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It appears that the Internal Revenue Service is after Rapper Doug E. Fresh for unpaid taxes. According to a lien filed by the IRS in New York City, Doug E. Fresh failed to pay $2,276,848 dollars in federal taxes. However, this is not the first time Fresh has had to deal with delinquent taxes owed to the IRS. Back in 2008, he owed $367,000 dollars in unpaid federal and state taxes. Despite his problem with the IRS, Fresh seems to be doing okay financially business-wise. He has opened a new restaurant named Doug E’s Chicken and Waffles in Harlem, New York and has a club called Fresh. Fresh stated that he opened his restaurant as a way to give back and create an opportunity for teenagers in the Harlem neighborhood to earn money by...

Miguel Sizzla Collins remains hospitalized in the Corporate Area hospital after he was involved in a motorcycle accident in St Ann, Jamaica on Wednesday August 24, 2011. Sizzla is recovering well after suffering serious injuries including a broken arms, broken ribs, a fractured collar bone and ruptured liver which caused extensive internal bleeding. The artiste's family has deliberately not named the hospital as they seek a level of privacy in order for Sizzla to fully recover. The family however, continues to thank Sizzla fans at home and abroad for their continued support for him.

ONeil Elephant Man Bryan is scheduled to return Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on November 30 for the start of his trial on a charge of stealing electricity. Elephant Man trail was expected to begin on Tuesday, however a new trial date was set after Elephant Man's attorney Linda Wright, inform the court that she thought the case was only scheduled for mention. The entertainer was arrested at his home on Hillcrest Avenue in Kingston on June 2, after it was allegedly discovered that he was using stolen electricity.

Winston "Wee Pow" Powell of Internationally Renowned Stone Love Inks Deal with 21st Hapilos Digital U.S.A, JA (21stHapilos News) - Undoubtedly one of Jamaica's most popular sound systems, Stone Love has long ago revolutionized their craft by branching out from playing the hits to creating the hits. Headed by the esteemed Winston "Wee Pow" Powell, internationally renowned Stone Love has leaped to the digital era by inking a deal with Digital distributor giants 21stHapilos Digital. 21st Hapilos Digital has revolutionized the entertainment industry through online distribution, and delivered the hottest hits from the biggest and upcoming artists and producers alike in dancehall and reggae music. Signing Father Weepow - Stone Love is only...

Deejay Black Rhyno, yesterday confirmed reports that he has severed ties with the Vybz Kartel-led Portmore Empire. The deejay, whose real name is Romane Anderson, is most known for his track Bike Back on Russian's Strip Club Riddim, and is said to be one of the Empire's biggest money makers, outside of the self-proclaimed Gaza president, Kartel. However, Rhyno has dismissed reports that his split with the Empire has anything to do with money. "I know it has been said that there has been some money issues with me and the Empire, but I want to state clearly that it has absolutely nothing to do with money," the deejay said. Source: Jamaica Observer

50 Cent lost weight for a movie called “Things Fall Apart” a movie the 6 foot rapper wrote and stars in, which tells the story of his football player friend, who passed away because of cancer. 50 Cent said he lost 54 pounds thanks to a liquid diet in addition to three hours a day on a treadmill. 50 Cent went from 214 pounds to 160 in only 9 weeks.

Trinidad and Tobago made history Wednesday when it swore in Kamla Persad-Bissessar as the Caribbean nation's first female prime minister. Patrick Manning called early elections for energy rich Trinidad and Tobago to be held on Monday, May 24, 2010 after increased public outrage caused by an increase in crime and allegations of public corruption. Initial estimates reveal that about 60% of Trinidad and Tobago’s more than 1 million voters turned out on Monday and as the votes began to tally it was clear that there would be a change in government. People, the National Joint Action Committee, the Tobago Organization of the People and the Movement for Social Justice. Her five-party coalition became the People’s Partnership. Politics there...

