Being a deejay was always the aim for upcoming artiste 21-year-old Bramma D' Bomma, and since entering the business, he has been getting tremendous support from other established artistes. Bramma, whose real name is Lloyd Brammer, says he became a deejay as a way out of trouble. "Back inna high school (Calabar High), it keep mi out a whole heap a trouble. Everybody weh mi grow wid, who nuh dead, deh a jail. Music was my escape from that. Mi […]
It does not seem as if Beenie Man is going to get his wish to have Bounty Killer perform at Beenie Man Sizzle '08 on Independence Day. The show that is to feature a multitude of Jamaica's top dancehall and reggae acts including Beenie Man's estranged wife D'Angel, Macka Diamond, Mr Vegas, Capleton, Voice Mail, Assassin and Queen Ifrica, among others, is to be to held at the Jamalco Sports Club in Clarendon on August 6. Last week, 'The Doctor' […]
Rising deejay star Mavado eclipsed his mentor Bounty Killer on Thursday night's 'Dancehall Night' segment of Reggae Sumfest '08. Bounty gave up the throne on Thursday by giving a performance which ended in boos, expletives, and his arrest bythe Mobay police - leaving Mavado to rock the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre, in Montego Bay, with an awesome set. Hitting centre stage at 3:27 a.m., the dapper Mavado, sporting all white, went straight into his bag of hits, reeling off songs […]
The 10th staging of Portmore awards was a grand, love-filled affair, held at the Sugarman's Beach in Hellshire, St Catherine, on July 12. The occasion saw four persons getting awards for their contribution to the entertainment fraternity. I-Octane received the award for being the 'most culturally aware new artiste', Vybz Kartel won an award for 'best lyrics', Spice was dubbed the 'female DJ of the year', while Cobra was awarded the title of 'most dedicated'. The 'Star Girls' received an […]
It is the norm for marketers to use popular artistes to endorse their products. Richie Stephens perhaps heads the list as the artiste with the most product endorsements and other acts in this category include Beenie Man, who can be seen in Tastee ads and on billboards across the island, Tarrus Riley who looks so at home in a great series of ads endorsing Ocean Spray cranberry juice. Singer Da'ville, with his recent teaming up with Cooyah Reggae Flava, now […]
Rapper Lil' Wayne who was originally billed to appear on Friday night at Reggae Sumfest has now been moved to Saturday night, and Akon now booked for the Friday night. According to a release issued late yesterday evening, 'Akon has been added to the star studded line-up for this year's Reggae Sumfest. This will be Akon's second appearance on the Sumfest stage, his first being in the summer of 2005. The Hip-Hop/R&B superstar is slated to perform on Friday, July […]
Back in June, when it was Summer Jam madness in New York, there was rumors that Kanye West was upset that Jim Jones was slated to close out the show. While it was never confirmed, Jim Jones recently backed them. In a recent interview on Philadelphia's 100.3 radio station, the Dipset Capo revealed that he too heard that the Chicago rapper wasn't happy with him closing out the show. Jones says Kanye can eat his heart out. When asked, by […]
Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys has reportedly been selected to perform the title song for the upcoming James Bond flick Quantum of Solace. According to E! Online, the R&B superstar was chosen over a strong line-up of top sensations including Beyoncé, Leona Lewis, and Duran Duran. Although no official confirmation from Keys or the studio has been released, a source told E! the decision seemed final. “I believe Alicia is the winner,†the source said. Amy Winehouse was originally chosen to […]
There are conflicting reports coming from all over that Lil Wayne was arrested last night. None of these have been confirmed but with so many sources involved, one has to be curious as to what happened. One of the sources (Uptown Media) claims that Wayne was arrested on one count of second degree aggravated assault, one count of disturbing the peace and two counts of possession of a firearm. Alleged eyewitnesses say the incident occurred at Club Dream in New […]
