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Capleton Shares Glowing Review of ‘Heights Of Fire’ Album

Capleton isn't waiting for anyone else to spread the word on "Heights Of Fire." The veteran reggae and dancehall artist took to Facebook to share a write-up of the album,…

Asake Sells Out London’s O2 Arena for the Third Time on ‘In God We Trust’ World Tour

One man watched Asake close his London show with "Gratitude" and simply burst into tears, caught on camera by someone a few seats away. That clip spread fast the next…

Songwriter Avi Hirschfield Sues Drake and UMG Over ‘Janice STFU’ Chorus

Avi Hirschfield says he found out his chorus was on a Drake record the same way everyone else did, by pressing play. The Grammy winning songwriter claims he heard "Janice…

Vybz Kartel Teases ‘The Sun’ With a December 18th Preorder

Vybz Kartel isn't wasting words. His latest Instagram post is just a hashtag, a sun emoji, a date and a call to action: "#thesun ☀️ December 18th Preorder Now." That's…

Damian Marley’s ‘No Better Riddim’ Lands in U.S. iTunes Reggae Top 5 as ‘Good Morning’ With 450 Hits No. 2

The most surprising stat from Damian Marley's big weekend might be a video chart. "Good Morning," his new link up with dancehall artiste 450, went straight to No. 1 on…

Blaqbonez Releases Fifth Album ‘NOMADINHO: 4TH PRIME’ Featuring Asake, Victony and Ruger

Blaqbonez finally has a No. 1 on the Official Nigeria Top 100, and he clearly isn't letting the moment cool off. The song that got him there, "CHANEL" with Asake,…

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder

Even from behind bars, Duane "Keffe D" Davis was apparently still thinking about his own screen time. Prosecutors say the former Compton gang figure talked about making a TV show…

‘I’m playing chess’: 119 responds to injunction in widow’s defamation case

Blogger Milton “119” Wray insists he has made a tactical move rather than suffered a defeat after the Supreme Court ordered him to make seven videos private pending the outcome…