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Kodak Black Avoids Drug Trafficking Charges in Second Legal Win in a Week

Prosecutors couldn't prove the MDMA was his, and that was enough. Kodak Black walked away from a potential drug trafficking charge after Orange County officials decided the evidence linking him…

Rema Reunites With Rvssian on Dancehall-Tinged New Single ‘Oh No’

Six years is a long time in Afrobeats, but Rema and Rvssian are picking up right where they left off. The two first linked up in 2020 on "Beamer (Bad…

‘Gaza Tussain’ reportedly Killed in Portmore Police

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shane “Gaza Tussain” Williams was reportedly killed during an alleged confrontation with police in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday. The 37 year-old deceased, whose real name was…

DEM BOW!!! Shabba Wants His Hits Back: Dancehall Emperor Sues Greensleeves in Copyright Fight

NEW YORK — Shabba Ranks spent decades watching the world dance to his music. Now the Dancehall Emperor wants control of the songs that helped make him a global star.…

Mr. Gallimore Raises ‘Hell’ as Gospel Track Rockets to No. 2 on iTunes Worldwide Chart

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mr. Gallimore is raising hell on the charts—and he insists he is only trying to save souls from it. The Jamaican gospel deejay has surged to the…

Ramona Samuels Finds Her Voice in Battle to Protect 16-Year-Old Brand, The Voicebox

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A good name can take years to build and moments to borrow. Jamaican creative entrepreneur Ramona Samuels has learned that lesson the hard way after a bruising…

‘Truth Is My Defence’: Blogger Milton Wray Fires Back at Legal Threat From Dervan Malcolm’s Widow

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican blogger Milton Wray is refusing to wave the white flag in a brewing defamation showdown with the widow of late broadcaster Dervan Malcolm, declaring that if…

Lil Durk Found Not Guilty in Federal Quando Rondo Plot and Lul Pab Murder Case

The jury did not buy the government's case. After three days of deliberations in U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald's courtroom, Lil Durk walked out of federal court on Friday acquitted…