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Pops YG Granted J$500,000 Bail, Ordered to Surrender Travel Documents
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Vybz Kartel Celebrates Gold in USA and UK, Double Platinum in Canada
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Busy Signal Drops ‘Shed A Tear’
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Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Share New Fugees Music Through Interactive ‘Hopeline’
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Burna Boy Says Toni Braxton Takes 60% of ‘Last Last’ Streaming Royalties
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Beenie Man’s ‘Don’t Rush’ gets BBC Radio 1Xtra airplay
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Beenie Man Ah ‘Dweet Again’: ‘Weh Di Money De’ Sparks Google Search Surge to No. 1
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Mr. Gallimore points to iTunes success as Spotify audience develops
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Dancehall artiste Lynx Unruly accuses Byron Messia of copying ‘Dat Bad’, seeks credit or compensation
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Pops YG Granted J$500,000 Bail, Ordered to Surrender Travel Documents
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The Evolution of Dancehall Fashion: From the 1980s to Today
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Sean Paul Teases Something Special Dropping 11/11
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