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Safaree Brings Back-to-School Joy To Pondside, Hanover
Scores of children turned out at the Pondside Primary and Infant School in Hanover, on Thursday for Jamaican-American rapper Safaree…
Blak Ryno: “Don’t Mistake Fear For Loyalty”
Ex Gaza Empire member Blak Ryno is moving past his dust-up with Shawn Storm, but not before airing his thoughts…
Gussie Clarke Hit With Cease And Desist From Tiger
An attorney-at-law representing Dancehall veteran Norman 'Tiger' Jackson has issued a cease and desist order to producer Gussie Clarke of…
Joe Bogdanovich Donates To Gaza Fan Who Launched GoFundMe For Kartel Concert
Joe Bogdanovich, organiser of Vybz Kartel’s first post-prison concert, is helping a fan get a frontstage view of the highly-anticipated…
Bob Marley’s ‘Is This Love’ Goes Double Platinum In The UK
Bob Marley & The Wailers' 1978 track Is This Love is now certified 2X Platinum in the United Kingdom, the British…
Spice Earns Her First Certification In The UK With ‘So Mi Like It’
Queen of Dancehall Spice has earned her first Silver certification in the United Kingdom with her 2014 track So Mi Like…
Interview: Afro B Speaks On Buju Banton’s Criticism Of Afrobeats, His Jamaican Collabs And More
Popular Afrobeats star Afro B— known for hits such as Drogba (Joanna), Shape Nice (with Vybz Kartel and Dre Skull), Fine Wine &…
Shawn Storm Says He Wasn’t Offended By ‘#FreeKartel’ Campaign
From Zebra to Ninjaman, Dancehall has seen its fair share of artists hitting the slammer, but the outcry for freedom…
Blak Ryno Claps Back After Shawn Storm Accuses Him Of Clout-Chasing
Former Gaza Empire member Blak Ryno is rubbishing Shawn Storm’s claims that he’s a clout-chaser. In a recent The Fix interview, Storm said the Real Stinga singjay has been trying…
Buju Banton Bolsters Accompong Maroons With US$200,000 Donation For Development
Buju Banton has made yet another major financial contribution to the Accompong Town Maroons, this time US$200,000 or just over J$31 million towards infrastructure and economic development within the north-western…
Marlon “Icon” Samuels Declares Himself Ambassador, “Son Of The Soil”, Of St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Former West Indies cricketer turned Dancehall artist Marlon "Icon" Samuels, declared himself a "son of the soil" and an ambassador for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, in a promotional video…
Vybz Kartel Reveals How He Recorded Gold-Selling Hit ‘Fever’ In Prison
Two Apple devices, some headphones, a mattress, and pauses to check if correctional officers were close to his cell. That's essentially how Vybz Kartel pulled off recording music behind bars…
Safaree Relocates Back-to-School Treat To Pondside Hanover, Due To Violence In Waterhouse, Kingston
Jamaican-American rapper Safaree "Stuntman" Samuels has relocated his highly anticipated back-to-school treat from Waterhouse in Kingston to Pondside, Hanover, his parents' birthplace. According to Safaree, the decision was made in…
Mixed Reactions To Vybz Kartel’s Social Media Promo For St. Vincent Tourism Authority
A promotional social media video jointly produced by the St. Vincent and The Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) and La Vue Hotel and Beach Club, featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel,…
Mr. Vegas Calls Buju Banton A Hypocrite for Criticising Afrobeats Lyrics
Singjay Mr. Vegas is calling Buju Banton a hypocrite for criticising the lyrical content of Afrobeats when his own dancehall catalogue promotes violence. The Boom Bye Bye artist recently appeared…
Buju Banton Says He’s Pushing Back Tour Dates In 8 US Cities To 2025: “Haters Eat Your Heart Out”
Reggae heavyweight Buju Banton says he's pushing back eight dates of his current "The Overcomer" tour to 2025, disappointing fans across the United States. In an Instagram post on Tuesday,…
