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Jamaican reggae and roots reggae star Max Romeo passed away today in the company of his family. He had been hospitalised over the past few days, but died earlier today (April 11). He was 80 years old. The Chase the Devil singer passed away from heart complications. Romeo achieved chart success in Jamaica and in […]
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Claude Mills is a news journalist who writes articles for the Jamaica Observer, Loop and DancehallMag, publications based in Jamaica. In 1998, Claude Mills,who was at that time a reporter for the Jamaica Gleaner, won his first Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) award for an article he wrote about his experience flying into the eye […]
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Well-known reggae singer Determine, known for the iconic Kette Drum song, passed away today after a long battle with cancer. Paula Francis, one of his closest friends and mother of some of the singer’s children, confirmed his passing in a tearful conversation. “I cannot talk now, but it’s true, he had cancer,” she managed to […]
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Promoter Vivian Thomas is pumped up about the first edition of his beach party, Blitz: Sexy Edition at Sugarman’s Beach on March 31st. The party will also feature performances from dancehall acts 1Tahly, Baby Lawd. “The concept of Blitz is as simple as going back to the days of a great beach party at Hellshire […]
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Just two weeks after the death of his beloved wife, Joy, Ibo Cooper of Third World fame has passed on. He was 71 years old. Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, expressed sadness at the passing of “one of Jamaica’s iconic musicians”. “I wish to express my condolences to his children Arianne, […]
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Ah so e badness work. The Unruly Boss delivered an angry “Guh suck u muma!” in a user’s dm who accused of being a ‘hater’ recently. The drama began when the fan commented on a post of dancehall artiste Valiant’s story that was shared on Instagram by @questimesofficial. “Nobody nuh badmind them, them just cant […]
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Veteran dancehall deejay Mad Cobra has exited the Florence County detention centre, one876entertainment.com has learned. A check with the government website showed that the Flex deejay was “released to the street”. The was granted bail in the sum of US$125,000 on drug and gun possession charges He was arrested after a routine traffic stop in […]
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Flex singer Mad Cobra, whose real name is Ewart Brown, will have a bail hearing this morning (July 26th). Brown was taken into custody and is currently being held at the Florence County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. In South Carolina, the bail process begins with a bond hearing. At the bond hearing, a […]
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Dancehall queen Spice is still in a medically-induced coma in the Dominican Republic after experiencing post-op complications, and as her ordeal goes on, her younger sister and medical staff are huddled around her bedside, praying that she emerges out of her comatose state. Checks with family members did not reveal much. “People have tried to […]
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With a stage name like OD Obviously Different, you know that this reggae artiste seeks to be outstanding inall that he touches. He is getting a lot of kudos for being the executive producer of the critically regarded Holy45 projectwhich is reportedly doing well in Europe. OD Obviously Different leads out with the project with […]
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