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Jamaican music is no stranger to the mainstream film world. Persons like, Jimmy Cliff, Eric Donaldson, Bob Marley and Sean Paul are among an elite group of Jamaicans whose music can be heard blasting in some of the most high-budget American films. Dancehall artiste Busy Signal has found himself among this elite group for his song 'Watch Out Fi Dis', a hit collaboration he did with Electronic Dance Music group, Major Lazer. This comes as the song was a featured soundtrack […]

Buju Banton may be released from prison in the United States some two months earlier than his initial release date. The US Federal Bureau of Prison indicated on its website yesterday that the artiste, whose given name is Mark Myrie, is to be released on December 8, 2018 instead of the February 2019 date that was initially set for his release. A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons told The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre yesterday that she was not authorised […]

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a.k.a. the guy who escaped maximum security on two separate but equally baffling occasions, has reportedly been re-captured by local authorities. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto confirmed the news on Friday afternoon, Reuters initially reported. "Mission accomplished," the president tweeted. "We have him. Joaquín Guzmán Loera has been arrested." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wuh_UoXtu0 The news comes after months of speculation regarding how, exactly, someone might escape a maximum security prison without being detected. A sophisticated underground tunnel, a brief […]

Netflix is adding another element to their original series catalog to kicking off 2016. The streaming service teased fans with its latest project 'The Get Down'. The upcoming series will explore the progression of the South Bronx and its culture such as music, community, nightlife and much more through the eyes of its youth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zejyzr5vW3A The Get Down is a mythic saga of the transformation of 1970s New York City. Further original series include Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Orange is the […]

When Janet Jackson announced last month that her Unbreakable world tour would be postponed, many fans were concerned as the music legend revealed she would have to undergo surgery. According to Radar Online, doctors reportedly discovered a growth on Jackson's vocal chords, and she is now currently being tested for throat cancer. A source claims "doctors found a growth on Janet's vocal chords that could be serious. It's a medical condition that has to be taken care of immediately." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLMQi6KEtWA […]