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Ice Cube and Bow Wow have joined forces to create a new television sitcom. Bow Wow will star as one of the actors in the show and Ice Cube will be behind the scenes serving as the director. Bow Wow’s acting career has really taken off in the last couple of years. He is currently starring in Tyler Perry’s newest movie, “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” which is scheduled to hit the big screen on April 22, 2011. In the movie, Bow Wow plays the role of Bryon, who is trying to live a straight life after serving time in jail. Bow Wow is also bringing in his mentor Rapper/Producer Jermaine Dupri, who will create all of the music for the television show. At this time, the name of the show has not been determined. The creators are in the...

Fans hoping for a reunion between Ice Cube and Mack 10 will be disappointed to hear that it is not in the works for the Westside Connection member. Mack is planning on going on the road this summer with Xzibit, Richie Rich and Glasses Malone. when asked about a reunion with Cube, Mack said The two had a falling out in 2007 over business issues and Mack says,

(AP) Mikeisha Simpson covers her body in greasy white cream and bundles up in a track suit to avoid the fierce sun of her native Jamaica, but she's not worried about skin cancer. The 23-year-old resident of a Kingston ghetto hopes to transform her dark complexion to a cafe-au-lait-color common among Jamaica's elite and favored by many men in her neighborhood. She believes a fairer skin could be her ticket to a better life. So she spends her meager savings on cheap black-market concoctions that promise to lighten her pigment. Simpson and her friends ultimately shrug off public health campaigns and reggae hits blasting the reckless practice. "I hear the people that say bleaching is bad, but I'll still do it. I won't stop 'cause I...

Documents out of St Maarten issued Tuesday April 12, 2011, states that effective Monday, April 11, 2011, Guyanese and Jamaicans will have to obtain a visa before they are allowed to enter the country with a population of approximately 40,000 persons. Under the new regulations, Jamaicans going to St Maarten on business must show a confirmed copy of their hotel bookings and between US$100 and US$200 per day to cover their expenses. They must also show travel medical insurance of US$15,000. The Cayman Islands and the Dominican Republic are the other regional states which have imposed visa requirements for Jamaicans.

Jay-Z will be battling clothing giant Volcom, as Volcom has filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label due to infringement based upon usage of their logo. The diamond stone used in Roc Nation ads looks very much alike to Volcom’s logo, which has been trademarked since 1991. We don't have a figure on the amount of money Volcom is suing for, but they feel their logo has been compromised. Do you think Volcom has a case?

As a business-minded individual, hip-hop icon Jay-Z does not limit his interest only in entertainment and music. As a proof that he is also into lifestyle and stuff, he just launched his new website which he called Life + Times. Life + Times features all kinds of interesting content but with no particular focus. Life + Times which doubles as a promo for the rapper’s upcoming album includes advice, innovations and entertainment in categories of style, leisure, art and design, technology, music, and sports. It also offers a section called Jay’s which includes insight from the rapper himself on various aspects of life. Jay-Z gets plenty of media exposure but he has never into much of online engagements. This project seems to be a...

Two members of the Royal Barbados Police Force, who are accused of rape and sexual assault of a 27-year-old Jamaican woman, have been formally charged. Constables Jonathan Barrow, 32, and constable Melanie Denny, 25. Barrow is charged with serious indecency while Denny is accused of aiding and abetting Barrow to commit an act of serious indecency on the woman. Both were charged on Thursday April 07, 2011 and appeared in District A Magistrate’s Court on Friday April 08, 2011. They are expected to reappear in court on September 1. Both were granted bail in the sum of B$5,000.

The movie The Harder They Come may be getting a remake. The 1972 film, which starred singer Jimmy Cliff, is credited with helping to introduce the world to reggae. The film came out around the same time that Bob Marley was also bringing reggae to the international arena. Filming on the new The Harder They Come is scheduled to start later this year in Jamaica and England; the cast is still being finalized.

After collapsing at home last Friday and being rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew, rocksteady and Reggae pioneer, Bob Andy is said to be resting well. The 66-year old artiste, whose real name is Keith Anderson, is reported to have suffered from a bleeding stomach ulcer. Bob Andy is now resting well under the care of his medical team at the UHWI, and is doing much better. Source: Jamaica Observer

A Jamaican man admitted in U.S. federal court on Tuesday to swindling thousands of Florida and Caribbean island investors out of more than $220 million. David Smith, 41, pleaded guilty in Orlando, Florida, to multiple counts of wire fraud and money laundering. He laundered approximately $128 million to conceal the wire fraud. He could face decades in prison for defrauding more than 6,000 investors during his three-year Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. No sentencing date has been set. Last year, Smith was sentenced to more than six years in prison in Turks and Caicos on related fraud and conspiracy charges

KC started the day in the lead, by 21 points, and after the first set of finals, the 400m, which ended without a single victory for neither of the challengers, who watched as Javere Bell of Seaford (46.54), Lennox Williams of Manchester (46.54) and Jordan James (50.28) took classes 1, 2 and 3 respectively. KC, however, maintained their lead 150-124 over JC. The boys’ sprint hurdles were up next, KC with Stefan Fennell took the Class 1 110m Hurdles event in 13.68 while JC's with Tyler Mason (13.82) took Class 2, after which JC got closer with 164 to KC 169. In the 800m finals, Holmwood's won Class 1 with Kevin White (1:52.26), Foga Road High's Kevin Robinson (1:57.40) took Class 2 and Orville Dixon, a 13-year-old, with 2:00.24 for...

