February 2012 Blog Posts (76)

Cops are looking to speak with rapper Rick Ross ... after a 40-year-old man was shot to death in front of his Miami Gardens home this morning ... TMZ has learned. 

Law enforcement sources tell us ... Ross was…

Kingston, Jamaica - Songbird Nefatari breaks out with an explosive single, "Day U Mess Up," as her sassy introduction to music fans and industry alike.

Delivered in her pop R&B cadence, a video fronted by her model looks, and spewing lyrics…

This Saturday March 3rd is the 4th installment Red Dog and Steelie Bashment's of Best Of Both Worlds Birthday Celebration.  You will be musically entertained by Steelie Bashment from NYC, Innocent Sound from Florida & Hartford's own Madd Alliance.  This event will be held at the West Indian Social Club, 3340 Main…

Nine months after his jet ski accident Sean Kingston can still be seen walking with a limp. The Pop/Reggae star let it be known that he's not afraid to get back on a jet ski despite his hurendous life threatening accident in 2011.  Kingston even went as far as to say he prefers the sit down jet ski over the…

Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff will open the 34th season of the Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Series, one the nation's longest-running free summer festivals, on June 5 in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Cliff's signature hits, "You Can Get It If You Really Want" and "The…

Chris Brown was spotted over the weekend in an Orlando night club partying & singing Rihanna "We Found Love".  Brown was at the NBA allstar weekend festivities in Orlando, FL.  This comes one week after he and Rihanna released two song featuring each other.

Source: TMZ…

So it look like the marriage bug a sweep Reggae & dancehall music.  JahCure recently married his girl friend.  Rumors swirled earlier this year that Mavado married his baby moms.  Now the bug has hit Aidonia,  who proposed to his  longtime girlfriend Kimberly Megan over the weekend.

“Everybody in the…

Breakthrough Dancehall superstar, Popcaan continues to add  to his international resume as he’s reportedly landed another collaboration with  a prominent American rapper.

On February 17, Popcaan released the official remix of his  number one hit, Only Man She…

Curtis Campbell, STAR Writer

The music fraternity is in mourning, following the untimely death of Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Pryce's mother, Ms Ivy Williams. The name Ms Ivy is very familiar in the dancehall circles, for the most part, because Bounty…

Entertainment Fraternity Reflect On Bounty Killers Mom, Ms. Ivy.  Dancehall…

And the winner is? Diddy. During last night’s 84th annual Academy Awards, the film Undefeated, won an Oscar for Best Documentary. Diddy serves as the movie’s executive producer. He gave…

Rapper Jim Jones was arrested over the weekend at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.  Jones attended a party Friday night at the casino hosted by Diddy.  Jones an a undentified man got into an arguement and it became physical.  Witnesses say the man punched Jones in the face and he fought back.

Jones…

ST. THOMAS - As the sun was setting and families were heading home about 6:30 p.m. Friday, gunfire erupted between Buildings 11 and 12 of Paul M. Pearson Gardens housing community, leaving music promoter Shamal Smith, 24, dead, and wounding St. Thomas…

SOME residents of Tivoli Gardens are hoping that Christopher 'Dudus' Coke will not be sentenced to the maximum 23 years in prison being sought by New York prosecutors. However, the Americans are arguing that the ruthlessness of the former Shower Posse boss requires that he be put away for as long as…

The mother of iconic Dancehall superstar, Bounty Killer has died.

Ivy Williams, more affectionately known as “Miss Ivy” passed away on Sunday at the age of 71. Bounty Killer announced his mother’s passing via his official Twitter page on Sunday morning.

“RIP to…

A hearse thought to be carrying body of Whitney Houston arrives at Newark, NJ funeral home. (Reuters)

"Marley" is a documentary on Reggae Legend Robert Nesta Marley know to millions as BOB MARLEY.  The film launches in Irish cinemas April 20th.  Marley is a definitive film about one of the true and most loved international icons of the 20th Century: Bob Marley.  His music and message of love and redemption are…

“Beenie Man and D’Angel cyan lef,” are the exact words of a close source to  the former couple in an exclusive chat with Urban Islandz.

The couple filed for divorce in the summer of last year after a highly  publicised split and public name calling. The two had only reuniting a couple  months…

Okay dancehall fans you've heard it here first. The word on the street is popular dancehall deejay Bounty Killer be the next big entertainer to get back his visa in 2012.  This will arrive just in time for all the big events in the US from Miami, to Atlanta, Boston, Hartford & New York.  According to various…