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Nigel Staff Suffers Stroke, Could Miss Beenie Man’s Big Performance In UK

Well-known musician Nigel Staff of the Ruff Kutt band recently suffered a stroke while at his home on Friday. He was hospitalized but is reportedly doing well. "It happened on…

Shenseea Talks How She Spots A Hit In The Studio

Dancehall star Shenseea is riding high off the success of her latest single Run Run, which topped YouTube trending in Jamaica and is a favourite of the world’s fastest woman,…

Shaggy Says Spice Now ‘On The Right Path To Greatness’

In the aftermath of the official release of Spice’s 10 album, Dancehall megastar Shaggy, has predicted that some of the songs on the 15-track production for which he served as…

Bounty Killer, Popcaan Clown Alkaline Over “Flopprize”

It seems as if Bounty Killer will not stop jeering Alkaline about the performance and quality of his Top Prize album any time soon. The Warlord took his mockery over…

Popcaan Reveals He’s Working On New Album

Dancehall superstar Popcaan has indicated that he is now working on his fifth studio album. On Sunday, the Unruly Boss posted several photos, among them one of himself getting his…

Brooklyn Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Three Injured After Shaneil Muir Performance At An ‘All White’ Party

Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at a party in Brooklyn, where Dancehall artist Shaneil Muir had performed over the weekend.  NYPD authorities have said…

Popcaan, Mr Lexx’s ‘Rise Dutty Bungle’ Renditions Excite A’Mari

Thirty-three years after Major Mackerel released his monster hit Dutty Bungle, effectively embedding the term in the Jamaican lexicon, A'mari DJ Mona Lisa might just be following in his footsteps…

PNP President Mark Golding Does The ‘Dirt Bounce’, Sparking Calls For Andrew Holness To Respond

People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding, joined the thousands of Jamaicans who are trying to master dancer Tyreek Pennicott’s Dirt Bounce, the dance the Jamaican women’s 4x100 metres relay…