Dancehall star I-Octane is eagerly anticipating his first trip to the “Motherland”, the African continent. According to a press release, I-Octane will perform at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, Gambia on March 6. He will be the special guest of T Smallz Suso, the entertainer who is being hailed as The Gambia’s finest reggae, hip-hop cum Afro beat artiste. The event, which is organised by Katato... »
FLAMBOYANT dancehall deejay Flippa Mafia was given a March 5 pre-trial date to return to the Camden County Superior Court in New Jersey, when he appeared earlier this week. Flippa Mafia — given name Andrew Davis — is facing conspiracy to distribute cocaine, leading a narcotics organisation, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and money-laundering charges. He has been incarcerated since Se... »
Vybz Kartel is still the man of the moment in dancehall despite being incarcerated for over three years. The embattled dancehall deejay won four awards at the recently held Youth View Awards at the National Indoor Sports Center in Kingston. Kartel won the top award of the night Favorite Male Local Artiste of the Year. The entire audience erupted in loud applause as the deejay’s two sons and his wi... »
When reggae superstar Etana didn’t turn up for a performance in Jamaica last night, a wild rumour started that she had collapsed and had been admitted to a hospital in Miami where she was on life support. However, the rumour was only partly true. Etana, who just completed a gruelling three week tour in Europe, had indeed fell unconscious after complaining of dizzy spells. “She is ok now, she kept ... »
A special prosecutor has been assigned to investigate a juror who allegedly violated court procedures during the trial that ended in reggae star Buju Banton being convicted for gun and drug charges. Jury forewoman, Terri Wright allegedly broke the rules of the court by conducting outside research as the trial was ongoing The US Department of Justice has been tasked with leading the case against th... »
Bobby Brown and Nick Gordon are at war as Bobbi Kristina lays in a coma in a Atlanta hospital. Nick Gordon says he has repeatedly asked Bobby Brown to visit Bobbi Kristian and spend some alone time with her in her room. But Brown has either denied his requests or placed limitations on his visit. “If Bobby can guarantee me that I can see her 24/7 I’ll meet the conditions,” Gordon tweeted. Now Nick ... »
Vybz Kartel continues to make his mark on dancehall from behind bars. The embattled dancehall star was named favourite male local artiste at last night’s Youth View Awards in Kingston. Vybz Kartel’s two sons Little Vybz and Little Addi along with his wife Tanesha Johnson was there to collect the award on his behalf. Sources close to the former Portmore Empire boss said that he is elated by the awa... »
Social media was abuzz when Morgan Heritage shared the news via such vessels as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram that they were heading out on the road Spring 2015. The wait is finally over, Cool To Be Conscious Music Group has officially released the April tour dates and locations for the Morgan Heritage “Strictly Roots” 2015 World Tour. Fans in the United States can boast as being the first of ma... »
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston, was high on drugs the morning she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub, People magazine reported. Bobby Brown tells media to stop talking to the wrong people The magazine quoted a source “familiar with the details of the situation” who said Brown was under the influence on Jan. 31, the day she was discovered in a batht... »
These days every aspiring dancehall artists want to say something about Gully Bop to get some attention. Rising dancehall star Turbo Blacks is looking to make a name for himself and he is getting some attention with his new single “Gully Bop Attack” where he also took shots at Ninja Man. The single was released under the deejays own label R&G. The deejay said the song is not a diss track but m... »
Dexter Daps and Tifa created the perfect Valentine’s dancehall love ballad with “Jealous Ova” and now they have released the official video directed by The Creative Inc. The Daseca Productions-produced single has been getting a lot of attention since making it’s debut in October last year. The video saw Tifa and Dexta Daps at a beach party getting jealous over each other. In the end Tifa transform... »
This is the second music video from I-Octane over the last month. The video for the dancehall love ballad “Call Me Over” was directed by Kevin Allen and featured a beautiful female showing off her workout and poll dancing techniques before getting fresh and calling over the singjay. I-Octane other music video “Gyal Ting” is also bubbling up on the charts. Watch the official music video for I-Octan... »
