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Shaggy a di richest artist in Dancehall today. According to Urban Islandz, his net worth is over 20 million dollars. Him really Boom Bastic and Fantastic. Check out the top ten list below: 1. Shaggy US$22M Shaggy 2001 album “Hot Shot” sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, making him one of music’s top selling artist. The mega sales propelled Shaggy to arguably become Reggae’s Richest artist of the current generation. “Hot Shot” peaked at number one on the Billboard charts in the US and UK, and was certified X6 platinum in the US alone. Despite the huge success of “Hot Shot” Shaggy never release another successful album today and he really doesn’t need to. These days Shaggy is more known for his charitable work in Jamaica...

The release date for Buju Banton’s ninth studio album Before The Dawn, set to hit stores September 13 has been pushed back.According to Gargamel Music Inc., Buju's new album will drop in North America and Japan on Tuesday, September 28. While the release date for the UK and France has been set for Monday, October 4, and will be available in the rest of Europe a few days earlier on Friday, October 1. Gargamel Music Inc., stated

Eleven Jamaican students will be going to China this academic year to pursue various higher degrees, having been awarded full scholarships under the Chinese Government Scholarship Program. The awardees will be studying at various universities in the areas of economics, electronics, financial engineering, biology, pedagogy tourism management and environment management. Courses run for three to four years with the first year dedicated to the study of the Chinese language. Under the full scholarship, tuition, accommodation, meals, clothing allowance, study materials and medical care are covered

The year long extradition dispute over Jamaican businessman Christopher "Dudus" Coke, accused by federal prosecutors of smuggling illegal firearms and narcotics, has caused more than a few problems for the lawyers at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Coke is adding to his U.S. legal team while he sits in a federal detention center in Manhattan. On Wednesday, Coke filed court documents terminating court-appointed solo practitioner Russell Neufeld from representing him. Coke, who already has retained New York solos Elizabeth Macedonio and the uniquely named Steve Zissou, has had trouble retaining counsel as U.S. law forbids lawyers from being paid with illicit funds. But joining Coke's legal team on Tuesday was another New York solo, Frank...

Will and Jada Pinkett's daughter Willow Smith, 9, is causing big music buzz with the leak of her new song, Whip My Hair. With a crazy beat that works on the schoolyard and the dance floor, Willow tells the ladies to snap their heads "back and forth" and whip that hair like a helicopter. Encouraged by her talented parents, Willow is embarking on a music career when many of her peers are simply worrying about third-grade homework. She made her acting debut at the age of 6, starring alongside her father in 2007's "I Am Legend." Her credits also include a role in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" and voice-over work for the animated feature "Madagascar 2." <iframe...

Rockstar Entertainment & Music is pleased to announce the release of the “Diamond Socks” mixtape. It is being distributed via the internet and a 10,000 CD giveaway throughout the New York and New Jersey area. Diamond socks, a soon to be classic mixtape is a true blend of cultures from the underground reggae scene to underground roots of hip hop which includes hard hitting tracks performed over vibrant throwback riddims such as the Kutchie, Cuss Cuss and many more. Download Diamond Socks

Anything You Want is produced by Jerry Wonder the Haitian-born whiz behind the Fugees, Shakira and others, the track lets Mary float over a reggae beat with a little spice provided by Busta Rhymes and Gyptian. <iframe src="http://www.reggaeme.com/vbtube/includes/showmp3.php?f=http://www.reggaeme.com&fn=61863893.mp3" style="border:0px #FFFFFF none;" name="AudioIframe" scrolling="auto" frameborder="0" align=aus marginheight="0px" marginwidth="0px" height="35" width="400"></iframe>

Two gunmen are now holed up inside a fast-food restaurant at the intersection of West and Beckford streets in Downtown Kingston. reporter on the scene said the incident started about 6:00 pm. Police say that two armed robbers ˜ barged though a side door of the restaurant moments before closing time and robbed three female staff members in the restaurant, the robbers then proceeded to asked for the supervisor. The three staff members ran to a bathroom in the restaurant where they locked themselves in. The three female hostages then somehow managed to escape from the building. One member of staff is currently being held hostage by the gunmen. Police and soldiers have swopped down on the area and have surrounded the...

I want to apologize to everyone ReggaeMe was attacked on Sunday as to where some of our Files where damage. To repair the damage we had to reset the site back to Saturday. All information added after Saturday was lost. I want to apologize for the inconvenience.

Andrew "Flippa Maffia" Davis, was arrested earlier this year after he was allegedly caught trying to enter the United States illegally from the Bahamas in March. The deejay was arrested on March 16, 2010 at the time knew he had no current legal immigration status in the U.S. After being arrested, Flippa was being held as a prosecution witness against Julio Santiesteban and Armando Amat, who were charged with encouraging and inducing an alien to enter or reside in the United States. Since then, Flippa has been held in Federal custody, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and more recently was reportedly being held in state custody. Rumor has it that he is out on bail and is currently in Philadelphia, where he resided when...

