Paul Campbell stars in Jamaican Mafia JAMAICAN Mafia, the independent movie starring Paul Campbell, is scheduled to officially premiere in New York City on August 27. Orville Matherson, one of the film’s executive producers, did not disclose a location, but told the Jamaica Observer that expectations are high for the flick, which he says is “based on real-life incidents”. Filmed ... »
Female rapper Remy Ma was released from prison after serving six years for a 2007 shooting incident. Remy Ma, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, was convicted in 2008 by a New York judge for shooting her friend Makeda Barnes Joseph during a domestic dispute over $3000 cash. According to the The New York Times, the shooting took place at a nightclub after Smith gave Joseph her purse to hold. But w... »
Every couple of days you hear a crazy new Beyonce and Jay Z divorce rumor, but this one trump all the previous ones. The hip-hop power couple has been making tabloids headlines since that viral video of Jay Z and his sister-in-law Solange fighting in a New York hotel elevator. The rumors range from Jay Z’s affair with Rihanna to Beyonce affair with her bodyguard. Now according to the NY Daily News... »
Vybz Kartel not guilty verdict on his first murder trial gave the deejay and his fans high hopes of being freed of all charges. This piece was penned by Michael Dawson who is Vybz Kartel’s business partner and co-author of his book. Read the full story below: Last year this time, family, friends and fans of Adidja Palmer sat nervously waiting for a verdict in the then alleged murder of Barrington ... »
Dancehall diva Ishawna has broken her silence amidst rumors of a recent brawl between herself and ex-boyfriend Foota Hype. According to the “Need Love” singer, she and her ex were not involve in a physical fight but didn’t denied that they had a heated argument. “We were not fighting, we had an argument,” Ishawna said. “The whole Downsound was there, it was just a verbal altercation between me and... »
Enrique Iglesias (centre) with Descemer Bueno (left) and Sean Paul after the NBC performance. KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Sean Paul and Enrique Iglesias will perform together on ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday, August 1. The two, along with Descemer Bueno recently performed ‘Bailando’ live on NCB’s America’s Got Talent. Enrique tapped Sean Paul for the English version of his hit... »
Rihanna is sleeping a little bit better today after a homeless man was arrested in New York fro dropping off three creepy letters at her condo in SoHo. According to NY Daily News, a 53-year-old homeless man name Kevin Mcglynn was taken into custody for stalking and threatening Rihanna. The man hand delivered at least three letters. Mcglynn was captured on the apartment building surveillance camera... »
The entertainment community was once again thrown into a state of disarray after news broke that another entertainer had been killed. According to preliminary information gathered upcoming Dancehall artiste ‘Propally’ was killed in the wee hours of Saturday morning. The artiste whose given name is Samora Grey met his untimely demise last Saturday (July 26th) in the vicinity of Half Way Tree when h... »
Sean Kingston fans are wondering if the reggae pop singer is going broke because another one of his pricey cars just got repossessed. According to TMZ, some repo guys swoop in on Sean Kingston’s white Lamborghini over the weekend while it was parked at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine and took it away on a flatbed. Sources say Kingston leased the tricked out Lamborghini and hadn’t made any p... »
T.I.’s wife Tameka Harris, aka Tiny, is for the first time speaking publicly about the Floyd Mayweather scandal and fixing her marriage. In may Tiny’s rapper husband T.I. attacked Floyd Mayweather at a Fat Burger joint in Las Vegas because he thought the boxer was having an affair with his wife. Mayweather denied any intimate relationship with Tiny. Earlier this month at a press conference while p... »
Alkaline is making it clear that he is no fans of dancehall deejays Gage and Tommy Lee Sparta. During a recent interview with Onstage, Alkaline was asked about Gage where he responded “what is a Gage.” According to Alkaline, Gage is not yet in his league and should stay to the side. “The little artists them a try to their thing but there is levels to this thing, keep the corner league over there b... »
