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Genre of music: I like all type of music. If you look in my CD case or in my itunes you will see everything from Creed to Garbage to Groove Armada to Escada to Sizzla to Red Rat to Micheal Jackson.... ect... (you get the point). Favorite Song: Micheal Jacksons "The way you make me feel" And Jah Cure "Longing For". Best Memory Moment: My first time performing in London and the first time in Africa and Costa Rica. Years in the business: I've been voicing songs sing i was 4, but professionally 13 years. Marital status: Not Married yet. Eye color: It depends on the mood i'm in. Favorite dish: Ackee and salt fish...... Yeah and anything with "CHEEZE" Zodiac sign: Capricorn No. of children: 2 ( 1 boy 1 girl)...

Favorite Song: I don't have a favourite anything, weird isn't it. I just like what I like at any particular time. But it would have to be something from Mary J. Blige or Maxi Priest Best Memory Moment: It would have to be at the Youth View Awards, I was almost in tears, while making my speech. I came home with three awards, a great performance, mad love & my mom & rest of my family were there to share it with me. I felt like Cinderella that night. Years in the business: Almost 5years Marital status: Single Eye color: Brown Favorite dish: Don't have a favourite remember! Haha! I just go trough phases Zodiac sign: Sagittarious No. of children: None Attracted to Men with: Good hygiene, personality, intellect, sense of...

Dancehall artiste Assassin is certainly more mature and has even developed into 'Agent Sasco'. The artiste, whose real name is Jeffrey Campbell, said Agent Sasco is a "more spiritually aware, socially conscious" version of himself. Assassin said he started the Agent Sasco movement with songs like Same Thing Again and Give Thanks. His other straight dancehall songs like Pree Dis and Almighty Protect Me, he said, he will leave to the interpretation of his listeners. While the Agent Sasco persona will release more socially aware songs, Assassin said it is not an alter ego. "It may be similar but not entirely an alter ego 'cause that is usually outside your normal character. This has always been a part of my work, I'm just...

Deejay Assassin is furious following his abrupt removal from the stage while performance at 'Red Stripe Live' on Saturday at Sabina Park. Assassin's set was supposedly cut short because of the use of the word 'fish' in a song he performed called Pre This. In the release, Assassin states: "My performance was ended prematurely and abruptly as I was stripped of my microphone and escorted off stage." Assassin says he had spent many years of hard work and sacrifice building his reputation as an artiste, with a great level of integrity and professionalism, so he felt the need to explain to his fans exactly what took place. Assassin said when he was booked for the event, the songs he would be performing were submitted in their...

Dancehall needs less hype and more storytellers said deejay Assassin who toasted tales of poverty and strife at the Jamaica Poetry Society's monthly fellowship on Tuesday Assassin's performance was ostensibly aimed at counteracting the view that dancehall is void of literature. Mid-set he honoured 80s deejay Professor Nuts as one of the greatest story tellers. Earlier this month, former Prime Minister Edward Seaga damned the recordings fuelling the 'gully versus gaza' debacle, saying the tracks lack any form of musical standards. "My love for Jamaican music does not incorporate the latest form - dancehall," Seaga told reporters and editors at an Observer Monday Exchange meeting. "Dancehall music lacks components of classical...

The charges against singer Chris Brown and his bodyguard stemming from a weekend fight were reduced to simple assault misdemeanors Monday. The two men, who had spent the previous 36 hours in a Washington jail, entered a packed courtroom in leg irons and handcuffs, but at the end they were unshackled and released without bail Monday afternoon. Brown, 24, was ordered to report to his California probation officer within 48 hours and to stay at least 100 yards away from the man he is accused of assaulting early Sunday. Both men must return to court on November 24.

At least 27 people are dead in Kingston amid an all-out police assault on a Christopher "Dudus" Coke stronghold Tivoli Gardens, a all out push that began Monday by the police and JDF. Security forces have been fighting people who want to prevent the extradition to the United States of Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who was charged last year in U.S. federal court with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine and with conspiracy to illegally traffic in firearms. Of the 27 killed, 26 were civilians and one was a Jamaican Defense Force member; 25 civilians and six defense force members were injured as security forces battled criminal elements in Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town, officials said. Security forces have confiscated...

The doors to what was once New Kingston's 'maddest' night spot, Asylum, have been slammed shut. Nite Time Promotions, owners and operators of the club, say the popular venue officially closed its doors on Tuesday. Chung, a pioneer in night time entertainment, successfully ran the Cactus night club in Portmore for what was considered eight glorious years, before opening Asylum, which many felt led to the ultimate demise of Cactus. But for Chung, the story didn't read quite like that. "All great night clubs have a life cycle. Cactus did eight exciting years after which it was time to close. Its successor, Asylum surpassed, that. This closing makes way for the management of the club to take advantage of new and exciting opportunities...

Up-and-coming rapper Dolla was shot dead Monday outside an upscale mall, and a suspect was arrested a short time later, Los Angeles police said on Tuesday. The Atlanta-based Dolla, 21, a protege of rapper Akon, was shot in the head while waiting with fellow rapper D.J. Shabazz outside the Beverly Center. Dolla was later pronounced dead at hospital. On Monday night, police arrested Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, of Georgia, at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with the shooting. Police say they recovered a gun. Berry's bail is set at $1 million, according to police. Dolla, who was born Roderick Anthony Burton II, was a member of Da Razkalz Cru, and was dropped from record label Elektra after the group's unsuccessful...

A jury found Desire "Dizzy Dee" Sibanda, 24, guilty of raping his friend's girlfriend as she lay sleeping after a night of heavy drinking in a Melbourne Australia flat in November 2008. She awoke to find him raping her. The court heard Sibanda was thought of as one of the most talented reggae singers in Australia, but will now miss many musical opportunities through incarceration. He will serve a non-parole period of three-and-a-half years.