The six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton and her husband, Keirston“Keri” Lewis bought their Henderson, Las Vegas Nevada home in 2007,and now it is listed in foreclosure. The home is currently listed on REALTOR.com® for $1.15 million, a significant loss compared to the $2.6 million the couple paid for the property three years ago. See Braxton’s Henderson home listed for $1,150,000 This two-story home built in 2002 features four fireplaces, a pool, spa and a three-car garage. The 5,337-square foot home also has built-in bookcases, a wine refrigerator, a swimming pool, and a balcony overlooking the hill and mountain views.

Steel Pulse has released a new song, "Hold On (4 Haiti)", recorded specifically to raise funds for adding solar power to health clinics of Partners in Health in Haiti. The clinics, operated by Zanmi Lasante, are in the remote mountain villages of Haiti and can't easily get power. After the recent earthquakes that devestated the country, the clinics have experienced and explosion in the number of clients coming in, but their fuel supplies run dangerously low too often. Steel Pulse has launched a new website, http://www.holdon4haiti.org , in conjunction with Partners in Health and the Solar Electric Light Fund, where the song is available for download on a donation basis. One hundred percent of donations received will benefit Haiti...

1) Tenza is a unique name; does it have any special meaning? Yes, very unique yet not much mean other than I am my mother Tenth child 2) Past and present, which artist(s) have played a prominent role in influencing your career and why? Pass: Yellow Man, Lt. Stichie and Ninja Man. Yellow man for is unique flows, Lt. Stichie for is lyrical pattern and flow, ninja man always made a good stage appearance weather funny or crazy always good. Present: Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, Lady Saw and Tanya Stephen Bounty because of his great vocals, clarity, and he always look out for the youths. Lady saw shows power and strength for women in dancehall Beenie man a great entertainer. Tanya Stephen Great lyrical content, very positive...

Born and raised in the streets of Kingston, Jamaican rapper/singjay/songwriter and composer Kamar "Chan Dizzy" Ho-shing is destined to bring his musical ingenuity to the world. Armed with solid and distinct vocal tone Chan has captured the hearts and ears of music enthusiasts both locally and internationally. Growing up in a household dominated by the arts (theatre,music)he developed a love for music at a very young age. It was undoubtedly his passion for RnB, Dancehall and Hip Hop music that motivated him to pursue a career in music. As his career grows, his talent has already taken him into the council of music legends. His incredible song writing ability and versatility has been recognized by many popular artists and producers...

Marshall and Vybz Kartel have not been on good terms since Vybz Kartel left the Bounty Killer-led Alliance. After the split, Marshall was insulted in Vybz Kartel songs like A Wah Do Dem and Seh Weh Yuh Feel Fi Seh in 2008 and When Since in 2009. Wayne Marshall told the Star Marshall is urging others to follow the example of peace that was set by Bounty Killer and Beenie Man recently after years of rivalry. Source: Jamaica Star

The highly anticipated concert collaboration between Usher and Chris Brown is not happening. Brown has bluntly declared that as of now he is just trying to focus on his career, which was recently jeopardized by his guilty plea for felony assault of former girlfriend Rihanna. Though earlier tweets from the artists had suggested that they are up for a joint performance, it has now been confirmed that Chris and Usher are not going to share the stage anytime soon.

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to use their talents and resources to help in the development of the country. she said The Ambassador was addressing a service to celebrate Jamaica's 48th year of Independence, organised by the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), at the Baltimore Central New Testament Church of God on August 29. she said She argued that Jamaica is determined to become the model for economic revitalisation in the hemisphere.

Inspired by the great reggae drummers of the mid-seventies, Swedish music production company OddGrooves releases Reggae Drumming - a MIDI drum loop pack arranged for several popular drum samplers. According to OddGrooves' chief drummer Magnus Brandell the goal with the Reggae Pack was to "get into the soul" of the reggae drummers of the 70's. Burning Spear, Peter Tosh and The Wailers served as major sources of inspiration when recording the loops. OddGrooves CEO/producer Per Ulfhielm says: Reggae Drumming features: - 247 reggae drum loops, predominantly roots reggae, but also reggae pop such as The Police and loops inspired by Frank Zappa's classic reggae variations. - Recorded in a total of 10 tempos - All drum loops are...

Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps made it as a first runner-up for the 2010 Miss Universe pageant that happened on the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Veas Nevada. Yendi Phillips, was born in 1985 and is of black and partial Indo-American descent. By reaching the 2nd place in the prestigious beauty pageant, Yendi Phillips has taken Jamaica to the highest placement they’ve ever had in a Miss Universe contest. She was the winner of the Miss Jamaica World beauty pageant contest held in China on December 1, 2007. Yendi Phillips attributes her success to her late mother; her mother died when she was younger. She holds a bachelor’s degree of fine arts with a concentration in dance from the State University of New York at Brockport and a Master’s...

(AP) Jamaica's opposition called Sunday for an independent investigation into who hired lobbyists to try to persuade the U.S. government to drop its extradition request for alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke. The People's National Party said in a statement that a commission of inquiry should be formed because the government has failed to provide a "full and truthful" account of precisely who contracted U.S. firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips last year. Prime Minister Bruce Golding initially denied any role in the lobbying contract. But he later acknowledged personally approving the decision to hire the firm while his government resisted the request to extradite Coke, the alleged boss of the notorious Shower Posse gang. Golding...