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Entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has joined forces with Emmy winning producer Mark Burnett to lead the search for the next music superstar on a newly approved MTV reality series. The show, titled StarMaker, was greenlit by the network for January 2009. It will feature a group of aspiring solo artists handpicked by Combs, who will compete against each other for a chance to obtain stardom while living together. Contestants will go through StarMaker boot camp, in addition to being […]

Having waited years to find that big break in dancehall music, deejay Blak Ryno has found favour with his distinctively high-pitched voice. Born Romain Anderson, Ryno dominates as a competent singer, deejay and lyricist. He began his musical journey in 2000 when he met deejay Vybz Kartel, who lived in the same Waterford scheme in Portmore where the young artiste resides. At age 21, Ryno's Thug Anthem is arguably one of the top three songs on Stephen McGregor's new Day […]

Meeting Vybz Kartel has helped to change upcoming artiste Jah Vinci's musical path in a positive way. The 20-year-old singer, whose real name is André Kirk Rhoden, said since meeting Vybz Kartel early this year, he has been getting more recognition in the dancehall industry. "Somebody tell mi seh di Teacha (Vybz Kartel) hear 'bout mi and him seh him a go carry mi 'round there. And when mi do a song fi di Teacha, him seh him a go […]

Save the few stellar hit singles, Busy Signal's sophomore album isn't 'loaded' with much else. The just-released Loaded is a follow-up to the artiste's strong 2006 debut showing Stepout, which features the breakout single of the same name. This time, the artiste - born Reanno Gordon - seems less hungry for greatness, but proves on many levels that he's matured enough to make an album that at times offers gainful insight into the cultural 'phenom' that is life in the […]

With his video for the hustler’s anthem, “Make The World Go Round” hitting rotation soon, SOHH spoke with famed Queens rapper Nas during a conference call to talk about the new single and his chemistry with West Coast powerhouse The Game. “Make the World Go Round,” Nas’ second single off his self-titled album is an ode to all of the people across the world who are getting money. Nas admits that he didn’t have to look far to come up […]

Cultural artiste Fantan Mojah has refuted claims by Bembe selector Rolexx that he is threatening him. In a release sent to THE STAR, Rolexx claimed that Fantan Mojah went to a studio in Kingston search in for him. making threats The release said, "Rolexx went to a studio in Kingston yesterday to voice dub plates with Mavado when he was told by fellow selectors Foota Hype and Cutty from Copper Shot that Fanton Mojah and his entourage had been to […]

Incarcerated deejay Deva Bratt has verbally lashed out at fellow deejay Vybz Kartel, accusing the artiste of stealing his 'Portmore Empire'. In February of this year Deva Bratt, real name Sheldon Smith, was taken into custody in connection with an alleged case of carnal abuse, committed against a 14-year-old girl. He was picked up by police from his home in Westchester, Portmore. After being given bail for this incident the deejay was accused of raping another girl. He was again […]