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Voters Choose Kartel in Sting Clash

Last Friday THE STAR asked the public to vote for the winner of the clash held on December 26 by texting the name of who they believed won to the number provided. Kartel won the vote-off after he got more than 65 per cent of the votes from the respondents. When THE STAR called Kartel yesterday for a response to his victory in the poll, he quickly pointed out that he was not surprised. "No I'm not. I knew the […]

todayJanuary 6, 2009 14

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DMX's Arizona Home Goes Into Foreclosure

While sitting behind bars on a number of different charges, DMX's foreclosed Arizona home is being sold off by banks. However, since the police raid his home in May of last year, it was left unsecured, and thieves and the elements have turned the home into a disaster. According to AZFamily.com, thieves have stolen every in the home from quads to furniture, while windows and doors were blown out by police and never fixed. "The place was glamour and when […]

todayJanuary 5, 2009 21

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Dr. Dre Son's Death Caused By Heroin Overdose

Dr. Dre's 20-year-old son died of an overdose of heroin and morphine in August, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. According to Reuters, the coroner ruled the death of Andre Young Jr an accidental overdose, after the results of toxicology and other tests came in this week. The young son of the super producer was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills, California in August. He had come in from a night out at around 5:30 a.m. […]

todayJanuary 5, 2009 24

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Flippa Mafia: The 'Flossing' King

Flippa Mafia has been in Jamaica for a few weeks and he has been 'flossing' through the Corporate Area. The Philadelphia-based artiste has been seen at several events, including Sting, where he made money rain on the patrons. During the holiday season he also made appearances at A Black and White Affair, Stone Love Anniversary, Tifa's Birthday Bash and Weddi Weddi, where he spent copious amounts of money on high-end liquor. Even at the New Year's Eve staging of Passa […]

todayJanuary 3, 2009 20

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Jay-Z's Multi-Million Dollar New York Hotel Projects Put On Hold

The economic slump is affecting everybody. 50 said, in the past, that he's lost a few million in the stock market, and now, even Jay-Z is not immune. According to a recent New York Times report, Jay-Z and his real estate partner Charles Blaichman have put a hold on their $66 million New York City hotel project due to a lack of funding. Blaichman, a real estate developer who is known for his projects in lower Manhattan, is reportedly having […]

todayDecember 30, 2008 22

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Hours after clash…Kartel records Sting song

Hours after the clash between Vybz Kartel and Mavado at Sting 2008, Kartel has recorded a song boldly declaring that Mavado ran from the war. Entitled Don't Run (Last Man Standing) the song was recorded Saturday morning and was produced by Portmore Empire affiliated producer Not Nice. In the song Kartel dubs Mavado the 'runner' stating that the artiste ran before completing the clash. When THE STAR contacted Kartel yesterday he said, "They can't say they won war when, one, […]

todayDecember 29, 2008 13

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Cold loss for Ice's family, friends

It was a shocked and dismayed entertainment fraternity that received the news of dancer Ice's death early yesterday morning. Ice was gunned down along Newark Avenue in St Andrew. Born David Alexander Smith, the dancer was a veteranin the business known as noted member of the late Bogle's Black Roses crew. Ice skyrocketed to super stardom this year with his dance 'gully creepa', which received fame worldwide after world record holder Usain Bolt celebrated his wins with during the Beijing […]

todayDecember 27, 2008 73

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Dancer 'Ice' shot dead

Popular dancehall figure, Andrew Smith, also called 'Ice', was gunned down in a bar on Newark Avenue, off Waltham Park Road in Kingston, early yesterday morning. Smith, 36, a member of the Black Roses Crew based on Lincoln Road in Kingston, was shot in the head and other parts of his upper body by the gunmen who escaped in his rented Mitsubishi Lancer motor vehicle, police said. The cops have not determined a motive for his murder but said that […]

todayDecember 27, 2008 11

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Ready fi dun dem

Deejay Vybz Kartel is ready and lyrically loaded to settle all arguments at Sting this Friday at the Jamworld Centre, Portmore. When THE STAR spoke with the deejay yesterday, he said that while he has no new songs prepared for the event, it will be "just hit song and hit slang". The deejay did not hold back when asked about his preparation for the clash against Mavado. "Me want them line up together fi me dun dem, 'cause they have […]

todayDecember 24, 2008 18

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