Forbes Names Bob Marley #5 Top Earning “Dead Celebrity” For 2013
The Tuff Gong Brought In An Estimated $18 Million Last Year “Not one of my seeds shall sit on the sidewalk and beg your bread,” Robert Nesta Marley proclaimed on his 1974 song “So Jah Seh.” And verily verily these words, like so many others he sang, have proven to be prophetic. Thirty-two years after passing […]
Sean Paul Wins MOBO Reggae Award
Other Winners Include Tinie Tempeh, Wiley, Rudimental, Fuse ODG, Naughty Boy, and Laura Mvula This Weekend the UK celebrated the 18th staging of the MOBO—Music Of Black Origin—Awards. This year Scotland’s capital Glasgow played host and was rammed with celebrities galore—from Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora to So Solid Crew and Ms Dynamite. Craig David even […]
“Bruk It Down 2.0” Delivers
Mr. Vegas New Album Review and Interview Just after leaving the Strictly Boomshots show on September 23, 2013, Mr. Vegas headed uptown to host a listening event at Rosewood in New York City to preview his new release Bruk It Down 2.0 and celebrate what’s sure to be one of the biggest releases of the year. […]
Tessanne Chin Kills It On “The Voice”
Jamaican Singing Sensation Represents On Worldwide Television On the season premiere of NBC’s The Voice last night, the rest of the world learned something that Jamaica has known for a long time: Tessanne Chin can sing her ass off! The singer, who is currently under Shaggy’s management, got all four judges spinning around in their […]
Three the Hard Way: Shaggy, Mr. Vegas, and Vybz Kartel All Dropping Albums Tomorrow
This Tuesday Will Be a Big Day In Dancehall Tomorrow’s a big day in dancehall. Three of the genre’s biggest hitmakers will be releasing albums on Tuesday September 24th, showing that reggae is still running things. Shaggy’s star-studded collaboration with Sly & Robbie, Out of Many One Music will see its digital release tomorrow physical copies […]
I-Octane Launches Streetwear Line
Top Dancehall Artist Expands His Brand Just in time for fashion week, I-Octane has dropped a new streetwear line during fashion week. The dancehall Rasta has teamed up with Silver Factory Merchandising to launch his first collection, designed by Odyssy Dublin and Available online at www.silverfactorymerch.com. The line includes clothing, mugs, ashtrays, and even a custom skateboard. Here’s a […]
Producer Patrick “Roach” Samuels Murdered
The Dancehall Hitmaker Was Shot To Death Last Night In Kingston This morning brings the sad news that Patrick Samuels, better known in dancehall circles as “Roach,” was shot and killed in Kingston this morning. According to published reports, the shooting occurred at 4:12 am, when three shots were fired into his Chevrolet Avalanche at the Texaco […]
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Announces Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise
Hit The High Seas With Jr. Gong, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Tarrus, Cure, Busy, Killer & More Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley invites you to take a journey to Jamaica with him on the 1st Annual Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise. Leaving Miami with stops in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, this 5-night cruise promises […]
Stylo G Bags 2 Nominations for 2013 MOBO Awards
Check His “Badd” New Tune featuring Sister Nancy The Soundbwoy has been making some noise for a minute—teaming up with 3Beat and dropping some musical bombhells. And it looks like the noise is being heard loud and clear. The MOBO Awards recently announced their shortlist of nominees for the 18th ceremony, and Stylo G bagged not […]
Chronixx Announces U.S. Tour Dates
Nix & Zinc Fence Will Be Nicing up Fort Lauderdale Tonight The waiting is over. After a couple false starts, Chronixx and the Zinc Fence band will finally be touching down in the U.S. starting tonight at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Here comes trouble. Here comes the danger. Welcome the Rasta yutes! Tour Dates […]
Anthony Weiner Lickin’ Shots Pon The Parkway
Turns Out The Ja-Fakin’ Mayoral Candidate Is a Big Capleton Fan It’s not unusual to see politicians pandering at “ethnic” events like yesterday’s West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn NYC. What is more unusual is to see mayoral candidates shouting Bo! Bo! Bo! pon the Parkway (even without the gun-finger in the air). Or to […]
HEAR THIS: Queen Ifrica “Freedom of Speech”
The Queen Fires Back At Her Critics Queen Ifrica has been under fire of late for comments she made during an official “Grand Gala” event celebrating Jamaica’s independence at the National Stadium. Performing before a crowd estimated at 20,000 —including Prime Minister Portai Simpson-Miller and numerous other government officials—Ifrica spoke out in favor of ganja […]