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Japan’s Mighty Crown Wants Other Asian Sounds To ‘Rise To The Occasion’
Japan’s Mighty Crown selectors have revealed that a major part of their decision to retire as sound system DJs after…
Nicki Minaj Celebrates Silver Cat’s 1994 Song ‘Fowl Affair’
Nicki Minaj took time out to celebrate veteran Dancehall artist Silver Cat’s Fowl Affair, even while promoting her upcoming album…
Sinéad O’Connor, Who Had A Love Affair With Reggae Music, Dead At Age 56
Sinéad O'Connor, the Irish singer and activist who once referred to Jamaican male artists as her “biggest inspiration” and the…
Mad Cobra Released On $125,000 Bond In South Carolina, Facing 30 Years In Prison
Veteran Dancehall artist Mad Cobra has been released on a $125,000 bond, following his arrest on drug and gun possession…
Chronixx’s Jamcoders 2023 Summer Camp Now In Final Week
A total of 50 students, 21 boys and 29 girls representing all 14 parishes in Jamaica, are participating in the…
Usain Bolt Reacts To Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal’s Offer To Kylian Mbappe: “I’m Ready To Unretire For This One Year Salary $776M”
Clockwork producer Usain Bolt’s tweet on Tuesday that he would come out of retirement for US$776 million, has sent some…
Mad Cobra Arrested After Cocaine, Gun Found During Traffic Stop In US, Police Say
Flex singer Mad Cobra was arrested on Tuesday after deputies in Florence County pulled him over for a traffic stop…
Tanya Stephens Vows To Never Do Reggae Sumfest Again: “They Don’t Need Me, I Don’t Need Them”
Reggae singer Tanya Stephens says she will never perform at Reggae Sumfest again. The It’s a Pity hitmaker had a…
Grammy Winner Kabaka Pyramid Strikes Back At Critics During Reggae Sumfest Performance
“Yuh neva hear no song bout no molly or scamming or dunce from Kabaka.” That was one of the punch lines within a freestyle from Kabaka Pyramid in the wee…
Inner Circle’s ‘Sweat (A La La La La Long)’ Certified Gold In The US
Inner Circle’s hit song Sweat (A La La La La Long) is now certified Gold in the United States, two months after it reached a similar milestone in the United Kingdom and…
Reggae Sumfest 2023: Kabaka Pyramid Hurls ‘Fire And Brimstone’ On Paedophiles: ‘One Thing They Can’t Legalize’
Grammy winner Kabaka Pyramid took time out during his Reggae Sumfest to hurl fire and brimstone on paedophiles in his homeland Jamaica, where the National Children’s Registry says there are…
Reggae Sumfest 2023: Minister Marion Hall Urges Montego Bay Scammers To “Find Another Job”
Unlike in in her days as Lady Saw in 2015, where she hyped up lottery scammers in Montego Bay, before lyrically turning the tables on them in her Scamma Man…
Masicka Calls On Chronic Law, Yaksta For Back To School Event In His Hometown
Dancehall star Masicka is ensuring the kids in his hometown of Portmore are equipped and geared before heading back into the classroom come this September. The Leader deejay, through his ‘Umbrellas Up…
Minister Marion Hall’s ‘Kiss Out Mi Bible’ Slogan Now Part Of New T-Shirt Line
Minister Marion Hall has made the proverbial lemonade from lemons, as her contentious “kiss out mi bible” lyrics has now become a slogan for her new line of t-shirts. The…
Reggae Sumfest 2023: Ghost Calls Early Time Slot For 90s Artists “Disrespectful”
Singer Ghost has a bone to pick with Reggae Sumfest organisers for having “90s" artists perform at an unfilled venue. The segment, dubbed Boombox 90s Badness, unfolded on Night One…
Reggae Sumfest 2023: Freddie McGregor Delivers Emotional Performance Following Stroke
Veteran Reggae singer and the Captain of the ‘Big Ship’ Freddie McGregor broke down in tears as he addressed his adoring fans at Reggae Sumfest sometime after midnight. The entertainer,…
