Hungry mon! Americans love to celebrate the summer grilling season. Toss a few hot dogs and burgers on the barbecue, whip up some potato salad, cool down a few beers and crank that old-fashioned ice cream maker — for many, that’s perfection. But if a bland burger with iceberg lettuce just doesn’t cut it anymore, [...]
Danish-born reggae siren killed in car crash Thrity-two-year-old Danish-born reggae singer Natasja Scrul was killed and two others injured in a car accident along the Hellshire main road, St Catherine early Sunday morning. The singer and friends, the Observer understands, left Saturday night’s Portmore Awards where Natasja had performed.
Danish rapper killed in car accident Natasja Saad, Danish rap and reggae artist, has died in a car accident, her mother said Monday. Saad, 32, one of Denmark’s best-known dancehall performers, died in the accident early Sunday, said her mother, Kristine Saad.
Rondell Yassin: ‘Solid’ as a rock When The Scene first interviewed Rondell Yassin almost two years ago, he was described as a gospel artiste who was set to take his music to a higher place. That prediction was accurate since the singer, who goes by the stage name “Solid Youth”, has advanced by leaps and [...]
XXX Dancehall Anthems is raw dancehall at its best Approach with caution. That’s the best advice for anyone wishing to subscribe to the Greensleeves Records various artistes compilation XXX Dancehall Anthems. The 18-track set is an unbridled collection of some of the most suggestive, X-rated and downright slack lyrics from some of the biggest names [...]
Katalys looks outward on second album The radical gospel group, Katalys Crew, has a new album. For those who are familiar with the group, they are accustomed to the rich reggae beat that the group produces. The new album is called Katalys Crew 4 A Reason and is “dedicated to people in the world who [...]
We’re doing it for Dad Reggae superstar Bob Marley never appeared at Glastonbury – but now two of his sons are taking his songs on stage. They talk to Andrew Perr. Such is the magic of Glastonbury that an inspirational show can be stumbled upon at any of the stages, at any time of the [...]
Stewart Girls and Marley Boys Battle It Out In London Club! Two of the biggest music families, the Stewarts and the Marleys, were at war last night after a clash erupted in a London club. Kimberley Stewart had been out celebrating her younger sister Ruby’s 20th birthday with the likes of Natalie Imbruglia, when the [...]
QQ’s mom wants more Just about everyone knows the man behind young dancehall star, QQ’s career – GQ, his father and manager, but very little is known of his mother, Jackquee Banks. But before you meet her, you must know it’s not your typical flowery ‘meet-the-mom’ profile; it’s even a scenario some may roll their [...]
It’s a ‘Beautiful’ summer for Kingston Rapper Sean Kingston’s Beautiful Girls describes a personal heartbreak, but one that has worked out nicely for the 17-year-old newcomer. The song of young love gone awry, which heavily samples Ben E. King’s 1961 classic Stand by Me, reached No. 4 on the Nielsen BDS national radio airplay chart [...]