Da Brat is officially a free woman now that she's completed a three-year jail sentence for an assault charge. As previously reported, the Atlanta rapper was convicted of striking a woman with a bottle of rum in 2007 at Jermaine Dupri's Studio 72 nightclub and sent to a federal state prison in Alto, Georgia. Since then Brat was spotted out on work release spending time with Dupri and completing her court appointed job making windows. Dupri took to his Twitter […]
The second stop for the LIME All-Island Carnival, dubbed Soca Mesmerise, got underway last Saturday evening at the Portland Old Marina in Port Antonio, Portland. Picking up where it left off from Kingston, the travelling soca fete saw a massive crowd filling the venue from as early as 9:00 pm. On the wheels of steel, DJ Charm kicked the party off with a variety of soca mixes. DJ Cyclone and DJ Kyratt joined in the mix and as the crowd […]
Rapper Juvenile might not want to have any weed on him anywhere near the end of February, no matter the year. Juve, born Terius Gray was popped yesterday (February 26) for weed possession and driving with a suspended license. This arrest comes almost a year to the day Juve was last busted for weed. On February 25, 2010 he was arrested at his home for weed possession after a neighbor called police and snitched that they smelled weed smoke coming […]
The divas duked it out on Friday night as Ciara and Rihanna got into a feisty Twitter exchange that had the Internet buzzing. CiCi appeared as a guest judge on E!’s “Fashion Police” earlier in the evening. When a photo of Rihanna at the BRIT Awards was shown on screen, she commented, “I ran into her recently at a party and she wasn’t the nicest and it’s crazy because I’ve always loved and respected what she’s done with fashion. I’ve […]
Actor/comedian Mike Epps and his wife Michelle Epps are focusing improving the lives of at risk youth through literacy arts as apart of a new campaign. The husband and wife team have launched the Michael and Mechelle Epps Foundation to help educate the millions of Americans who cannot read or write. The couple has also linked with rapper Queen Pen to visit students in Harlem, New York and adolescents in the Institute for Inner Development (IID) and Faith in Reentry […]
A few weeks ago, Tanya Stephens delivered a stellar performance before a packed house. Last week, it was Tessanne and Tami Chynn's turn as the fans came out for a rip-roaring session. Tonight, the inimitable reggae superstar will have to decide if she will be Marion Hall, the slightly more restrained performer, or the notorious Lady Saw, the sizzling diva of raunch. Which one will turn up is anybody's guess. Chances are, her fans won't care. Tickets are available at […]
It was a frightening experience for young Dancehall artiste Bramma, driving into his Duhaney Park home one night after leaving the studio and was pounced upon by a lone gunman; thinking quickly he sped off from his gate, turned onto a road close enough to his home to confront a waiting car with what appears to be more men. Upon making an alarm, the car sped off and the matter was reported to the police but it did not end […]
Kingston, Jamaica: - After a set of scintillating local performances, including an appearance at the Youth View Awards, dancehall artiste Munga signalled that he is undoubtedly back with a bang. The artiste, whose real name is Damian Rhoden, is ready to take the rest 2011 by storm. Still riding high on singles Clean and Fresh on the Supa Swag Riddim and Space Fi Di Gyal Dem on the Ska Vintage Riddim Munga is humbled by the fact that his resurgence […]
(Kingston, Jamaica) Female recording artist Sophia Brown continues to make significant strides in her dreams of one day taking home a Grammy award, this with her latest accomplishment being the upward movement of the smash hit "Lovers Rock" to #5 on both the New York and South Florida Top 30 Reggae Singles Charts. Brown who has consistently been releasing hit after hit over the last couple of months currently has a total of 3 songs in Chart contention. On the […]
