Dancehall’s Flossing King, Flippa Mafia, was involved in an accident along Hagley Park Road in Kingston yesterday morning. Details are sketchy, but Flippa was driving his Porsche Cayenne when the vehicle reportedly got out of control and hit into a wall. The deejay, who gave a well-received performance at the Boxing Day gala, Sting, was taken to the hospital, but was later discharged. (Photos: Lionel Rookwood) Source + Photo: JamaicaObserver
Consider it a late Christmas present from Hova Claus. Jay-Z announced Monday (December 28) that the next video from The Blueprint 3 will premiere during "NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly." The Brooklyn MC is set to debut a clip for "On to the Next One," a futuristic number produced by Swizz Beatz. The video arrives on the heels of the Anthony Mandler-directed "Young Forever," which hit the Internet last week. That video was serviced for overseas use only, […]
It was in October that rising reggae singer, Bar-bee, released the music video for her Dean Fraser-produced single, Feel So Good, to much acclaim. The video, which was directed by Ras Tingle, captured the essence of the song and showed Bar-bee and her Dance Xpressions dancers in many moods, varying from playfully sexy to sophisticated. It was sweet music to Bar-bee's ear when the video captured Video of the Year in Hartford, Connecticut. It was while the singer was on […]
Reggae singer, Etana, is launching an exclusive music video competiton on reggae-based network RETV this week, which is centred on three of her newly filmed music videos including August Town, Free and Happy Heart. The competition, which runs until the second week of the New Year, culminates Etana's new music promotions. Adding to the excitement of the competition is the fact that fans can vote for their favourite of the three videos and win prizes like a 13" MacBook, Blackberry […]
Dancehall artiste Merciless has again launched an avalanche of attacks on several of his colleagues, as the build up to Sting becomes more intense. The deejay, who credits himself as a 'Warhead', is listed among several other top dancehall acts, who are expected to help make the event's 26th anniversary a memorable experience. Sting, dubbed as 'the greatest one night reggae show on earth', is set to place at Jamworld, in Portmore, St Catherine, on December 26. And, Merciless has […]
The management of Danger Zone/Sobe Entertainment artiste Jah Cure has isued a satemetn apologising for the artiste's absence at a Night on Tracks held last Sunday at the National Indoor Sports Centre. "Jah Cure would like to apologise to all his fans who came out expecting him to perform at a Night On Tracks," the release said. According to the management, on December 19, the artiste -- having performed at Tempo's fourth anniversary celebrations in Grenada -- was en-route to […]
As singer Buju Banton awaits his fate in jail in Tampa, Florida, he won't have to worry that his recent Grammy nomination is under threat. Banton, born Mark Myrie, was nominated this year for 'Best Reggae Album' for his ninth studio album, Rasta Got Soul; alongside acts such as Sean Paul, Gregory Isaccs, Stephen and Julian Marley. Since his arrest earlier this month on federal drug charges in the United States, persons have been speculating that Banton's Grammy nomination may […]
It seems like “escorting†himself from Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour only created an outlet for Kid Cudi to find his way into even more drama. The rapper was arrested Monday in Los Angeles after the Los Angeles Police Department detained him, along some of his associates under suspicion of being suspects to a burglary after leaving a photoshoot taking place on Melrose Ave. Five patrol cars wound up on the scene to subdue and place Cudi and his friends […]
Promoters operating out of the UK will be this year joining forces to bring one of reggae/dancehall’s hottest entertainers’ to warm the hearts of music lovers. Bugle will be representing the Daseca camp on this nine day tour which will see him delivering exhilarating performances from December 26th, 2009 through to January 4th, 2010. After thrilling crowds on a recently concluded tour of Canada, that tour saw him sharing the stage with fellow dancehall acts Charly Black, Demarco and Konshens. […]
After waiting more than two years, St Marteen party lovers and music fan finally got a chance to see dancehall artiste Macka Diamond rock the stage in what will go down in the money goddess' career as one of her most energetic performances in the Caribbean. Rocking the more than 500-stong crowd that squeezed into the 300-person capacity Secret Nite Club in the Dutch colony with her timeless hits and modern day chart toppers alike, she gave patrons an appearance […]
