Ishawna drop the highly anticipated video for her single “Restraining Order,” produced by JA Productions. The comedic video chronicles a real life situation Ishawna says that she is going through with her ex-boyfriend Foota Hype. The dancehall diva says she had to get out a restraining order against the sound system selector after their relationship went south earlier this year. The video was dire... »
T.O.K. is marking a remarkable 15 years in dancehall as a group. The group break into the genre in 1996 and saw huge commercial success over the years with hits including “She’s Hot,” “Footprints,” “Chi-Chi Man,” and “Topa Topa.” The four band member is perhaps the only group is dancehall music history to stand the test of time. Speaking with Winford Williams on OnStage last weekend T.O.K. members... »
Dancehall deejay Zumjay has successfully graduated from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centre (FLETC) in the United States. The ceremony was held near the port of Brunswick in the state of Georgia. “Special Thanks to LTC Tracey Williams-Staten, SSG Edward Sibaja and my wonderful family for attending my graduation. LTC Williams has been such a huge supporter from the very beginning and I am e... »
Karl Samuda, MP for North Central St. Andrew – file photo Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and Karl Samuda on travel ban Jamaican Members of Parliament and Councillors have each been allocated J$2 million and J$600,000 respectively, as part of the national effort to battle the Chikingunya virus. Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, advised MPs of the allocation during a specia... »
Popcaan and Alkaline are among five other reggae dancehall artists vying for this year’s (Music Of Black Origin) MOBO reggae award. The nominees were recently announced in London ahead of the October 22nd show at the SSE Arena in Wembley. The other three nominees for the reggae MOBO are Taurus Riley, Chronixx and Stylo G. This is the first MOBO nomination for Chronixx and Alkaline who have been se... »
DESPITE worldwide panic concerning the Ebola virus in west Africa, Freddie McGregor intends to honour a November 29 date in the east African country of Kenya. According to the veteran singer, pulling out due to paranoia would be unprofessional. “If you sign a contract, you must be man enough to live up to it, unless it’s an act of God or sickness, honour and respect the promoter. They ... »
Wiz Khalifa has already moved on from Amber Rose. The Taylor Gang rapper was spotted leaving LURE nightclub in Hollywood on Friday night with his hot new girlfriend in his arms. Paparazzi swarmed the the rapper and his female companion as they made their way inside a waiting SUV. TMZ posted a video of the two who were not hiding. Wiz also seems to be rubbing it in for his soon to be ex-wife to see... »
Gaza Slim has stepped forward to address recent rumors claiming that she has been dating I-Octane. The rumors have been circulating since Gaza Slim and I-Octane collaborated on a new single ‘Cya Do It’ The track was released on the How It Feel Riddim, produced by DJ Frass There are also some new rumors claiming that Vybz Kartel sent Gaza Slim a message from behind bars about her relat... »
A Kenyan High Court judge has ruled that a six-year-old boy of Jamaican parentage will have to shave his dread locks in order to be re-admitted to a private school. Kenya’s Rusinga School suspended the boy at the beginning of the third term after his mother refused to get rid of his locks. The court said the school could not be compelled to take in a pupil who has dreadlocks for cosmetic ... »
ANOTHER dancehall artiste is putting a halt on travel plans to Africa. Singjay Blak Ryno has cancelled an upcoming trip to Kenya following warnings by Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson. He was scheduled to perform in the capital city of Nairobi next week. “While I respect my fans in Kenya, I respect my health more,” he told the Jamaica Observer. “Right now, me nah go Africa an&#... »
Konshens got hit in his face with a bottle during a recent brawl with a producer name K Swizz. The incident occurred yesterday morning at Mojito Mondays at Southdale Plaza near Half-Way Tree, St Andrew. An eyewitness told Urban Islandz that Konshens and K Swizz had a heated argument about a song just before the brawl. The source says Konshens was hit in the face with a bottle and had to be taken t... »
Fast rising rapper Bobby Shmurda finds himself in more legal troubles after cops arrested him for marijuana possession. According to reports, Shmurda and his friends were smoking weed while being double parked on a street in Brooklyn. Cops cuffed the “Hot Ni**a” rapper and his friends and hauled them off to jail. He has since being released. In June, Bobby Shmurda found himself behind bars after c... »
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – Cigarettes and other tobacco products increase the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted virus linked to mouth and throat cancer, according to a study released Tuesday. Oral human papillomavirus type 16, or HPV16, is found in 80 percent of throat cancers and is transmitted by oral sex. Tumours related to the virus have increased by 225 percent in the... »
