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Sanchez Says Jamaica Hasn’t Given Him His Flowers After 30 Years In Reggae Music
Reggae star Sanchez says Jamaica hasn't given him the recognition and respect he deserves. “I know that the people of…
Toots Hibbert Estate Loses Major Copyright Battle To The Reggae Legend’s Former Manager
The Toots Hibbert estate has lost a major copyright battle in the Supreme Court against producer-manager Cabel Stephenson regarding an…
Fat Joe Shares How He Missed Out On $2 Million Bag From Jamaica’s Red Stripe
Mere weeks after Bounty Killer said that artists who strut about with huge entourages appeared unprofessional and paranoid, iconic American…
Musical Youth Thrilled After ‘Stranger Things’ Taps ‘Pass The Dutchie’, Twice
Pass the Dutchie, a 1982 hit by Grammy-nominated British-Jamaican band Musical Youth, is the latest Reggae song to be featured…
Maxine Stowe Calls Out Chris Blackwell’s “White Knight Storyline”
Attorney-at-law Maxine Stowe has taken issue with some of the content from Chris Blackwell’s upcoming memoir, maintaining that what the…
Chris Gayle Thrilled About Being Featured On First Album
West Indies cricketer turned artist Chris ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle is enthusiastic about being a featured act on The Tropical House…
Skeng Leaps Into Swimming Pool During T&T Performance
Radio disc jockey and 12 Nine Records music producer ZJ Sparks has come to the defence of Skeng, who became…
‘Molly’ Of Increasing Concern To Dancehall Elders
The use of the drug ‘Molly’, which is being glamorized in song by some Jamaican Trap artists, and which has…
Sean Paul Continues Climate Change Awareness Advocacy
Sean Paul is continuing his climate change awareness advocacy to ensure that the Earth maintains the “right temperature”. Literally. It is not strange, therefore, that the effects of global warming…
Blackwell Addresses Perceived Favoritism Towards Bob Marley At The Expense Of Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer
Founder of Island Records Chris Blackwell has denied long-held assertions that he sidelined Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh in favor of Bob Marley because the Gong was half-white. The English…
Mavado Fumes After Ex-Cop Gets No Prison Time For Shooting Schoolgirl
Dancehall entertainer Mavado has called out the Jamaican justice system over what he describes as a double standard in convicting accused wrongdoers. In reference to a Gleaner article headlined “No…
Shelly Belly Crowned Dancing King
After 23 years as a Dancehall dance innovator, Shelly Belly was crowned Dancing King at an event held on Lyndhurst Road titled Yard and Abroad A Knock E Ball, on…
Supa Dups Grateful For His Musical Accomplishments
Black Chiney producer and songwriter Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee is relishing his musical accomplishments across multiple genres. Supa Dups, who in addition to being a producer, is a drummer and…
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Down With Skeng’s Music At Prefontaine Classic
Having faced a dramatic week—during which he was pepper-sprayed and arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport, and then had his Guyanese show marred by gunshots—Skeng has something to smile…
Ziggy Marley Says NRA And Gun Makers Should Pay For Security In Schools
In the aftermath of the mass killing carried out by 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos at a Texas elementary school, Ziggy Marley, has, among other things, called for US gun manufacturers…
Chronixx Upbeat About His Upcoming Coding Camp For High School Students
Reggae/Dancehall superstar Chronixx says the upcoming free Algorithm Coding Camp which is to be held at the University of the West Indies this summer, under the JamCoders programme which he…
