Reggae’s  fastest rising cultural artiste, Byiome ‘I-Octane’ Muir, is poised to take his career to another level. The artiste boldly staked his claim on Dancehall Night at the recent Reggae Sumfest with a memorable performance and has consistently followed through since, entertaining his fans and silencing all detractors.
Quite in demand leading up to and during [...]

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Fast rising Reggae Dancehall singjay Delus, is steadily making progress in the music industry, to join his brother Konshens as one of the most consistent acts on the local music scene.
Delus, real name Delmark Spence, developed an interest in music since 1998, but found it difficult to make it on to the mainstream.
“I use to [...]

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Dancehall artist ‘Bounty Killa’ was today freed by the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court in relation to his assault case.
Bounty Killa, whose real name is Rodney Pryce, was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm for beating up his girlfriend, because she told him she was ending their three-year relationship.
The judge, Stephanie Jackson Haisley ordered the [...]

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Beenie Man has apparently been dropped from a concert line-up in the Netherlands.
Reports seen on the Internet yesterday, suggested that the deejay was removed due to homophobic lyrics he has done in the past.
According to www.pinknews.co.uk, organisers of the concert, titled Parkpop, said although Beenie Man promised not to sing any homophobic songs, they [...]

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From the Billboard charts to MTV2, singer Gyptian alongside American rapper Nicki Minaj have been nominated as ‘Remix of the Year’ at MTV2′s Sucker Free Summit.
Yesterday MTV2 announced the ‘Sucker Free Summit’ which was created to celebrate artistes pioneering hip-hop culture. According to a release sent to THE WEEKEND STAR, “Sucker Free Summit will [...]

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Real name: Adidja Palmer
Birth month: January
How did you get started in the business?
Kartel: Professional wise, through my former manager, Rohan Butle, who introduced me to Bounty Killer. Before that, I was always the king of Portmore, locking down stage shows and concerts from in the ’90s. Back then, there were three members of ‘Vybz Kartel’ [...]

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