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Well-known music industry manager, producer and distributor Byron Murray is dead. “This morning I was informed by a former colleague who also worked at In Di Streets Records that he died yesterday. So I called his home and one of his sisters confirmed that it was true. I am very sad because I’ve lost a […]
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The stakes in the Alkaline-Squash beef has intensified with the release of a single called ‘Death Announcement” on the Tru Ambassador label. The cover art for the song mimics the Death Announcement and Memorial pages in the Daily Gleaner and contains the images for recently ‘deceased’ people, most notably Squash who he refers to as […]
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An 11-year-old girl who was earlier reported dead, after being shot in the head along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew, is still alive. The police made the disclosure late Friday, stating that the initial reports they received about the child dying were inaccurate. Head of the St Andrew South Police, Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor […]
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Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel reposted Mackerel’s track on his Instagram page endorsing her latest track, A So Mi on the White Rice riddim. He reposted the cover art and the clip of the song he captioned the post, “Shorty wah kill u she hear say u fuck Addi?? Wul dem Mackerel & try offa di […]
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Two of the hottest female rappers in the game right now finally released the official music video for their summer anthem “Hot Girl Summer.” Nicki Minaj could not wait to share the news to her Instagram within minutes of the video being uploaded to Megan Thee Stallion’s Youtube. “The wait is over [link] in my […]
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Brazen grave robbers raided the sepulchre of British Link Up boss Owen ‘Fada Fowl’ Clarke recently, an act that has shocked funeral service practitioners. “It’s sad and unfortunate when something like this happens in our society, it’s very alarming, it’s unheard of in recent times for something like this to happen, and it’s very tough […]
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Claude Mills
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Reggae music is sexy again. On Saturday Obama revealed the list to his 24.1 million Instagram followers, which shows Toast by Koffee at number 28 and the Toots and the Maytals classic 54-46 holding the 37th slot. “With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle (Obama) and I have been listening to — some new, some old, […]
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Claude Mills
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The Earthquake Unit has confirmed that a minor earthquake was felt in several sections of the island this morning. Nine parishes reported feeling the effects of the tremour. “The unit quake struck at 6:45 am approximately four kilometres northwest of Guys Hills in St Catherine, close to the border with St. Ann. It had a […]
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BOLT HAS SLOPPY SECONDS Word in the street is that Bolt and his brother are not on speaking terms right now. Why? Jealousy. People ah say Bolt current girl had been dating his brother first and Bolt got the sloppy seconds and fell in love with that ish. Some girls got it magical, you could […]
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Robert Murphy
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International DJ and producer Walshy Fire, best known as one-third of Diplo’s massively-influential, reggae/dancehall-inspired EDM outfit, Major Lazer has inked a global publishing agreement with Concord Music Publishing, the worldwide independent leader in music publishing. (PHOTO BY OMAR CRUZ) “I’ve been working in Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Hip Hop Latin and EDM music production for some […]
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