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... »
Jet Blue flight attendant accused of trying to sneak a suitcase full of cocaine through Los Angeles International Airport has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge. City News Service says Marsha Gay Reynolds entered the plea Friday to possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. Authorities say during a random security screening at LAX in March, the former Jamaican beauty queen left her carry-on... »
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,” ... »
School in Jamaica is where young minds are shaped to become great but for some, its like an high end fashion show. In a video uploaded to facebook which has now gone viral, a young boy is seen walking home with his pants ripped from the seams while his friends jeered him all the way through the busy streets of Spanish Town. The boy decided to enter school with a fully tailored school pants just t... »
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... »
Police arrested an Evansville woman who they say was part of an international scam that tricked victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Police say Ella Mae Bradley, 51, was involved in the scam where victims were told they had won the Jamaican lottery and needed to send money to a United States address in order to receive their winnings. Over the last three years, people from across the c... »
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... »
In this weeks episode of the entertainment program Onstage TV, Winford Williams seeks clarification from LA Lewis and his attorney Hannah Harris-Barrington about the compensation being sought after in the deformation suit againstDesmond ‘Ninjaman’ Balentine and Christopher ‘Dr Love’ Crooks. The legal action stems over a photo being circulated over the Internet which suggests an intimate relationsh... »
With a new album due for release on April 25, lovers rock star Sanchez kicks off a Caribbean and Canadian tour in early May. Beware, which the singer says is his 36th album, is produced by Lloyd ‘John John’ James. The tour starts May 2 in St Lucia, followed by dates in French Guyana, St Vincent, Bahamas, Cayman, Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica. Sanchez spends June in Canada where his... »
Diddy and Biggie Smalls, aka Notorious B.I.G, daughter T’yanna Wallace have made peace after a Twitter spat. Last week Wallace went on Twitter to blast the rap mogul about not receiving any tickets to the upcoming Bad Boy reunion concert at the Barclays Center on the late rapper’s 44th birthday. “This bad boy concert is for my dad’s bday but I got NOT ONE TICKET. just wanna point that out,” T’yann... »
Dancehall artiste Spice is hitting back at critics who have sought to post negative things about her weight on social media following an incident during one of her performances at a show in the United States last week. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the ‘Stage Show Boss’ was challenged by a photographer as she executed her performance. The photographer took the stage and attempted... »
If Drake has his way then Vybz Kartel would be featured on his upcoming album “View From The 6” Sources close to the incarcerated deejay said that his team reached out to Vybz Kartel team for a feature. “Drake is a big fan of dancehall music and recognized that Vybz Kartel is still the best that is doing it today,” sources told us. “His producers reached out to us for a feature and we ... »
Entertainer LA Lewis has hired a lawyer to begin legal proceedings against fellow entertainers, Desmond ‘Ninjaman’ Ballentine and Christopher ‘Dr Love’ Crooks. The legal action stems over a picture disseminated over the Internet which suggests an intimate relationship between Lewis and Ninjaman’s allegedly gay son who is known as ‘Spuggy’. A letter, written by Hannah Harris-Barrington, senior soli... »
Apparently, the victim was on his property playing music. The pastor and family lived in the next yard over. Pastor Morgan told the victim to turn down the volume on that ungodly music ( VYBZ KARTEL) Words were exchanged and this was what started this whole thing. The victim allegedly cursed the pastor, accusing him of sleeping with his own daughter. This didn’t sit well with pastor Morgan’s wife ... »
Foreign Affairs Minister, Kamina Johnson-Smith, says the Jamaican government is demanding answers from Trinidad and Tobago over the continued bad treatment of Jamaicans who have been denied entry into the twin island republic. The souring of relations between the two Caricom states has been stretching out for a number of years as Jamaicans have consistently complained that they have been denied en... »
