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Rick Ross plans to capitalize on his current popularity by releasing two albums this year. The first, God Forgives, I Don’t still doesn’t have a release date, but his pal DJ Khaled tells XXL that he was just “putting the finishing touches on it” a few days ago. The second album, also in progress, is currently untitled.

Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to impose a 23-year prison sentence on a Jamaican drug kingpin who admitted his leadership in an international crime ring.

Christopher "Dudus" Coke pleaded guilty to racketeering and assault charges in August 2011. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court.Prosecutors filed a sentencing memorandum late Wednesday. They stated that Coke was so powerful in Jamaica that he had virtual immunity from the reach of law enforcement there.

In a letter to the judge in September, Coke...

ReggaeMe would like to send out Condolences to the family of Rodney Bounty Killer Price on the lost of his mother. Bounty stated many times during his career that his mom played a substantial role in his life over the years.Rest in peace Ms. Ivy Williams 1941 - 2012

Bounty Killer tweeted this morning @GrungGaadZillA

RIP to the worlds greatest mom bcuz she gave the world the greatest man ms Ivy Williams 1941-2012 rest in peace mama love u more than ever and all ways life and death is the equation it's inevitable and u live an excellent life my mother...

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Former South African President Nelson Mandela was admitted to a hospital today for pre-planned treatment.Mandela, who is 93 had an hernia operation.

Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison for his fight against racist apartheid rule, and he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

Restorm launched rightclearing today at the prominent Social Music Summit in NYC attended by top tech and music executives. The cloud-based music licensing platform provides artists and music professionals a simplified solution that enables them to monetize content through an automated licensing system. In the midst of all the SOPA, PIPA, ACTA rhetoric, and never-ending licensing chaos in the market, rightclearing is well-poised to provide a concise and compelling solution to the needlessly complex licensing labyrinth.

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Jamaica's tourism minister has suspended a nearly $1 million project to beautify the popular resort town of Ocho Rios in the island's northern region.

Wykeham McNeill says he is scrapping plans to clean drains and renovate sidewalks following concerns about how the money was allocated and has been spent. He says investors were never asked how the program would be developed or the money used.

McNeill said he will review the project after appointing new advisory boards that oversee resort issues across Jamaica.

A man a beg a ride one night in a some heavy rain and pon top of it di place dark.Him could a hardly see. Suddenly a car stopped next to him.

Without thinking, he got in and closed the door, just to realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel. The car moved slowly.

He looked ahead and saw a curve in the road. Scared he started praying, begging for his life. He was terrified. Just before hitting the curve a hand appeared through the window and turned the steering wheel.

The man, now paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand kept appearing every...

Jamaica is developing a new policy to battle crime as gang violence drives the homicide rate higher, the country's top security official said Tuesday.

National Security Minister Peter Bunting said 165 killings have been reported by police so far in 2012, compared to 135 slayings during the corresponding period last year on the Caribbean island of 2.8 million people.

Violent gangs are deeply entrenched in Spanish Town, just west of Kingston, and in some residential sections of the northwestern parish of St. James, which includes the resort city of Montego...

This ultra-compact controller gives any music enthusiast the ability to make their own unique music mixes. Bundled with the Virtual DJ Limited Edition, the DDJ-ERGO controller enables the DJ to be creative with their music collection as soon as they take the unit out of the box.

The stylish controller is designed using contoured edges with black, white and gradient colors and a large 115 mm platter for increased operability. The system also features Pulse Control that illuminates various areas of the controller to assist in the mixing process.

Key features...

Comcast is launching a new cable channel devoted to music programming, headed up by music industry mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.The announcement was made in a video posted by Combs. There have been no mentions of a website or streaming component to the new music channel.

Combs said.

I'm here to announce my new cable network Revolt. I first want to say thank you to Comcast, the Comcast diversity council and NBC for recognizing the importance of minority ownership in cable television… I would also like to encourage and invite Time Warner, DirectTV...

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Wilmot Perkins, a veteran Jamaican journalist considered the island's "godfather of talk radio," has died at age 80. Perkins died Friday February 10, 2012 at his home after a brief illness.

Perkins, nicknamed "Motty," was considered Jamaica's longest-serving radio talk show host. He worked for more than 50 years in radio, launching his first program "What's your Grouse?" on RJR 94FM in 1960. He quit a couple years later to become a farmer but returned to radio in the 1970s, ultimately launching a show called "Perkins On Line" on Hot102 FM.

Perkins is...

Former Managing Director of Synergy Production, Ronnie Burke, is urging Jamaica's recording artistes to create more sustainable music that will be accepted in the global marketplace, and thus contribute to the economic development of the country.

He pointed out.

We have lost out a lot on marketing and overseas tours, because our dominant music is dancehall, which is not accepted in the traditional European festivals. What we have found in Europe, North America and the United Kingdom (UK), is that they simply don't understand what the DJs are saying and...

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Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald has made what critics are calling the definitive biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, aided by the singer's family and record label who have given the project their blessing.

The documentary Marley is 144 minutes long, features interviews with Marley's children, his wife Rita, friends and a former bandmate, as well as concert footage. The film traces Marley's well-documented journey from a boy born in a small village in Jamaica to a music superstar who brought reggae and the Rastafari movement to a global...

The streets and online community have been ablaze since the release of Irish and Chin's fiery line-up for World Clash R.E.S.E.T. in New York. The epic clash will be nothing less than spectacular with high caliber competitors like Tony Matterhorn, Fire Links, Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Earth Ruler, Poison Dart and David Rodigan.

One of World Clash's most surprising contenders is Fire Links, namely because he has not clashed in over three years and is new to the World Clash stage. Credited with being one of the modern day arena's most accomplished...

Roughly two thousand firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday February 07, 2012 as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing violent crime.

Police, government and U.N. officials destroyed pistols and revolvers by pitching them into a kiln at the cement factory in Kingston. Most of the guns were decommissioned or seized in police operations over the years.