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Isaac could become a Hurricane by Thursday

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica's latest advisory stated that at 4am the centre of Tropical Storm Isaac was located near Latitude 15.5 degrees north and Longitude 57.3 degrees west or about 445 kilometres east of Guadeloupe. TS Isaac is moving towards the west at 30 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of…

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Added by G-Mark on August 22, 2012 at 11:59am — No Comments

Leftside Not Daunted By Negative Comments For ‘CLAP THAT' Video

Amid the controversy surrounding the video for Clap That, Leftside says he’s not fazed by the negative comments.

The song which also features Konshens has been getting mixed reviews following the internet release of the R rated video which was shot in a strip club.…

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Added by G-Mark on August 21, 2012 at 7:43pm — No Comments

“Dancehall” Producer Roach Charged With Assult

A popular dancehall music producer accused of assault appeared before the Half-Way Tree Resident Magistrate’s court yesterday to answer to the charges

harged with assault is Patrick ‘Roach’ Samuels.

The accused entered a not guilty plea.…

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Added by G-Mark on August 20, 2012 at 6:43pm — No Comments

Mavado And Dj Khaled On BET 106&Park Later

Mavado will be a special guest on BET's flagship program 106&Park on Monday (Aug 20.)

In what will be a proud moment for Mavado, he will appear alongside…

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Added by G-Mark on August 20, 2012 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Ninja warns Beenie and Twins

Dancehall icon Ninja Man has come out in defense of female artiste Stacious after she was lyrically attacked by dancehall artistes Twin of Twins in a recent recording.

The female deejay was strongly chastised by the twins after she had previously made comments in her single Talk that Tony Matterhorn defeated…

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Added by G-Mark on August 19, 2012 at 8:56pm — No Comments

Popcaan teams up with Drake -Deejay, Canadian star to work together

Dancehall star Popcaan completed a big summer by making huge strides in Canada, including linking up with Canadian rapper and international star Drake.

While the world was enraptured with the Summer Olympics in London, the deejay, whose real name is Andrae Sutherland, was busy in Canada with two shows over the…

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Added by G-Mark on August 15, 2012 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Scammer targets Lutan Fyah

Reggae singer Lutan Fyah says that he has been scammed by someone who was pretending to be him and defrauding producers from all over the world.

According to the reggae singer, he employed someone to control his Facebook and Twitter accounts, but now believes he may be one of the persons that carried out the…

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Added by G-Mark on August 15, 2012 at 1:59am — No Comments

Sizzla Gives Snoop Lion The Green Light

Sizzla Kolonji has given Snoop Lion his blessing following the rapper’s transition to embrace the Rastafarian faith.

Sizzla made the…

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Added by G-Mark on August 13, 2012 at 10:43pm — No Comments

Gaza sign a hit at Olympics

Warren Weir shows the Gaza sign while he and Usain Bolt celebrate Jamaica's trifecta in the 200m final on Thursday.

J'can athletes 'Gazarising' London - website

SHELDON WILLIAMS, Staff Reporter

Star-studded athletes in London have…

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Added by G-Mark on August 12, 2012 at 8:47pm — No Comments

Usain Bolt Gets Dubplate From Tommy Lee

The world’s fastest man Usain Bolt has received a personal dubplate from Gaza deejay Tommy Lee.

Tommy Lee tells Music News he’s inspired by Usain. He explains…

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Added by G-Mark on August 10, 2012 at 8:39am — No Comments

T.O.K. breaks from record label - No longer signed to VP Records

Dancehall group T.O.K says that they have now officially been released from their VP Records contract.

The group, which consists of Alistaire 'Alex' McCalla, Roshaun 'Bay-C' Clarke, Craig 'Craigy T' Thompson and Xavier 'Flexx' Davidson, rose to fame in the 1990s and signed a contract with VP Records soon…

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Added by G-Mark on August 8, 2012 at 9:35pm — No Comments

Snoop Lion says ... Reggae, music of love, happiness and struggle

Snoop Dogg, now called Snoop Lion, says the reason why he became a reggae artiste is because it is a music of love, happiness and struggle.

According to the artiste, who was doing an interview with MTV host, Sway Calloway recently for his Reincarnated Documentary Press Conference, he wants to expand his musical…

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Added by G-Mark on August 8, 2012 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Buju facing more time

Rastafarian deejay Buju Banton may now be facing the prospect of having his 10-year prison sentence extended to 15 years after a Federal judge yesterday rejected his request for a new trial.

Federal Judge James Moody…

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Added by G-Mark on August 8, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Ranking Trevor dies in accident

VETERAN deejay Ranking Trevor died from injuries sustained in a motor accident yesterday.

The deejay, whose real name is Maxwell Grant, was hit from his motorcycle near Cling Cling Oval, a sports complex at the corner of Cling Cling Avenue and Olympic Way, in St Andrew. He was 60 years old.…

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Added by G-Mark on August 8, 2012 at 11:02am — No Comments

Artistes salute Olympians with songs

As it was four years ago for the Beijing Olympics, several artistes have penned songs to salute the athletes who are currently competing at the London Olympics.

While the songs are not completely new, artistes like Tommy Lee, Melloquence, Cherine Anderson and Masicka have done tributes for the…

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Added by G-Mark on August 8, 2012 at 10:59am — No Comments

Promoters not worried about Ernesto

Sadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter

Although Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to be near Jamaica by Monday, organisers of some major events that will be held over the weekend are far from worried.

The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) upgraded Ernesto from Tropical Depression…

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Added by G-Mark on August 5, 2012 at 11:11am — No Comments

Local artistes welcome Snoop Dogg ... to reggae/dancehall industry

Never mind the fact that he has the number one song on the iTunes Reggae Top 100 Chart a month after becoming a 'reggae' artiste, some local acts have welcomed Snoop Dogg, now Snoop Lion, to the reggae/dancehall industry with open arms.

At a press conference in the United States on Monday, Snoop Dogg announced…

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Added by G-Mark on August 3, 2012 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Etana Pregnant?

Another female entertainer is pregnant.

Etana is reportedly due to give birth in October or early November.

The singer who got married in 2010 to model/actor Andre Morris tweeted on her official twitter page “Lying in bed with my round belly and my handsome…

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Added by G-Mark on August 2, 2012 at 9:42pm — No Comments

I-Octane hospitalised after asthma attack

Reggae singer I-Octane has been hospitalised following an asthma attack, THE STAR has learnt.

The entertainer, whose real name is Byiome Muir, was admitted on Thursday to a hospital in, Kingston.

A source close to the entertainer told THE STAR that I-Octane fell ill after…

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Added by G-Mark on August 1, 2012 at 7:09pm — No Comments

I am Bob Marley reincarnated

SNOOP DOGG experienced a spiritual and artistic rebirth while making a new album in Jamaica last February.

The veteran rapper told the New York Times that he has abandoned rap as his preferred mode of expression, and wrote more than a dozen songs in a traditional Reggae style.…

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Added by G-Mark on July 31, 2012 at 9:18pm — 2 Comments

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