Mavado recently dies doing any collaboration with Trindiad soca artist KMC, on a song called Bada Dan Dem. The track was released late 2009 had fans fooled, but the Alliance deejay denied doing the song during a recent interview with Jason Williams on Synergy TV in Trinidad. Mavado Ft. KMC - Badda Dan Dem <iframe src="http://www.reggaeme.com/vbtube/includes/showmp3.php?f=http://www.reggaeme.com&fn=43645422.mp3" style="border:0px #FFFFFF none;" name="AudioIframe" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0" align=aus marginheight="0px" marginwidth="0px" height="35" width="400"></iframe> Mavado Interview

Rapper Snoop Dogg has decided to expand his Snoop Youth Football League to the city of Chicago. For the 2011 football season, he is planning to start at least eight chapters, which will cover different parts of the city. Chicago is the first city on the list for the expansion of the league. The first four chapters will be the Chicago Chargers, the Jets, the Southside Seahawks, and the Raiders. Each chapter will have six different divisions for football and cheerleading. Other chapters may be started at a later date. Appointed President Tonja Styles and Vice President Otis Wilson will run the Chicago league. Styles is the owner and CEO of I Am Image Entertainment and use to serve asthe Director of New Business Development at...

Domino’s Pizza is getting ready to launch their special edition Reggae Reggae pizza from this April. Featuring the original Reggae Reggae Jamaican sauce from musician Levi Roots, the Domino’s Pizza will be available as both a vegetarian and meat option with the latter topped with chicken, tomatoes, green peppers, pineapple and mozzarella. Many franchises across the UK will be running their own special promotions on the Reggae Reggae pizza ahead of the official launch. In addition, Domino’s will also be introducing specially branded boxes to further advertise the launch of the Jamaican inspired pizza this coming month.

Wyclef Jean has been shot in Haiti on the eve of presidential elections on the Caribbean island. The singer was shot in the hand just after 11pm Lastnight and was rushed to hospital for treatment. Wyclef was treated at hospital and was later released following the attack in the city of Delmas, just outside the capital Port-au-Prince Haiti. It is unclear who the gunman was or if he was caught.

Barbados government issue a statement that there is no truth to a report by a Jamaican woman who claimed she was finger-searched before being denied entry into Barbados last week. The Barbados government is however planning a high-level meeting with the Jamaican High Commissioner to Trinidad to try to prevent any major fallout between the two countries as a result of the media hype surrounding the incident. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine McClean stated at a press conference,

A 56 year old Jamaican woman and her 80 year old father have both been charged for cocaine trafficking. Jennifer Hall and her father Derrick Hall are both charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and taking steps to export cocaine. The elderly man was arrested at the Sangster International Airport on March 15 after eight packages of a white powdery substance resembling cocaine were allegedly found in two bags he had checked in. His daughter was later held after the father told police she had packed his bags.

A Jamaican convicted of indecent assault last month was sentenced to prison when he returned to the High Court on Tuesday in St John's, Antigua. According to the police, Justice Mario Mitchell convicted Noble Mayne on February 16. 2011. On Tuesday, he sentenced him to four years in prison at Her Majesty's Prison.

The American artist Richard Prince has been ordered to destroy works worth tens of millions of dollars after a court ruled that the paintings, which reworked a series of photographs by the French photographer Patrick Cariou, had breached copyright. A New York federal court has ruled that Prince and his gallery infringed Cariou's copyright when he produced a series of works in a 2008 show using 35 pictures from the book Yes, Rasta, published by Cariou in 2000. The ruling, which may lead to an appeal, stands to cost Prince and the Gagosian, one of the world's leading contemporary galleries, with outlets in London and New York, potentially huge sums. Eight of the works from the exhibition, which was entitled Canal Zone, have together...

Boomtown Fair an exclusive UK festival have confirmed that Capleton will headline the Reggae Stage show Lion's Den, Sunday night. Also added to the Lion’s Den is larger than life, nine piece, roots-reggae outfit, Gentlemen’s Dub Club on Saturday night. As dancehall’s original Prophet, Capleton is a reggae legend with a career spanning over 2 decades. In this UK festival first and summer exclusive Boomtown Fair have one almighty show closer for their reggae stage on the Sunday evening. Supporting Barrington Levy on the Lion’s Den Saturday evening slot is Leeds nine-piece ensemble Gentleman’s Dub Club. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, GDC have burst onto the UK circuit, rocking gigs and festivals up and down the...