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Starr Dawkins—Jamaican rapper and CEO of Sweet Cookie Wash—appeared to have a sour encounter with a strange white lady, who decided to open her parked Lamborghini Urus and take a photo in the driver’s seat.
Dancehall’s Don Dadda Super Cat says he has been training vigorously, ahead of the Reggae Love Fest in New York, on Friday night and a series of other shows, to mark what many have been describing as his “great comeback” to Dancehall, following years of absence.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has released his eighth studio album, dubbed Scorcha, on Island Records today, May 27.
Buju Banton was in a no-nonsense mood at a recent staging of Weddy Weddy, lashing gunmen whom he says have been posing as Dancehall artists, and the privileged Jamaicans who have infiltrated the music spawned by ‘ghetto youths’, and yet, have been inundating it with debauchery and other repulsive content.
American producer DJ Khaled has teamed up with Dancehall star Skillibeng, ‘another one’ of Jamaica’s entertainers, for a track on his upcoming album, which will be executively produced by his firstborn, Asahd Khaled.
Pardison “Pardi” Fontaine seems ready for a remake of Dancehall duo Leftside & Esco’s classic hit song, Tuck In U Belly.
Buju Banton and Junior Reid publicly buried the hatchet a few nights ago at Stone Love’s Weddy Weddy, 14 years after the One Blood singer snubbed the Til Shiloh artist, supposedly for unsavory comments he had made at the Best of the Best show in Miami in 2008.
Dancehall artist Shella Topstar is slated to perform at this year’s staging of one of Jamaica’s biggest summer events, Reggae Sumfest.
The jubilant atmosphere that traditionally accompanies the annual birthday celebrations for the late singer, Sugar Minott, was tinged by grief and mourning this year.
Social media is often criticized for its many negative effects, but every so often, the algorithm-driven content mills churn out something life-changing, and that seems to be the end of the stick Mandeville-born 1Biggs Don has found himself on, teetering on the edge of stardom with his viral freestyle, Bwoii Affi.
Skeng and his management and legal teams are working assiduously this morning to unravel the logistical challenges of jetting the popular Dancehall artist to Guyana so that he can honor his booking commitments there.
For Miami-based rhyme slinger Lincoln 3Dot, finding out he and ‘Cookie Wash’ CEO Starr Dawkins were cousins was the ultimate dealbreaker for their three-year relationship.
The police have confirmed that Dancehall artist Skeng was removed from a flight at the Norman Manley International Airport at about 1:50 p.m
Linval “Shabba” Thompson Jr., popularly known as Shab Don, who was freed of gun related charges on April 7, once again faced the law in the Kingston and St.
After initially disobeying police orders and threatening to leave the Pepperseed stage show with his backing band, which was also scheduled to back Sizzla Kalonji, Beenie Man has issued a release blaming the show promoters for the imbroglio which resulted in his expulsion from the stage.
Popular Dancehall selector and promoter Hotta Rice is in high spirits after amendments were made to the conditions of his bail as he awaits trial for a domestic dispute, in which his wife of nine years—who is currently three months pregnant—fired a gunshot at him, after he allegedly tried to strangle her.
Popular Spanish Town-based music selector Neako Fire has joined his compatriot Foota Hype, in expressing chagrin about the shabby appearance of some of the upcoming male artists who are being criticized widely for oftentimes turning up to perform at stage shows looking like bush robbers.
Dancehall artist Choppa Banks was gunned down in a confrontation with the police on Saturday. The ChopMode artist, whose real name is Swayne Hall, was killed during a dramatic daylight shootout that claimed the life of one of St Ann’s most wanted man, 42-year-old Manton Brown, also known as ‘Banton’, and also injured a policeman.
“My manager been talking about the gospel night. That’s the only night I will go on.”
Iconic artiste manager Copeland Forbes, former manager of Peter Tosh, who in the past administered the musical affairs and tours of some of Reggae’s biggest icons, has announced that his long-awaited memoir titled Reggae My Life Is, will be released within a matter of weeks.