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Lil Wayne Covers New Rolling Stone. Speaks On Going To Jail And 'The Carter 4'

For a decade, Lil Wayne has been hip-hopÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s great unstoppable force, a 24-hour-a-day recording machine without an off button. But on February 9th, Lil Wayne will have to stop Ã¢â‚¬â€ for 12 months, when he reports to prison to serve a sentence for gun possession stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York City. Rolling Stone stays up all night with Weezy as he prepares to get locked down in our new issue, which is on sale at newsstands today. […]

February 3, 2010 13

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Jay-Z And Rutgers Symphony Orchestra Music Video To Air Minutes Before Super Bowl Kickoff

New Brunswick, NJ Ã¢â‚¬â€œ The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Kynan Johns will be throwinÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ it down Jay-Z style Sunday evening as they appear with the legendary rapper in a Super Bowl XLIV music video. The 2-minute teaser is set to air just minutes before the 6:28 p.m. ET kickoff between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. Appearing in a music video is Ã¢â‚¬Å“outside the mainstream of classical music,Ã¢â‚¬Â admits Johns, director of orchestras at Mason Gross School […]

February 3, 2010 59

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Beyonce, Taylor Swift Wins Big At 2010 Grammy Awards

The winners of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards Sunday were a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll - but a diva was the one who put a ring on the whole night. Beyonce led all artists on the evening with six wins, a Grammy record for a female artist in a single year. The trophy for song of the year went to Beyonce, Thaddis Harrell, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on […]

February 2, 2010 17

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DENYQUE delivers "OH SO GOOD" performance at Red Bull Street Style

(Kingston, Jamaica) It's not what you do, but it's HOW you do it that makes the difference. This is exactly what the Youth View Awards nominated Favourite / Best New Artiste of 2009, rising superstar DENYQUE is proving every time she steps on stage. After tearing up STING 2009 to "PIECES" with her debut performance, 2010 has gone off to a great start for the "Can't Breathe" singer. On Saturday January 30, 2010, Red Bull invited DENYQUE to be a […]

February 1, 2010 10

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Star-studded lineup for Bob Marley Charity Football Matches and Celebrity Olympics

(Kingston, Jamaica) Various local celebrities and personalities will compete in friendly football matches and track events at the 27th annual Bob Marley Charity Football Matches and Celebrity Olympics, scheduled for Ash Wednesday, February 17 at the National Stadium. Proceeds from this event will be donated to select local childrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s charities and relief to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Among those celebrities and personalities already confirmed to participate are Ding Dong, Chino, Chris Martin, Cobra, Elephant Man, Sky Juice, Wayne Marshall, Aidonia, Jimmy Adams, […]

February 1, 2010 18

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Lady Saw impresses Jazz fest audience

From Lady Saw to Marion Hall to being both persons at once, the queen of dancehall demonstrated that dancehall artistes can make a musical transition, and grow with the music, through her splendid performance at the 14th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival. In sheer brilliance, and obvious signs of musical growth, Marion Hall executed her 35-minute performance through smooth timeless hits like My Silly Heart, Love Hurts and Brown Eyes Blue. A bit concerned She was originally […]

February 1, 2010 22

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Gaza Kim get beaten ordered by the Teacher

Sources close to the Portmore Empire claim that head of the organisation, Vybz Kartel, sanctioned the recent beating of singer Gaza Kim. The deejay, however, strongly denies this claim Gaza Kim, real name Kim Hamilton, was reportedly assaulted on the weekend in the community known as 'Big Yard', off Mannings Hill Road. According to a source close to the 'Gaza' crew, the singer was at Big Yard when she and a group of men got into a verbal altercation. The […]

January 26, 2010 164

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Digicel and Shaggy collaborate on song to raise funds for Haiti

DIGICEL yesterday announced details of its collaboration with diamond-selling artiste, Shaggy and renowned producer, Christopher Birch, to write and produce a song, Rise Again, to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. Rise Again is a Caribbean song, written and performed by Caribbean artistes for the people of Haiti. After being approached by Digicel to write the song, Shaggy went straight into the studio with Christopher Birch, producer of his diamond-selling album - Hot Shots. The song was written […]

January 26, 2010 17

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Reggae Artiste Iion Reymz aid homeless and abandon children in Montego Bay

Iion Reymz Production released its first compilation album called "FREE AS A RIVER" which feature Reggae artistes and musician; Dean Frazer, Luciano, Fantan Mojah, Chezidek, Mikey Melody, Mikey General and Paul Elliot to name a few to pave the way for C.E.O./Producer/Artist Iion Reymz to launch his own singles Plenipotentiary and DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t Fret in local the industry. A past student of Cornwall College and owner of a couple of Herbal stores, Ezra Ã¢â‚¬ËœIion ReymzÃ¢â‚¬Â Williams and wife Francene has dedicated […]

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