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Makeda Jahnesta Marley, 29, the youngest child of the late singer Bob Marley, admitted to having nearly a dozen large marijuana plants insider home near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She was arrested in 2008 after police say they found her removing plants used to make the illegal drug from the basement when officers arrived on a domestic dispute call.

Prosecutors in the case agreed to drop a mandatory year prison sentence in return for Makeda's guilty plea.

In one of the court hearing Makeda said she had exhausted a trust fund she received from her...

Will and Jada Pinkett's daughter Willow Smith, 9, is causing big music buzz with the leak of her new song, Whip My Hair.

With a crazy beat that works on the schoolyard and the dance floor, Willow tells the ladies to snap their heads "back and forth" and whip that hair like a helicopter.

Encouraged by her talented parents, Willow is embarking on a music career when many of her peers are simply worrying about third-grade homework. She made her acting debut at the age of 6, starring alongside her father in 2007's "I Am Legend." Her credits also include a role...

Rockstar Entertainment & Music is pleased to announce the release of the “Diamond Socks” mixtape. It is being distributed via the internet and a 10,000 CD giveaway throughout the New York and New Jersey area. Diamond socks, a soon to be classic mixtape is a true blend of cultures from the underground reggae scene to underground roots of hip hop which includes hard hitting tracks performed over vibrant throwback riddims such as the Kutchie, Cuss Cuss and many more.

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Anything You Want is produced by Jerry Wonder the Haitian-born whiz behind the Fugees, Shakira and others, the track lets Mary float over a reggae beat with a little spice provided by Busta Rhymes and Gyptian.

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Two gunmen are now holed up inside a fast-food restaurant at the intersection of West and Beckford streets in Downtown Kingston.

reporter on the scene said the incident started about 6:00 pm. Police say that two armed robbers ˜ barged though a side door of the restaurant moments before closing time and robbed three female staff members in the restaurant, the robbers then proceeded to asked for the supervisor.

The three staff members ran to a bathroom in the restaurant where they locked themselves in.

The three female hostages then somehow managed to...

VP Records is set to release singer/songwriter, Duane Stephenson’s sophomore release, BLACK GOLD, on September 28, 2010. The 14-track CD sees Stephenson working with legendary reggae sax player Dean Fraser, who provided the majority of production on BLACK GOLD.

Originally the lead singer and songwriter in To-Isis, one of the most recognized vocal groups in Jamaica, Stephenson branched out on his own in 2007 with the his debut CD, AUGUST TOWN. As a songwriter, Stephenson has written for such major reggae artists as Luciano, Morgan Heritage, and Jah Cure’s reggae...

A "dread" was living in rural Jamaica in a community that had no electricity supply.

One evening he was reading his Bible (Macabee version) and meditating, assisted by lighting from a bedside lamp (Home Sweet Home), but was bothered by the constant nuisance of some mosquitoes.

He could bear it no longer so he decided to cover up under his sheet in bed, but it was useless as the mosquitoes kept biting him on his ears through the sheet.

He got up and blew out the lamp and went back under the sheets, hoping that the mosquitoes would not be able to bother him...

Andrew "Flippa Maffia" Davis, was arrested earlier this year after he was allegedly caught trying to enter the United States illegally from the Bahamas in March. The deejay was arrested on March 16, 2010 at the time knew he had no current legal immigration status in the U.S.

After being arrested, Flippa was being held as a prosecution witness against Julio Santiesteban and Armando Amat, who were charged with encouraging and inducing an alien to enter or reside in the United States. Since then, Flippa has been held in Federal custody, US Immigration and Customs...

The six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton and her husband, Keirston“Keri” Lewis bought their Henderson, Las Vegas Nevada home in 2007,and now it is listed in foreclosure.

The home is currently listed on REALTOR.com® for $1.15 million, a significant loss compared to the $2.6 million the couple paid for the property three years ago.

See Braxton’s Henderson home listed for $1,150,000

This two-story home built in 2002 features four fireplaces, a...

Steel Pulse has released a new song, "Hold On (4 Haiti)", recorded specifically to raise funds for adding solar power to health clinics of Partners in Health in Haiti.

The clinics, operated by Zanmi Lasante, are in the remote mountain villages of Haiti and can't easily get power. After the recent earthquakes that devestated the country, the clinics have experienced and explosion in the number of clients coming in, but their fuel supplies run dangerously low too often.

Steel Pulse has launched a new website, http://www.holdon4haiti.org , in...

The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all of the background checks, interviews and testing were done there were three finalists: An American man,an English man and a Jamaican man.

For the final test, the CIA agents took the American man to a large metal door and handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow our instructions, no matter what the circumstances. Inside this room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. You have to kill her." The American said "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife" The Agent replies," Then you're not...

1) Tenza is a unique name; does it have any special meaning?

Yes, very unique yet not much mean other than I am my mother Tenth child

2) Past and present, which artist(s) have played a prominent role in influencing your career and why?

Pass: Yellow Man, Lt. Stichie and Ninja Man. Yellow man for is unique flows, Lt. Stichie for is lyrical pattern and flow, ninja man always made a good stage appearance weather funny or crazy always good.
Present: Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, Lady Saw and Tanya Stephen
Bounty because of his great vocals, clarity, and he...

Born and raised in the streets of Kingston, Jamaican rapper/singjay/songwriter and composer Kamar "Chan Dizzy" Ho-shing is destined to bring his musical ingenuity to the world.

Armed with solid and distinct vocal tone Chan has captured the hearts and ears of music enthusiasts both locally and internationally. Growing up in a household dominated by the arts (theatre,music)he developed a love for music at a very young age. It was undoubtedly his passion for RnB, Dancehall and Hip Hop music that motivated him to pursue a career in music.

As his career grows...

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to use their talents and resources to help in the development of the country.

she said

"We cannot allow the challenges to our society to stea1 our will; rather we must seek out the opportunities afforded by global communities and show to the world that we believe in Jamaica,"

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The Ambassador was addressing a service to celebrate Jamaica's 48th year of Independence, organised by the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), at the Baltimore...

Inspired by the great reggae drummers of the mid-seventies, Swedish music production company OddGrooves releases Reggae Drumming - a MIDI drum loop pack arranged for several popular drum samplers.

According to OddGrooves' chief drummer Magnus Brandell the goal with the Reggae Pack was to "get into the soul" of the reggae drummers of the 70's. Burning Spear, Peter Tosh and The Wailers served as major sources of inspiration when recording the loops.

OddGrooves CEO/producer Per Ulfhielm says:

"While our background is mainly in the progressive rock...

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