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Spragga Benz was featured in Billboard's Best One-Hit Wonders
of the 2000s for his collaboration with Kevin Lyttle.

In August 2004, Kevin Lyttle, with help from Spragga Benz, lit
up the charts with "Turn Me On," which peaked at No. 4. The
airwaves have since turned him off, and the Caribbean crooner
has yet to return to the Hot 100.

Spragga Benz was ranked 17 on the top 24 list.

Beanie Sigel sustained minor injuries and totaled his vehicle in
a car accident over the weekend. The rapper was leaving a
studio in Baltimore on Saturday night when his car was side-swiped
by a tractor trailer and then run off the road.

Sigel sustained injuries to his face, arms and legs, but he was not
taken to the hospital. It is not yet known if anyone else was injured
in the wreck. According to his rep, Sigel continued with his scheduled
performance in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday.

Nahswitch the DanceHall president which is comprised of the vibrant
and passionate duo, Prince Hinds a.k.a. "Young Prince" and Andrew
Powell a.k.a. "Real T" have taken the local shows by storm.

Eltham Splash, West Kingston Jamboree, Dela Splash, Magnum Crowning of
Shane O are some major shows they have performed on. Their lost major
performance was at Guinness Sting 2006/2007 which gave them mention in
the XNews as an act to look out for in 2007.

Since their first official record called "Nature rise", they recorded numerous
songs that have made an...

America’s Best Dance Crew" judge Shane Sparks has been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with 8 felony counts of child molestation.





The Los Angeles Police Department took Sparks into custody at 8 am PT Friday morning. According to the criminal complaint, the alleged incidents began occurring in 1994 and involve one victim, an under-aged girl. The complaint accuses the 35-year-old Sparks of engaging in acts "with the intent ofarousing, appealing to, and gratifying the lust, passions, and sexualdesires of the defendant, who was at...

On Febuary 9, 2010 VP Records presents the return of Sanchez
with his newest album, Now And Forever. Now and Forever features
15 new Sanchez tracks, produced by Donovan Germain of Penthouse
Recordings. This is by far Sanchez’s best work to date. Along with
delivering the sound that he is known for, the majority of this album contains
original songs from Sanchez.

The first single from Now and Forever is "Longing To Come Home" on
the Protect & Serve riddim, it is currently climbing the US world & reggae
charts. "Won’t Surrender" touches on the...

CIGA Promotions’ fundraiser for the Queen Louise Home for Children slated for December 31, 2009 just keeps getting bigger and better. Anticipated as the concert of the year, Beenie Man will headline “The Old Year’s – New Year’s Bash” on December 31, 2009 at the Randall “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Shawn Baptiste, CEO of CIGA Promotions, announced the lineup which includes Grammy Award winner Beenie Man, Dancehall sensation Elephant Man and the original Dancehall King, Yellowman. Baptiste is excited about the latest additions to the...

Billboard lists Sean Paul as the reggae artiste of the year and decade,
while Shaggy was listed as the 15th most selling album of the 2000s.

Sean Paul beat Matisyahu and Bob Marley & the Wailers for second and
third respectively for 2009 artiste of the year based on just released
chart data from Billboard.

For artiste of the decade the order of the runners-up was reversed with
Bob Marley taking second to Sean Paul. In 2008, the late Bob Marley was
the top act followed by Collie Buddz and Stephen Marley. Billboard stated that the top reggae artiste of...

Garfield Vassell, more popularly know as Zebra, have been arrested and is now held by the St Catherine North police and is scheduled to face the Linstead Resident Magistrate's Court for rape charges.

Zebra was handed over to the Bog Walk police on Friday december 11,
2009by their St James police department. Zebra have been on the run for
over ten months.

It's allegedly stated that the stepchild of Zebra, was sexually assaulted. This
came to light in early February 2009 when residents observed the child
behaving strangely.

Jamaican ska and reggae star Jimmy Cliff is set to be inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March. Cliff, born James Chambers,
is being inducted into the Hall of Fame Foundation along with ABBA,
Genesis, The Hollies and The Stooges.

The ceremony will take place on March 15, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria
in New York City and will air live on Fuse, Madison Square Garden`s
national music television network. Cliff`s `The Harder They Come` album
and movie introduced reggae to a worldwide audience and changed the
image of the genre from cruise ship...

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration affidavit says Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, traveled to Sarasota last week to make the purchase along with two others. The DEA was tipped off by a confidential informant who agreed to wear a recording device during the drug negotiation session.

Banton, 36, faces a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence. Banton was being held at Miami's downtown detention center Monday pending transfer to Tampa, where the...

The collaborating album is said to be called Distant Relatives.Distant Relatives is set for release next March. It's not the first time Nas and Marley have worked together; the two collaborated on a track from Marley's 2005 breakout album, Welcome to Jamrock.

Proceeds from Distant Relatives will go to charity projects in Africa.Projects include Schools, Houses, Hospitals and Roads.

Irate show promoters in St Lucia and Guyana are planning to sue dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel for a series of no-shows over the weekend. Kartel and members of his Portmore Empire were reportedly booked for a concert in Guyana on Saturday night, after which they should have moved on to St Lucia to perform on the last evening of a three-day event called Love Fest.

Reports are, however, that while some members of the Empire turned up, Kartel missed his flight to Guyana, not once, but twice, after which the promoter was asked to send a charter. According to one...

January 17th, 2010 will be a night to remember. Usain Bolt, the fastest man is the world will be performing a special DJ set at OPIUM Nightclub in the Hard Rock Casino all in the name of a good cause and of course a good fun. The honor of this visit to South Florida is to celebrate the Big Celebrity Birthday bash for Jazzy T of word renown super group Renaissance , other confirmed celebrities include Shaggy , Stone Love , Sean Paul and many more. Find out how your company can get a personal visit from Usain Bolt for a special meet and greet.

Usain Bolt set to...

On January 19, 2010 with Greensleeves Records, reggae’s reigning King Sizzla Kalonji’s new album Crucial Times will be available. Sizzla reconnects with the great producer Homer Harris. Harris is credited with discovering and naming Sizzla. Crucial Times features the signature vocals that Sizzla is known for along with a variety of rhythms.

This 13 track album brings the legendary singjay back to his essence – chanting truths, expressions of love and praises to Jah over Homer Harris produced rhythms. On his first single “Precious Gift”, Sizzla delivers positive...

Associated Press: MIAMI (AP) -- Federal authorities say Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton attempted to buy cocaine from an undercover officer in Florida.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in U.S. federal custody in Miami since Thursday. He faces a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.

According to court documents, Banton and two others contacted a police informant last week about buying cocaine in Sarasota. Drug Enforcement Administration agents say Banton negotiated the purchase...