AMERICAN hip hop artiste Rick Ross will not be appearing at Reggae Sumfest at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, this year. The rapper, who is currently facing kidnapping and assault charges in the United States, has been dropped from the festival’s line-up due to what is referred to as “circumstances beyond the control of [the] organisers”. “Rick Ross is unable to travel at this... »
Entertainer Reanno Gordon better known as “Busy Signal” was arrested last night before his performance at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Trinidad and Tobago. According to reports, police executed a search warrant and arrested the artiste around 7:30 pm at the Hilton Trinidad hotel where he was a guest. He was taken to the Port of Spain High Court and appeared before Justice Ricky R... »
Vybz Kartel is into a year of his life sentence as a result of his controversial murder conviction last year. The dancehall hitmaker is telling his people that life behind bars has not been easy, but he is getting through his days thanks to his faith. Sources close to the self-proclaimed Worl’Boss told Urban Islandz that he is complaining bitterly about the conditions in prison but says he is hold... »
There is a photo of dancehall artist Alkaline circulating on social media showing the deejay with normal eyes. Urban Islandz could not determine the authenticity of the photo but it does raised a lot of questions. Did he do a surgery to remove the ink from his eyes or was he wearing contacts all this time? Those are the questions that dancehall fans are asking about on social. We reached ou... »
After his car was shot at while leaving an event in the Riverton community on Sunday night, dancehall artiste Radijahsays he is lucky to have escaped the attack with his life. Speaking with the media yesterday, Radijah explained that he is stillsurprised by the incident as he has no beef with anyone. “I don’t have any issues with anybody. I used to work with a label from there and we don’t work no... »
Viral dancehall deejay Gully Bop will be going on tour in the United States this summer after securing his US work visa. The “My God Dem Nuh Bad Like Me” deejay’s reps told us that he will be kicking off the North American leg of his Rags to Riches tour on July 17 at Amazura nightclub and Sept. 6th at the Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, New York “After a few delays beyond our control the Bop now ... »
Dancehall legend Bounty Killer brother, Wayne Price, is giving the deejay a bad name. Killer’e brother appeared in court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to charges of larceny. A Basseterre Magistrate’s Court judge in St Kitts fined him EC$3,000 which is approximately US$1,111. He also had to pay the fine before leaving court. According to reports, Price was among Bounty Killer’s entourage... »
Remember the days of “gaza /gully” feud? Who would have ever guessed that once rival entertainers [Vybz Kartel and Mavado] children would be caught hanging out together? On Sunday June 28, Mavado shared a photo of his son on Instagram enjoying a playdate with his former rival’s children, Little Vybz and Little Addi Mavado captioned the photo, “Take a good look at the future young gully young Gaza ... »
DIANA KING wants JAMAICA GOVERNMENT to legalise SAME SEX MARRIAGE DIANA KING TOOK TO HER FACEBOOK PAGE AFTER SHE LEARNT THAT SAME SEX MARRIAGE WAS LEGALIZED IN AMERICA HOPING THAT IT WOULD BE LEGALIZED IN JAMAICA WHERE SHE WAS BORN : »
Rapper DMX has been arrested for failure to pay child support just as he was going to perform at Radio City Music Hall. A spokesman for the New York City Sheriff’s Department tells WPIX-TV that the 44-year-old rapper was taken into custody Friday for several “issues outstanding.” He said those included $400,000 worth of unpaid child support, a warrant issued by the city of White ... »
The brother of Jamaican deejay Bounty Killer was arrested in St Kitts and Nevis on Saturday after allegedly being caught on camera stealing a cell phone. Mark Price, according to the West Indies News Network, was part of a 10-man entourage with his famous brother at the RLB International Airport on Saturday morning, about to board a flight from St Kitts, when the incident happened. Accordin... »
Diddy legal troubles are far from over because the rap mogul was charged with assault following an incident with strength and conditioning coach Sal Alosi earlier this week. The Bad Boy rapper, whose real name is Sean Combs, was taken into custody and is now out on bond. He was charged with three counts of assault with deadly weapon, one count of battery, and three count of making terrorist threat... »
