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I-Octane has had a groundbreaking year! In January he announced and promoted his My Life Tour. The six-month tour included shows in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Japan. The year also included features in Vibe Magazine, Billboard Magazine and over ten Award Nominations of which he nabbed approximately seven wins. Added to that, the artist released a catalogue of singles that received continuous airplay on top radio stations including Hot 97 and Sirius XM Radio. Now he is rounding […]

Reggae rhythms played exclusively on vinyl LPs will again reign supreme at the second installment of Vibes Is Right, dubbed The Roots Reggae Edition. Wickie Wackie Beach in Bull Bay, St. Andrew will be every music lover’s paradise on Saturday, December 10 from as early as sunset. Producers of the event Kareece Lawrence, Janine “Jah9” Cunningham, Lesley-Ann Welsh and Natalie Reid are all actively engaged with the emerging live music landscape, and consider the Vibes Is Right series as part […]

While in NYC, making her rounds in support of her new record "Buy It All," Atlanta emcee Diamond stopped by the ThisIs50 offices to sit down with comedian Jack Thriller for a new interview.

Drizzy cuts ties with his former managers in an attempt to take back control of his career. Drake has reportedly fired his longtime managers Gee Roberson, Al Branch, Kyambo Joshua and Bryant Cortez of Hip Hop Since 1978, which also manages Kanye West and Nicki Minaj. According to the NY Post, Drizzy also parted ways with his agents at International Creative Management, including Dana Sims and Robert Gibbs. Though it was unconfirmed by his agent, Drake has signed with William […]

S’Voyce, artiste, song writer, producer and CEO of White House/ Sagini, has teamed up with Furniture Plus for the holidays bringing everyone a Christmas song to enjoy in the season. The song was originally written by Julio S’Voyce Hall in October 2010 but was not released due to time constraints. This year however S’Voyce and co-producer Mark Johnson were determined to release the song and sacrificed time and sleep to make it happen. The song, entitled “Christmas Time Again“ also […]