Born in March 1900, Violet Mosses Brown says that hard work, devotion to the Baptist church and respect for family, life and people in general have helped her live a long and happy life. The new oldest person in the world eats what she wants — except for pork and chicken. And the Jamaica-born 117-year-old abstains from what she called “rum and dem tings.” Hailing from the same part of Jamaica as Olympic champion Usain Bolt, Brown on Saturday became the world’s oldest person after the death of Emma Morano of Italy. Known affectionately as "Aunt V," Brown stated that she "likes fish and mutton and sometimes she will have cow foot." She also likes locally grown produce such as sweet potatoes, breadfruit, oranges and mangoes.

Jah Cure has been axed from this year's Music of Black Origin ( MOBO ) awards nominations. The 2011 MOBO Awards will be held on October 5 , 2011 at the SECC Glasgow in the UK. Reggae singer Jah Cure whose real name is Siccature Alcock was also nominated but was later drop because the organizers were informed about his rape conviction. The nominees for dancehall and Reggae music Best Act are Alborosie Damian Marley & Nas Khago and Mavado.

Oswald Caines, a reggae music legend well-known in Sarasota, Florida, died Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down the William Howard Frankland Bridge connecting St. Petersburg to Tampa. The accident froze early-morning rush-hour traffic in the central Bay area for hours. The 61-year-old Caines, affectionately known by his friends as “Ham,” was scheduled to play a show with his band, the Democracy Reggae Band, at the Five O’clock Club in Sarasota on Thursday night. Friends and family, shocked by the fatherly musician’s sudden death, took to social media to offer their condolences.

Kiprich handed General B a spanking. At last year's staging of Sting he showed exactly what he was made of and this year he was cemented his position. At 7:00 am Monster Hemp Higher's General B was on stage and it was at this moment that kiprich decided to roll on and launch his attack. Dressed in black from head to toe, Kip Rich was ready for war. What ensued for the next 8-10 minutes was an entertaining classic dancehall clash. Both aristes went head-to-head, no holds barred and at the end of it, Kiprich stood tall. A dejected General B was spotted leaving the venue shortly after. The Living Fire the artiste formerly known as Chuck Fenda would also inject life into sting with a stinging set. However ran out of steam by...

Rumours have been circulating on the streets for a while that the singer is unhappy in the Vybz Kartel-led Portmore Empire, but got more intense when it was circulated on the Internet that the singer had been beaten. According to a popular entertainment website in an article that was released yesterday, Jah Vinci was allegedly beaten in his face after commenting that he was unhappy in the Portmore Empire. Jah Vinci whose real name is André Kirk Rhoden, categorically denied the rumours of his beating and about him leaving the Empire. The Portmore Empire has been credited for 'bussing' his career in music. According to Jah Vinci he has been busy working at a number of shows locally and overseas and has also been busy in the studio...

Rohan Marley, son of reggae superstar Bob Marley, got into the coffee business more than 10 years ago. Since then Rohan has overcome financial and bureaucratic hurdles to acquire the estate, produce 100% Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and start marketing it. Marley Blue Mountain is a fairly light roast, floral, chocolatey and earthy coffee with bright acidity. A 12 oz. package of Talkin' Blues Jamaica Blue Mountain Whole Bean Coffee costs $39.95 at marleycoffee.com. There are other types of coffee available, such as the One Love Whole Bean Organic Coffee, starting at $15.95 for a 12 oz. package. A portion of the proceeds from sales benefits Kicks for a Cause, which supports youth soccer.

Beenie Man's 'Sizzle' concert, originally set for August 5, will now be held on Saturday, August 22. And that was not the only major change for the deejay's celebratory concert for 30 years in music announced at Pure Plush, New Kingston, on Wednesday night. Sizzle will be held inside the National Stadium and not in the car park as was originally planned. The name of the event is different from 'Summer Sizzle', as it was known when held previously at the Jamalco Sports Club in Halse Hall, Clarendon. A grinning Beenie Man said "We called it Summer Sizzle when I was with Shocking Vibes. I don't know if Shocking Vibes register the name." There was laughter from the audience in the nightclub. "I nah run no risk, two man jus' walk in...

