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popular 1980s dancehall singjay Echo Minott (real name - Noel Phillips), who is know for hits such as “Lazy Body” and “Been Around The World”, reportedly appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last week, where he pleaded guilty to charges ofconspiracy to defraud, forgery and uttering a forged document. He wasfined J$80,000.Allegations are that he traveled to the U.K. with a passport that was in someone else’s name. He over stayed in that country, and was subsequently deported. It is then alleged that some time last week, he went to the British High Commission and applied for a visa in his own name; but it was discovered that he had previously used another name,so he was arrested and charged. Just over...

Music venue Pumpehuset has withdrawn its threat to cancel a concert by Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla because of his anti-gay rhetoric. The concert went ahead smoothly on friday. Sizzla, whose real name is Miguel Orlando Collins, has urged people, through his lyrics, to kill homosexuals. In 2007, however, he signed the Reggae Compassionate Act along with other notable reggae stars.The document states that musicians must not encourage or contribute to homophobia and violent expression in their recorded music or while onstage. Sizzla has continued to use harsh anti-gay rhetoric in some of his performances. Homosexuality is forbidden in Jamaica and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. According to an interview with Politiken...

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Yesterday after getting his latest toy, a 2010 Nissan GTR, world 100m record holder, Usain Bolt, was invited to take his car this weekend to Dover for a gentlemanly race. Bolt was invited after JRDC Driver's Championship contender, Douglas'Hollywood' Gore heard of his new acquisition. Gore also invited formerrecord holder, Asafa Powell to the event as well. The Nissan GTR replaces a 2009 BMW M3 which Bolt overturned on the Highway 2000 toll road earlier this year Asafa Powell is also the proud owner of a Black Series CLK C63 Mercedes, which is the 575 hp version of the already hot Kompressor C-Class. exotic supercar Bolt, the fastest man in the world, drove away in the exotic supercar after...

Dancer turned artiste Bruck Up, along with international dancehall deejay Shaggy, appeared earlier this week on FOX5’s ‘Good Day New York’ television program. YouTube - SHAGGY and New Comer BRUCK UP

On Tuesday Superintendent Cornwall Bigga Ford after the head of the Flying Squad and his team swooped down on the deejay's home following up on numerous reports of disturbances coming from there. The top cop says he found some disturbing things which will meritan other visit. According to a report in the Star the police said two girls aged 16 and 17 were found at the home, while another 15 men were present. The girls had been away from home for some four months now the paper was told. Kid Kurrup was not at home, but we would have loved to know the reason for these girls being there with so many men present. We will keep you up to speed on this one.

An unknown assailant released pepper spray at a recent Buju Banton concert in San Francisco. The incident happened at the city’s Rock It Room music venue earlier this week, and sent fans into a frenzy. Outside the venue, gay rights protesters had earlier been protesting against the show, as Buju has long been a target of protesters who allege the deejay incites homophobia. But despite the controversy and the pepper spray, the show went on. "Don't know who the culprit was,but clearly it was someone trying to ruin the show," said Buju’s manager Tracii McGregor, of the pepper spraying. "It was a hairy moment for the band, but it was fine. Nobody panicked, which made all the difference."

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The Guinness Sounds of Greatness sound system competition is back this year, and is set to kick off this Saturday, October 17, at venuesto be announced. Last year, it was Rebel-T that won the title over Bodyguard in the finals, and this year there will be sixteen of Jamaica’s top sound systems going up against each other overseveral rounds of competition. The winning sound system will walk away with just over J$1 million in prize money. Here’s the first round line-up schedule (venues to be announced): October 17 - King Mello vs. Black Widdo - Bredda Hype vs. Black Scorpio - Flava Unit vs. Danger Zone - Rock-A-Way vs. Black Kat October 31 - Xclusive vs. Black Blunt - City Rock vs. Sound...

Four members of San Francisco's gay community met this afternoon for 40-minutes with Jamaican singer Buju Banton in Larkspur, up in Marin County, to discuss his troubling history with gay people. According to Buju and his advisers, this was his first meeting ever with gay advocates, and they really want to put an end to the controversy that continues to dog him over violent homo-hating song he sang in his late teens, "Boom Bye Bye." At the meeting were gay leaders Supervisor Bevan Dufty, who arranged the meeting, Rebecca Rolfe, executive director of the SF gay community center, Andrea Shorter of Equality California and myself. Also present was Supervisor Eric Mar, a progressive straight leader in the Asian community, and, of...

Dancehall artiste Blak Ryno was released yesterday after spending a night in jail for an alleged attack on his neighbour at his Winchester Estate apartment. The popular singer was slapped with two charges of unlawful wounding and assault occasioning bodily harm as a result. Police say the incident stemmed from a dispute over unpaid water bills by the artiste, whose real name is Romane Anderson. Reports are that about 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, the complainant, who is chairman of the strata committee at the apartment complex, was in a long-standing dispute over unpaid water contributions, which is mandatory for residents. Police reports indicate that the altercation got ugly when the complainant was accused of damaging pipes...

