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Rapper Jim Jones was busted earlier today for driving his 2011 Bentley in a SoHo bus lane with a suspended license, police said. Jones, 34, was cruising in his luxury sedan when cops spied him committing the traffic infraction on Broadway, just south of Prince Street, around 12 p.m., police added. Jones – born Joseph G. Jones – was pulled over in front of the Scholastic Auditorium. A check of motor vehicle records showed that his license had previously been […]

After the shocking news of Nate Dogg's death two weeks ago, the Doggfather honors his bandmate and 25-plus year friend with some arm ink. Long Beach, California emcee Snoop Dogg revealed that he has mourned the loss of longtime friend, 213 bandmate Nate Dogg with an arm tattoo, pictured to the right. Last week, Nate (born Nathaniel Hale) died after a series of strokes in the last three years. Along with a tribute concert a week ago today in Austin, […]

Los Angeles (AP) — Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the violet-eyed film goddess whose sultry screen life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79. She died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalised for about six weeks, publicist Sally Morrison said. "All her children were with her," Morrison said. Taylor had extraordinary grace, fame and wealth, and won three Oscars, including a special one for her humanitarian work. But […]

The songs and spoken words are consciously thought provoking, while the rhythm/dub section walks through the passage of time with a gritty sound that rolls stones and breaks fences. DUBTONIC KRU has never ceased to amaze their supporters. One of the significant milestones in their careers was the composition of the “I Swear” rhythm, a rhythm that took the Reggae arena by storm, which featured Chuck Fenda’s “I Swear” and Richie Spice’s "Marijuana”. Another milestone was yet again attained, when […]

The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) has directed the management of (NNN) Limited to immediately discontinue transmission of Kingsley 'Ragashanti' Stewart's popular call-in radio programme, 'Ragashanti Live'. In a statement this afternoon, the BCJ said that it had decided to take action following after receiving numerous public complaints over the last two months and after having conducted its own review of NNN's programming during the period February 7 to March 2. Transcripts of the offending programming was also supplied to […]

(Kingston, Jamaica) Diamond selling reggae superstar Shaggy continues his crossover surge into the international music market with the release of a brand new single entitled "Fire Up / "Forget The Recession" which features Miami based Rap / Reggaeton recording artist Pitbull. The new single which boasts a sexy Latin dance beat is centered around a celebration theme of making money. Definitely a club banger "Fired Up" comes on the wings of Shaggy & reggae vocalist Alaine's chart topping hit single […]