(AP) Health officials in Jamaica say a dead baby found just outside the island's largest maternity hospital was not a patient there. The chairman for the South East Regional Health Authority is disputing a police account that a woman threw the newborn girl out the hospital's second-story window early Thursday. Lyttleton Shirley said Friday that no babies are missing from the maternity ward or the morgue at Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston. He said the hospital is auditing a list of all mothers discharged in recent days to help police with the investigation.

Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter says the Jamaican dollar is no longer overvalued and is now less susceptible to unpredictable slippage, following recommendations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its continued devaluation to maintain competitiveness. The statement, which was yesterday released by the bank under the September quarter review, also indicated a two percentage point decline in the country’s inflation rate quarter over quarter — from 3.8% to 1.8% continuing on its 40-year-low trend. The statement follows an almost 70 per cent decline in domestic financing by the Government for the September quarter when compared to the same period last year and since the beginning of the agreement with the IMF...

The playing of reggae and dancehall music was suspended in Barbados. The suspension began on June 1 and ended today August 05, 2013 to facilitate Crop Over. Those that control the policies of the Barbados music industry are hoping that Bajans will be consuming more of their culture from the media during that period. Crop Over is a traditional festival which began in Barbados, having had its early beginnings on the sugar cane plantations during the colonial period. The festival was originally a celebration signalling the end of the yearly sugar cane harvest. However, it has since evolved into Barbados' biggest national festival, similar to carnivals in Trinidad and Brazil. How do you feel about this?

Barbados government issue a statement that there is no truth to a report by a Jamaican woman who claimed she was finger-searched before being denied entry into Barbados last week. The Barbados government is however planning a high-level meeting with the Jamaican High Commissioner to Trinidad to try to prevent any major fallout between the two countries as a result of the media hype surrounding the incident. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Maxine McClean stated at a press conference,

Over the past 16 years the producers of the Barbados Jazz Festival have endeavoured to present to our audiences the finest contempory artistes in the world of Jazz music. Again this year, we are bringing to the public a very strong lineup of performers spannning both a variety of genres and a wide range of music industry experience. The week long event plays at premiere venues across the island, including the Sunbury Plantation House, Heritage Park Rum Factory, Sir Garfield Sobers Complex, llaro Court, Farley Hill National park and The Crane. The fun packed weekend finale is played at Farley Hill National Park on the January 16th & 17th and includes stars; Robin Thicke, TIZER, Bwakore, Baby Face, Warren Hill, Marisa...

Dancehall reggae sexy diva Barbee has been spending a lot of time in Los Angeles, California these days, hanging out with Billboard riding rapper and actor, The Game. In fact, people are beginning to wonder what’s the deal with the two. Dancehall-reggae's sexy diva Barbee recently made a cameo appearance in The Game’s latest Hollywood movie, ‘House Arrest’. The movie – which also stars everyone’s favorite ‘Clueless’ girl Stacey Dash from the films ‘Chrome Angels’, ‘Phantom Punch’, Getting Played’ and the ‘CSI’ series – is described as a “dramedy” by director Billy Washington, and centers around a “high maintenance girl who meets a quick money scheming man.”

The school kids in Kingston are showing there allegiance to both the Gully the Gaza Empire... recent reports have indicated that they tagged themselves with labels such as "Gaza Muma" .."First Ladies of Gaza" ..'Mavado' and Kartel .. the kids said that its a way to protect themselves from bullies.... police have already intervened and warned the students ..to be careful or else.. But dem pickney very much into these things than then books... I hear some likkle tiny tots can sing the whole raw version of 'Rampin Shop'... .. I think we need to know god.. LOL What is this fight over the crumbs for Mavado I'm So Special... success ..Dave Kelly a carry TJ a court to claim what he says is his royalties over the "Unfinished Business...

The real question of curiosity is why Reggae Superstar Barrington Levy is being persecuted when there is a dangerous pedophile on the loose! Samara Cunningham (34) aka ‘Russian’ an employee of Mr. Levy allegedly violated his daughter who is a minor. The legendary singer was called to the police station on January 7th to be questioned. It is said that the singer’s minor daughter invited Cunningham to their residence while she was alone with a younger relative. According to an unnamed source, Mr. Levy’s fourteen year old daughter sent her younger cousin away from the house to be alone with the thirty-four years old man. The youngster got suspicious of their actions and returned back to the house where through an open...

Live Interview with Father Keith and Lady Lyrical from Vibes Reggae Arena Approximately five years ago Squingy was diagnosed with a life threatening illness (Lung Cancer) which out of respect for him and at his request has been kept secret. Only a select few were privileged with knowing this sensitive information as this was necessary in maintaining his health. Squingy is said to be in the Intensive Care Unit of a Tampa Bay hospital, is rapidly deteriorating. Part 1 <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.reggaeme.com/mediaplayer/flashaudioplayer.swf" width="400" height="35"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.reggaeme.com/mediaplayer/flashaudioplayer.swf"/> <param name="FlashVars"...

Live Interview with Father Keith and Lady Lyrical from Vibes Reggae Arena Approximately five years ago Squingy was diagnosed with a life threatening illness (Lung Cancer) which out of respect for him and at his request has been kept secret. Only a select few were privileged with knowing this sensitive information as this was necessary in maintaining his health. Squingy is said to be in the Intensive Care Unit of a Tampa Bay hospital, is rapidly deteriorating. Part 1 <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.reggaeme.com/mediaplayer/flashaudioplayer.swf" width="400" height="35"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.reggaeme.com/mediaplayer/flashaudioplayer.swf"/> <param name="FlashVars"...