While in NYC, making her rounds in support of her new record "Buy It All," Atlanta emcee Diamond stopped by the ThisIs50 offices to sit down with comedian Jack Thriller for a new interview.
Drizzy cuts ties with his former managers in an attempt to take back control of his career. Drake has reportedly fired his longtime managers Gee Roberson, Al Branch, Kyambo Joshua and Bryant Cortez of Hip Hop Since 1978, which also manages Kanye West and Nicki Minaj. According to the NY Post, Drizzy also parted ways with his agents at International Creative Management, including Dana Sims and Robert Gibbs. Though it was unconfirmed by his agent, Drake has signed with William […]
Vybz Kartel was granted $3 million bail in the Supreme Court today. The bail was in relation to his alleged murder earlier this year of Barrington 'Bossie' Bryan. The bail application was made by defence attorney Tom Tavares-Finson, who appeared in chambers with Michael Deans and Chris Tavares-Finson. The attorney took the matter to the High Court after Kartel was refused bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last month. This, however, does not mean that Kartel will be […]
S’Voyce, artiste, song writer, producer and CEO of White House/ Sagini, has teamed up with Furniture Plus for the holidays bringing everyone a Christmas song to enjoy in the season. The song was originally written by Julio S’Voyce Hall in October 2010 but was not released due to time constraints. This year however S’Voyce and co-producer Mark Johnson were determined to release the song and sacrificed time and sleep to make it happen. The song, entitled “Christmas Time Again“ also […]
AMIDST rumours that he had escaped custody, embattled Deejay Vybz Kartel, was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Gun Court Division of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. He will return to court on December 21 for a preliminary enquiry into the matter involving the murder of Barrington 'Bossie' Bryan will come up. Kartel was also ordered to return to court in February when documents pertaining to Bryan's murder is expected to be handed over […]
Tip addresses Fif's comments that she should have taken the rap for their drug-related arrest in 2010. After T.I. was sent back to prison for a drug-related arrest last year, 50 Cent took to Twitter to say that his wife Tameka “Tiny Cottle” should have taken the rap for the charges. In a cover story for VIBE’s year-end issue, Tip addressed the comments, justifying his reason for taking the blame for their arrest in 2010. “I’ma tell you, 50 Cent […]
Weeks after dancehall singjay DeMarco passed the 20 million mark on YouTube.com for his single 'Love My Life', the site has deleted both versions of the upload claiming that the site received complaints from users. However, Demarco's management believes it was an attack on the artiste's music. According to the manager, Karl Palmer, while there are haters, he did not know that people had the power to remove songs. "The publicist called and said the songs were gone and we […]
Dancehall artiste Chozenn has signed his first management contract. According to the artiste, recently signed to Triple Dose Production, his new team is fresh in the industry but they have endless potential. "Triple Dose will manage my career, we young but we have potential it's a good and positive look for us," he said. Aside from his new contract, the young artiste also won the award for The Breakthrough Artiste of the Year, at the recently concluded Music Industry Achievement […]
Dark Man X says that he wants to selflessly put troubled people on the right path. DMX has been on the road to recovery since kicking his substance abuse problem and cleaning up his act. During an interview with KPLR 11 in St. Louis, Missouri, Dark Man X spoke on turning his life around for the better and using his experiences to help others better themselves. “There were times where it appeared I had nothing to hold onto. Nothing to […]
Judging by the reaction from dancehall fans and sound systemaficionados across the island, the Guinness Sounds of Greatness achieved just that. From barber shops, to taxis, to sidewalk CD vendors, persons aren't only talking about the memorable clashes, but reliving them on DVDs and CDs taped from the broadcast on TVJ. "We are very happy, very proud. The Guinness Sounds of Greatness competition put the brand back on the lips of people in the country," said Guinness brand manager and executive producer, […]
