Brazen robbers gunned down a security guard during a daring daylight robbery at the Public Sector Cooperative Credit Union at the Caribbean Estate in Portmore, St Catherine this afternoon. The deceased guard is reportedly employed to the Hawkeye Security company. Another security guard, who is also employed by Hawkeye Security company, has been hospitalised with […]
Read MoreManatee Records drops Satta Massagana riddim
US-based independent label Manatee Records will be rolling out the Satta Massagana rhythm project later this month. The project features Don Yute, Fidel, Jah Art, Drivah and Bastic , Ishmel McAnuff, Kmino, Jah Defender , Jah Myhrakle, Mikey Lion, Ras Ash, Sgt. Remo, Mr. Program and Winston McAnuff. “I’m getting a lot of positive feedback […]
Read More300 MURDERS IN 74 DAYS
Four more murders in the past 24 hours have pushed Jamaica’s murder total for the year above the 300 mark. With 74 days gone since the start of the year, the police have reported 303 murders across the island. This is 16 more, or six per cent above the same period last year. The crime-plagued […]
Read MoreA US Mother used ‘deepfake photos’ to frame cheerleading rivals’
A mother allegedly used explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter’s cheerleading rivals kicked off the team. Raffaela Spone from Pennsylvania, US, reportedly sent the content – which showed members of the Victory Vipers team “naked, drinking and smoking” – to the coach. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence to doctor images […]
Read MoreTOOTS HIBBERT WINS POSTHUMOUS REGGAE GRAMMY
Six months after legendary Maytals frontman, Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert died from complications of COVID-19, Toots and The Maytals won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with ‘Got to be Tough’ today. The announcement was made from the Staples Center where the 63rd Grammys were held virtually. Got to be Tough was released in August by Trojan […]
Read MoreMacka Diamond to drop new Big Woman Young Gal song
Dancehall star Macka Diamond sent fans into tizzy on Saturday morning when she posted a flirtatious picture of herself in a red, sheer all-in-one monokini that left little to the imagination. The picture shows Macka Diamond with one leg hoisted provocatively in the air, and pasties on her nipples which can be seen through the […]
Read MoreControl Tower Squad teams up with I Watta to go ‘Tr888’
Dancehall new generation titan Jason “I Waata” Bailey continues to carve out a reputable name for himself within the release of a hot new club banger, Tr888 with epic visuals to match. The rhyme slinger dropped a new track, Tr888 on the IWaataVEVO/YouTube a few days ago, and has already racked up over 132k views […]
Read MoreVybz Kartel defends ‘Power’ star Michael Rainey Jr. after Alkaline fans send death threats
Tariq St. Patrick got himself into trouble again. And this time, it was the World Boss Vybz Kartel who came to his defence after Alkaline fans issued an online vendetta against him, and assailed his IG inbox with death threats. “Those are fake threats don’t pay dem no mind….just a bunch of wanna be angry […]
Read MoreBeenie Man and Bounty Killer gain equity in social media company Triller
Dancehall kingpins Beenie Man and Bounty Killer are among 43 artistes who have become shareholders in the American social media company Triller. This latest move comes amidst the sale of Verzuz, the online streaming and performance platform created by renowned music producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. As part of the deal, the two principals are […]
Read MoreMavado’s mother passes away suddenly
There are unconfirmed reports that Mavado’s mother, Elizabeth ‘Ms. Pinny’ Gordon, died suddenly at a hospital in Kingston last night. “It was sudden, she wasn’t sick, so right now, the whole ah Cassava Piece feel it. People ah go miss Ms. Pinny,” one source told one876entertainment.com In the meantime, the artiste’s teenage son, Dantay Brooks, […]
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