Maino is the underdog everyone in New York wants to win. He has the street cred, he's done jail time, and he's smacked a few different rappers. Overall, he's a guy you don't wanna mess with. He's one of the new guys in New York, but as he says in a recent interview with Complex, he's not trying to bring the city back. Maino wants to usher in new faces. "There's no representation of the new New York -- it's […]
With Sting high on the agenda, dancer/deejay Chi Ching Ching is gearing up with new songs. Chi Ching, real name Radion Beckford, said he recently recorded a song called Dribble And Score on Esco's 'Dribble' rhythm. He said it has been getting good airplay on local radio stations. There is also another song he did called Risk Expensive. In addition, there are two other singles, which will be on his upcoming debut album, Ghetto Classics, that he plans to release […]
One day after the Maricopa County Sheriff's office in Arizona offered a $5,000 reward for his capture, DMX was apprehended in Florida on Tuesday (December 9) on an arrest warrant issued in Phoenix after he failed to show for a scheduled appearance. According to a report from MTV, the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) was picked up by FBI agents after patient-confidentiality laws prevented Miami police from confirming whether X was at a local rehab facility. "A call went out […]
This is no joke. Bounty Killer, the deejay known for being "cross, angry, mserable", says Jamaica needs to smile more. And, in fact, Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Pryce is leading the way. These days, the Killer has, in fact, been smiling more. a lot more. Actually, it was a laughing Bounty who we saw on Saturday night at the stage show Reggaelution where the ace deejay was out with friends and obviously having fun. "The dancehall is now totally about four […]
Today OJ Simpson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping. SOHH caught up with Konvict Muzik star, Akon, prior to the sentencing to get his take on the football stars fall from grace. Back in September of 2007, Simpson and five associates raided a room at the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas, held two two memorabilia dealers at gunpoint and stole thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia. Though his defense attorneys argued that OJ […]
When the 51st reggae Grammy nominations were announced on Wednesday, for dancehall's 'Energy God' Elephant Man, it was a night that acknowledged his many years of hard work in the business. The deejay is the only dancehall artiste in the category and is receiving his first Grammy nod for the album Let's Get Physical. The other nominations include Burning Spear with Jah Is Real, American rapper-turned-reggae artiste Heavy D for Vibes, Lee 'Scratch' Perry for Repentance, Shaggy for Intoxication and […]
After over a month of family tragedy, Jennifer Hudson said she feels blessed for the four Grammy nominations she received Wednesday. The singer and actress, who has already won an Oscar, may add Grammy winner to her resume next year. "It's been a childhood dream of mine to release an album, so to receive four Grammy nominations is truly a blessing," Hudson said in a statement released by her record label. "I'm extremely honored and humbled by the nominations." Hudson […]
Deejay Bugle had a star-studded video shoot on Tuesday night at the Olympia Crown hotel on Molynes Road for his song The Journey (Supremacy). Directed by Julia Braham, Supremacy, according to Bugle, was inspired by Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 United States presidential election. The song was created two weeks ago. Bugle told The STAR, "The concept deals with black people in general. People who fight the struggle, the people who made it possible for Obama to win. This […]
Statuesque singer Bar-Bee is back on the Jamaican musical scene with a new outlook on life and her career. THE STAR sat down with an obviously more mature singer yesterday to speak with her about the accident that changed her life and her new musical ventures. Having been in New York and other locations outside of Jamaica since March this year, the singer recently returned to the island to continue pursuing her career. Bar-Bee's advent on the Jamaican music scene […]
