Marcy Chin Unfiltered: Talks New Music, Broke Men, Safe Sex And Financial Literacy

If spontaneously spending US$2,000 on a woman is going to set you back by a few weeks, you don’t qualify to date Marcy Chin.  The unvarnished entertainer has struck a…

Mutabaruka Warns Jamaican Gov’t Not To Take Sides With France, United States In Haitian Conflict

Dub poet Mutabaruka is warning the Government of Jamaica not to take sides with France and the United States, in determining how to pacify the political conflict taking place in…

The Story Behind The Song: Fred Locks’ Repatriation Anthem ‘Black Star Liner’

Fred Locks' Black Star Liner was more than just a catchy roots Reggae tune. It was a potent anthem about the Garveyite yearning for repatriation, which resonated with a new…

Queen Ifrica Says Vybz Kartel Should Mentor Youth If He’s Released From Prison

Reggae singer Queen Ifrica wants Dancehall star Vybz Kartel to be a mentor to youth if he's released from prison.  Attorneys for the Worl’ Boss are eyeing bail following his…

Mr. Lexx Says 2000 Was A Good Year: Multiple Hit Songs And Four Women Pregnant At The Same Time

Veteran Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx says the year 2000 was the golden era of his 30-year music career, a time when he had multiple hit songs and also found himself…

YG Marley’s ‘Praise Jah In The Moonlight’ Certified Silver In The UK

YG Marley's debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, almost three months after its release. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the…

Nadine Sutherland Turns 56: Her 10 Best Songs

Call her one of the fewest child stars to be relevant over 40 years after rising to prominence as the winner of the Tastee Talent competition, beating deejay Yellowman. Call her…

Vybz Kartel Not “The Least Bit” Worried About A Retrial, But Urges Court Of Appeal To Do The “Right Thing”

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has openly declared his readiness for a potential retrial but is calling on Jamaica's Court of Appeal to act justly in determining whether there should be…

Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm Can Now Apply For Bail Ahead Of Court Of Appeal’s Retrial Decision

Lawyers for Dancehall artists Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, and two other men can now request bail pending the Jamaica Court of Appeal's decision on a possible retrial.…

Marcy Chin To Younger Female Artists: ‘Sometimes Being Flirtatious Is To Your Advantage’

There’s a psychology of navigating unwanted advances as a woman in the music industry, at least in the school of Marcy Chin.  Tales of music gatekeepers offering career advancement in…

The Story Behind The Song: How A Bevy Of Women Inspired Super Cat’s ‘Boops’

A bevy of women who were in pursuit of Super Cat’s mentor and fellow deejay Nicodemus served as the key inspiration behind the creative process that led to the Dancehall…

Vybz Kartel Wins Privy Council Appeal: Conviction Overturned, Retrial To Be Determined

Dancehall artists Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, and two other men had their convictions overturned by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in London due to…