CD: Fulfilment Artiste: Chuck Fenda Executive Produce: Christopher Chin Producer: Kemar 'Flava' McGregor Product Co-ordinator: Fidel 'Twice' Luna The official release date for dancehall artiste Chuck Fenda's new CD is October 27. A 15-track offering, the Fulfilment is a continuation of Chuck Fenda's proclaimed musical mission to spread righteousness and speak on behalf of the less fortunate around the world The opening track is a reminder of his mission as it relates to those collectively known as "the poor", with a number entitled I Am For The Poor, a declaration of intent. He also has a strong message for those hellbent on inflicting violence all around with the song Cold For The Money. One should not forget, however, that...

Reggae singer Luciano was denied entry into the United States over the weekend after his visa was cancelled by a former member of his team without his knowledge. Luciano was scheduled to perform at Irish & Chin's 'Reeewind, The Past Meets The Present' at Club Amazura in New York last Saturday. But upon arrival at the airport there, he was denied entry into the country. Speculations on the Internet, had been that Luciano, whose real name is Jepther McClymont, may have been denied entry because he currently has a case before the court. Luciano was "very upset" at not having got the chance to perform, but is confident that he will be getting back his US visa. Source: The Star

The former Bad Boy rapper (born Jamal Barrow) was scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday (October 6) after serving more than nine years of a 10-year sentence in connection with the 2001 Club New York shooting involving Diddy and Jennifer Lopez. In August, a lawyer for Shyne said the rapper was "90 percent of the way home" after a judge ruled on his post-release supervision. The rapper received two and a half years of post-release supervision (probation, essentially) stemming from his conviction on first-degree assault and a host of other lesser charges. Shyne is currently in federal custody while his future immigration status is determined. Source: MTV News

Popular deejay the 'Warlord' Bounty Killer, was denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago on Friday despite being slated to perform at a concert which was advertised to bring him and rival Vybz Kartel together. The event, smartly titled 'Ceasefire', was held at King George V Park in Port-of-Spain on Saturday night without the presence of the deejay, born Rodney Pryce. The artiste was reportedly denied entry into the twin-island republic by Immigration officers at Piarco International Airport. Efforts to get a comment from the deejay or his manager Julian Jones-Griffiths were unsuccessful as numerous calls to their cellullar phones went unanswered. Reports are that Bounty Killer arrived at the airport some minutes after 8 p.m...

Major Mackerel (real name - Garfield Dixon) was reportedly hospitalized in Brooklyn, New York earlier today, after he was attacked by a jealous husband wielding a two-foot samurai sword. Mackerel, who has lived in the U.S. since the 1990s, was reportedly slashed across the head and suffered a severe cut on his left palm during an altercation outside his home in East Flatbush, New York some time this morning. According to police reports, Mackerel was on his way home from a trip to the store, when he was ambushed by his neighbor Oscar Joseph (who also happens to be Jamaican). Joseph reportedly claimed that Mackerel had been flirting with and harassing his wife. Just minutes after the incident, Joseph was arrested, still clutching...

Jamaican lovers rocker Courtney John has definetly set out to break records the second time around. His latest full length album project "Made In Jamaica" has caputured the eyes and ears of mainstream listeners in North America and is being regarded by industry stalwarts in the U.S as a refreshing tangent to reggae's current offerings. His first video from the album which captures the lead single "Lucky Man" in a smokey vintaged black and white HD video has gradually found itself on MTVU, VH1, Tempo and most recently MTV. The video has already been watched by over 100 million viewers throughout the world based on Nielsen reports, and with the second video just weeks away, sky is the limit for this sucessfully self made...

Alliance selector Boom Boom is disappointed that an event which was supposed to be promoting peace and unity is now being used to create conflict. “There are reports circulating that I was musically beaten by Chris Diamond at The Building during the Gaza vs Gully unity jam,” he explained. The Alliance selector described in detail everything that took place that night. “After speaking with Earl, he assures me it was not a clash thing, it was something to show selectors unity and I agreed. But from mi go inna di club a pure Gaza (indicating that patrons who supported Gaza should wear white)…all di speaker and bartender sey Gaza” Boom jokingly stated. Boom went up first and gave a lively mixture of gully, gaza and other...

Dancehall deejay Matthew Thompson more popularly known as Esco is today counting his lucky stars after surviving a near fatal kidnapping attempt. The incident occurred on Friday (Oct. 2nd) as the entertainer was exiting Bling Cuts, a barber shop owned by fellow deejay Bling Dawg. When he was pounced upon by three men armed with guns and other projectiles. The men proceeded to rob him then forced him inside their get away vehicle. A struggle ensued and Esco in an act of bravery manage to fight the men off before escaping but not without suffer some minor injuries. Esco a disc jock turn artiste/producer was a member of the duo Leftside and Esco until their surprise split a few years ago. Esco is best known for the mega hit 'Tuck...

DYNAMQ THE SUDANESE CHILD,Kennedy O. Lorya born in Juba Sudan, Third born of 7 kids, Dynamq's love for music came from attending sunday school and also singing just for the sake of it. As a young kid, Dynamq & his family fled the war in Sudan & moved to Nairobi Kenya, about this time his mother was hospitilized due to a plane crash which happened in Sudan. Growing up in Kawangware in Nairobi Kenya was not easy for Dynamq's family, It was one of the worst Ghetto areas in Nairobi/kenya. To stay out of trouble, Dynamq played Football(soccer) and sang at stage shows hosted locally around his area. With his strong full of vibe voice, He always left the crowd wanting more. His first big stage show was at the 1996 King Lions Sounds "Rasta...