Kranium, Jada Kingdom Drop Remixes After Capella Grey Hits Billboard With ‘Gyalis’
Dancehall artists Kranium and Jada Kingdom have released remixes of what some have called the ‘record of the summer’.
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Dancehall Artist Khxos Is ‘Ok’ After Waving Gun, Sharing Suicidal Thoughts In Instagram Video
Fans of Dancehall artist Khxos (pronounced “Chaos”) were left stunned on Wednesday (August 4) after the singer shared a series of videos on Instagram, where he waved a gun and said that he was contemplating suicide.
The Maytals Band UK Tour, Including Special Toots Hibbert Tribute Concert, Cancelled By Organisers
Al Hardwicke Kassi, head of the booking agency Midnight Mango, is expressing regret that a special tribute concert set for September in the UK to honour the late Toots Hibbert will have to be cancelled after the Europe-based booking agency Midnight Mango Ltd received a cease and desist letter from the lawyers for the executors of the Frederick (Toots) Hibbert estate.
Fantan Mojah Mourns The Death Of His Mother: “This Shake Me Up, Mi Cry Whole Day”
Today is Reggae star Fantan Mojah’s birthday, but he is mourning the loss of his mother, Mazelyn Moncrieffe, who passed away on Monday at the age of 68 at the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth from a prolonged illness.
Chronixx Says Some Dancehall Lyrics Are ‘Embarrassing’, Artists Should Stop Calling Him For Features
Jamaican Reggae star Chronixx says Dancehall artists need to stop putting out embarrassing music, and furthermore, they should stop calling him to appear on their tracks.
Chronixx Takes On Nzinga King’s Cause
In the aftermath of Foota Hype’s berating of Rastafarian artists for failing to frontally condemn the alleged shaving of the locks from 19-year-old Nzinga King’s head by a policewoman last week, Chronixx has responded, pointing out that he had made contact with the youngster’s family the day after the news broke.
Foota Hype Slams Rasta Reggae Artistes For Ignoring The Police’s Alleged Head-Shaving Of Nzinga King
Foota Hype on Tuesday afternoon, frontally took on the issue regarding the alleged shaving of the head of a young Rastafarian woman by a female police officer, whilst in the custody of the Clarendon police last week, labeling it, among other things, “a disrespectful, out of order violation”.
Lil Uzi Vert’s Birthday Antics Included Dancing To Vybz Kartel’s ‘Fever’
American rapper Lil Uzi Vert celebrated his birthday last Saturday with a shower of gifts from his celebrity girlfriend, JT from the rap duo City Girls.
Bounty Killer Expects Pandemonium When He Gets Back His Visa And Lands In New York
Bounty Killer’s highly cheerful response to questions about what his reception will be “when he arrives in New York”, is perhaps the clearest indication yet, that the Warlord’s US visa just might have been reinstated, 10 years after it was revoked by the US Embassy in Kingston.
Sizzla Drops Visuals For ‘Crown On Your Head’ Ahead Of New Album ‘On A High’
Reggae star Sizzla Kalonji has dropped visuals for his Crown On Your Head single, which appears on his On A High album.
Rihanna Is First Caribbean Born Entertainer To Be A Billionaire
Rihanna is the first entertainer from the Caribbean to surpass an estimated net worth of US$1.7b.
Tarrus Riley Gets Silver Certification In the UK For ‘Powerful’
Reggae singer Tarrus Riley’s feature on the 2015 single Powerful has earned him a BRIT Certified Silver Award.
Bounty Killer Calls Up Chronixx, Mavado, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes And More For New Album ‘King of Kingston’
Bounty Killer has announced that some of the most iconic Dancehall and Reggae artists, as well as several Hip Hop legends will be featured on his upcoming album King of Kingston.
Nicki Minaj Reacts To Megan Tapper’s ‘Moment 4 Life’ After Olympic Victory
After Jamaican sprinter Megan Tapper took home the bronze medal in the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics, she surprisingly opted to show off her rap skills with Nicki Minaj’s Moment 4 Life during a post-game interview that simply took viewers by storm.
The King And Queen Of Dancehall To Release New Albums On The Same Day
The widely regarded King and Queen of Dancehall are both set to release new albums this Friday, August 6 and the buzz for the new releases is already building on the charts.
Shenseea’s Song Was In Elaine Thompson-Herah’s Head As She Won Historic Olympic Double-Double
With Shenseea’s single Run Run playing in her head, Jamaican sprint star Elaine Thompson-Herah blazed through the finish line to win the women’s 200m Olympic race this morning.
Beenie Man Says Dancehall Music Is Not ‘Bashment’
King Of The Dancehall Beenie Man has taken umbrage to Dancehall music being repackaged under other titles and by other genres.
Shenseea Says She’s Got Her ‘Haters’ Showing Support
Blessed singer Shenseea has attracted her fair share of ‘opps’ since she entered Dancehall music. Now five years later, she’s got a major label deal and high profile management, and her new single Run Run is doing well after she made her debut appearance at one of Hip-Hop’s biggest festivals recently.
Bounty Killer Celebrates A Top 10 Track On iTunes Reggae Chart
Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer is celebrating an iTunes Top 10 track more than half a decade after its original release.
Charly Black, Latin Pop Duo Cali Y El Dandee Light Up The Las Vegas Stage At Gold Cup Final
The moment finally arrived last night when the ‘Country Boy’ Charly Black hit the CONCACAF Gold Cup stage to perform the tournament’s official theme song Juega with Colombian Latin Pop music duo, Cali Y El Dandee.