Fresh from a scintillating performance at the recently concluded Reggae Sumfest in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, red hot dancehall star Aidonia is set to launch his new clothing line within the coming weeks. The deejay will be rolling out his apparel line for the summer. The collection will cater to both males and females with a line specifically for children to follow. “Ever since my emergence in ... »
It’s being reported that Konshens was forced to cancel the remainder of his current European tour as doctors have diagnosed the young star with having ‘chronic laryngitis’. Konshens has been touring non-stop for the past year, starting with a stint in the USA, which ended in Connecticut, before embarking on a three-week run in France and the African south coast. From there he wen... »
Bounty Killer was among the top performers on last week’s Reggae Sumfest dancehall night. The dancehall veteran delivered a sizzling set of some of his classic singles back from the 1990s to some of his more recent hits. During his performance he did take a few shots at his former protege Mavado. During an interview with Winford Williams of OnStage after his set, Bounty Killer says he would want t... »
promoting his new album: DREAD & TERRIBLE watch video below: http://youtu.be/zWXCiyHwJvU CHRONIXX IS DREAD AND TERRIBLE INTERVIEW ONSTAGE TV »
Erica Virtue • Senior Gleaner Writer Despite scores of public-education campaigns and female-empowerment programmes, there are still women in Jamaica who believe their men beat them because they love them. A just-released national survey, the Jamaica Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has found that at least six per cent of the w... »
R&B singer Omarion finds hismelf behind bars on Friday. According to reports, the Maybach Music Group singer was tooling around in the San Fernando Valley on Friday evening when cops pulled him over for running a red light. SEE ALSO: Omarion Expecting First Child With Girlfriend Apryl Jones SEE ALSO: Rick Ross Arrested For Missing Court Date Officers ran his tags and found out that there was a... »
Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer WESTERN BUREAU: As with every Reggae Sumfest, ‘The Doctor’ Beenie Man had a near-flawless surgery on the audience, Saturday morning at the Catherine Hall complex in Montego Bay when he closed the curtains on International Night One. Dedicating his opening song to the incarcerated Buju Banton, Beenie Man arrested the audience with How Would You Feel.... »
Beyonce may have had enough of Jay Z’s cheating because according to reports she is inches away from serving him divorce papers. The power couple has been rocked with mounting rumors of divorce and infidelity over the last few months. Folks have even linked the infamous elevator fight between Jay Z and Beyonce’s sister Solange to some alleged cheating on the part of the rap mogul. According... »
Tommy Lee Sparta is taking aim fast rising dancehall deejay Alkaline. But According to the “Spartan Soldier” deejay, he is just issuing a warning to the young dancehall act. Tommy Lee released a new single “Bad Like We” where he took a few shots at Alkaline over his infamous “batty wash” line in his single “Touch You.” ALKALINE TAKE A HIT AT EVERY ARTISTE “Jamaica wi born wi no promote filet, no b... »
Chris Brown has been banking paper since his release from jail last month. The “Loyal” singer drop a reported $10,000 to add some custom paint to his already pricey 2013 Lamborghini Aventador. Breezy posted a few photos of the pimped out supercar on Instagram showing off the new sky blue finish. »
Following the release of Tessanne Chin’s “Count on My Love” album, there are concerns that the album is not doing as well as hoped. According to Headline Planet – with the near-official number finally available album sales have been disappointing. The article from Headline Planet points to Hits Daily Double’s weekly sales report, which usually differs only slightly from the authoritative Bi... »
The authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis have revoked the work permit granted to Jamaican artiste, Alkaline, to perform in the country today. Alkaline, whose given name is Earlan Bartley, was scheduled to headline a concert in Nevis. In a statement, Police Commissioner Celvin Walwyn said the Nevis Police Command decided to revoke the permission granted for the concert, out of respect for the Office ... »
Tracy Morgan is finally heading home following weeks in a hospital recovering from injuries he sustained in a deadly car crash in New Jersey last month. On June 7th a Walmart tractor trailer slammed into the back of a limo Tracy Morgan and some friends were traveling in killing two people including comedian James McNair. Morgan received multiple broken bones and was listed in critical condition in... »
