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Mavado, Serani climb Billboard chart

Sting might be on everybody's lips but Mavado and Serani are making their marks on the Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Mavado's So Special is in its fourth week on the chart at number 53, while Serani is playing No Games at number 55. Previously, the two songs, which are on TJ Records' 'Unfinished Business' rhythm, enjoyed heavy rotation on New York's Hot 97. The artistes' manager, Julian Jones-Griffith, said a lot of promotion was done to help get […]

todayDecember 22, 2008 25

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It's Laden's Time to Shine

Growing up without a father didn't impact negatively on the life of 23-year-old Okeefe Aarons. He, however, developed a special bond with his mother despite having to relocate from Kingston to St Elizabeth at an early age. "My mother built a house in St Elizabeth and we moved there when I was young. My mother wanted to leave the garrison because of the violence. During that time I developed a special bond with my mother. Right now she's my biggest […]

todayDecember 22, 2008 14

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Lil Wayne's Response To Being MTV News' 2008 Man Of The Year: 'Happy Holidays!'

When Lil Wayne found out he was named MTV News' 2008 Man of the Year, he responded in typical Weezy-ian fashion: He wished everyone happy holidays. To be fair, that's not all he said, but it's how he signed off in the e-mail he sent to MTV News, in between stops on his I Am Music Tour. He also thanked his fans and his pals here in the newsroom, and he promised bigger things to come in 2009, if that's […]

todayDecember 22, 2008 10

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Barack Obama Named Time's Person Of The Year

Time magazine has just named their Person of the Year, and it's not surprising that President-elect Barack Obama takes the prize, after becoming the first African-American to win the oval office. The magazine's managing editor, Rick Stengel, made the announcement during Wednesday's "Today" show. "He hit the American scene like a thunderclap, upended our politics, shattered decades of conventional wisdom and overcame centuries of the social pecking order," Time reports in its cover story. If Time wasn't enough, Obama graced […]

todayDecember 17, 2008 14

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Akon Pleads Guilty To Tossing Fan Off Stage In 2007

Singer is fined $350 and sentenced to 65 hours of community service. For the next year, Akon will have to split his time between rocking the stage and preaching about the evils of violence and the gang life. The "Troublemaker" singer appeared in court in Fishkill, New York, on Wednesday morning (December 17) to plead guilty for throwing a teenage fan off the stage at a concert in the summer of 2007, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Akon reached a […]

todayDecember 17, 2008 10

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Beenie Plans GrandChild's Future

Dancehall artiste Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis says he will be playing an active role in the life of his first grandchild who was born in Florida last Sunday. When THE STAR spoke with Beenie Man yesterday, he said that his daughter Desha Gaye, 17, gave birth to a healthy girl who weighed five pounds seven ounces despite having being born premature at seven months. Desha Gaye stirred up controversy moths ago when it was reported that she was expecting her […]

todayDecember 16, 2008 60

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Addi is still Aidonia's daddy

Deejay Aidonia and his musical father, Vybz Kartel, are not 'at war', despite rumours of a rift between the two. The rumours began last week with the release of an Aidonia song, titled Matic Nah Laugh,in which the artiste supposedly 'disses' Vybz Kartel. Aidonia, however, is denying that there is any animosity toward Kartel. He cleared the air by saying, "there is no rift between me and Kartel. The song post online and since people a tell me seh Kartel […]

todayDecember 16, 2008 20

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Maino Isn't Bringing New York Back, Says Chain Snatching's Not Gonna Stop

Maino is the underdog everyone in New York wants to win. He has the street cred, he's done jail time, and he's smacked a few different rappers. Overall, he's a guy you don't wanna mess with. He's one of the new guys in New York, but as he says in a recent interview with Complex, he's not trying to bring the city back. Maino wants to usher in new faces. "There's no representation of the new New York -- it's […]

todayDecember 16, 2008 5

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Chi Ching releases songs ahead of Sting

With Sting high on the agenda, dancer/deejay Chi Ching Ching is gearing up with new songs. Chi Ching, real name Radion Beckford, said he recently recorded a song called Dribble And Score on Esco's 'Dribble' rhythm. He said it has been getting good airplay on local radio stations. There is also another song he did called Risk Expensive. In addition, there are two other singles, which will be on his upcoming debut album, Ghetto Classics, that he plans to release […]

todayDecember 14, 2008 22

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