Grammy-winning reggae star Koffee earned another major accolade recently when Rapture, the title track off her Grammy Award-winning EP, was certified silver in the United Kingdom for sales of over 200,000 copies. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Rapture was issued the award on August 6, which is also […]
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In the sequel of an exclusive interview with FOX 5 NY’s Lisa Evers, Dancehall star Vybz Kartel, outlined what it takes to be the King of the Dancehall. “In dancehall, it is the influence that you have, the dominance that you have, the power that you have to put people […]
Reggae star Buju Banton is at it again. The Til Shiloh artiste has emerged as one of the staunchest critics of Jamaica’s containment measures and global vaccination efforts, but he may have gone a bit overboard with his latest posts on social media as one of his posts was flagged as false […]
Grammy Award-winning deejay Beenie Man will be making a grand return to a United Kingdom stage this summer, the first time in 12 years. The entertainer is billed to perform at the inaugural staging of the Afrobeat festival, Yam Carnival in Clapham Common, London, on August 28. In an official […]
Incarcerated dancehall artist Vybz Kartel engaged in a bit of jeering and one-upmanship at the expense of one of his perceived enemies, former Jamaican cop and producer Milla 9, in a series of Instagram Story posts over the weekend.“All you Milla9, weh a tell mon bout Kartel fi stay a […]
Bob Marley chased those crazy baldheads out of town once again! This time, the occasion is this week’s Billboard reggae charts as the late King of Reggae effortlessly staved off challenges from the self-proclaimed Queen of Dancehall, Spice and the incarcerated Vybz Kartel, the self-styled King of the Dancehall, as […]
Ninjaman is mourning the loss of one of his sons, Jammar Ballentine, who was murdered along Olympic Way in Kingston 11 two days ago. “We’re grieving, but holding on. He was 31, he had a daughter, who is only two years old, so she ah grow up without a daddy. Ninjaman […]
Jamaican-born dancehall deejay, Trekar, was slapped with human trafficking-related charges in Canada last week. The deejay, who is based in Canada, has hinted that he has been wrongfully accused and that the “truth will be revealed in due time”. Trekar posted on this Instagram account, along with a screenshot of […]
Well known keyboardist Nigel Staff of the Ruff Kutt band is still hospitalized but is doing well after suffering a stroke almost two weeks ago. “I am still in hospital. Improving. Giving thanks,” Nigel Staff told One876entertainment.com Nigel Staff is an important figure in dancehall music. He co-produced Give It Up […]
The Jamaican government has launched a multi-agency probe into the circumstances surrounding how a voice purported to be that of convicted murderer and incarcerated dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel, was broadcast during an exclusive interview aired last night on Fox-5 in the United States.The artiste, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, […]