FOR singer Cen'C Love it seems like she was destined to strum her guitar and get involved in the music business. On reflection she told the Observer, "I've always known music is in my blood, but the music bug really bit me when I got my first guitar in high school." With that realisation came the need for preparation and so Cen'C attended Dekalb School of the Arts, a performing arts school in Atlanta, Georgia where she had musical training […]
Singer Danielle is upping her game with her new video Push Over. According to a release sent to THE STAR, the up-tempo track is produced by world-renowned music legends, Sly and Robbie. The infectious beat fuses elements of house, dancehall and rhythmic dance music, topped with seductive vocals. Already, the track has received excellent feedback, thus sparking the need for a first world music video to capitalise on the audios emerging success. Ace music video director Gareth Cobran merged forces […]
Another member of the Monster Empire has been brought before the court for ganja possession. Dancehall entertainer Dave 'General B' Parkes pleaded guilty to possession of ganja in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday. General B was fined $100 or 10 days plus $500 court cost. The court heard that on the day of the incident, General B was observed on Chancery Street upstairs a building with a white cigar in his mouth and smoke coming from his […]
Lil Wayne was not released from prison this morning as anticipated and is still behind bars at Rikers Island correctional facility. As previously reported, Wayne was scheduled to be sent home from prison today after serving an eight month sentence for weapons possession. According to Weezy's lawyer James Tilson, the rapper was then scheduled to go to Arizona within 72 of his release and fill out documentation to start his 36-month probation term for a separate drug paraphernalia case. Those […]
Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" album spoke loud and clear last week, as it will debut at No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 chart with a whopping 1,047,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the largest sales week for an album since 50 Cent's "The Massacre" bowed at No. 1 with 1,141,000 in March of 2005 Since SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991, there have only been 16 instances where an album sold at least a million copies […]
Another week and yet another rapper is headed to prison. Willie D of The Geto Boys plead guilty yesterday November 2, to wire fraud and received a sentence of one year and a day in prison. The Houston MC was originally arrested in May 2009. The case stems from a scam in which Willie used eBay to defraud customers out of money with a bogus phone company named Texas One Wireless. Customers would wire the company money for iPhones. In […]
Gucci Mane has had another yet another run in with the law today. According to a report by Access Atlanta the rapper is charged with driving on the wrong side of the road, running a red light or stop sign, damage to government property, obstruction, no license, no proof of insurance and other traffic charges. Police had to use pepper spray on Gucci in order to subdue him. After his arrest he was first taken to a local hospital before […]
Following in the footsteps of her former B-F-F, socialite/reality TV star Kim Kardashian is ready to make the leap into music. According to TMZ, Kim K has been in the studio with singer/producer The-Dream (Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies), recording music. A source -- who was inside the studio for the sessions -- told the site: ""Kim's got a really good voice." It's unclear if Kim is just recording a few tracks, or planning an entire album. Her former […]
Dancehall artiste Konshens is seeking to dispel reports that he had been injured while in Texas last Friday. "Mi nuh get dead, mi nuh get cut up, mi nuh dead," the Realest Song singer said yesterday after rumours had been circulating that he was in an altercation. Konshens said he had a show in Texas last Friday night. After the show ended, he went to the hotel but decided to go back on the road. "Wi deh pon di road […]
