Dancehall artiste Mr Lexx, already facing the possibility of a secondary career as a model, is spreading his wings even further as he appears in small roles in two movies due out this summer. The entertainer, born Christopher Palmer and who grew up in east Kingston, tells THE STAR that he will be seen in films called Wha Do Dem and Out The Gate. Wha Do Dem is a movie about "this dude who comes to Jamaica on a cruise […]
For rapper 50 Cent, the birth of his son meant putting fatherhood ahead of the 'hood. "It wasn't getting shot," said the platinum-selling Queens native, who took nine bullets in a 2000 murder try. "It was my son and creating a stable life for him." The "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" singer returns to his old South Jamaica home Saturday, encouraging kids to get active in the community and avoid the street life. "I want to be able to go […]
Singer Bar-Bee flew to Jamaica over the weekend to be featured in Sean Kingston and Nicky Minaj's video shoot for their hit single Letting Go. She said it was a special experience for her being a part of the shoot. "It was very cool being a part of this whole movement. That's the kind of music I like," she shared. Bar-Bee plays the lead female role in the video, but other celebs including platinum-selling artiste, Shaggy and Wayne Marshall were […]
Young Money emcee Drake recently teamed up with MTV to release the documentary "Drake: Better Than Good Enough" to give fans a behind the scenes glimpse of the journey he took to create his debut album, Thank Me Later. “It was important for me to take my fans on this journey to show them what it takes for me to give them me through music,” Drake said in the documentary. “It was important for me to do this for [the […]
Tupac Shakur's legend continues to grow. The late rapper's song "Dear Mama" has been selected by The Library Of Congress for Entry Into The National Registry along with 24 other songs. “In this moving and eloquent homage to both his own mother and all mothers struggling to maintain a family in the face of addiction, poverty and societal indifference, Tupac Shakur unflinchingly forgives his mother who, despite a cocaine habit, ‘never kept a secret, always stayed real,’ stated Librarian of […]
Beenie Man has apparently been dropped from a concert line-up in the Netherlands. Reports seen on the Internet yesterday, suggested that the deejay was removed due to homophobic lyrics he has done in the past. According to www.pinknews.co.uk, organisers of the concert, titled Parkpop, said although Beenie Man promised not to sing any homophobic songs, they had to cancel his slot to avoid risking the future of the free event. Beenie Man, who is on a European tour, was scheduled […]
In 2009, Jay-Z reportedly flew in private jets for around 55 hours -- costing a staggering $250,000. While that seems like chump change for the rap superstar, a company says he only paid them a portion of what he owes them, so they're suing. According to TMZ, Jay is being sued by Air Platinum Holding, a private jet company that claims Hov spent 55 hours on their planes back in 2009 ... but only paid them for 37 hours of […]
Though he failed to join mentor Lil Wayne in the one milli club in his first week on the charts, there's no shame in Drake's game, as the Canadian rapper's debut studio album, Thank Me Later will easily hit #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of nearly 447,000. That total was good enough to earn Drizzy the third-best chart debut of 2010 (behind Lady Antebellum and Sade). He bested the week's other newcomers, veteran rock act Tom Petty and […]
(Kingston, Jamaica) - Dancehall artistes Andrew and Wada Blood have released a video for their hit single, Irie. Already, the song has been getting heavy rotation on local stations and the duo couldn't be happier. Wada says, "Yeah man, we love the support that everyone has been giving to the song and the video. The fans love the song and the media has been giving it a lot of rotation so we are just happy about that. Our aim is […]
Wednesday, June 16, Kingston, Jamaica (A.I.M Inc.): After just two weeks, the most recent production by the promoters from A.I.M Entertainment has found its way into the hearts of the ‘mid-week ravers’ of Kingston looking to get their fix on Thursday Nights. Tabu Nights came right at a time when patrons where hungry for party solutions following an atmosphere that was tense after a military led man hunt for alleged Drug lord; Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke which left Kingston and surrounding […]
