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  Reputed Jamaican drug lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has pleaded with a United States judge for leniency in his sentence. In a letter to Justice Robert P Patterson Jr of Federal District Court in Manhattan, Coke, described by prosecutors as 'one of Jamaica's most brutal drug lords,' said he accepted responsibility for his actions. Although he did not apologise in the letter for his actions, Coke, in his seven-page, neatly hand-written letter released to the media on Tuesday, asked Justice […]

Mark 'Buju Banton' Myrie, the reggae icon, who became one after converting to Rastafari, will be in prison until February 2019 according to the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons website. The Bureau's official release date set for February 2019 includes the time the prominent reggae entertainer served in prison prior to and between his two trials within the last year," the website reported. Buju has yet to officially begin serving his time. According to the prison bureau website, he […]

Root Reggae champion Junior Kelly spent much of the summer blazing a trail across Europe with powerful performances at the Chiemsee Reggae Festival in Germany, and the Sudoeste Festival in Portugal, where he shared the stage with American superstars Snoop Dogg and Kanye West, as well as roots legends Alpha Blondy, and Inner Circle. Kelly also gave rousing performances at the Garance Reggae Festival in France, Ruhr Festival in Germany, and the Oland Roots Festival in Sweden. The hectic tour […]

One of the secret of longevity in the entertainment business is to reinvent oneself, and such is the path that Alley Cat aka The Imperial has taken. Taking the reigns of his career in this ever changing modern times, Alley Cat has become a full fledged producer and up the ante as an artist. Under his Imperial Productions label, he has produced and created rhythms for the likes of Mavado, Monster Empire, Harry Toddler, Crisintie, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel, Lutan […]

The brand new album “Dredrock Rising” by Plati and the Naykid-I is now available digitally on tunepro. The top singles are also available on Amazon, emusic, medianet, napster, iTunes, Zune and Nokia Music Store or via the website www.platiandthenaykid-I.com “Dredrock Rising” is the first globally released album by Plati and the Naykid-I out of the Bahamas, following various singles and music videos such as “Weego”, “I Want to be a Leader” and the brand new “Steamy Rider” which will be […]

Up and coming dancehall artiste Max Element has followed up his Wash Cook and Clean single with Pound a Carrot. the track was conceptualised from a choreographed dance piece that Max saw being executed in his community. "The response so far has been tremendous, it is well loved. I think more so because of the beat of the rhythm and the dance is phenomenal," Max said recently. He has so far been promoting the song with the assistance of dancers […]

Popular radio jock and Darkcide International selector ZJ Wah Wa is now in St Lucia, as the specially invited guest at the finals of the Heineken Green Synergy competition. The finals of the annual summer long event hosted by the beverage company is set for tomorrow. Today, the radio jock also known as the Hamma General will play at the pre-green synergy party dubbed Green Zone set for Zayne Night Club in Bois D'Orange ahead of his official duties on […]

Damon Dash ran into some new issues this. Following all the talk about his financial struggles over the past several years, the once predominant hip-hop mogul has been hit with a lawsuit from the City of New York for serving liquor without a license. According to Village Voice, Dash's DD172 gallery space in New York City's Tribeca area -- which was touted as a gallery, photo studio, and rehearsal space -- was also used as an "unlicensed club," which residents […]