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Luciano To Perform at Club 24 in France On August 10, 2024

Luciano Reflects on the Wisdom of Legendary Tour Manager Copeland Forbes

In a candid interview on I Never Knew TV on YouTube, Jamaican reggae icon Luciano shared profound insights about his career and the pivotal role that legendary tour manager Copeland Forbes has

22/11/2024

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Buju Banton on Drink Champs with N.O.R.E and DJ EFN

Buju Banton’s Champion Joins Bollywood Hit Haare Haare in Viral TikTok Mashup

Buju Banton’s music continues to make waves across Asia, with an unofficial remix of Haare Haare by Bollywood singer Alka Yagnik, featuring Buju’s Champion, taking over TikTok. The viral mashup, created and

21/11/2024

Culture

Buju Banton Is The New King Of Reggae?

Event promoter and PR agent Ralston Barrett recently crowned Buju Banton the “King of Reggae” — a bold statement considering Bob Marley’s lasting legacy in the genre. Speaking during a TikTok Live

07/11/2024

Culture

Model Davina Bennett Recreates Grace Jones’s Nightclubbing Album Cover

Davina Bennett’s recreation of Grace Jones’s Nightclubbing album cover for Halloween has everyone doing a double take. With an uncanny resemblance, Bennett, 2017’s Miss Jamaica Universe captured the iconic elements from the 1981 photograph—right

31/10/2024

Culture·News

How Steve Jobs Paid 50 Cent $50K to Launch the iPod—and Start a Billion-Dollar Revolution

The 2003 music video for Hip Hop superstar 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.,” featuring Snoop Dogg, is remembered for its flashy visuals and tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the pimp lifestyle. But it also holds a

30/10/2024

Culture·Hip Hop

Al Pacino Credits Hip-Hop With Making ‘Scarface’ a Hit Movie: ‘They Understood It. They Embraced It’

Oscar winning actor Al Pacino recently opened up about how the push of hip-hop was key to making Scarface a cult classic all over the world. Speaking on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast while promoting his memoir Sonny Boy,

23/10/2024

Culture·Films

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Performing at the Super Bowl- Image by Getty

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Reminisce On Their First Time In The UK With Shabba Ranks

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are in the UK promoting their new drink, ‘Gin & Juice,’ named after the second single from Snoop’s debut album “Doggystyle” (1993), released via Death Row/Interscope Records.

22/07/2024

Culture

4th Of July Is The Biggest Streaming Weekend In The US Says Reggae Label Boss

It turns out the Founding Fathers of the United States might have had reggae music in mind when they ratified the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. At least, that’s what

04/07/2024

Culture

Reggae Icon Sizzla Encourages Artists to Embrace Other Genres, Endorses Trap Dancehall: “I have nothing bad to say about it, it’s music, it’s still sounding good.”

Legendary reggae artist Sizzla says he believes that artists today have a broader understanding of reggae music, allowing the genre to evolve beyond the roots set by artists like Bob Marley and

24/06/2024

Culture·Hip Hop·Reggae

Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out Tyla’s Record Label Over Off-Limit Questions

On his Brilliant Idiots podcast, Charlamagne Tha God revealed that South African singer Tyla’s record label imposed an unreasonable number of off-limit questions prior to her Breakfast Club interview, which aired on

23/06/2024

Culture·News

World Music Day 2024: Fame 95 FM’s ‘Fullhouse Fridays’ Names Top Dancehall Riddims of All Time

In celebration of World Music Day, Fame 95 FM’s Fullhouse Fridays produced by Debbie Bissoon, staged their weekly on air clash segment with the theme ‘Top 3 Best Instrumental Riddim/Version Of All

21/06/2024

90s Dancehall·Culture

World Refugee Day: Here Are Some of the Artists Whose Families Fled Persecution

World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of refugees worldwide and to honor their courage and resilience. This day, established by

20/06/2024

Culture·Politics

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