19 year old singer Bar-Bee has been at the centre of dancehall's most talked about controversy. However for 2008 the artiste claims its all about the music. Little is known about the lady who most believe has caught the eye of Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis, yet in July at the Reggae Sumfest show Bar-Bee stole the spotlight from every established artiste. While she maintains that she and Beenie Man are 'just friends', Bar-Bee's striking 6 foot frame and presence is […]
Beenie Man stuck to his words when he did not appear at 'Sting' on Boxing Day but this was only to the delight of some persons. 'Sting' promoter Isaiah Laing cites the absence of Beenie Man from his 25-year-old show as one of the reasons why it did not have its usual hype. "People always want to see Beenie on Sting. Once Bounty (Killer) is on it, they always want to see the other half. Beenie and Bounty together pull […]
It was a case of start and stop at critical moments of 'Dutty Fridaze' on Saturday morning, breaking the momentum at the most recent staging of the weekly street dance in Fletcher's Land, Kingston. So, although the relatively small turnout settled into a groove at points, by the time THE STAR left at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday the bus ride effect had taken its toll and the dance had not kept the sustained pace required to hit any sort of […]
Reggae artiste Jah Cure has released an official statement about the altercation between himself and fellow artiste, Sizzla, at a recent show in Clarendon. The release which was emailed to the media yesterday did not clearly state what took place or what caused the incident. Instead, Jah Cure is quoted as saying; "Many may have heard of a recent incident at Cocoa Tea's Dancehall Jam Jam. In light of this, I want to state that I am a positive person […]
MC assures fans that 'everything is going well' while he's under house arrest; insists 'there is nobody jumping ship off Grand Hustle.' By Gil Kaufman Considering he's two months into a stretch of house arrest while he awaits trial on federal weapons charges, it wasn't a surprise that T.I. was home for the holidays. And though his list of approved guests is reportedly small and heavily monitored by authorities, Tip tried to spread some Christmas cheer over the weekend by […]
An altercation between Vybz Kartel and yet another member of the Bembe squad, selector Jigsy King, last Thursday night, forced Bembe to a premature end. Half an hour before the scheduled 2 a.m. end of Bembe Thursdays at Weekendz, the party ground to a stop as patrons rushed from the venue. The event was going well before the altercation, with Jigsy taking the stage after 1 a.m. He played a set littered with Mavado and Kartel songs and made several […]
When Paula-Ann Porter announced the start of The Gleaner-sponsored 'Welcome to Jamrock' at the Constant Spring football field on Friday, it was a minute before the slated 9:00 p.m. When Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley said goodbye, after his brother Stephen had delivered Could You Be Loved and he had invited "Simone inna me love zone", it was two minutes before the slated 2:00 a.m. end. The audience, most of which was packed into the vast VIP section, had not had […]
Patrons at the Island Explosion stage show in Clarendon had an unpleasant surprise on Christmas morning at about 5:10, as the top acts were about to take the stage. The show, which was being staged at the Country Club in May Pen, came to a premature end as a joint police/military team invaded the venue while a Clarendon artiste, Assailant, was on stage. The officers invaded the stage and arrested the artiste for using profane language. He was escorted from […]
Janice Turner meticulously prepared tripe and beans for her celebrated son, Sean Kingston, last Saturday and if and when he desires ackee and saltfish, stew peas or pig's tail, she will don her apron without hesitation. Two months ago, Turner, daughter of the legendary Jack Ruby and mother of Sean Kingston, was serving time for tax evasion, an offence for which she served over two years in prison. "Now I am playing catch up," she remarked demurely, the precursor of […]