Sources in Jamaica have named the banned substance that five Jamaican athletes tested positive for at the national trials last month as methylxanthine, a decongestant. If taken as a performance-enhancing drug it could assist in getting oxygen into the lungs. Methylxanthine is often found in cough medicine and can be bought without a prescription over the pharmacy counter, adding to the potential confusion for athletes. A type of bronchodilator, it is commonly used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Well-placed sources indicate that Yohan Blake, 19, who trains with Usain Bolt at the Racers Track Club in Kingston, and Sheri-Ann Brooks, the reigning 100m Commonwealth champion, are on the list of suspected...

Usain Bolt 200 meter 19.19 world record Berlin 2009 Usain Bolt Dashes To 200-Meter World Record Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt demolished another of his own world records Thursday, winning the men's 200-meter race in a torrid 19.19 seconds at the world track and championships in Berlin. The previous mark was 19.30 seconds. Gritting his teeth and pointing to the clock as soon as the time flashed, Bolt is now 5 for 5 in major sprint events. He has won a gold medal each time with a world mark. His time in the 200 at these world championships slashed 0.11 seconds off the record he set last year, four days after breaking his 100 mark by the same margin. Alonso Edward of Panama was second, a distant 0.62 seconds behind Bolt...

IT has not been a good year for Jamaican pop music. Sales tracker, SoundScan, reports that music buyers in the United States showed little interest in what Jamaican artistes had to offer in 2009. SoundScan has released sales figures to the end of October. It said, collectively, reggae/dancehall music sold just 502,171 units for the first 10 months of the year. On the Billboard reggae charts, Bob Marley’s best selling set, B is for Bob which moved 35,760 copies after 20 weeks. Titles such as Reggae Gold 2008 continued its good showing, selling 40,096 after 73 weeks, while its followup, Reggae Gold 2009 sold 18,949 after 20 weeks. The reggae band, Rebelution sold 20,311 of Bright Side of Life after 14 weeks, while Ziggy Marley keeps...

Singer Terry Linen, real name Kiplin Simpson, was involved in a motor-vehicle accident on Sunday in which one person died. Police say Linen, 33, was driving along the Cheapside main road in Junction, St Elizabeth, in a 2007 Toyota Tacoma which collided with a 2006 unregistered motorcycle ridden by businessman Ainsworth Smikle, 26, from Junction. Constabulary Communication Network liasion officer for St Elizabeth, Constable Karole Panton, said Smikle was among a group of five cyclists riding along the road, but he failed to properly negotiate a left-hand corner and collided with the left front section of the Tacoma. Smikle was taken to the Mandeville Hospital where he died yesterday. Linen was reportedly shaken up by the...

Lawyers for Buju Banton claim that the government set up Buju Banton, by using a paid informant. According to court documents filed on Tuesday January 26, 2010 Buju Banton’s defense attorneys David Markus Marc and David Seitles claimed that the government entrapped the singer, because the informant pressured Buju to purchase the cocaine. According to the document filed in the court: "The informant was clearly an active participant in the entire chain of events." Defense attorneys David Markus is pushing to have the informants identity revealed, because his credibility or lack thereof, could send Buju Banton to jail for the rest of his life. The singer allegedly met the informant on a flight from Madrid, Spain to...

Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire’s show at The Building Sunday night December 26 2010, was supposed to be a celebration of the Gaza Crew turning its back on Sting, the annual show which also happened the same night. The police raid The Building Sunday night, However reports indicate that nothing incriminating was found, and no arrests were made. The show however was stopped by Police. Vybz Kartel and business partner Cory went on Raga Shanti show to explain whats going on. <embed src="http://www.box.net/embed/08o8f46dk6hp9uj.swf" width="466" height="400" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always">