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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sting might be on everybody's lips but Mavado and Serani are making their marks on the Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Mavado's So Special is in its fourth week on the chart at number 53, while Serani is playing No Games at number 55. Previously, the two songs, which are on TJ Records' 'Unfinished Business' rhythm, enjoyed heavy rotation on New York's Hot 97. The artistes' manager, Julian Jones-Griffith, said a lot of promotion was done to help get […]

Growing up without a father didn't impact negatively on the life of 23-year-old Okeefe Aarons. He, however, developed a special bond with his mother despite having to relocate from Kingston to St Elizabeth at an early age. "My mother built a house in St Elizabeth and we moved there when I was young. My mother wanted to leave the garrison because of the violence. During that time I developed a special bond with my mother. Right now she's my biggest […]