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Sean Paul Gives Streamer N3on a Crash Course in Jamaican Culture During Viral Livestream
N3on just found out Vybz Kartel is Jamaican, and he found out from Sean Paul. That exchange is one of…
450 Eyes US Tour After First Ever CMAs Appearance in Trinidad
450 already had a Caribbean Music Award to his name before he ever set foot in the room. The Jamaican…
Lil Wayne Confirms Engagement to Madi Cannon
Lil Wayne was supposed to be the one handing out congratulations. Instead, the rapper used a video celebrating B.G.'s engagement…
Sean Paul, Elephant Man and Rick Ross to Headline Beer B Que in Lauderhill
Seven years ago, Beer B Que was a block party on 38th Avenue. This November, it's putting Sean Paul, Elephant…
Jay-Z Asks Court to Revive Extortion Case Against Tony Buzbee After Accuser’s Retraction
The woman at the center of one of the most explosive allegations against Jay-Z now says she never even met…
Young Thug Says He Would Have Died for Rich Homie Quan, Admits Mistakes in Their Feud
Young Thug's latest words about Rich Homie Quan came with a detail nobody saw coming. The Atlanta rapper revealed that…
Nicki Minaj Mourns Calypso Legend Mighty Sparrow, Dead at 91
Nicki Minaj only needed a handful of words to say goodbye to the Mighty Sparrow. "What a legacy. Icon. Rest…
Bounty Killer Breaks Silence on Lieutenant Stitchie’s Passing
Bounty Killer didn't just post a tribute to Lieutenant Stitchie. He put up real money long before the veteran deejay's…
Vybz Kartel Appears to Fire Back After Shaggy Weighs In on ‘King of Dancehall’ Debate
Vybz Kartel never said Shaggy's name. He didn't have to, because the caption on his latest Instagram Reel did plenty of talking: "When you're not a manufactured pop star with…
‘He Has Left Us a Rich Legacy’: Culture Minister Olivia Grange Mourns Lieutenant Stitchie
Before he was a minister or a gospel star, Cleveland Laing was working sound systems in Spanish Town and making dancehall crowds laugh with "Wear Yu Size." That is where…
Rema Links With French-Congolese Rapper Tiakola on ‘Best’ From New Album ‘WpointM’
Tiakola fans had a hint this was coming. The French-Congolese rapper slipped a tease of his Rema collaboration into the music video for "Upa Solide," and now the full thing…
Quavo Sets October 2 Release for Qrömelife, With Pharrell as Executive Producer
The most surprising name on Quavo's new tracklist might not be Future or Offset. It's a song called "Baby Breath" that pulls Pharrell, Tyler, The Creator and A$AP Rocky onto…
Macka Diamond Publicly Pleads for Estranged Son to Reconnect After Two Years
The detail that cuts deepest here is not the estrangement itself, but the fact that Macka Diamond is using a newspaper interview as her best shot at reaching her own…
Nicki Minaj Shares Prayer as Killings Continue in Nigeria’s Plateau State
Nicki Minaj didn't offer a hot take or a call to action this time. She offered a prayer. "Lord, if we hear from you, then we will know what to…
Jennifer Hough Cites Kenneth Petty’s 1995 Guilty Plea in Fight to Keep Civil Case Alive
The document Kenneth Petty wants to use to end Jennifer Hough's civil case may be the thing that keeps it alive. That's the argument in Hough's new court reply, which…
Valiant Crowned Male Dancehall Artist of the Year at 2026 Caribbean Music Awards
The most telling part of Valiant's latest win might be the hashtags. News that he's been crowned Male Dancehall Artist of the Year at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards arrived…
