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While Bow Wow once called politics something only "old folks" were interested in, it seems that the 21-year-old rapper has finally warmed up to the idea that caring about what happens in the country is something of importance. According to the Associated Press, young Bow Wow has kicked off a 15-city tour urging people to register for the November 4th general election. On Wednesday (October 1), he and about 50 followers spent most of the day walking more than two […]

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 […]