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reggae singer Luciano has cancelled plans to travel to Africa for his upcoming tour, following warnings by Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson that entertainers should avoid travel to Ebola-affected countries of West Africa. It has been reported that the entertainer was led to change his plans due to his own research on the highly contagious and deadly disease. “I have been appe... »
Rick Ross paid a visit to the popular urban radio show ‘The Breakfast Club’ hosted by DJ Envy and Angela Yee last Friday. The Maybach Music Group boss has been dropping off the pounds over the last two years. Rozay opened up about his workout and dieting regiment. Rick Ross also opened up about his new album Hood Billionaire, Meek Mill and Wale beef, and collaborating with Jay Z. “They... »
Is Mariah Carey loosing her voice? Mariah Carey had some major problems with her vocals on the opening night of her Elusive Chanteuse World Tour in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday night. Mariah is one of only a handful of singers who can really hit that super high note but on Saturday she could barely hit any notes at all and it was painful to watch. In some parts of the video on YouTube, Mariah Carey ev... »
Mavado recently visited Vybz Kartel in prison and sat down and talk with the incarcerated dancehall star. The two dancehall hitmakers have long buried their old beef and now they could be working on a new collaboration. Sources connected to Vybz Kartel told Urban Islandz that a collaboration is one of the things that they spoke about. “A Vado and Kartel collaboration would be huge for dancehall,” ... »
Multi talented Reggae Pop Star Nefatari can add yet another distinction to her already impressive resume. The songstress won for Most Promising Female Artist at the 11th annual Underground Music Awards. The event which took place on September 21st, 2014 in New York City at the famed BB Kings was created to acknowledge and honor the achievements and contributions of unsigned and independent artists... »
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor KIMANI Ffriend no longer has the mansion in Atlanta or the luxury cars. His two years battling a vehicular manslaughter charge in Serbia, which started in November 2012, have taken away a lot materially from the Jamaican basketball star. But in his own words: “I have also gained a lot” from the Serbian nightmare. “When you talk about the ... »
BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Sunday Observer staff reporter FOR approximately seven years the body of a Jamaican who is believed to have served as a pilot in the British Navy has been locked away in storage at a funeral parlour in downtown Kingston. Doubt still surrounds when the man will finally be laid to rest, and speculation is that a legal procedure will have to be used to settle the issue. The director... »
Gaza Slim is breathing a sigh of relief after a conspiracy case against her and her former mentor Vybz Kartel was dropped. Last week, Directors of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn dropped her case against Vybz Kartel, Gaza Slim, real name Vanessa Saddler and Andre “Pim Pim” Henry. Gaza Slim turned up at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to collect her passport and othe... »
AFTER months of stressful court dates, deejay Vanessa Bling is relieved to be cleared of conspiracy charges. The charges against Bling and her two co-accused, deejay Vybz Kartel and Andre Henry, were dropped in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court in Half-Way-Tree, on September 24. It inspired Bling — who attends the Grant Hill Pentecostal Church in Lawrence Tavern, St Andrew — to ... »
A 14-year-old St Jago High School student died at the Spanish Town Hospital on Wednesday from what his father said were complications triggered by the chikungunya virus. The death of Azee Baker plunged the school community into gloom yesterday and raised more concern about the wait period at the hospital, as the Jamaica Observer was told that pleas for help by the boy’s father, Abraham Baker... »
Alkaline is having the worst year of his career. The young dancehall act got bottled before being booed off stage at a concert in Suriname last weekend. An eyewitness told Urban Islandz that the deejay was in the middle of his set when some patrons began to boo him. “He yelled out some expletives at the crowd after the boos started but that only made things worst because then came the bottles,” th... »
First case of deadly disease diagnosed in Dallas, Texas DALLAS, Texas (AP) — The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the US was confirmed yesterday in a patient who recently travelled from Liberia to Dallas — a sign of the far-reaching impact of the out-of-control epidemic in West Africa. The unidentified man was critically ill and has been in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital since Sun... »
