Though his release was delayed a week for failing a drug test, DMX is a free man today, after serving almost eight months in an Arizona state jail for a probation violation. All Hip Hop caught up with the troubled rapper, born Earl Simmons, as he was greeted by a group of friends and family, and he revealed that his plans for the day included spending time with his daughter and heading straight to the studio. "I spoke to my […]
POPULAR R&B singer R Kelly, will not be performing on Friday, at this year's Reggae Sumfest — an annual music festival held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. News broke earlier today that the International Night 1 headline act had undergone emergency surgery to drain an abscess from his tonsil. His publicist Allan Mayer said that the singer will be 'laid up indefinitely' at Chicago's North-western Memorial Hospital. Publicists for Summerfest Productions, Headline Entertainment, told the Observer today that a replacement act […]
For months REDjet had been awaiting approval from Jamaica on its application to fly between Kingston and Barbados. Last night Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby, the director general of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, said the low-cost carrier received the all-clear from his agency. He says the safety concerns that were raised previously have been addressed. Yesterday the CMC reported that after protracted delays REDjet now also has approval to fly to Trinidad. The carrier is expected to make its […]
Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter, Mya, is all set to hit the Reggae Sumfest stage with international reggae singer, Wayne Wonder and dancehall DJ Spice. R&B singing sensation Mya will be apearing on the Baddest Dancehall Night of Reggae Sumfest Thursday, July 21. She take the stage with dancehall DJ Spice, however thats not all she wrote. The Grammy winning recording artiste returns to the Reggae Sumfest stage International Night 2 with Wayne Wonder on Saturday, July 23. The duo […]
Robert Minott made his name as a show promoter and now he has his sights set on making it big as a recording artiste. His latest single Right Man Fi Yuh has hit the right notes on FM radio where it has gotten left-field treatment. The song has hit several charts outside of Jamaica. It is currently riding high on the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 Reggae Singles chart. And upbeat Minot was quite elated to learn that the song […]
When the song This Love is Over began to take the airwaves by storm, singer JahDore was quite over the moon that his first effort hasn’t been in vain. “Considering that this was my first effort, I felt good when I heard it being played on the radio. To see that people have accepted the song and its popularity has grown all over, it motivates me to continue doing the journey,” JahDore said in a release to the media. This […]
After copping several award nominations between late last year into this year, recording artiste and performer Ikaya has her sights set on delivering a knockout performance at this year’s staging of Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay. The singer and deejay who is best known for the hits Good Up, Hard Way and These Tears, says the Reggae Sumfest stage is one that should not be taken lightly. In a release to the media, Ikaya spoke confidently about her upcoming performance […]
It seems as though Nicki Minaj and her hypeman Safaree Samuels are the stars of their own real-life hip-hopera. The saga continues today with TMZ's release of the official incident report from the Dallas, Texas attack on the 'Pink Friday' rapper that took place on Monday (July 11). Minaj and Samuel worked quickly over the last two days to squash any allegations via Twitter that they were involved in a heated fight placing the blame instead on a story run […]
The proposals were arrived at following consultations with stakeholders. Newly appointed minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, said the proposals will be taken to the next meeting of Cabinet as the Ministry moves to curb the theft of valuable metal infrastructure. Tufton said he expects Cabinet to discuss the proposals within the next two weeks and make a decision on the way forward. The scrap metal trade has wreaked havoc on the island’s infrastructure, with railway lines, copper wires and telephone cables […]
While Lil Wayne has everyone anticipating the release of Tha Carter IV, he is also giving us something else to look forward to. The Young Money leader released his new mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait, kicked off the second leg of his I Am Still Music tour yesterday night, and is currently prepping to drop his album, Tha Carter IV, on August 29. In addition, XXL has learned that Weezy F Baby is also getting ready to start his own […]