Nicki Minaj is currently mourning the death of a member of her touring team. The Young Money rapper broke the news via Twitter On Wednesday after two members of her team were stabbed in Philadelphia. “Two members of my team were stabbed last night in Philly. One was killed. They had only been there for two days rehearsing for the tour,” Nicki Minaj wrote on Twitter. According to Billboard the dead... »
Rick Ross and his protege Meek Mill were involved in a massive nightclub brawl in New York City over the All-Star weekend. The Maybach Music group chief was hosting a party at Liberty Theatre in NYC. TMZ reported that Meek mill was in the same section as Ricky Rozay when someone threw a bottle. A fight erupt and Meek Mill was seen throwing a few punches. Ross didn’t get physical but his bodyguards... »
Former ZIP FM personality Crimson, aka Sidonie McLeod, pleaded guilty to a second-degree conspiracy charge and was sentenced to five years in state prison. This was confirmed by Peter Aseltine, public information officer of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Mcleod, who is also the babymother of deejay Elephant Man, was held in October 2013 in a major drug raid which took down a Jamaica-bas... »
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidadian Soca star, Machel Montano, retained the Power Soca Monarch title during the early hours of Saturday holding off a strong challenge from Neil “ Iwer” George and veteran comedienne Nikki Crosby during the “Fantastic Friday” celebrations as Carnival activities moved into the final weekend ahead of the traditional street jump up on Tuesday. Montano, dr... »
Recording star Gully Bop has dismissed reports that stardom has led him to become disprespectful to residents of Grants Pen, the St Andrew community from where he hails. While expressing his love for Grants Pen, the deejay noted that he has given a lot to the community over the years. Among the ‘deeds’, in his estimation, he claimed that he stole light for community members in the past. “A lie tha... »
Ninjaman VETERAN dancehall artiste Ninjaman has blasted several of the industry’s young turks who have resorted to “gimmicks instead of lyrics” to get noticed. Ninjaman, whose given name is Desmond Ballentine, was speaking to the Jamaica Observer in an exclusive interview earlier this week. “There are a lot of scammers in the music business; is not just people who a scam ot... »
Flashy dancehall recording artiste Flippa Mafia, aka Flippa Moggella, will face trial in a New Jersey court in April or May this year on cocaine peddling and money laundering charges. He will return to court on February 24th. “We are due in court on February 24 to handle several motions, at which time we expect to get a new trial date. Originally, the trial date was set for late January, but weath... »
A Saturday night’s tribute to reggae king Bob Marley, singer I-Octane paused his performance, asking the audience to spare a thought for another veteran of the music industry, Freddie McGregor, who has just lost his mother. “Mek we big up Mr Freddie McGregor who just lose him mother. Nuff other artiste wouldn’t come perform tonight, but him come and deliver,” said I-Octane.... »
JAMAICAN music producer Anju Blaxxx was granted bail when he appeared in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Miami, yesterday. The 30-year-old Blaxxx, whose given name is Andrew Sayeed Myrie, was arrested by American law enforcement officers on lottery scam charges in Florida last Friday. He is charged in the state of North Dakota with mail and wire fraud in connection wi... »
Almost every Jamaican at home and abroad should know who is Kaci Fennell by now. She will go down in history as the Miss Universe that never won. The Jamaican beauty was crowned fourth runner up for the 2015 Miss Universe titled. But the world believed that she should have won over Miss Colombia Paulina Vega. Twitter blew up instantly with people worldwide voicing their disappointments with even s... »
Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill whirlwind romance is heating up but it turns out Drake is not handling it too well. Sources close to the Trinidadian rapper told us that Drake was really hoping that he would be the one Nicki Minaj hooked up with. “Yes it’s true Drake felt some type of way about it… there (Nicki Minaj and Drake) relationship is definitely not the same right now,” a source said “They have... »
While Bobbi Kristina Brown is laying in a coma at Emory hospital in Georgia, cops are investigating whether or not there were foul play involved in the incident. Two weekends ago the 21-year-old daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown was found face down unresponsive in her bathtub at her home in Roswell, Georgia. But now cops are reportedly investigating the incident for possible foul play. S... »
Seems there might be some tensions brewing between Birdman and Nicki Minaj after rumors that she would be leaving Cash Money with Lil Wayne. TMZ has reported that Birdman was denied entry into a pre-Grammy party that Nicki Minaj was hosting last night in West Hollywood. The Cash Money honcho reportedly turned up at the club with a large entourage at 1:45 AM when the club was supposed to be closed ... »
