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Prison Officials Deny Diddy’s Head Injury Came From Fight With Jamaican Drug Lord
Somebody's story doesn't add up. The Bureau of Prisons says Diddy never traded blows with Jamaican drug lord Christopher "Dudus"…
Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke’s US Prison Release Date Pushed Back to 2029 After Reported Clash With Diddy
One extra year. That's what Christopher "Dudus" Coke appears to be facing after the US Bureau of Prisons quietly updated…
Offset Hospitalized After Being Shot in Florida, Spokesperson Says He Is Stable
Offset is in a Florida hospital after being shot Monday evening outside one of the busiest casino resorts in the…
Drake Passes 17 Billion Spotify Streams in 2026 and Breaks a Billboard Record
A Drake album sitting at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 just jumped all the way to No. 2. That…
Cutty Ranks Drops New Single ‘Tapout’ Praising Vybz Kartel
Cutty Ranks has a new single, and the caption he chose to announce it might get more attention than the…
Azizzi Romeo Shares ‘Jah Jah Disciples’ From Debut Album ‘Signs of the Time’ With Guiding Star Orchestra
"The blood inna mi vein came from a man who make the devil run." That's the line Max Romeo's official…
Fireboy DML Taps Masicka for Fifth Studio Album ‘ZUKO!’
The artist who once built an entire debut album without a single guest verse now has a Jamaican dancehall heavyweight…
Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole’s ‘Give It Up to Me’ Surpasses 500 Million YouTube Views
Nearly 20 years after it first soundtracked a dance floor showdown, "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me" is…
Skengdon Turns Up the Volume on Dancehall’s Past with re-release of catalogue through VP Records
Kenneth “Skengman” Black knew that a dancefloor could deliver a verdict no boardroom could match. Forty years after he helped channel the heat of Jamaican sound-system sessions into vinyl, his…
Chronic Law trial set to start by November 9, 2026, ‘Lawboss’ denied bail again
Chronic Law’s latest bid for freedom has hit another roadblock, with a US federal judge refusing to release the dancehall artiste as he awaits trial on a firearm charge. Senior…
‘Dudus’ aunt, prison officials deny alleged Diddy fight
Reports of a prison clash between Sean “Diddy” Combs and Christopher “Dudus” Coke have met firm denials from Coke’s family and US prison officials, with Nationwide News also amending its…
Drake Breaks The Temptations’ 60 Year Record With 18th No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Drake knocked himself off the top of the chart to make history. HABIBTI jumped from No. 35 to No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated October 17, replacing…
Conflicting Accounts Emerge Over Diddy’s Reported Prison Head Injury
Depending on who you ask, Diddy's latest trip to the hospital came courtesy of either a notorious Jamaican drug lord or the bunk bed above his head. Two outlets are…
Alborosie Pushes ‘Nine Mile’ for Best Reggae Album Grammy Consideration
Alborosie named his album after the most sacred few acres in reggae, and now he's asking the Recording Academy to take a look. The Sicilian-born, Kingston-based artist posted a straightforward…
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Unveils Full 16-Track ‘No Better Riddim’ Compilation
Fifteen artists, one beat, and not a single feature credit in sight. That's the idea behind No Better Riddim, the full compilation Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley has produced for Ghetto…
Gramps Morgan Delivers Unity Anthem ‘I Wish That’ From Diane Warren Reggae Compilation
A Jamaican reggae singer standing on a Tennessee farm, singing a Diane Warren song nobody has heard before. That is the image Gramps Morgan opens with in his new video…
