‘Police in Helicopter’ promises fiery tit for tat

While use may be commonplace and criticism of existing legislation rife, marijuana is still illegal in Jamaica.

“Angry farmers in St Elizabeth are accusing the police of deliberately starting Tuesday’s massive fire, which destroyed several major farms between Big Woods and Malvern in the parish, leaving over 240 acres of farmlands in ruin and causing an estimated $15 million in damage.

“While the police are contending that the fire started accidentally during an operation in which they raided and set fire to a ganja farm in Big Woods, several farmers said they believe their farms were targeted deliberately because the police regularly accused them of being sympathetic to the ganja farmers.

Showtime! – UK dancehall on the rise again

This month sees an audacious attempt to showcase British dancehall music, when the Cargo venue in Shoreditch hosts the multi-artist revue Showtime!. The Heatwave collective have brought together vocalists from various UK underground scenes, linked by a strong influence from the high-energy Jamaican sounds of the past 30 or so years. While many of the artists involved have found success in crossover scenes like rave, jungle, grime and garage, the appeal of dancehall itself (also known by the overlapping terms bashment and ragga) has traditionally been restricted to predominantly black audiences.

Sean Kingston jet-ski accident: Reggae singer in ‘critical condition’

Rap star Sean Kingston is in critical conditional after being involved in a shocking jet skiing accident in Florida.

The 21-year-old was rushed to a Miami Beach after he hit a bridge connecting Palm Island with the MacArthur Causeway while driving a jet ski at around 6pm yesterday.

He is currently being treated in a trauma ward, due to the severity of his injuries.

Camar bringing a new ‘Flava’ to dancehall

AFTER taking a hiatus from the Jamaican music scene due to obligations with an international record label, Camar, also known as Flavaunit, has re-emerged with a new single titled God Bless with accompanying video.

Done on the Jink Rhythm, the song is produced by Justus Harris of JA Productions. The video is directed by Simon ‘Sno’ Thompson and Camar Doyles and edited by Steven ‘Streetz’ Bernard.

CAMAR… I never settle for mediocrity

STORY OF THE SONG: Culture’s ‘Two Sevens’ puts nation on hold

Friday, May 21 came and went without the rapture that Harold Camping predicted and his followers fervently repeated to put the world on edge. However, 34 years ago there was a localised prediction of unspecified but terrible events in song which put Jamaica on edge.

Culture, a trio comprising Joseph Hill (who later became known as Culture, the trio’s front man and engaging character) and harmony vocalists Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes recorded Two Sevens Clash at Joe Gibbs’ studio in Kingston in March of 1977.

Shaggy Is Making a Comeback, Has Some Choice Words for Janet, Akon and Rihanna

Dancehall/reggae artist Shaggy has been out for a minute, but now Mistah ‘Boombastic’ is back on the scene with a new single, ‘Sugarcane,’ and a new album in the works that the self-proclaimed “underdog” is calling his fourth comeback of his 20-plus-year career in the biz.

AOL Music caught up with the resilient artist, who is under new management and on a mission to put out a mainstream pop album that is still true to his reggae roots and undeniable pride for his native Jamaican culture. While Shaggy is “reestablishing” and “reinventing,” he recalls his experiences collaborating with big name artists like Janet Jackson and Akon as “bulls—” and claims that fellow island import Rihanna “took the easy way out” to pop superstardom.

A smoother Cocoa Tea – Entertainment

In many ways, singer Cocoa Tea is still a purist. That’s not surprising, given that he is a product of the 1980s when reggae music was still dominant over its rebellious offspring dancehall.

Back then, his signature vocals were heard belting out impressive numbers, among them Who’s The Champion, Rocking Dolly (his first big hit with producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes), Lost My Sonia, Tune In, Settle Down, Don’t Be Shy, Rikers Island and Kingston Hot.

Prunedale native backs a reggae Rebelution

Wesley Finley didn’t play much reggae music growing up in Prunedale. He was more comfortable in the school marching band, jamming with buddies in garage rock bands, and attending country music or rap concerts.As the drummer and co-founder of the chart-topping reggae band Rebelution, Finley now tours the country nonstop and plays for crowds as large as 30,000.

Lauryn Hill plays tribute to Bob Marley on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’

In honor of the 30th anniversary of legendary Jamaican singer, Bob Marley’s death, late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon hosted a weeklong tribute to the entertainer, topping it off with a two-song performance by New Jersey native and singer, Lauryn Hill.

After a lengthy self-imposed exile from the public eye, rumored to be the result of an emotional breakdown, the New Jerseyan appeared as the VIP performer on the show Thursday night along with her personal band singing “Could You Be Loved,” from Marley and the Wailers last album in 1980 and 1981 ballad “Chances Are.”

Denroy Morgan making Link To Ethiopia

The year 1981 will forever be etched in the memory of Denroy Morgan. It was the year he bulldozed his way onto the Billboard charts and saturated American urban radio stations with his smash single I’ll Do Anything For You.

Fast-forward 30 years and the patriarch of the sibling group Morgan Heritage is still very much at the top of his game.

Morgan is now getting ready to release his next project, an album entitled Link To Ethiopia.