(Kingston, Jamaica) - On Saturday night, Dancehall and Reggae artiste, Chino walked away with the prestigious award for 'Best New Artiste' at the Stone Love 37th Anniversary staged at the Mas Camp, New Kingston. He says, "I put in a lot of hard work and I feel very happy but humbled that it is being recognized in the industry. So nuff blessings and thanks to everybody and Stone Love for seeing that." In addition, Chino also recently released the video […]
MIAMI  Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton will fight a drug charge against him in Tampa instead of Miami. Banton waived his bail hearing Wednesday in Miami federal court. His case is being prosecuted in Tampa, where he will be transferred. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff issued a temporary order of detention for the 36-year-old singer, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie. Banton did not speak at the hearing, except to reply, "Yes, sir," to the judge's […]
It was at Stone Love's anniversary dance last year that Flossing King Flippa Mafia signalled his intention to have tongues wagging about him in a different kind of way. Flippa, who was still the relatively new kid on the block, had the song Dem Yah And Dem Yah making a dent in the dancehall. Dressed in Gucci from head to toe, and armed with his aura of excitement, Flippa swaggered on the Stone Love stage, did his song, and then, […]
Reggae star Buju Banton's attorney says his client "vigorously denies" charges that he tried to buy a large amount of cocaine from an undercover police officer. In an e-mail to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Herbert E. Walker III said he looks forward to representing Banton in court, but he would not discuss the case further. A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration affidavit says Banton and two others traveled to Sarasota last week to make the purchase. Walker said Banton "vigorously […]
International reggae superstar Buju Banton is facing the fight of his life with the revelation that United States drug enforcement agents have recordings of his participation in a cocaine deal. Buju has been arrested on charges of dealing in illegal drugs and could spend more than 20 years in a federal prison in the US if he is found guilty. The reggae star is scheduled to appear in court in Tampa, Florida, tomorrow for the first round of what attorney-at-law […]
Expect great things from Orane "DJ Pappizzle" Levy Levy, 25, is a disc jock from Kingston Gardens, one of the many inner-city communities in the Corporate Area. Armed with a passion for music and a family to care for, Levy has been steadily growing in his field and is set to make an impact on the music fraternity "I have been a disc jock for quite some time now, and while my name is not out there as much as […]
Busy Signal had quite a few friends to share in his grand homecoming last Friday at Addison Park, Brown's Town, St Ann, as the deejay hosted Busy Signal and Friends Dancehall Dominance. Chief among them were Mavado and Bounty Killer, who closed the show with him in front of an enthused crowd. The show's finale was anticlimactic, however, as police hurried Bounty Killer to end his set at 3:50 a.m.Busy Signal, dressed ghetto chic in an aqua shirt and a […]
Popular deejays Mavado and Vybz Kartel took hundreds of fans for a trip down memory lane on Sunday night, reminding them of a time when there were no Gully-Gaza issues. The two performed together in a gesture of unity at the annual West Kingston Jamboree stage show in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston. When Mavado was called to the stage by Alliance boss Bounty Killer, he soon began hinting at the anticipated meeting with himself and Kartel after unleashing songs like Fall […]
Usain Bolt's 9.58 Super Party had its own kryptonite to deal with last Saturday night in the form of the police. At about 4:20 a.m when deejay Vybz Kartel was about to take the stage at Richmond Estate, St Ann, emcee Richie B announced that the show would abruptly end as the police ordered that the music be turned off because the event was in breach of the Noise Abatement Act. At first, it appeared to be a prank for […]
