheated” artiste A’Mari, she explained that Gully Bop sat and allowed her to get mistreated by United States radio personality DJ Ra... »
Nicki Minajolder brother, Jehlani Maraj, has been indicted on rape charges involving a 12-year-old girl. The rapper’s brother was formally charged following review by a grand jury in New York’s Nassau County earlier this month. Jehlani Maraj was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, which is a misdemeanor, and also two felony counts of sexual conduct against a child. If found guilt... »
Birdman wants all three hosts on “The Breakfast Club” to show him some respect. The Cash Money head turned up for an interview on Friday Morning, April 22, but that did not turn out too well. After chewing out Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee, Birdman stormed out the interview and never look back. “I want to start this shit off by telling all three of y’all stop playing with my name,” ... »
Bad news love fans … Usain Bolt didn’t get his “Sleepless in Seattle” ending with Rihanna … ’cause according to Bolt himself he got “no love” from the pop star after publicly laying his mack down. The fastest man on the planet was at a Hublot watch event in NYC promoting his new timepiece when we asked him for a Rihanna love update … since he begged her to call back in 2013. The bad news … Usain s... »
up-coming media personality Chiney K on her ‘On My Mind’ web series decided to visit Jamaica to hear from true dance-hall fans on what they had to say about the now incarcerated ‘Worl Boss’, Vybz Kartel. Despite being locked up for so long, Kartel remains one of the most influential figures in Jamaican culture and beyond. Although he delivered few performances overseas due to travel bans that pr... »
“It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that the legendary iconic performer, Prince, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57,” his publicist Yvette Noel-Schure said in a statement. “There are no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.” Born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the singer, songwriter, multiple ins... »
Downsounds Records CEO, Joe Bogdanovich, is the new chairman of Summerfest Productions, the promoter behind the annual Reggae Sumfest music festival in Jamaica. Bogdanovich has been rumored for weeks to be partnering with with the Sumfest to attract a bigger audience for the show this year. But now former chairman Robert Russell, has confirmed that the American businessman is taking over the reign... »
iceman was shot and killed at a party in Ocho Rios, St Ann on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Constable Shane Francis, assigned to the St Ann police station. Reports reaching Loop News are that the cop was at the party when an argument developed between Francis and another man, a license firearm holder. Full details surrounding the incident are not clear at this time but reports ... »
Kalado became the latest dancehall artist to be involved in a serious car crash. The accident took place on Sunday morning along the Mandela Highway. A rep for the ANG deejay told Urban Islandz that he and other persons traveling in the car are doing okay but shaken up. “Everyone is okay but are a bit shaken given the amount of recent deaths by accidents going on in dancehall,” his rep told us. “T... »
Magnum divas Miss Kitty and Yanique Barrett have returned to this weekend’s Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall. The two were suspended for one episode of the show last week following their very public on air feud the prior weekend. Both females have since apologize and the manufactured beefs seems to be water under the bridge now. “The two-week saga appears to be over as both parties will report... »