Rapper Rick Ross is facing kidnapping and assault charges after a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force and deputies arrested him at his mansion outside Atlanta. Jim Joyner, a supervisor with the Marshals’ Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, tells The Associated Press that Ross and a man described as his bodyguard were taken into custody Wednesday morning. Joyner said Ross, wh... »
Dancehall artist Deva Bratt is on the run in the United States after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Bratt, who has been based in Florida for the last few years, has his legal troubles grew deeper when he missed a court date earlier this month. A judge immediately issued a warrant for his arrest but cops have been unable to find him ever since. Deva Bratt, born Sheldon Smith, was to appear in... »
Tommy Lee Sparta is preparing legal documents to settle his deportation case with the Dominican Government out of court. Last year February, the dancehall artist was detained upon arrival in the Caribbean island for a concert. He was deported the following day after Dominican authorities says posed a security risk to that country. Tommy Lee’s attorney, Bert Samuels, says that his client was held i... »
Most dads spent Father’s Day receiving hand-crafted gifts, hugs, kisses and lots of praise from their daughters and sons. However, one Jamaican celebrity dad wasn’t as lucky, as he spent Father’s Day staunchly defending himself. Popular Jamaican deejay, Mavado, used Instagram on Father’s Day to say why he is a “good” dad. Mavado’s comments came on the heels of his former girlfriend’s comment on so... »
Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was arrested Monday on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son is on the football team. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs, was arrested at UCLA’s Acosta Athletic Training Complex on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to a statement from campus police. The deadly weapon was a kett... »
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Jamaican reggae artiste Chronixx fueled a debate on race and religion on social media Thursday when he appeared to suggest that blacks are lost in their pursuit of justice. “Will the white God save you from white man oppression?” Chronixx wrote on Instagram, quoting a line from Sizzla’s popular song No White God. “We looking for justice in the wrong places, from the wrong p... »
Jodi-Ann Gray, the former KOOL FM personality who survived a vicious gun attack while pregnant, says she will be deleting her social media account because of hate messages she has received. Gray was shot three times – once in the face and twice in the shoulder – in April 2012 as she attempted to enter her Portmore, St Catherine home. She was seven-month pregnant at the time of the atta... »
Dancehall artiste Potential Kidd has denied police reports that he is involved in the ongoing violence in the west Kingston area. “I am not influencing any violence in Trench Town, the police themselves say is a misunderstand g. I went to the police station on Wednesday night, and I was questioned and released, I am not involved in any shootings, or any criminal activities. I am not a crimin... »
Dancehall artist, Bounty Killer, was a bit rattled a few months ago when there was some speculation that his girlfriend, Sukii, was actually pregnant for another man. These allegations got a bit more sensitive after the popular comedian, Shebada, who is thought to be gay, hinted on an On Stage interview with Winford Williams that he had gotten an entertainer’s girlfriend pregnant. Bounty Killer ha... »
Beenie Man is facing more visa woes that could potentially derailed his planned US Tour for this summer. The dancehall hitmaker also missed out on his highly anticipated performance at this year’s Best Of The Best concert. “I want to apologise to the fans, it was a situation beyond my control and the promoter’s control,” Beenie Man said. A rep for the deejay told us that he was denied a work permi... »
Daps has seen his popularity in dancehall soar over the last year things to this single, as well as, others. The catchy single was produced by Troyton Music and featured on the Intoxxicated Riddim, while the video was directed by Robin Chin. Peep the video below: https://youtu.be/o-yLMK3rcow »
International recording artiste Beenie Man has denied that he is having any visa issues, ending weeks of speculation since he missed a major show in the United States. He told ZIP FM during an interview recently that he missed the annual ‘Best of the Best’ concert because his passport was in the US Embassy at the time of the show. “My passport was in the US Embassy at the time of... »
